DUNKIRK WAR MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-05 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-22
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5K
-0.9% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The trustees of DWMT closed operations in Dunkirk on the 30 November 2021 and these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £8,571 | -£41 | |
| Cash | £129,407 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,806 | £4,765 | |
| Equity | £4,806 | £4,765 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.3% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 15.71x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The trustees of DWMT closed operations in Dunkirk on the 30 November 2021 and these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.”
Group structure
- DUNKIRK WAR MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED(THE) · parent
- La Maison Maritime de Dunkerque (MMD) 100%
- La Maison du Marin Britannique (MMB)
Significant events
- “The operations of DWMT ceased on 30 November 2021.”
- “MMB was closed as an entity in July 2022.”
- “In 2023, it was confirmed that the €103,000 capital gains tax charged on the sale of the centre in 2021 cannot be reclaimed and the investments were sold to realise the funds to pay off the creditors.”
- “During 2024, a French law firm was engaged to ensure that MMD is removed from the French register of Associations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJIBADE, Ijeoma Joyce | Director | 2016-12-08 | Nov 1965 | British |
| COCKROFT, David John | Director | 2016-10-12 | Feb 1953 | British |
| REILLY, Eileen | Director | 2016-10-12 | Nov 1955 | British |
| TOLUHI, Tomilayo Temitope | Director | 2016-10-12 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIERANDE, Dagnija | Secretary | 2016-10-12 | 2019-05-28 |
| MAUDE, Nicholas John Eustace | Secretary | 2006-05-24 | 2008-03-19 |
| POTBURY, Virginie Emeline | Secretary | 2019-05-28 | 2021-11-15 |
| REILLY, Eileen | Secretary | 2008-03-19 | 2016-10-12 |
| RITCHIE, Patrick Alan | Secretary | — | 1999-04-30 |
| ROSE, Jayne Louise | Secretary | 2022-08-24 | 2022-11-30 |
| SMITH, Robert William | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2006-05-24 |
| BELL, Malcolm Stuart Hannaford | Director | 2005-03-23 | 2014-10-31 |
| BURLEY, Christopher Morton | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2000-06-27 |
| CHRISTIANSON, Rodney John, The Rev Canon | Director | 2001-02-07 | 2009-06-30 |
| FREEMAN, Bertram John | Director | — | 1997-10-20 |
| GREENING, Paul, Rear Admiral Sir | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2007-10-18 |
| HICKMAN, John Woolnough | Director | — | 2007-10-18 |
| HOLLAND, Edward | Director | 1993-10-20 | 2005-06-10 |
| HUGHES, John Wilson, Captain | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2017-05-19 |
| JONES, Glyndwr, Reverend Canon | Director | 1994-08-31 | 2000-12-31 |
| PENDOCK, Virginia Margaret | Director | 1998-09-30 | 2006-12-31 |
| SANDFORD, Martin Charles | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2017-05-19 |
| SATTERTWAITE, John, Right Reverend | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SWIRE, Barnaby Nicholas | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2002-11-13 |
| SWIRE, John Anthony, Sir | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| TODHUNTER, Michael John Benjamin | Director | — | 1996-10-18 |
| WHITWORTH, Francis John | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2010-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Wilson Hughes | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-08-31 | Ceased 2017-05-19 |
| Mr Martin Charles Sandford | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-08-31 | Ceased 2017-05-19 |
| The Mission To Seafarers | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-11-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-05-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-0.9%
£4,806 £4,765
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Employees
—
Not reported
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