ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-03 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-20
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-6.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£31M
+2% vs 2024
Employees
231
+4.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£969K
-84.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 2013-04-23 → present
- ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 1908-08-11 → 2013-04-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£731,000 | -£779,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£525,000 | -£969,000 | |
| Net profit | -£525,000 | -£969,000 | |
| Cash | £3,517,000 | £3,282,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,875,000 | £43,351,000 | |
| Net assets | £30,739,000 | £31,364,000 | |
| Equity | £30,739,000 | £31,364,000 | |
| Average employees | 221 | 231 | |
| Wages | £9,022,000 | £9,460,000 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.7% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.44x | 2.40x | |
| Interest cover | -1.90x | -2.08x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of approval of these financial statements, the Governing Council has prepared cash flow forecasts to 31 July 2028 and performed an assessment which considers a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. ... the Governing Council considers that the University has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the signing of these accounts. Therefore, the Governing Council considers it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY · parent
- Royal Agricultural University Enterprises Limited 100%
- Royal Agricultural College Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 86 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLLARD, Graham | Secretary | 2021-06-09 | — | — |
| BUTLER, Alexandra Ann | Director | 2025-08-10 | Apr 1966 | British |
| EMMANUEL-JONES, Wilfred | Director | 2022-02-23 | Nov 1957 | British |
| LESCHALLAS, William | Director | 2024-04-08 | Jul 1963 | British |
| LO DICO, Joy Angela | Director | 2022-02-23 | Mar 1976 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Catherine Patricia | Director | 2019-06-24 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MAKEPEACE, Jason | Director | 2022-02-23 | Jun 1979 | British |
| MAY, Robert | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| MCCAFFERY, Peter, Professor | Director | 2021-09-01 | Nov 1952 | British |
| MERRILL, Fiona Claire, Dame | Director | 2021-03-31 | Mar 1958 | British |
| MURPHY, Andrew | Director | 2024-12-05 | Nov 1964 | British |
| PATEL, Naina | Director | 2025-08-10 | Oct 1966 | British |
| PRITCHARD, Sue | Director | 2022-02-23 | Aug 1963 | British |
| ROWSELL, James Luya | Director | 2025-08-10 | Mar 1957 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Theresa Mary | Secretary | 2003-06-09 | 2017-05-18 |
| CHITTY, Bernard Anthony | Secretary | 1995-01-17 | 1996-02-13 |
| COSTA, Charles Simon | Secretary | 2020-01-23 | 2021-06-09 |
| MORPHEW, Leonard Vincent | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| O'NEILL, Susan Maria | Secretary | 2017-11-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| WILDMAN, Helen Lloyd | Secretary | 2017-05-19 | 2017-12-05 |
| YOUNG, Janine Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1995-01-16 |
| AMERSI, Mohamed | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2021-04-30 |
| ANGUS, Michael Richardson, Sir | Director | — | 2005-11-25 |
| BACKHOUSE, David Miles | Director | — | 2004-03-04 |
| BAKER, Hugh | Director | 2022-02-23 | 2024-04-08 |
| BARRETT, Arthur Michael, Doctor | Director | — | 1994-07-21 |
| BATHURST, Allen Christopher Bertram, The Earl | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2014-11-21 |
| BATHURST, Henry Allen John, Earl | Director | — | 1999-06-04 |
| BEBB, Lewis John | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2021-08-31 |
| BEDDINGTON, John Rex, Sir | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2015-12-11 |
| BERNAYS, Alison Helen | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2021-09-22 |
| BRANSON, Robert John | Director | 2019-02-19 | 2025-09-23 |
| BROADFOOT, Patricia Mary, Professor | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2019-02-14 |
| BUCKWELL, Allan, Professor | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2007-08-30 |
| BURNE, Anthony Richard, Dr | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2009-12-18 |
| CANN, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| CLEGG, Ronald Anthony | Director | — | 1995-03-18 |
| COAD, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1999-12-17 | 2003-03-07 |
| COLBURN, Anthony Oscar | Director | 2006-08-28 | 2016-12-16 |
| COOPER, Ian Stuart | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2021-02-28 |
| CRUICKSHANK, Alistair Ronald | Director | 1995-12-13 | 1996-03-15 |
| CRUICKSHANK, Alistair Ronald | Director | 1995-01-31 | 1995-10-13 |
| DENNIS, Colin, Professor | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2016-07-31 |
| DENT, John Barry, Professor | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| DRUMMOND, Caroline Jane | Director | 2006-08-28 | 2013-12-13 |
| DUNKLEY, Christopher James | Director | 2017-10-24 | 2018-02-01 |
| ELLIS, Richard Harold, Professor | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2014-12-12 |
| FITCH, Douglas Bernard | Director | — | 2001-03-09 |
| FRENCH, Christopher John | Director | 1995-12-13 | 1998-03-06 |
| FRENCH, Christopher John | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
| FROST, Kim Brian | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2025-08-10 |
| GODFREY, Alexandra Lauren | Director | 2025-01-06 | 2025-08-14 |
| GRAHAM PALMER, Roger Henry William | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2006-03-03 |
| GRAHAM PALMER, Roger Henry William | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
| GUY, Marieke | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2020-12-11 |
| HARRIS, Keith | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-01-30 |
| HEARTH, John Dennis Miles | Director | — | 1993-06-07 |
| HILTON, Brian James George | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2013-12-13 |
| HUDSON, Philip Wyn | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2024-04-08 |
| JACK CBE, Michael, Rt Hon | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2020-01-01 |
| JEBB, Susan Ann, Professor | Director | 2014-11-21 | 2015-11-23 |
| JEFFREY, Judith Adamson | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2006-11-24 |
| JUCKES, Thomas Sydney | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| KEENE, Anthony Crawford | Director | — | 1995-12-13 |
| KYDD, Jonathan Graham, Professor | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2021-12-31 |
| LAW, Richard Arthur | Director | — | 2010-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Alexander | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2020-11-26 |
| LAWSON, Timothy James | Director | — | 2008-12-15 |
| LAWTON, Robert Noyes | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2008-12-15 |
| LEAVER, John David, Professor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-03-03 |
| LEWIS, Jeremy Wynn | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2016-12-16 |
| MACDONALD, Richard Auld | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2015-12-11 |
| MALIM, Robin Hilary Beaumont | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2006-03-03 |
| MARSH, John Stanley, Professor Sir | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2007-12-04 |
| MISSEN, Zachary Christopher Charles | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-02-18 |
| MOODY, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2012-11-30 |
| MOODY, Philip Edward | Director | 2006-08-28 | 2016-12-16 |
| MORGAN, David | Director | 2022-02-23 | 2025-03-17 |
| MORGAN, Karen Jane | Director | 2004-03-04 | 2013-12-13 |
| MORRIS, Trevor Raymond, Professor | Director | 1995-12-13 | 1996-03-15 |
| MORRIS, Trevor Raymond, Professor | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
| MULLARD, Christopher Paul, Professor | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| MUSGRAVE, Chris | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2019-02-19 |
| NAISH, Charles David, Sir | Director | 1998-06-05 | 2003-03-07 |
| OSBALDESTON, Michael David, Professor | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2018-01-22 |
| PAIN, John | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2021-03-31 |
| PEARCE, Derek George | Director | — | 1992-11-27 |
| PETT, Colin Spencer | Director | 2009-07-27 | 2019-02-20 |
| PLUMB, Charles Henry, Lord | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2004-03-04 |
| POLLARD, Graham | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-09-23 |
| POTT, Simon Francis | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2011-12-01 |
| POTT, Simon Francis | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
| PRICE, Joanna Susan, Dr | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2021-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Jean | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2020-06-18 |
| ROBINSON, Julie Evelyn | Director | 2019-02-19 | 2022-01-29 |
| ROYSTON, John Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
| SAYERS, Julian Anthony | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2015-12-11 |
| SCOTT, David Langton Upton | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2005-11-25 |
| SCOTT, David Langton Upton | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2005-11-25 |
| SCOTT, David Langton Upton | Director | 1993-03-19 | 1995-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 378 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-6.7%
£3,517,000 £3,282,000
-
Net assets
+2%
£30,739,000 £31,364,000
-
Employees
+4.5%
221 231
-
Operating profit
-6.6%
-£731,000 -£779,000
-
Profit before tax
-84.6%
-£525,000 -£969,000
-
Wages
+4.9%
£9,022,000 £9,460,000
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