VARIETY, THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-12 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-29
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-31.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+4.6% vs 2023
Employees
20
-4.8% vs 2023
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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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £965,535 | £1,289,355 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£351,686 | £176,379 | |
| Cash | £2,620,273 | £1,788,584 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,025,971 | £5,095,361 | |
| Net assets | £3,832,322 | £4,008,701 | |
| Equity | £3,832,322 | £4,008,701 | |
| Average employees | 21 | 20 | |
| Wages | £837,411 | £792,479 |
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 | -36.4% | 13.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 4.01x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected cashflows and income and expenditure for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least a year from the date the accounts are signed. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity will be able to continue in business and meet its liabilities as they fall due. The accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VARIETY, THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY · parent
- Variety Events Limited 100%
Significant events
- “His Majesty King Charles III graciously accepted the Patronage of Variety, coinciding with our 75th anniversary in Great Britain.”
- “delivered a record-breaking 87 Sunshine Coaches across the UK.”
- “reached a significant milestone with the delivery of our first all-electric Sunshine Coach”
- “wheelchair programme provided 44 bespoke wheelchairs to children in need, while our equipment grants delivered 73 pieces of specialist equipment”
- “The Variety Disability Sports Awards 2024 held in November. This landmark event welcomed over 300 guests including 21 ParaGB athletes and launched our "Voices for Change" campaign to increase inclusion for disabled children in sport.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUINNESS, Laurence | Secretary | 2025-12-08 | — | — |
| BRYER, Tania Sara | Director | 2023-05-22 | Jul 1962 | British |
| CARNIE, Andrew | Director | 2025-05-19 | Feb 1974 | British |
| DAVIES KC, Helen Louise | Director | 2024-05-03 | May 1969 | British |
| FERGUSON, Rory James De Poulton | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jul 1980 | British |
| GEDDES, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2024-05-03 | Oct 1959 | British |
| MOHINDRA, Tesula | Director | 2021-04-29 | Nov 1966 | British |
| REID, Stefanie Mcleod | Director | 2025-05-19 | Oct 1984 | British |
| SAMMEROFF, Candice Laura | Director | 2023-02-27 | Sep 1975 | British |
| SHALSON, Talya Kim | Director | 2023-02-27 | Jul 1975 | British |
| WHITTLE, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2022-02-11 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWN, Stephen Maurice | Secretary | 2010-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| JENNINGS, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2003-07-15 | 2004-12-31 |
| MCGRATH, Bernard Michael | Secretary | 2002-04-09 | 2002-07-16 |
| MCGRATH, Bernard Michael | Secretary | 1991-12-31 | 1997-04-09 |
| ROBERTSON, Pamela Ann | Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2003-07-15 |
| SALTER, Stanley Anthony | Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| SHALSON, Talya Kim | Secretary | 2023-02-27 | 2025-12-08 |
| SHAW, Martin Alan | Secretary | 2001-06-08 | 2002-04-09 |
| SIMMONDS, Anthony | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| WEBSTER, Robert Aird | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| WEINRABE, Eric Melvyn | Secretary | 1997-04-09 | 2001-06-08 |
| AMAYA TORRES, Hugo | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2008-10-21 |
| ANDREWS, Keith John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-02-27 |
| ASTAIRE, Jarvis Joseph | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| AUSTIN, Philip | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| BABANI, Hedy-Joy Joy | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BARNETT, John Evan | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BARNETT, Jonathan Ian | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-06-19 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-07-27 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2003-01-01 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| BECKWITH, Gary Mervyn William | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BEDDOW, Charles Edward Kenneth | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BEECHAM, Robert Simon | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-03-06 |
| BIGGS, George Christopher | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| BLACKBURN, Anthony Wainwright | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-05-21 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Patricia Diana | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| BRENNER, Malcolm Howard, Mr. | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BURLEY, Philip George | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BURLEY, Philip George | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| COHEN, Eliot Moses | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| CROWN, Stephen Maurice | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2012-02-21 |
| CURTIS, Raymond Brian | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-11-30 |
| CURTIS, Raymond Brian | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| DAVIS, Laurence Howard | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2020-06-05 |
| DUTFIELD, Raymond John | Director | — | 1991-11-19 |
| FISHMAN, Stanley | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| FONTENLA NOVOA, Manuel | Director | 2004-02-17 | 2009-01-01 |
| FRAME, Anthony Christopher | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2003-02-04 |
| FRASER, Filan Henderson | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Anthony Mackenzie | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Anthony Mackenzie | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Anthony Mackenzie | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| GARROD, Norman John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| GOLD, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-05-22 |
| GOTTLIEB, Stephen Louis Gerald | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| GREEN, Estate Of Trevor Henry | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2020-04-30 |
| GREGG, Paul Richard | Director | — | 1992-12-21 |
| HARRINGTON, Richard Irwin | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Anthony Leonard | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| HATCH, Anthony Peter | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HENRY LYONS, Anthony | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HUNNIFORD, Gloria | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| KAHN, Russell Alexander | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
| KAHN, Russell Alexander | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| KAPHAN, Norman Leslie | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| KERNER, Jane Vivian | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-10-16 |
| KITCHLEW-WILLIAMSON, Dilaram | Director | 2016-04-11 | 2026-01-26 |
| LANGTON, Edward | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-07-16 |
| LANGTON, Edward | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Paul David | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Jason Grant Rees | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2022-12-09 |
| MARTIN, James Oliver, Mr. | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| MICHEAL, Dennis | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| MORLEY, Eric | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-11-09 |
| MORLEY, Julia Evelyn | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Charles Harold | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-05-23 |
| MURRAY, Charles | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Charles Harold | Director | 1991-01-01 | 1994-01-01 |
| MUSTOE, Kenneth Richard | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-19 |
| NATHAN, Ronald | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2022-12-09 |
| NATHAN, Ronald | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| NATKIEL, Rodney Victor | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-10-09 |
| NATKIEL, Rodney Victor | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Thomas Patrick | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| PRABHU, Tushar Sudhakar | Director | 2015-02-19 | 2025-12-31 |
| RATCLIFF, John Edward | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2011-08-23 |
| RATCLIFF, Marsha Rae | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| RATCLIFF, Marsha Rae | Director | 1991-11-19 | 1994-01-01 |
| REGAN, Terence | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-01-01 |
| REMOND, Guy Antony | Director | 2021-09-28 | 2025-05-19 |
| RICHES, Ian Norman | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-02-06 |
| RIPPON, Angela May | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| ROSENBLATT, Lionel Theodore | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| SACHS, John Raymond | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| SALTER, Stanley Anthony | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| SAMUELSON, Michael Edward Wylie | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-08-26 |
| SANGSTER, William James | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 377 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+33.5%
£965,535 £1,289,355
-
Cash
-31.7%
£2,620,273 £1,788,584
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£3,832,322 £4,008,701
-
Employees
-4.8%
21 20
-
Wages
-5.4%
£837,411 £792,479
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