BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-21
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-14.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+5.9% vs 2023
Employees
338
-1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£298K
+46.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-21.
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3 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 Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,811,040 | £25,082,738 | |
| Operating profit | £163,629 | £240,495 | |
| Profit before tax | £203,904 | £298,276 | |
| Net profit | £163,865 | £277,334 | |
| Cash | £3,043,222 | £2,607,409 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,709,122 | £4,986,456 | |
| Net assets | £4,709,122 | £4,986,456 | |
| Equity | £4,709,122 | £4,986,456 | |
| Average employees | 343 | 338 | |
| Wages | £19,028,255 | £19,791,813 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 25.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.67x | 1.87x |
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
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Council's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (THE) · parent
- Venture Press Limited 100%
- College of Social Work 100%
- National College of Social Work 100%
- BASW Trust 100%
- Social Work Employment Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 86 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONRO, Joanna | Secretary | 2026-04-28 | — | — |
| BALD, Caroline Janette, Dr | Director | 2025-06-04 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CHEATHAM, Lisa Ann | Director | 2025-06-04 | Nov 1966 | British |
| FOX, Joanne Ruby | Director | 2025-06-04 | Nov 1964 | British |
| HO, Annie Sai Ki | Director | 2021-09-16 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JOSEPH, Merlin | Director | 2023-07-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MCDONALD, Caroline | Director | 2022-10-07 | Nov 1979 | Scottish |
| OKPAJE, Oluwatoyin Yetunde | Director | 2024-06-05 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| PENNINGTON, Andrew | Director | 2022-10-07 | Aug 1963 | Welsh |
| ROBERTS, Lewis Owen | Director | 2024-11-22 | Apr 1984 | British |
| ROMEO, Lynette Pauline | Director | 2024-07-10 | Sep 1955 | British |
| ROSS, Julia Mary | Director | 2019-11-20 | Jan 1945 | British |
| THOMAS, Shantel Bianca | Director | 2025-11-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WALKER, Janet Ann Clare, Dr | Director | 2022-06-14 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKLEY, Sally | Secretary | 1994-07-18 | 2000-12-05 |
| DAWSON, Thomas Hilton | Secretary | 2009-06-10 | 2012-09-18 |
| JOHNSTON, Ian Hamish | Secretary | 2000-12-05 | 2009-06-09 |
| JONES, David Noel | Secretary | — | 1994-07-15 |
| KONSTANDIS, Shirley Linda | Secretary | 2012-09-19 | 2016-05-19 |
| RYAN, Faith | Secretary | 2016-05-20 | 2017-04-28 |
| ALDER, Charlotte | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2015-04-30 |
| ALLAN, David Mckay | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2017-09-20 |
| ANDERSON, Mary Helen | Director | 1997-06-22 | 2002-12-05 |
| ANDERSON, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2023-11-15 | 2024-10-22 |
| BAFF, Carey Margaret | Director | 2002-06-13 | 2004-05-19 |
| BAFF, Carey Margaret | Director | 1992-09-14 | 2002-04-12 |
| BAICHER, Neeta Singh | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2024-06-05 |
| BAMFORD, Terence Donald | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2016-04-27 |
| BARNES, Ronald John | Director | 2007-05-02 | 2014-06-11 |
| BARNES, Ronald | Director | 1999-03-27 | 2003-04-04 |
| BARTOLI, Angelina | Director | 2017-05-12 | 2021-12-07 |
| BEAGLEY, Janet | Director | — | 1992-04-09 |
| BEECH, Christian Lloyd | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2024-06-05 |
| BEST, Lesley Anne | Director | 2021-09-16 | 2023-06-14 |
| BHADURI, Reba | Director | 1999-03-27 | 1999-11-01 |
| BIRCHALL, James | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2012-06-14 |
| BIRCHALL, James | Director | 1996-11-21 | 1999-03-27 |
| BIRCHALL, James Rodney | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1993-05-31 |
| BRANDON, Allen David | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| BROWN, Alistair William | Director | 2013-09-23 | 2015-04-30 |
| BROWN, Frank | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| BURCHELL, David Henry James | Director | 1993-04-02 | 1994-04-14 |
| BURGESS, Kate | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2006-02-09 |
| BUTTLE, John | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2000-08-30 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael Stanley | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2017-04-26 |
| CHARNOCK, David John | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1994-04-14 |
| CHITTLEBURGH, Timothy William John Philip | Director | 2008-02-11 | 2010-04-28 |
| CHOWDHURY-ALLEN, Camelia Ahmed | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2024-04-10 |
| COLLIER, Felicity Elaine | Director | 2006-05-11 | 2007-09-12 |
| CONWAY, Robert Lindsay | Director | 1995-04-07 | 2000-09-30 |
| COOPER, Dean | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-06-03 |
| CURRIE, Judith Esther | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2024-06-05 |
| DARRAGH, Eithne | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2009-04-30 |
| DOSSETT DAVIES, John William | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2001-06-14 |
| DOSSETT DAVIES, John William | Director | 1993-09-13 | 1994-09-30 |
| DRURY, Keith | Director | 2008-04-30 | 2013-04-19 |
| DUDLEY, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2021-09-15 |
| DUNN, Alyson | Director | 2001-04-07 | 2003-04-04 |
| EAGLESON, Helen | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2005-05-25 |
| ELLERY, Andrew Harvey | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2015-07-29 |
| ELLISON, Ian David | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2016-08-03 |
| ELLISON, Ian David | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2015-04-30 |
| EVANS, Sally Ann | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1995-04-07 |
| FAROOQI, Rukhsana, Dr | Director | 2021-09-16 | 2021-11-02 |
| FAWCETT, Brian James | Director | 2002-06-13 | 2002-12-05 |
| FAWCETT, Brian James | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2002-04-12 |
| FAWCETT, Judith Ann | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| FOSTER, Adrian Mark | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1994-09-30 |
| FOULDS, Janet Susan | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2009-04-30 |
| FRANKLIN, Joan Elizabeth | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2013-06-27 |
| FRANKLIN- LESTER, Rupert | Director | 2006-05-11 | 2010-03-05 |
| FULLER, Frances | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2020-09-15 |
| FULLER, Frances | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2014-06-11 |
| GANDHI, Pushpa | Director | 1995-11-01 | 1999-03-27 |
| GARLAND, Arlene Joyce | Director | 2017-05-11 | 2019-06-21 |
| GARLAND, Harry Metchell | Director | — | 1995-04-07 |
| GEGG, Ann | Director | — | 1994-04-14 |
| GEOGHEGAN, Luke, Rev Dr | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2016-10-13 |
| GILL, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2017-05-11 | 2022-05-31 |
| GILL, Mandeep | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2022-10-07 |
| GOODALL, Peter Melvyn | Director | 1992-04-24 | 1993-04-01 |
| GORDON, Janine | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2026-02-13 |
| GREEFF, Roger Jeremy | Director | 2001-04-07 | 2006-05-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, Mary | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2002-02-11 |
| GRIST, Amanda Clare | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| HALL, Patricia Ruth Jose | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2013-07-16 |
| HALL, Peter | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2006-05-10 |
| HALL, Stella | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-03-01 |
| HANSON, Sumayya Emily | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2024-01-15 |
| HARRIS, Kathryn | Director | — | 1992-04-09 |
| HARROP, David | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2015-06-04 |
| HAYES, David Alexander | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2026-02-13 |
| HAYS, Patricia Blaxland | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2013-02-11 |
| HINDLEY, Ruth | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| HOGARTH, George Russell | Director | 2024-10-22 | 2024-10-22 |
| HOLLAND, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 1998-02-01 | 1999-03-27 |
| HOLLAND, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| HOPKINS, Jeffrey Sidney | Director | 1997-11-30 | 1999-03-27 |
| HUNTER, Helen | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2005-05-25 |
| IRWIN, Marjorie Stephanie | Director | 1997-11-04 | 1999-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 552 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+5.3%
£23,811,040 £25,082,738
-
Cash
-14.3%
£3,043,222 £2,607,409
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£4,709,122 £4,986,456
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Employees
-1.5%
343 338
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Operating profit
+47%
£163,629 £240,495
-
Profit before tax
+46.3%
£203,904 £298,276
-
Wages
+4%
£19,028,255 £19,791,813
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