BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£282K
-37.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-3.6% vs 2024
Employees
51
+8.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£31K
+92.4% vs 2024
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 | £780,249 | £705,679 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£408,620 | -£30,886 | |
| Net profit | -£596,996 | -£44,470 | |
| Cash | £453,771 | £282,096 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,232,821 | £1,188,351 | |
| Net assets | £1,232,821 | £1,188,351 | |
| Equity | £1,232,821 | £1,188,351 | |
| Average employees | 47 | 51 | |
| Wages | £1,301,650 | £1,056,522 |
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 | -76.5% | -6.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.80x | 1.78x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees expect the charity to continue to operate for more than twelve months from the date of this report. As such, they consider the charity to be a going concern.”
Significant events
- “announcement during the year of two major new three-year collaborations with the Church of England for our Messy Church and Parenting for Faith teams.”
- “In November, Bishop Colin Fletcher retired as chair of trustees. We were delighted to welcome Mr Mark Sheard as his successor.”
- “In early January 2025, the BRF ministries trustees and senior leadership team gathered for a morning of prayer... There was a real sense that we were at a point of inflexion and new beginnings; that we were on the cusp of a new season.”
- “In April 2024 we celebrated 20 years of Messy Church with an online birthday party”
- “In January 2025 we started using an app through which we can sell digital copies of our books and Bible reading notes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Suzanna Penny | Secretary | 2024-02-29 | — | — |
| BARTON, Andrew James | Director | 2020-03-12 | Dec 1960 | British |
| GOODLIFF, Paul Weston, Revd Dr | Director | 2022-06-30 | Mar 1956 | British |
| HILLS, Julian James | Director | 2021-03-18 | May 1957 | British |
| HOWARD, Andrew Craig | Director | 2021-03-18 | Jun 1969 | British |
| LEEDS, David Jack | Director | 2023-06-29 | Oct 1987 | British |
| MITCHELL, Gillian Verity | Director | 2023-06-29 | Sep 1963 | British |
| PROFFITT, Christina Rathika | Director | 2023-09-21 | Jul 1986 | British |
| SHEARD, Mark Robert, Mr. | Director | 2024-11-27 | Jan 1959 | British |
| WILKINSON, Michael Barry | Director | 2019-03-28 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Jay Ann Christina | Secretary | 2017-12-07 | 2024-02-29 |
| FISHER, Richard David Charles | Secretary | 1991-07-04 | 2017-12-07 |
| HULL, Thomas Henry | Secretary | — | 1991-07-04 |
| AGG, Jane Melinda | Director | 2015-12-19 | 2024-03-14 |
| AIKEN, Nicholas John, The Revd | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-04-06 |
| ALDRED, Robert David | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2016-02-23 |
| ALDRED, Robert David | Director | 1994-08-02 | 2003-07-15 |
| ANDERSON GEAR, Andrew | Director | 1995-08-11 | 1999-03-11 |
| BALFOUR, Mark Andrew, Revd Dr | Director | 2005-08-03 | 2009-03-02 |
| BAMBER, Averil Lynne | Director | — | 1993-11-17 |
| BARCLAY-WATT, Alistair Peter | Director | 1999-01-25 | 2014-03-06 |
| BAXTER, Christina Ann, Dr | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2023-03-16 |
| BENNETTS, Colin James, Rt Reverend | Director | 1994-06-29 | 2002-03-14 |
| BIGGAR, Jennifer Kathleen | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2008-03-06 |
| BOOTH, Alistair Edward Moncur | Director | 2005-09-10 | 2025-03-13 |
| BOOY, Anna Christina Helen | Director | 1995-07-11 | 2005-02-17 |
| BRICE, Paul Earl Philip, The Reverend | Director | 1996-01-11 | 2013-03-07 |
| BRITT, Mary Edith, The Revd | Director | 2011-05-15 | 2013-05-21 |
| BROWN, Shelagh Margaret, Revd | Director | — | 1991-11-13 |
| COLLINGWOOD, Margaret Katharine Anderson | Director | 1990-07-04 | 1997-03-13 |
| COX, Paul Anthony | Director | 2017-03-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Ivor Gordon, Venerable | Director | — | 1991-04-12 |
| DE BERTODANO, Teresa Mary Frances | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-03-15 |
| DEAN, Margaret Heath, Canon | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2015-03-05 |
| DONALD, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2014-03-06 |
| EGAN, Pamela Grace | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| FLETCHER, Colin William, Bishop | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2024-11-27 |
| GILLION, Alan Robert, Reverend | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2014-06-13 |
| GILMORE, Alec, Revd | Director | — | 1994-11-10 |
| GOSS, Alister John | Director | — | 1995-03-15 |
| GREEN, Janian | Director | 2003-08-13 | 2019-03-28 |
| HARRIS, Patricia Ann | Director | 1996-12-18 | 2003-03-19 |
| HARRIS, Patrick Burnet, Right Rev | Director | 1994-06-29 | 1998-08-21 |
| HAYES, Sarah Elizabeth, Revd | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| HOME, Gospatric David Laurens Reston | Director | 2002-10-23 | 2007-03-15 |
| LEROY, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1981-06-10 | 1998-03-06 |
| LLOYD, Peter Reid | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2021-03-18 |
| LUCAS, Pamela Kathleen | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| MATTHEWS, Colin John, Revd Canon | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2019-03-28 |
| MAXWELL, Marcus Howard, Revd | Director | — | 1993-11-10 |
| MOBBS, Bernard Frederick, Revd | Director | — | 1991-04-10 |
| MURRAY, Hugh Richard William | Director | 1996-03-17 | 2008-03-06 |
| NAIRNE, Penelope Chauncy, Lady | Director | — | 1995-03-15 |
| PAYNE, Michael Harry | Director | 2008-07-05 | 2014-03-06 |
| PERSSON, Ann Dillon | Director | 2005-05-08 | 2016-06-22 |
| PHILPS, Mark Seymour, The Revd | Director | 1992-11-12 | 1993-11-05 |
| SMITH, Joanna Lucinda | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| SWANNEY, Douglas Martin | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2009-03-05 |
| SWORN, Christopher Howard | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| THORNTON, Timothy Martin, The Right Reverend | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2008-10-03 |
| TRUMBLE, Paul Keith | Director | 1990-11-14 | 1998-01-08 |
| TURNBULL, Anthony Michael Arnold, Right Reverend | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| USHER, Graham Barham, Revd Canon | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2006-03-09 |
| WALLWORK, Charles Norman Robert, Revd | Director | — | 1993-10-25 |
| WEBBER, Abigail Lucy | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2013-12-16 |
| WENT, John Stewart, Rt Revd | Director | — | 2015-03-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Peter Austin | Director | 1995-11-29 | 2000-04-22 |
| WINTER, David Brian, Reverend | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-11-10 |
| WYNTER, Michael, The Revd | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2012-06-13 |
| YOUNG, Ann | Director | 2008-11-12 | 2014-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-9.6%
£780,249 £705,679
-
Cash
-37.8%
£453,771 £282,096
-
Net assets
-3.6%
£1,232,821 £1,188,351
-
Employees
+8.5%
47 51
-
Profit before tax
+92.4%
-£408,620 -£30,886
-
Wages
-18.8%
£1,301,650 £1,056,522
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