DITCHLEY FOUNDATION(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-11 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£883K
-96.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£102M
+3.1% vs 2024
Employees
39
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-97.5% 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 | £181,414 | £386,860 | |
| Operating profit | £72,206,054 | £750,688 | |
| Profit before tax | £72,191,178 | £1,804,930 | |
| Net profit | £74,250,843 | £3,044,089 | |
| Cash | £27,013,159 | £882,540 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £99,344,967 | £102,389,056 | |
| Net assets | £99,344,967 | £102,389,056 | |
| Equity | £99,344,967 | £102,389,056 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 39 | |
| Wages | £1,422,154 | £1,667,737 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39801.8% | 194.0% | |
| Net margin | 40928.9% | 786.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.7% | 0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 171.74x | 34.30x | |
| Interest cover | 812.22x | 5.46x |
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
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DITCHLEY FOUNDATION(THE) · parent
- Ditchley Park Conference Centre Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Between April 2024 and March 2025, the geopolitical landscape was profoundly reshaped by the re-election of President Donald Trump. The new Administration is both more radical than the first Trump Presidency and in a hurry to make the most of its opportunity.”
- “During 2024/2025, sales were concluded on several of the more substantial assets within Dr Catherine Wills' legacy. These included the sale of Knockando House... and 5 associated residential properties, the Michael Andrews painting School IV Barracuda... and a residential property in Lechlade.”
- “After years of planning and enabled by Catherine Wills' transformational legacy, work began on our most ambitious building project yet, the multi-million pound refurbishment of the East Wing of the mansion to provide 7 ensuite period bedrooms... and, on the ground, floor modern open plan offices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Katie Rosemary | Secretary | 2015-01-05 | — | — |
| BRIDGES, James George, Lord | Director | 2019-07-06 | Jul 1970 | British |
| DOW, Pamela Margaret | Director | 2021-06-30 | Nov 1979 | British |
| GASCOYNE CECIL, Robert Michael James, Marquess Of Salisbury, | Director | 2018-07-07 | Sep 1946 | British |
| GLASGOW, Marjorie Neasham | Director | 2020-06-27 | Dec 1961 | British,American |
| KING, Julian, Sir | Director | 2021-06-30 | Aug 1964 | British |
| LANDALE, James Charles Bryan | Director | 2022-12-12 | Sep 1968 | British |
| MERISOTIS, Jamie | Director | 2022-12-12 | Apr 1964 | American |
| MORRISON, David John | Director | 2022-06-29 | Jan 1959 | British |
| PIERCE, Karen Elizabeth, Dame | Director | 2025-09-24 | Sep 1959 | British |
| SOAMES, Rupert Christopher, The Hon | Director | 2024-09-25 | May 1959 | British |
| WILLS, Robert Anthony Hamilton, The Hon | Director | 2022-12-12 | Oct 1983 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHATT, Ashish Janardan | Secretary | 2001-11-06 | 2007-02-12 |
| PUNTAN-GALEA, Sarah Louise Raphael | Secretary | 2011-09-27 | 2015-01-05 |
| ROBSON, Elizabeth Carol | Secretary | 1998-08-10 | 2001-11-05 |
| TOMLIN, Nina Elisabeth | Secretary | 2007-02-12 | 2011-09-01 |
| WEEKS, Heather Marguerite | Secretary | — | 1998-08-09 |
| ACLAND, Antony Arthur, Sir | Director | — | 1996-07-13 |
| ALDINGTON, Charles Harold Stuart, Lord | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2022-06-29 |
| ALI, Rushanara | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2024-09-27 |
| ANGUS, Michael Richardson, Sir | Director | 1994-06-23 | 2009-07-11 |
| BILIMORIA, Karan Faridoon, Lord | Director | 2011-07-09 | 2019-07-06 |
| BLACKSTONE, Tessa Ann Vosper, Baroness | Director | — | 1997-05-09 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell, Baroness | Director | 2003-07-12 | 2011-07-09 |
| BROOMFIELD, Nigel, Sir | Director | 1999-09-05 | 2002-05-17 |
| BUTLER OF BROCKWELL, Frederick Edward Robin, Lord | Director | 2003-07-12 | 2011-07-09 |
| CHADLINGTON, Peter Selwyn, Lord | Director | 2011-07-09 | 2019-07-06 |
| CHALKER OF WALLASEY, Lynda, The Rt Hon Baroness | Director | 1997-12-20 | 2005-12-31 |
| CONWAY, Robert Michael | Director | 1998-05-19 | 2013-07-13 |
| CROWE, William James, The Honourable | Director | 1994-05-25 | 1997-09-23 |
| EBERLE, James Henry Fuller, Admiral Sir | Director | — | 1992-03-01 |
| FINLAY, David Francis Kerr | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2013-07-13 |
| GILLMORE, David Howe, Lord | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1999-03-20 |
| GLADWIN, Derek Oliver | Director | — | 1993-11-16 |
| GRANT, Malcolm John, Professor | Director | 2003-07-12 | 2011-07-09 |
| GRANT CMG, Charles Peter | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2021-06-30 |
| GRIEVE, Dominic Charles Roberts | Director | 2016-07-09 | 2024-09-25 |
| HARTMANN, Peter, His Excellency Dr | Director | 1993-06-19 | 1995-03-10 |
| HENDERSON, John Nicholas, Sir | Director | — | 1995-04-04 |
| HENNESSY, Peter John, Baron Hennessy Of Nympsfield | Director | 2011-07-09 | 2019-07-06 |
| HILL, Jonathan Hopkin, Lord | Director | 2017-07-08 | 2025-12-31 |
| HOME, David Alexander Cospatrick, The Earl Of Home | Director | — | 2003-07-12 |
| HUNT OF TANWORTH, John Joseph Benedict, The Lord | Director | — | 1991-07-06 |
| JOHNSON, Joseph Edmund | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2017-07-08 |
| JOWELL, Tessa Jane Helen Douglas, Baroness | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2018-07-18 |
| JUDGE, Barbara Singer, Lady | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-07-13 |
| KING, David, Professor Sir | Director | 2011-07-09 | 2019-07-06 |
| KNIGHT, Andrew Stephen Bower | Director | — | 2013-07-13 |
| LADER, Philip, He Ambassador | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2001-02-28 |
| LLOYD, Richard Ernest Butler, Sir | Director | — | 1993-05-25 |
| LOEHNIS, Anthony David | Director | — | 2012-07-14 |
| LOMAX, (Janis) Rachel | Director | 2014-07-12 | 2022-06-29 |
| MADDOX, Bronwen Maria | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2019-04-01 |
| MAGEE, Bryan | Director | — | 2002-07-06 |
| MAJOR, John, Rt Hon Sir | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2009-07-11 |
| MALMGREN, Karen Philippa, Dr | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2017-07-08 |
| MANDELSON, Peter Benjamin, Lord | Director | 2019-07-06 | 2025-02-05 |
| MORENO, Glen Richard | Director | — | 1998-01-28 |
| MOTTRAM, Richard Clive, Sir | Director | 2002-07-06 | 2013-07-13 |
| NAIRNE, Patrick Dalmahoy, Sir | Director | — | 2005-07-09 |
| NEWMAN, Paul | Director | 2014-07-12 | 2022-06-29 |
| O'NEILL, Onora Sylvia, Baroness | Director | 2003-07-12 | 2011-07-09 |
| OESTERHELT, Jurgen Ernst Otto, Dr | Director | 1995-04-19 | 1997-07-10 |
| PADMORE, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2016-07-09 | 2024-09-25 |
| PADMORE, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2005-07-09 | 2013-07-13 |
| PALLISER, Arthur Michael, Sir | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| PILKINGTON, Alastair, Sir | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| PRASHAR, Usha Kumari, Baroness | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2014-07-13 |
| REYNOLDS, Emma | Director | 2017-07-08 | 2024-09-25 |
| ROBERTSON, George Islay Macneill, Lord | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2017-11-01 |
| SEITZ, Raymond George Hardenbergh, He The Hon | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| SHEINWALD, Nigel Elton, Sir | Director | 2013-07-13 | 2021-06-30 |
| SMITH, Martin Gregory, Sir | Director | 2016-07-09 | 2021-02-01 |
| STEPHENS, Philip Francis | Director | 2008-07-12 | 2021-06-30 |
| TICKELL, Crispin Charles Cervantes, Sir | Director | 2002-07-06 | 2014-07-13 |
| TUGENDHAT, Christopher Samuel, Lord | Director | — | 2003-07-12 |
| VON MOLTKE, Gebhardt, He Ambassador | Director | 1997-09-23 | 1999-10-12 |
| VON PLOETZ, Hans Friedrich, He Dr | Director | 1999-11-11 | 2002-07-06 |
| WARNOCK, Helen Mary, Baroness | Director | — | 2003-07-12 |
| WESTON, John Pix | Director | 2003-07-12 | 2011-07-09 |
| WESTON, Margaret Kate, Dame | Director | — | 2003-07-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain, Baroness Williams Of Crosby | Director | 2002-07-06 | 2014-07-13 |
| WILLS, Catherine Mary Hamilton, Dr | Director | 1993-05-26 | 2022-07-29 |
| WILLS, Hugh David Hamilton, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-10 |
| WINDLESHAM, David James George Hennessy, Lord | Director | — | 2007-11-28 |
| YOUNG, Janet Mary, The Rt Hon The Baroness | Director | — | 2002-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | 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
- 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
+113.2%
£181,414 £386,860
-
Cash
-96.7%
£27,013,159 £882,540
-
Net assets
+3.1%
£99,344,967 £102,389,056
-
Employees
+2.6%
38 39
-
Operating profit
-99%
£72,206,054 £750,688
-
Profit before tax
-97.5%
£72,191,178 £1,804,930
-
Wages
+17.3%
£1,422,154 £1,667,737
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