ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-06 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£859K
-30.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£35M
-1.7% vs 2023
Employees
8
+60% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
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 | £15,508 | £77,599 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £155,328 | -£598,488 | |
| Cash | £1,228,528 | £858,938 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,719,222 | £35,120,734 | |
| Net assets | £35,719,222 | £35,120,734 | |
| Equity | £35,719,222 | £35,120,734 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 8 | |
| Wages | £346,335 | £408,363 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1001.6% | -771.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 9.76x | 3.14x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, and in discussing the issues and impact of the current macro-economic environment, the Charity have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. The trustees are not aware of any material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue and accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND(THE) · parent
- ABF Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 was a significant and transformational year for the Actors' Benevolent Fund.”
- “We were delighted to establish a new leadership team for the charity and the same year launch our new strategy: 'Acting for Impact'.”
- “In 2024 alone we helped more people, developed our grant giving, started to broaden our range of support, launched a new Ambassadors programme and improved the charity's governance to ensure we are fit for the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 83 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYMAN, Alison Marie | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | — | — |
| BARBOUR, Iain Rawdon | Director | 2024-09-26 | Jun 1961 | British |
| CALLOW, Simon | Director | 2024-01-29 | Jun 1949 | British |
| COLE, Bradley | Director | 2024-11-19 | Jun 1964 | British |
| ENIOLA, Abi | Director | 2023-01-09 | Oct 1963 | British |
| ENRIGHT, Lorraine | Director | 2024-11-19 | May 1964 | British,Irish |
| FORBES, Peter | Director | 2024-11-19 | Sep 1960 | British |
| HEAGREN, Chris | Director | 2024-02-08 | Jul 1980 | British |
| JOSEPH, Lesley | Director | 2024-01-29 | Oct 1945 | English |
| MACQUEEN, Alexander Tulloch | Director | 2024-01-29 | May 1974 | British |
| MALONEY, Michael | Director | 2024-11-19 | Jun 1957 | British |
| MYERS, Karen | Director | 2024-09-26 | Apr 1960 | British |
| O'KANE, Patrick | Director | 2024-01-29 | Mar 1964 | Irish |
| RINDER, Rob | Director | 2024-01-29 | May 1978 | British |
| STIRRAT, Elaine | Director | 2025-10-21 | Mar 1981 | British |
| WATKINSON, Sarah | Director | 2024-02-08 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 83 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BICKET, Graham Christie, Lt Col | Secretary | 2003-02-12 | 2014-12-19 |
| CROZIER, Stuart | Secretary | 2014-12-08 | 2016-04-28 |
| ELLICOTT, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2016-07-04 | 2022-03-31 |
| HARVEY, David John | Secretary | 2022-03-31 | 2023-07-31 |
| MYERS, James | Secretary | 2016-05-03 | 2016-07-01 |
| SKERRETT, Jane Ann | Secretary | 1998-07-14 | 2003-01-17 |
| STEVENS, Rosemary | Secretary | — | 1998-03-05 |
| WILSON, Stanley Wilfred | Secretary | 1998-03-05 | 1998-07-20 |
| AHLUWALIA, Jassa | Director | 2024-01-29 | 2024-09-26 |
| ALFORD-SMITH, Sarah | Director | 2024-01-29 | 2026-03-05 |
| ALLADI, Eshwar Kumar, Dr | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2024-03-21 |
| ANDERSON, Georgine | Director | 1993-03-26 | 1997-11-27 |
| ANDREW, Doreen | Director | 1992-06-26 | 2015-06-10 |
| BALL, Julien Colhoun | Director | 1999-07-29 | 2022-03-17 |
| BARBER, James Christopher Cambridge | Director | 1997-01-30 | 2006-08-31 |
| BATHURST, Robert Guy | Director | 2018-08-30 | 2021-06-02 |
| BENNETT, Colin Nelson | Director | 2022-03-10 | 2023-12-21 |
| BENNETT, Colin Nelson | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2022-02-24 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Philip Arthur | Director | 1994-02-24 | 1998-02-12 |
| BOLAM, James Christopher | Director | 1991-04-25 | 2022-02-24 |
| BOND, Samantha | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-02-26 |
| BOURKE, Peter John | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2022-02-24 |
| BRIERS, Lucy Jane | Director | 2013-05-30 | 2021-06-21 |
| BRIERS, Richard David | Director | 2006-09-17 | 2013-02-17 |
| BURRELL, John | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2022-02-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Judy | Director | 1984-02-27 | 2004-06-07 |
| CAREY, Richenda | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2015-02-25 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Paul Ian | Director | 2024-02-08 | 2024-05-31 |
| CHURCHILL, Jemma Mary | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2015-03-24 |
| COUSSMAKER, John Henry De Lannoy | Director | — | 1996-07-25 |
| CUTTS, Marilyn | Director | 2018-08-06 | 2024-11-19 |
| FAULKNER, Timothy Rory | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2014-12-16 |
| GALE, John | Director | — | 2018-06-28 |
| GAUNT, William Charles Anthony | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2022-02-24 |
| GIELGUD, John, Sir | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2000-05-21 |
| GLEDHILL, Karen Natasha Alison | Director | 2014-09-18 | 2024-01-29 |
| GRACE, Nickolas Andrew Halliwell | Director | 1991-05-30 | 1998-02-12 |
| GROSSMAN, Loyd Daniel Gilman, Sir | Director | 2024-02-08 | 2024-03-29 |
| GUNN, Bay | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
| HARDING, Peter Robert | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2024-01-29 |
| HOLT, Amanda | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2024-01-29 |
| HORDERN, Michael Murray, Sir | Director | — | 1995-05-23 |
| IRVING, Imogen | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2022-10-25 |
| JACK, Allen | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| JARVIS, Andrew | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2024-11-19 |
| JENNINGS, Alex Michael | Director | 2003-04-24 | 2018-08-31 |
| JOHNS, Milton | Director | 1992-03-26 | 2021-11-05 |
| JOHNSON, Rebecca | Director | 2018-10-30 | 2024-01-29 |
| KEELER, Dawn | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2022-02-24 |
| KEITH DBE DL, Penelope, Dame | Director | 1989-11-30 | 2022-02-24 |
| KIDD, Josie | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2018-06-26 |
| LOTT, Barbara | Director | 1976-02-26 | 2003-01-02 |
| LOVELL, J | Director | — | 1991-05-23 |
| LOWRIE, Philip | Director | 1989-04-27 | 2021-09-09 |
| LUSCOMBE, Christopher David | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2024-01-29 |
| MARMONT, Patricia | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2020-12-03 |
| MARMONT, Patricia Eileen | Director | 2001-02-22 | 2014-11-30 |
| MURPHY, Brian Trevor John | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2022-02-24 |
| OLA, Dipo | Director | 2023-05-22 | 2024-01-29 |
| OLAJIDE, Dele, Dr | Director | 2020-10-30 | 2021-08-09 |
| PHILLIPS, Sian, Dame | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2022-02-24 |
| POLAN, Linda | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| REES, Angharad | Director | 1992-07-31 | 1998-02-12 |
| REGAN, Linda | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2023-01-09 |
| REGAN, Linda | Director | 1991-05-30 | 2001-02-22 |
| ROSE, Clifford | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2021-07-25 |
| SAUNDERS, Catherine Irene Helen Mary, Lady | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2018-03-21 |
| SAUNDERS, Peter, Sir | Director | — | 2003-02-06 |
| SHANKS, Rosalind | Director | — | 2022-02-24 |
| SIMONS, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2024-01-29 |
| SINCLAIR, Graham Edward | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2021-06-29 |
| SINCLAIR, Graham Edward | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2002-04-25 |
| SINDEN, Jeremy Mahony | Director | — | 1996-05-28 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Irene | Director | — | 2019-05-30 |
| SWIFT, David | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| TEWSON, Josephine Ann | Director | 1985-01-17 | 2020-07-30 |
| TOBIN, Anny | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2011-11-24 |
| TROLLEY, Leonard | Director | — | 1991-11-28 |
| WARNER, John | Director | — | 2001-05-19 |
| WHATLEY, Barbara | Director | 1983-02-24 | 2022-02-24 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Hannah | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2025-10-21 |
| WICKHAM, Jeffry | Director | — | 2014-06-17 |
| WOODRUFF, Anthony | Director | — | 1993-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 291 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+400.4%
£15,508 £77,599
-
Cash
-30.1%
£1,228,528 £858,938
-
Net assets
-1.7%
£35,719,222 £35,120,734
-
Employees
+60%
5 8
-
Wages
+17.9%
£346,335 £408,363
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