THE PAPWORTH TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-28 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-22.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+4.1% vs 2024
Employees
234
-1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£755K
-71.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE PAPWORTH TRUST 1989-01-03 → present
- PAPWORTH VILLAGE SETTLEMENT 1917-11-16 → 1989-01-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,082,000 | £14,525,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,299,000 | £1,371,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,625,000 | £755,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £4,101,000 | £3,171,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,284,000 | £50,481,000 | |
| Net assets | £27,287,000 | £28,409,000 | |
| Equity | £27,287,000 | £28,409,000 | |
| Average employees | 238 | 234 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 23.4% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 2.7% | |
| Interest cover | 4.44x | 2.02x |
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.
People
13 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADIE, Naomi | Director | 2024-11-07 | Jun 1980 | British |
| ANDERSON, Michael Connelly | Director | 2020-05-07 | Jun 1962 | British |
| BERRY, Grazina | Director | 2022-10-26 | Mar 1977 | British |
| BURGOYNE, Deana Mary | Director | 2025-11-05 | Dec 1967 | British |
| CARMICHAEL, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-07 | Jul 1957 | British,American |
| CARTER, Amy Rebecca Brook | Director | 2022-10-26 | Jul 1990 | British |
| HARDIMAN, Jack Ross David | Director | 2023-10-25 | Apr 1992 | British |
| LAMB, Andrew James | Director | 2025-11-05 | Jul 1985 | British |
| PATEL, Minesh Bharatbhai | Director | 2024-11-07 | Jun 1990 | British |
| STANISLAS, Vanessa Clare | Director | 2017-11-23 | Apr 1966 | British |
| STEWART, Brian West | Director | 2019-05-23 | Jun 1958 | British |
| TOWLE, Adam Stewart | Director | 2024-11-07 | Oct 1983 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew John | Director | 2020-05-07 | May 1954 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKE, Mark Colin | Secretary | 2016-03-24 | 2024-09-27 |
| JUDSON, Chris | Secretary | 2024-11-07 | 2025-11-21 |
| LAVERACK, John Anthony | Secretary | 1994-04-13 | 2002-07-25 |
| MILLER, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2024-09-27 | 2024-11-07 |
| OLDHAM, David | Secretary | 2003-01-09 | 2009-11-01 |
| OSBORNE, Antony Eric | Secretary | 2010-01-28 | 2016-03-24 |
| ROBERTS, Richard Mann | Secretary | — | 1993-09-30 |
| ROTHERA, Michael Cecil | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1994-04-13 |
| AGAR, Peter Lawson | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2020-05-07 |
| ATKINSON, David John | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2023-03-31 |
| ATKINSON, Nigel John | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2012-11-22 |
| BARNES, Anthony Michael | Director | 1995-07-26 | 2010-09-16 |
| BARRELL, Alan Walter, Professor | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2007-09-20 |
| BRASHAW, John Robert Littlewood | Director | — | 1992-08-12 |
| BRIDGEWATER, Adrian Alexander | Director | — | 2011-09-29 |
| BURGESS, Michael Philip | Director | 2022-10-26 | 2023-06-07 |
| BURNAND, Geoffrey | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2017-09-28 |
| CHANCELLOR, Nigel Hugh Mosman, Dr | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| CROOKENDEN, George Wayet Derek | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| CUELL, Wes Paul | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2021-07-22 |
| DASGUPTA, Ashish Brata | Director | 2006-05-11 | 2011-09-29 |
| DIXON, Andrew Reginald Rushworth | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2015-09-24 |
| DUBERLY, Archibald Hugh, Sir | Director | 1992-02-12 | 2012-09-27 |
| FAURE WALKER, Harry John | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2005-11-11 |
| FAURE WALKER, Harry John | Director | 1996-07-25 | 1997-07-31 |
| FAURE WALKER, Harry John | Director | 1992-02-12 | 1994-06-08 |
| HAMMOND, Robert Charles | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2019-07-25 |
| HIRST, Andrew John | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2023-01-23 |
| HOGGARTH, Linda Mary | Director | 1999-07-29 | 2007-10-01 |
| HUGHES, Patrick John | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2022-07-27 |
| JESSOP, Elizabeth Kym | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2022-12-20 |
| MARSHALL, Sibyl Mary | Director | 1995-01-18 | 2001-07-26 |
| MARTIN, Katharine Elisabeth, Dr | Director | — | 1999-07-29 |
| METCALF, Penny | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2025-06-05 |
| MILLNS, Jill Alyson | Director | 2009-05-21 | 2017-11-23 |
| MITCHELL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2016-09-22 |
| NORTON, Richard Michael | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2020-05-07 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Roy Langley | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2013-09-26 |
| OGILVY, Diarmid James Ducas | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2017-09-28 |
| OREKOGBE, Christina Olubukola | Director | 2021-07-22 | 2022-04-27 |
| PAJAK, Joseph Stanislavs, Dr | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2011-05-26 |
| PARISH, Joan Dorothy | Director | — | 1995-11-09 |
| PEARSON, Judith Penelope Glossop Bennett Gape | Director | 1992-02-12 | 2013-09-26 |
| RAILTON, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2013-12-20 |
| RAMOS DE NORONHA DIVANNA, Isabel | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2022-03-31 |
| RODGERS, Richard Derek | Director | 2022-04-27 | 2023-02-08 |
| SCOTT, Angela Catherine | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2012-11-22 |
| SORKIN, Debbie Martine | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2020-05-07 |
| TAIT, Dominic | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2023-10-02 |
| THOMAS, Margaret Elspeth | Director | 2001-09-13 | 2010-09-16 |
| THOMPSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2013-10-24 |
| UPADHYAYA, Rajan | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2014-01-23 |
| WILLIS, John | Director | 1997-07-24 | 1997-09-11 |
| WOMACK, Joanna Mary | Director | 2006-07-27 | 2015-09-24 |
| WRIGHT, Godfrey Richard Warde | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+3.1%
£14,082,000 £14,525,000
-
Cash
-22.7%
£4,101,000 £3,171,000
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£27,287,000 £28,409,000
-
Employees
-1.7%
238 234
-
Operating profit
-58.4%
£3,299,000 £1,371,000
-
Profit before tax
-71.2%
£2,625,000 £755,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers