TEARFUND
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£30M
+9.5% vs 2024
Employees
893
-17.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- TEARFUND 2001-03-16 → present
- TEAR FUND 1988-06-21 → 2001-03-16
- TEAR FUND LIMITED 1970-11-13 → 1988-06-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £82,587,000 | £80,238,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£140,000 | £2,571,000 | |
| Cash | £3,425,000 | £3,510,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,189,000 | £30,206,000 | |
| Net assets | £27,179,000 | £29,750,000 | |
| Equity | £27,179,000 | £29,750,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,078 | 893 | |
| Wages | £31,896,000 | £26,335,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -0.2% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.2% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | 6.78x | 7.03x |
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
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered these matters, the Trustees do not believe there is a material uncertainty and so have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- TEARFUND · parent
- Tearfund Trading Limited 1%
Significant events
- “During 2024/25, a wholesale review of the Articles was undertaken. As a result, changes were made to various administrative provisions, which included the removal of the requirement to hold an Annual General Meeting, given that the Trustees are the only members of the company.”
- “During 2024/25, the CEO Nigel Harris, gave notice that he would be retiring on 30 June 2025 after nearly ten years of service. The Board has initiated the process to appoint a new Chief Executive.”
- “Included within the above grants income are gifts in kind of £1,836,000 (2023/24: £1,211,000), which are also included in either expenditure or stock.”
- “As at 31 March 2025, Tearfund had been notified of a number of legacies which have not been recognised as income in the Statement of Financial Activities as they did not meet the charity's legacy income recognition criteria. These legacies are considered part of the charity's legacy pipeline and are expected to be realised in future periods. The estimated gross value of these legacies is £2,142,000 (2024: £1,748,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOLLY, Francis Joseph | Secretary | 2025-03-13 | — | — |
| BIDEN, Stephanie Clare | Director | 2017-09-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| BIEHLER, Alfred Weyers | Director | 2025-05-23 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CHRISTIAN, Jayakumar Kuruvilla | Director | 2020-09-15 | Feb 1954 | Indian |
| COTTERELL, Tracy Jane | Director | 2025-06-10 | May 1960 | British |
| DE SOUZA, Catherine Alison | Director | 2021-09-24 | Jul 1981 | British |
| LASZLO, Anna Elisabeth | Director | 2018-09-27 | Aug 1969 | British |
| MACKIE, Andrew Fraser | Director | 2025-05-23 | Dec 1966 | British,South African |
| NDAGIJIMANA, Jean Paul | Director | 2021-03-24 | Jun 1970 | Rwandan |
| ODUSOLU, Akinyemi Olusesan | Director | 2022-01-05 | Feb 1964 | British |
| WESSON, David Martin | Director | 2019-12-04 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADENEY, David William | Secretary | — | 1995-03-22 |
| COE, Pippa Alice | Secretary | 2023-09-27 | 2024-05-07 |
| DREW, Mary Ann | Secretary | 2015-12-09 | 2023-09-27 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Andrew Graham | Secretary | 1998-11-25 | 2008-12-08 |
| GOUGH, Richard Edward Charles | Secretary | 2008-12-08 | 2010-11-30 |
| HINGSTON, Stephen Terence | Secretary | 1995-03-22 | 1998-11-25 |
| HOPKINSON, Alison | Secretary | 2011-10-06 | 2015-12-09 |
| SANDERSON, Caroline Jane Louise | Secretary | 2024-05-07 | 2025-03-12 |
| ARUMUGAM, Stanley | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-12-10 |
| ARUMUGAM, Stanley | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2023-12-06 |
| ARUMUGAM, Stanley, Dr | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2023-04-24 |
| BAKER, Jennifer Mary | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2016-09-15 |
| BARNARDO, David Eric, Dr | Director | — | 1992-11-18 |
| BARNES, Antony Jonathan Ward | Director | 2021-02-18 | 2023-10-28 |
| BUTTRICK, Miles Richard | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2006-09-20 |
| CALVER, Clive Richard, Rev | Director | — | 1997-03-19 |
| CAMP, Robert Michael | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2017-07-12 |
| CAMPANALE, David Bruno | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2016-09-15 |
| CATHCART, Ewan Chalmers Fawcett | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2003-09-17 |
| CHILVER, Brian Outram | Director | — | 1999-11-24 |
| COLCHESTER, Charles Meredith Hastings | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| COLLINS, Jennifer Mary | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| COWING, Helen Gaye | Director | 2024-03-14 | 2024-09-30 |
| CURTIS, William Ian | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2021-09-29 |
| DAVIDSON, John | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-12-10 |
| DAVIES, Stanley Leslie, Rev | Director | — | 1998-11-25 |
| DE LEYSER, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2010-07-07 |
| EDWARDS, Joel Patrick, Reverend | Director | 1997-11-26 | 1999-04-06 |
| EVANS, Julian, Professor | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2010-07-07 |
| EVANS, Julian, Prof | Director | 1993-03-17 | 2002-09-12 |
| FINAMORE, Stephen, Reverend Dr | Director | 1996-07-18 | 2005-09-07 |
| GREENSLADE, David John | Director | — | 1993-05-19 |
| HARVEY, John Kenneth, Professor | Director | — | 1992-11-18 |
| HEALD, Stephanie Jane | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2020-09-24 |
| HICKFORD, Andrew, Reverand | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2010-07-07 |
| HUGHESDON, John Stephen | Director | 1991-11-27 | 1996-11-27 |
| HURST, Kim Barbara | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2011-07-13 |
| JONES-EVANS, Sally Ann | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| LANKESTER, Thomas Edwin, Dr | Director | 1993-03-17 | 2002-09-12 |
| LAVER, Simon Roy | Director | 2006-05-04 | 2013-06-12 |
| LONEY, Philip Duncan | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-09-15 |
| MAHTANI, Deepak | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2018-09-27 |
| MALTON, Douglas Percy | Director | — | 1992-11-18 |
| MATHER, Harold Clive | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2018-09-27 |
| MELLUISH, Mark Peter, Rev | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2020-09-24 |
| MILLER, Harold Creeth, Reverend | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2021-09-29 |
| MILLS, Jillian | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2019-09-26 |
| MITCHELL, Susan | Director | 1992-11-18 | 2002-05-08 |
| MORRIS, Michael Leonard | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1996-11-27 |
| NORTHCOTT, Roger Hamilton | Director | — | 1996-11-27 |
| NUAMAH WILLIAMS, Rosemary Winifred | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-02-01 |
| OGILVY, Julia Caroline | Director | 2010-09-26 | 2017-07-12 |
| PEARCE, Lisa Annette | Director | 2024-10-31 | 2025-03-01 |
| PHINDA, Harry | Director | 2020-03-11 | 2024-12-04 |
| POGGO, Anthony Dangasuk, Right Reverend | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2019-12-04 |
| PRIOR, Ian Roger Lyndon, Reverend | Director | 1994-12-07 | 2004-11-10 |
| ROWLAND, Craig | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2019-09-26 |
| SHAW, John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-04-30 |
| SHAW, John | Director | 2012-09-27 | 2021-09-29 |
| SMITH, John Speirs, Rev | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2009-07-07 |
| SMITH, Margaret | Director | 1997-11-26 | 2007-09-19 |
| THOMAS, Nigel Alan Dawson | Director | 1997-11-26 | 1998-07-15 |
| TILLETT, Sarah Louise, Reverand | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2011-07-13 |
| TIPLADY, Richard David, Rev | Director | 1999-02-16 | 2002-01-22 |
| TODD, David Andrew Thompson | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2014-09-25 |
| TOMKINS, Andrew Mervyn, Professor | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2008-09-24 |
| TOMKINS, Andrew Mervyn, Professor | Director | — | 1997-11-26 |
| WHITE, David Edgar | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2008-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 272 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-2.8%
£82,587,000 £80,238,000
-
Cash
+2.5%
£3,425,000 £3,510,000
-
Net assets
+9.5%
£27,179,000 £29,750,000
-
Employees
-17.2%
1,078 893
-
Wages
-17.4%
£31,896,000 £26,335,000
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