BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-07 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+162.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+32.9% vs 2024
Employees
42
+7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£552K
+1,576.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE 1996-12-02 → present
- ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE 1919-06-13 → 1996-12-02
- ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 1875-06-28 → 1919-06-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,753,745 | £7,093,474 | |
| Operating profit | -£120,065 | £496,365 | |
| Profit before tax | £32,908 | £551,706 | |
| Net profit | £21,459 | £404,464 | |
| Cash | £439,125 | £1,152,616 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,228,382 | £1,632,846 | |
| Net assets | £1,228,382 | £1,632,846 | |
| Equity | £1,228,382 | £1,632,846 | |
| Average employees | 39 | 42 | |
| Wages | £2,310,971 | £2,672,676 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.1% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.8% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.77x | 1.22x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, after reviewing the budget for 2025-2026, the group's medium term financial position and associated cashflow forecasts, are of the opinion that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the group and company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet their liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The directors do not believe that there are any material uncertainties in relation to going concern.”
Group structure
- BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE · parent
- National Chamber of Trade Limited 100%
- ChamberCustoms Limited 100%
- ChamberSign Limited 100%
Significant events
- “General Election in May 2024”
- “Increases to US tariffs on steel, aluminium and automotives”
- “Driving International Trade Conference in March 2025”
- “Chamber Business Awards”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMSLEY, Jenny | Secretary | 2020-05-20 | — | — |
| COLLIER-KEYWOOD, Richard David | Director | 2023-04-06 | Jul 1961 | British |
| CRANE, Corin Paul | Director | 2025-10-16 | May 1971 | British |
| CRISP, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2025-07-16 | Aug 1977 | British |
| DOTTIE, Christopher Mark | Director | 2019-09-25 | Jan 1973 | British |
| DUGMORE, John Matthew | Director | 2022-09-06 | May 1968 | British |
| HALDANE, Andrew George | Director | 2026-02-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HAVILAND, Shevaun | Director | 2021-04-29 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HAYMAN, Michael Morris | Director | 2025-09-16 | Jan 1970 | British |
| HEMSLEY, Jenny | Director | 2020-05-20 | Apr 1975 | British |
| HOWARD, Sarah | Director | 2016-07-13 | Jul 1967 | British |
| KELLY, David Peter | Director | 2023-12-07 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MCAULEY, Gillian Lesley | Director | 2024-10-16 | May 1967 | British |
| MCRAE, Alison Dawn | Director | 2025-07-16 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WALKER, Louisa Jane | Director | 2025-10-23 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WILLINGHAM, Elizabeth | Director | 2019-10-16 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD-ADAMS, Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1996-09-01 |
| GRAIL, Stanley John | Secretary | 1996-09-05 | 2002-08-22 |
| QUIGLEY, Ronan | Secretary | 2016-11-04 | 2020-03-06 |
| QUIGLEY, Ronan | Secretary | 2002-08-22 | 2016-01-31 |
| REGER, Richard Michael | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | 2016-11-04 |
| TAYLOR, Ronald George | Secretary | — | 1993-08-01 |
| ALCOCK, George Henry | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| ARCHER, Gilbert Baird | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1996-07-01 |
| ARCHER, Gilbert Baird | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1993-08-09 |
| ARCHIBOLD, David Stuart | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2004-06-09 |
| ARNOLD, Susan Pauline | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2004-06-09 |
| ASHWORTH, James Bryan | Director | 1993-08-06 | 2000-05-17 |
| BATTLE, Susan | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2006-07-05 |
| BEAUMONT, Kenneth Alfred Walter | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1999-05-18 |
| BLAND, David William | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2018-10-17 |
| BOWERS, Wendy Elaine | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2016-07-13 |
| BRADSHAW, Malcolm John | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2009-10-16 |
| BRAY, Noreen | Director | 2006-09-28 | 2008-01-31 |
| BURMAN, Roger Stephen | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| BURNS, Peter | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2008-07-17 |
| CARNES, Bryan Charles | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2009-10-16 |
| CARTER, Frank Albert | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-09-05 |
| CLARKE, Mark Galbraith | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2016-07-13 |
| CLIFFE, Stephen Nicholas, Mr. | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1996-07-01 |
| COLES-JOHNSON, Peter John | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| COMBES, Richard George | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2006-07-05 |
| COUCHER, George | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2006-03-08 |
| CRAGG, Nicholas George William | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2009-10-16 |
| CURLESS, Alan, Mr. | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2000-11-02 |
| CURLESS, Alan, Mr. | Director | 1999-01-28 | 1999-05-18 |
| DARVALL, Kenneth Alan | Director | 1993-08-09 | 1994-06-01 |
| DAVIS, Francis Howard Vincent | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| DAY, Anthony Alan | Director | 1997-05-12 | 1999-05-18 |
| DE COURCY WILSON, David James | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2004-06-09 |
| DELARTIGUE, Jean Bertrand | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2008-01-31 |
| DELL, Edmund, The Rt Hon | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| ENTWISTLE, John Nicholas Mcalpine | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2000-05-17 |
| FELTWELL, Robert Leslie | Director | 1999-05-18 | 2004-06-09 |
| FERGUSON, Alan | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2010-07-29 |
| FLETCHER, Kirk | Director | 2009-11-17 | 2012-01-26 |
| FRANKISH, John Keith | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| FREWER, Michael George | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2004-06-09 |
| FROST, David Stuart | Director | 2002-07-11 | 2011-09-04 |
| FROST, David Stuart | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1998-05-19 |
| FROST, David Stuart | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| FROUD, Mark | Director | 2009-10-16 | 2012-05-18 |
| GELDARD, Robin John | Director | 1992-05-21 | 1997-05-12 |
| GOLDSTONE, Anthony Stewart | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-09-05 |
| GOUCHER, Glenys | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1996-07-01 |
| HADFIELD, Michael Arthur | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1993-08-09 |
| HALL, Michael Robert | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2009-10-16 |
| HARRIS, Brian Nicholas | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1998-05-19 |
| HART, John Neil | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| HAYMAN, Brian Philip | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| HEGINBOTHAM, Peter | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2007-08-10 |
| HIBBERT, Brian Edward | Director | 2007-11-25 | 2010-07-29 |
| HUGHES, Rodney | Director | 2003-05-29 | 2004-06-09 |
| HULSE, Geoffrey William | Director | — | 1993-05-12 |
| HUMPHRIES, Chris | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2001-06-12 |
| IRWIN, John Gordon | Director | 1994-07-14 | 2001-06-12 |
| IRWIN, John Gordon | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| JAMES, Georgina Giselle | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1998-09-03 |
| JOHNSTON, Geoffrey E F | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2000-08-21 |
| JOHNSTON, Trevor Keith | Director | 2020-03-24 | 2024-06-15 |
| JONES, Christine Anne | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2004-06-09 |
| JONES, Samuel Llanddwyn | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2007-02-01 |
| JORDAN, Robert Thomas | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| KELLY, Ian Spencer, Dr | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2016-09-15 |
| KELLY, Ian Spencer | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2004-06-09 |
| KENT, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2002-05-16 |
| KINGON, Stephen Leigh | Director | 1998-09-03 | 2000-08-21 |
| KNOWLES, Scott | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2025-10-15 |
| LANE FOX, Martha, Baroness | Director | 2022-10-12 | 2025-12-31 |
| LAWRENCE, John Patrick Grosvenor, Sir | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| LEACH, Donald Frederick, Professor | Director | 1997-05-12 | 1999-10-07 |
| LENNAN, David | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2002-04-18 |
| LEWIS, John Richard | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2008-07-17 |
| LOFTUS, John Brian | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2009-02-07 |
| LOFTUS, John Brian | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2007-07-19 |
| LONGWORTH, John | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2016-03-06 |
| LOVESEY, Robert Frederick Henry | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| MACKRAEL, John Alan | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| MACLEAN, Lowry Druce | Director | 1999-05-18 | 2002-07-10 |
| MACPHERSON, Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2006-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 409 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+23.3%
£5,753,745 £7,093,474
-
Cash
+162.5%
£439,125 £1,152,616
-
Net assets
+32.9%
£1,228,382 £1,632,846
-
Employees
+7.7%
39 42
-
Operating profit
+513.4%
-£120,065 £496,365
-
Profit before tax
+1,576.5%
£32,908 £551,706
-
Wages
+15.7%
£2,310,971 £2,672,676
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers