D&AD
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
-17.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
57
+1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
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.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- D&AD 2004-11-02 → present
- BRITISH DESIGN & ART DIRECTION 1998-01-02 → 2004-11-02
- THE DESIGNERS AND ART DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1993-03-22 → 1998-01-02
- DESIGNERS AND ART DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF LONDON LIMITED 1966-07-11 → 1993-03-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,235,532 | £7,915,368 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £525,819 | £211,339 | |
| Cash | £6,747,278 | £5,542,926 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,490,195 | £6,701,534 | |
| Net assets | £6,490,195 | £6,701,534 | |
| Equity | £6,490,195 | £6,701,534 | |
| Average employees | 56 | 57 | |
| Wages | £2,745,347 | £2,642,463 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.4% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.0% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.37x | 6.17x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the charitable group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charitable group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- D&AD · parent
- D&AD Trading Limited 1%
- D&AD USA INC 1%
- D&AD Hong Kong Ltd 1%
Significant events
- “D&AD is currently within a program of iterative transformation to launch new innovation and redevelop existing technology and functionality to transform the business going forward.”
- “Significant investment in the development of D&AD digital platforms during 2024-25 has led to considerable enhancements in back-office efficiency and overall organisational productivity.”
- “The strategic relocation of the Awards Festival and Ceremony to London's South Bank proved highly successful, significantly increasing the charity's profile.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISSELBROOK, John Robert | Secretary | 2025-09-05 | — | — |
| AMARATUNGA HITCHCOCK, Ravi | Director | 2023-03-01 | Oct 1985 | British |
| FOLLETT, Emma Bridget | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| KELLY, Hannah | Director | 2023-03-01 | Sep 1993 | Irish |
| KNEEBONE, Jonathan Matthew | Director | 2021-11-30 | Sep 1965 | British |
| LEONARD, Nils Daniel | Director | 2025-05-21 | May 1977 | British |
| POYNTON, Malcolm | Director | 2024-03-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| PRAKASH, Priya | Director | 2024-10-03 | Aug 1975 | British |
| RENWICK, Jacqueline | Director | 2019-09-18 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SMITH, Lisa | Director | 2024-03-01 | Feb 1978 | American,British |
| SOBRAL FRANCA, Rodrigo | Director | 2025-11-24 | Sep 1978 | British |
| TAYLOR-HAYFORD, Kwamena | Director | 2021-11-30 | Jul 1983 | American |
| WALLANDER, Camilla | Director | 2026-01-20 | Nov 1968 | Swedish |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Bruce Malcolm Lee | Secretary | 2006-11-30 | 2011-01-06 |
| KESTER, David | Secretary | 2000-04-01 | 2000-08-07 |
| KESTER, David Martin Albert | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2000-08-07 |
| LINDSAY, Timothy Thomas | Secretary | 2025-07-23 | 2025-09-05 |
| LYNCH, Dara Francis | Secretary | 2011-01-06 | 2025-09-05 |
| THOMSON, Alan Charles | Secretary | 2000-08-07 | 2006-11-30 |
| THOMSON, Alan Charles | Secretary | — | 2000-03-31 |
| ARNOLD, Rosemary Charlotte | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| ARNOLD, Rosemary Charlotte | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2009-09-15 |
| BARDALES, Rossana | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2017-09-11 |
| BARKER, Laurence George | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2001-01-31 |
| BELFORD, Paul Sheridan, Dr | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2008-09-18 |
| BELL, Nicholas Julian | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2005-01-25 |
| BONNER, Mark John | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2015-09-30 |
| BRAZIER, Paul | Director | 2007-09-12 | 2010-09-14 |
| BREEZE, Caitlin | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2014-09-24 |
| BRIM, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2024-04-11 |
| BRODY, Neville Stanley | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2014-09-24 |
| BUDGEN, Frank | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| BULLARD, Nicola Caroline | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-09-30 |
| BURGOYNE, Patrick Alexander John | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2019-11-14 |
| CAMI, Aziz | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1993-12-14 |
| CAMPBELL, Robert Peter | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2004-01-28 |
| CARBERY, Simon Charles | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2009-09-15 |
| CARTER, Philip | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1995-01-10 |
| CARTY, Thomas Paul | Director | 1996-01-24 | 1999-01-28 |
| CASEY, Robert Bernard | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1995-01-10 |
| CASSON, Dinah | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2008-09-18 |
| CHEETHAM, Andrew Kevin | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| CLARK, Bryan Alexander | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| COLLISTER, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2005-01-25 |
| CONDE, Francisco | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2017-09-30 |
| CONRAN, Sebastian Orby | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2009-09-15 |
| DAVIDSON, Antony Francis | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2007-09-12 |
| DEMPSEY, Michael | Director | 1996-01-24 | 1998-01-29 |
| DENNY, Michael Francis | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2001-01-31 |
| DENTON, Mark Stephen | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2010-09-14 |
| DEVOY, Harriet Jane | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2019-09-18 |
| DUCKWORTH, Bruce Michael | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2017-09-11 |
| DUCKWORTH, Bruce Michael | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2012-09-25 |
| DYE, David John | Director | 1997-01-29 | 2000-01-31 |
| ENEBEIS, Liza | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2025-11-25 |
| ERIXON, David | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2016-09-21 |
| FERRY, David | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2012-09-25 |
| FINK, Graham | Director | 1993-12-14 | 1997-01-29 |
| FITZMAURICE, Thomas | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2015-09-30 |
| FLETCHER, Howard Edmund | Director | 2000-01-31 | 2003-01-23 |
| FROST, Vince | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| GARDNER, Hamish Aneurin Keir | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2016-09-21 |
| GATLEY, Peter | Director | 1995-01-10 | 1999-01-28 |
| GERMAIN, Daniel Ian | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2017-09-11 |
| GIBBONS, Stephen | Director | 1995-01-10 | 1998-01-29 |
| GREGORY, Laura Maria | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-09-24 |
| HAMM, Garrick | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2009-09-15 |
| HEISS, Florian | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-09-24 |
| HOGGINS, Kenneth | Director | 2000-01-31 | 2003-01-23 |
| HOLMES, Adrian | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1995-01-10 |
| HOOPER, Stephen | Director | 1995-01-10 | 1998-01-29 |
| HOUSE, Keren | Director | 2000-01-31 | 2003-01-23 |
| HSIUNG, Kai Lu | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2021-11-30 |
| HUNTER, Natalie Charlotte | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-09-24 |
| JENKINS, Thomas Islwyn David | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| JENSEN, Brian Paul | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2009-09-15 |
| JOHANNESDOTTIR, Fura | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2024-10-03 |
| JOHNSON, Michael Robert | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2004-01-28 |
| JOHNSON, Steven Edward | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| JORDAN BAMBACH, Laura | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2015-09-30 |
| KEANEY, Siobhan | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| KELLEY, John Victor | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| KENNEDY, Roger Peter | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2008-09-18 |
| LEARMAN, Simon Russell | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2015-09-30 |
| LEARMAN, Simon Russell | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2011-09-21 |
| LEEVES, Paul | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| LEONARD, Nils | Director | 2025-03-01 | 2025-05-01 |
| LEONARD, Nils Daniel | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2017-09-11 |
| LESLIE, Jeremy Francis | Director | 2007-09-12 | 2010-09-14 |
| LEWIS, Patricia Mary | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1996-01-24 |
| LINDSAY, Timothy Thomas | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2011-09-21 |
| LOGAN, Ian Henry | Director | 1995-03-06 | 1997-01-29 |
| MAAG, Bruno | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2019-09-18 |
| MANCHIPP, Simon Benjamin | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-09-24 |
| MANNING, Thomas Christopher | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2017-09-11 |
| MARCANTONIO, Alfredo | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1994-11-22 |
| MARQUIS, Simon John | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2006-09-14 |
| MAWHINNEY, Billy | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2010-09-14 |
| MAWHINNEY, Wiiliam John Peter | Director | 1988-10-11 | 1997-01-29 |
| MELLOR, Richard | Director | 1996-01-24 | 1999-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Dara Francis Lynch | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2025-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 500 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
-3.9%
£8,235,532 £7,915,368
-
Cash
-17.8%
£6,747,278 £5,542,926
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£6,490,195 £6,701,534
-
Employees
+1.8%
56 57
-
Wages
-3.7%
£2,745,347 £2,642,463
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