THE MEDICALERT FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-28 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-9.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-8.9% vs 2023
Employees
13
-7.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£138K
-193% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE MEDICALERT FOUNDATION 2005-11-09 → present
- MEDIC ALERT FOUNDATION BRITISH ISLES AND IRELAND 1993-12-09 → 2005-11-09
- MEDIC-ALERT AND DISTRICT 105 LIONS LIMITED 1964-07-28 → 1993-12-09
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 | £1,204,004 | £1,154,695 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£47,071 | -£137,900 | |
| Net profit | -£47,071 | -£137,900 | |
| Cash | £1,705,923 | £1,549,330 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,547,003 | £1,409,103 | |
| Net assets | £1,547,003 | £1,409,103 | |
| Equity | £1,547,003 | £1,409,103 | |
| Average employees | 14 | 13 | |
| Wages | £538,291 | £539,108 |
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 | -3.9% | -11.9% | |
| Current ratio | 5.49x | 5.74x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE MEDICALERT FOUNDATION · parent
- MedicAlert Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 marked the 60th anniversary of The MedicAlert Foundation (MedicAlert®), when we celebrated six decades of life-saving service in the UK and Republic of Ireland.”
- “MedicAlert is currently undergoing a period of transformation. While 2024 saw the launch of many exciting new initiatives, income from membership and product sales declined.”
- “In 2024, MedicAlert UK, in partnership with Thames Valley Police, piloted a new safeguarding initiative focused on the Herbert Protocol.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURBIDGE, Nick | Director | 2021-02-22 | Jul 1972 | British |
| CHURCHILL, David | Director | 2021-02-22 | Feb 1960 | British |
| CLEAVER, Herjinder | Director | 2026-03-25 | May 1976 | British |
| FICKLING, Nicola | Director | 2025-07-01 | Nov 1985 | British |
| FINN, Maria, Dr | Director | 2021-02-22 | Jun 1975 | Irish |
| FLEMING, Ian | Director | 2021-02-22 | Mar 1966 | British |
| GRANT, Roma | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| HEANEY, Carolyn | Director | 2026-03-25 | Feb 1968 | British |
| TENNENT, John Charles Roger | Director | 2021-11-12 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLCOCK TYLER, Debra Marjorie | Secretary | 2007-07-23 | 2007-11-20 |
| ANNETTS, Deborah Claire | Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2007-07-20 |
| GILES, Kirsten Jayne | Secretary | 2017-03-22 | 2017-08-01 |
| PURVIS, Martin Terence Alan | Secretary | 2007-11-20 | 2012-06-18 |
| RAWDEN, Mark Peter | Secretary | 2012-06-18 | 2016-10-07 |
| SHAH, Rati | Secretary | — | 1999-07-27 |
| WILLIAMSON, Anthony Masters | Secretary | 1999-07-27 | 2003-08-09 |
| ALLCOCK TYLER, Debra Marjorie | Director | 2005-09-02 | 2010-02-25 |
| ANNETTS, Deborah Claire | Director | 2003-11-18 | 2007-07-20 |
| AYERS, Philip | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2004-07-31 |
| BATY, Edward | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| BELL, George | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| BISHOP, Vincent | Director | 2014-11-26 | 2018-02-22 |
| BRADFIELD, Michael John | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| BRADLEY, John | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| CHADWICK, Julia Lee | Director | 2005-11-14 | 2007-07-23 |
| CHAMBERS, Deryck | Director | — | 1992-07-15 |
| CHAPMAN, David John, Professor | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2006-05-31 |
| CHENEY, Christopher | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| CHIME, Winifred Njideka | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2018-09-05 |
| CURRY, Joseph Patrick | Director | 1996-02-28 | 2000-07-29 |
| CUTHBERT, Ian | Director | 2001-08-04 | 2003-06-30 |
| DAUBENEY, Philip Rolfe | Director | 1991-12-31 | 1994-06-14 |
| DU PLESSIS, Johan, Doctor | Director | 2008-12-04 | 2010-02-23 |
| EDEN, Bryan | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-06-16 |
| EDWARDS, Greg | Director | 2023-04-04 | 2024-01-25 |
| EVANS, Richard | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2013-10-22 |
| EXETER, Christopher | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2008-07-19 |
| FARMER, Tom | Director | 1992-07-15 | 2003-08-09 |
| GADSBY, Tony | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2019-06-14 |
| GALLIANO, Stephen John | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2022-10-19 |
| GEE, Christopher Michael | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2019-09-20 |
| GILCHRIST, Denis John Charles | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| GILES, Kirsten Jayne | Director | 2017-02-23 | 2017-08-01 |
| GILL, Annette | Director | 2014-11-26 | 2020-01-31 |
| GLENDINNING, Angus Ian Robert | Director | 1992-07-15 | 1993-06-16 |
| GODBER, Conroy Albert | Director | 1992-07-15 | 1993-06-16 |
| GUPTA, Sanjeev | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2010-07-22 |
| GUY, Robert Bruce, Dr | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2012-09-26 |
| HALL, Shirley Helen | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2022-12-11 |
| HAMILTON FARRELL, Martin Robert, Doctor | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2008-02-21 |
| HASLER, Frances Noel | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2015-07-29 |
| HENDERSON, Ian Douglas, Mr. | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2021-11-28 |
| HILL, Janis Lesley | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| HISCOCK, Benet | Director | 2014-11-26 | 2020-06-30 |
| HITCHINS, Wilfred David William | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| JIWA, James | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| KELSON, Simon John | Director | 2005-09-02 | 2012-09-26 |
| KING-FISHER, John Errol | Director | 1995-08-23 | 2003-08-09 |
| LANGFORD, Gerald | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-07-29 |
| LANGFORD, Hannah | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2015-09-25 |
| LAWDER, Simon David Patrick | Director | 1992-07-15 | 1996-09-11 |
| LAWSON, Thomas | Director | — | 1992-07-15 |
| LAYCOCK, William Derek | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2005-11-29 |
| LEE, Howard Patrick | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2003-02-20 |
| MCCOOLE, Patrick | Director | — | 2003-08-09 |
| MCQUAID, Moira | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2013-04-05 |
| MISTRY, Vanmali Maganlal | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1996-06-05 |
| MORGAN, Kenneth | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2011-12-15 |
| NATHAN, Philip Charles | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2014-07-31 |
| NEWMAN, Helen Clare | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2022-02-03 |
| NIGHTENGALE, Eric | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| POWELL, Justine, Mis | Director | 2009-11-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| POWELL, Justine, Mis | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2009-09-02 |
| PURVIS, Martin Terence Alan | Director | 2008-07-19 | 2012-03-20 |
| QURESHI, Amber | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2013-10-22 |
| ROBINSON, Brendon | Director | 1992-07-15 | 1999-07-22 |
| RUDD, Ivan | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| SEATON, Jane | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2018-01-14 |
| SHERIDAN, Caroline | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-06-07 |
| SHILLITO, Doug | Director | 2001-08-04 | 2005-09-02 |
| SHIU, Man Lung, Dr | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1994-06-30 |
| SUTHERLAND, John Arthur | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2016-11-01 |
| TAYLOR, Harold | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| TODD, Ian | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2013-10-22 |
| TURNER, Patrick John Rigaud | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| WADE, Ronald William | Director | 1996-06-05 | 2005-09-02 |
| WEBB, John | Director | — | 1992-07-15 |
| WILLIAMSON, Anthony Masters | Director | 1993-06-16 | 2003-08-09 |
| WILLIS, Charlotte | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2023-07-19 |
| YATES, Patrick | Director | — | 1992-07-15 |
| ZUCKERMAN, Jane | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2004-08-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.1%
£1,204,004 £1,154,695
-
Cash
-9.2%
£1,705,923 £1,549,330
-
Net assets
-8.9%
£1,547,003 £1,409,103
-
Employees
-7.1%
14 13
-
Profit before tax
-193%
-£47,071 -£137,900
-
Wages
+0.2%
£538,291 £539,108
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