GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-17 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
-24.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£204M
+1.1% vs 2023
Employees
1,730
-0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-12.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £144,700,000 | £146,200,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,200,000 | £2,800,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,200,000 | £2,800,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,200,000 | £2,800,000 | |
| Cash | £18,600,000 | £14,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £202,100,000 | £204,300,000 | |
| Net assets | £202,000,000 | £204,200,000 | |
| Equity | £202,000,000 | £204,200,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,745 | 1,730 | |
| Wages | £59,600,000 | £64,400,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | -6.61x | -6.41x |
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
“The Trustees have concluded to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. They have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity’s (and group’s) ability to continue to operate for at least twelve months from the date of signing of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION(THE) · parent
- The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited 1%
- Blind Children UK 1%
- Guide Dogs UK Limited 1%
- GDBA (Pension Fund Trustee) Limited 1%
- Guide Dogs Limited 1%
- GDBA Community Care Services Limited 1%
- Blind Children UK (Trading) Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The 2024 surplus of £2.2 million (2023: £3.2 million), which includes £8.3 million of additional legacy income, is achieved after significant financial impacts arising from transformation and the decision to stop a CRM project resulting in a £7.8 million impairment of all intangible assets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLARD, Marianne Lisa | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| CROFTS, Catherine Mary | Director | 2018-06-06 | Dec 1975 | British |
| ELSENBACH, Christiane Antje Birgit | Director | 2023-04-18 | Oct 1969 | German,British |
| FARROW, Helen | Director | 2023-04-18 | Apr 1965 | British |
| HILL, Lynne Victoria | Director | 2020-09-15 | Feb 1954 | Irish |
| HUDSON, Isabel Frances | Director | 2024-07-04 | Dec 1959 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Mark Alexander Talbot | Director | 2020-09-15 | Jul 1957 | British |
| MORAN, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2023-04-18 | Nov 1967 | British |
| SMALL, Kerry | Director | 2023-04-18 | Jan 1975 | British |
| SONDHI, Ranjit, Dr | Director | 2018-06-06 | Oct 1950 | British |
| TILLING, Jennelle Lisa | Director | 2020-08-15 | Jun 1969 | Australian |
| WEST, Emma Jane | Director | 2020-09-15 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WROE, Michael John | Director | 2020-09-15 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWE, Gordon | Secretary | — | 1999-02-15 |
| FARRAR, Jill | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| FARRAR, Jill | Secretary | 1999-02-15 | 2005-04-11 |
| GRIFFITHS, Natalie Jabe | Secretary | 2009-02-20 | 2010-03-01 |
| MAFICO, Chinembiri Nancy | Secretary | 2011-09-05 | 2012-03-04 |
| REGER, Richard Michael | Secretary | 2005-04-11 | 2009-02-20 |
| WALTHER-CAINE, Phillippa Tracey | Secretary | 2012-11-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| SEMPLE ASSOCIATES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2012-03-04 | 2012-11-01 |
| SEMPLE ASSOCIATES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2011-07-31 | 2011-09-05 |
| ANDERSON, David Bruce | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2020-09-15 |
| ARCH, Jean Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1994-11-28 | 1998-02-25 |
| ARGYLE, Ann Norah | Director | — | 1994-02-11 |
| ARISS, Amanda Helen | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2021-09-14 |
| ARMSTRONG, Edward Dennis | Director | — | 1993-07-13 |
| ASTON, Anthony | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-02-15 |
| BAGLEY, David John | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2020-09-15 |
| BAKER, Paul William | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2025-09-16 |
| BEHARRELL, John Michael | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| BENJAMIN, Roy Graham | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| BENOY, John Douglas | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| BLACK, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2022-09-20 |
| BLUNKETT, David | Director | — | 1997-05-13 |
| BOUNDS, Geraldine Amy | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2005-07-19 |
| BOWMAN, Katherine Mary | Director | 1993-04-06 | 2001-11-20 |
| BUSE, Rodney Stewart | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2012-05-14 |
| CHAPMAN, Robert Gray | Director | — | 1996-07-09 |
| CHIGNELL, Anthony Hugh | Director | — | 2003-05-31 |
| CLIFFORD, Robert John, Brigadier | Director | — | 2001-02-22 |
| DEAKIN, Robert Michael | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2023-09-19 |
| DUDMAN, Paul Richard | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2007-07-17 |
| DUGDALE, Peter Robin | Director | — | 1998-03-09 |
| EVERITT, John Meldrum | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2016-04-01 |
| FENN, Nicholas, Sir | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2006-07-18 |
| GORDON, Bruce Malcolm | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2011-07-19 |
| HAMBRO, James Daryl | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2024-09-17 |
| HARPER, Nicholas John | Director | — | 2005-07-19 |
| HILBOURNE, John, Dr | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2014-08-04 |
| HILL, Jill Vivien | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2011-07-19 |
| HUBBICK, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| HUGH SMITH, Andrew Colin, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-17 |
| HUGHES, Michael John | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2019-11-29 |
| HUGHES, Michael John | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2018-07-19 |
| JENKIN OF RODING, Charles Patrick Fleeming, The Right Hon The Lord | Director | — | 1997-07-08 |
| JENKINS, Mark Radclyffe | Director | 2012-02-21 | 2014-01-05 |
| JESSEL, Amelia Grace, The Hon Mrs | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| JOBBINS, Mary | Director | — | 2002-07-23 |
| JOHNSTON, Norma | Director | 2006-07-18 | 2014-08-04 |
| KING, Neal | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2010-07-13 |
| LANE, Richard Bryan | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2008-07-15 |
| LATIF, Amar | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2016-04-07 |
| LAZARE HAZAN, Raymond | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| LUSTY, Rowena Margaret | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2014-08-04 |
| MCFARLANE, Kenneth Irvine | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2011-07-19 |
| MILLER, Amos | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2014-01-30 |
| MITCHELL, David Crichton, Dr | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2011-04-11 |
| NOAD, Elaine Beverley | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2008-07-15 |
| NUSSBAUM, Michael Leslie | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2021-09-14 |
| OLAYE, Efosa Michael | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2021-12-14 |
| PARK, James Alan | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2014-08-04 |
| PUGH, Barbara Mollie | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| ROBERTSON, John Windeler | Director | — | 2000-01-18 |
| SCHAW MILLER, Jean-Clare | Director | — | 2003-07-22 |
| SHATTOCK, Gordon, Sir | Director | — | 1997-07-08 |
| SHUTE, Polly Anne | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2021-09-14 |
| SMITH, Martyn Robert | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2012-02-21 |
| STAFFORD, Patricia Mary | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2020-09-15 |
| STANFORD, Miles Richard | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| STEWART, John Morrison | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2015-10-06 |
| TOWNSEND, Michael, Dr | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| WEATHERILL, Barry Nicholas Aubrey | Director | — | 2007-02-27 |
| WEBSTER, John Dudley | Director | 1993-11-30 | 1996-12-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Polly Ann | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2022-12-30 |
| WRIGHTHOUSE, John Derek | Director | 2012-02-15 | 2021-09-14 |
| YAWETZ, Igal | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2006-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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
+1%
£144,700,000 £146,200,000
-
Cash
-24.7%
£18,600,000 £14,000,000
-
Net assets
+1.1%
£202,000,000 £204,200,000
-
Employees
-0.9%
1,745 1,730
-
Operating profit
-12.5%
£3,200,000 £2,800,000
-
Profit before tax
-12.5%
£3,200,000 £2,800,000
-
Wages
+8.1%
£59,600,000 £64,400,000
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