ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
+51.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£36M
+4.7% vs 2024
Employees
220
-19.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-31.8% 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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-11-13
- ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD. 2025-11-13 → present
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES LTD. 1997-06-09 → 2025-11-13
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES (PRESTON HALL) INCORPORATED(THE) 1919-09-02 → 1997-06-09
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 | £26,679,000 | £24,418,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,395,000 | £1,633,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,412,000 | £1,626,000 | |
| Cash | £7,069,000 | £10,679,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,212,000 | £37,617,000 | |
| Net assets | £34,707,000 | £36,333,000 | |
| Equity | £34,707,000 | £36,333,000 | |
| Average employees | 273 | 220 | |
| Wages | £9,242,000 | £8,174,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 9.0% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.5% | 9.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 5.78x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD. · parent
- RBLI Contracts Limited 100%
- RBLI Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “We celebrated the completion of the Army Benevolent Fund Community Centre, a fantastic new space featuring a welcoming café, the Sir Donald Gosling IT Training Centre, and a fully accessible gym. We are also celebrating the completion of the fundraising for the final phase of our Centenary Village.”
- “As part of this evolution, we made the decision to close our pallets division.”
- “we made the difficult decision to transfer our high-dependency care services to a specialist provider”
- “Delivery of dedicated housing for female veterans - the first of its kind in the UK.”
- “The sale of RBLI's high-dependency care provision has been completed”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILLHAM, Scott | Secretary | 2025-11-30 | — | — |
| ALESBURY, Peter John | Director | 2024-06-20 | Mar 1969 | British |
| BAILEY, Mark Patrick Miles | Director | 2024-09-25 | Oct 1965 | British |
| DENT, John David Vernon | Director | 2024-06-20 | Oct 1966 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, James Edward | Director | 2025-12-16 | Apr 1967 | British |
| INNES, David Robert, Brigadier | Director | 2021-10-21 | Feb 1953 | British |
| KAUL GREEN, Parul | Director | 2024-06-20 | Jun 1972 | British |
| KELLEHER, Matthew Gordon | Director | 2024-06-20 | May 1974 | British |
| KOTECHA, Ameer | Director | 2024-09-25 | Oct 1991 | British |
| LEWIS, Rebecca | Director | 2024-06-20 | Aug 1980 | British |
| ROWBOTHAM, Steven Edward | Director | 2020-10-27 | Oct 1957 | British |
| SPALDING, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2024-09-25 | Jun 1961 | British |
| START, Alison Ruth | Director | 2024-06-20 | Oct 1966 | British |
| STONLEY, Nicholas | Director | 2025-03-20 | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFRAINE, Philip Edwin | Secretary | 2010-05-06 | 2021-03-19 |
| DOSANJH-ELTON, Jagjit | Secretary | 2021-09-23 | 2022-07-04 |
| DRUCE, George Hedley Nigel | Secretary | 1997-04-30 | 2010-05-06 |
| FARNSWORTH, Colin | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| MARINOV, Nikolay Tanev | Secretary | 2025-03-20 | 2026-03-27 |
| NOBBS, Graham | Secretary | 2021-05-28 | 2021-09-23 |
| SLADE, Dennis Edwin | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| STOKER, Susan | Secretary | 2025-03-20 | 2025-11-30 |
| STOKER, Susan | Secretary | 2022-07-04 | 2025-03-20 |
| ABERGAVENNY, Christopher, The 6th Marquess Of | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2016-09-29 |
| AHMED, Nadra Khanum | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2025-03-20 |
| BELL, Clarence Dawson Thorpe | Director | — | 1994-03-12 |
| BLUNDELL, Christopher | Director | 2022-10-18 | 2025-03-01 |
| BOATMAN, Gordon Jack | Director | — | 2002-05-02 |
| BOORMAN, Edwin Roy Pratt | Director | — | 2012-03-15 |
| BOSLEY, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2010-12-07 | 2018-09-27 |
| BOWEN, Derek Harvey, Brigadier | Director | — | 2005-04-27 |
| BOXALL, Gordon William | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2005-02-18 |
| BUCKBY, Thomas Bernard, Lieut Col | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| BUSBY, Thomas Samuel Charles | Director | — | 2002-05-02 |
| CEARNS, Kathryn | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2022-12-31 |
| CHAMP, John George Harold | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| CORBEN, Richard James | Director | — | 2015-09-24 |
| CRAMPTON, Desmond | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2019-09-16 |
| DUNLOP, Peter James | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| EDGLEY, Peter Hiron | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2014-09-25 |
| EDMONDSON-JONES, Paul, Dr | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2023-09-04 |
| FIELDING, William Kenneth | Director | 1992-10-30 | 1994-10-01 |
| GREEN, Sam | Director | — | 1996-01-26 |
| GULLAND, Arthur Blair | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2024-02-05 |
| JOBSON, Edward Robert | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2011-09-27 |
| JOBSON, Edward Robert | Director | 1996-04-11 | 1999-05-20 |
| KERR, Harold Hamilton Tony, Brigadier | Director | 2005-04-27 | 2021-09-23 |
| KIERNAN, John Anthony | Director | 1993-06-05 | 1994-10-01 |
| KINGSMAN, Stephen William | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2022-09-21 |
| KNOWLES, David Trevor | Director | — | 1993-12-11 |
| MARRIOTT, Thomas Edward | Director | — | 1993-06-05 |
| MARTIN, Frank | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2024-06-19 |
| MASON, Sarah Elizabeth Louise | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2024-09-25 |
| MAY, Trevor Norman | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2014-09-25 |
| MONTGOMERY, David Wyndham | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2019-12-12 |
| NUTT, Colin John | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-05-02 |
| NUTT, Colin John | Director | — | 1993-06-05 |
| PARKIN, William | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2013-06-25 |
| PLEDGER, Charles William John | Director | — | 1993-06-05 |
| SCAIFE, Charles Robert | Director | 1993-06-05 | 1994-10-01 |
| SMITH, Douglas Percy | Director | 1992-10-10 | 1994-10-01 |
| SMITHERS, James Brian | Director | 2012-12-19 | 2016-09-29 |
| SOFFE, Brian Cedric Noel | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| STYLES, Thomas Christopher | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2007-04-19 |
| SWALLOW, John William | Director | — | 1991-05-31 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| UNDERHILL, Betty Florence | Director | 1996-10-10 | 2011-09-27 |
| WATSON, Alistair Fraser | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2025-08-31 |
| WOOD, Rebecca | Director | 2022-10-18 | 2025-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-11-13 NM06 Change of name request comments
- 2025-11-13 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2025-03-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-11-13 | NM06 | change-of-name | Change of name request comments | |
| 2025-11-13 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-8.5%
£26,679,000 £24,418,000
-
Cash
+51.1%
£7,069,000 £10,679,000
-
Net assets
+4.7%
£34,707,000 £36,333,000
-
Employees
-19.4%
273 220
-
Profit before tax
-31.8%
£2,395,000 £1,633,000
-
Wages
-11.6%
£9,242,000 £8,174,000
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