UNITED PURPOSE
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£963K
-67.7% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1M
-172.5% vs 2023
Employees
310
-22.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UNITED PURPOSE 2016-11-10 → present
- UNITED PURPOSE LTD 2016-10-21 → 2016-11-10
- CONCERN UNIVERSAL 1976-09-27 → 2016-10-21
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 | £12,108,729 | £4,734,114 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,723,109 | -£3,542,386 | |
| Cash | £2,979,388 | £962,510 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,967,845 | -£1,489,416 | |
| Net assets | £2,052,970 | -£1,489,416 | |
| Equity | £2,052,970 | -£1,489,416 | |
| Average employees | 401 | 310 | |
| Wages | £3,195,350 | £1,895,708 |
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 | -14.2% | -74.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.6% | 227.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 0.41x |
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
- RBK Audit UK Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees believe that there is no material uncertainty about United Purpose ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- UNITED PURPOSE · parent
- Village Aid 100%
Significant events
- “In 2021, United Purpose merged with the Gorta Group which trades as Self Help Africa (see below).”
- “In 2024, CUMO Microfinance Malawi which was part of the United Purpose group, moved under the control of Self Help Africa.”
- “During 2024, United Purpose Malawi and United Purpose Nigeria ceased to exist, and all current projects were transferred to Self Help Africa Malawi and Nigeria respectively.”
- “During 2024, the localisation of the country programmes in Bangladesh and Brazil commenced this process will conclude in 2025.”
- “Due to significant changes and challenges to the global funding environment, during 2025, the global organisation will be undergoing a major restructuring which will involve reducing the number of programme countries to seven by the end of 2025. For United Purpose, this will mean that the country programmes in the Gambia and Senegal will close in 2025. In addition, United Purpose Mozambique is expected to move under the direct control of Self Help Africa at the start of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKPAN, Augustine Emmanuel | Secretary | 2024-05-16 | — | — |
| HUSANI, Hadi | Director | 2016-01-07 | Oct 1975 | Canadian |
| MEAGHER, Geoff | Director | 2023-02-28 | Aug 1949 | Irish |
| OWENS, Dervla | Director | 2021-12-08 | May 1978 | Irish |
| ROBINSON, Mary Benita | Director | 2018-06-25 | Dec 1955 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAL, Tracey | Secretary | 2005-09-26 | 2007-05-21 |
| MCDEVITT, Peter Raymond | Secretary | 2022-05-24 | 2022-12-14 |
| OFOKANSI, Obiechina | Secretary | 2017-02-25 | 2019-06-18 |
| SHIRLEY, Rachel Kathleen | Secretary | — | 2005-09-26 |
| THOMAS, Melissa Jayne | Secretary | 2022-12-14 | 2024-05-16 |
| WHITE, Blaise Alexander | Secretary | 2011-10-08 | 2017-03-31 |
| ARDEN, Donald Seymour, Right Reverend | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2006-02-09 |
| ATFIELD, Peter John | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2021-08-04 |
| AYRES, Peter | Director | 2008-07-05 | 2021-08-04 |
| BARLOW, Susan Ann | Director | 2009-11-28 | 2014-10-21 |
| BISHOP, Daniel Charles | Director | 1998-07-18 | 2012-03-03 |
| BRIGGS, Ceri Suzanne | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2020-05-17 |
| BRIGGS, Ceri Suzanne | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2018-02-14 |
| BRIGGS, Nicholas Howard | Director | 2014-09-27 | 2016-04-25 |
| BULL CBE, David Neill | Director | 2016-11-26 | 2021-08-04 |
| BYRNE, Tony | Director | 1999-05-22 | 2001-10-16 |
| CHESHIRE, Leonard | Director | — | 1992-08-01 |
| COLLIE, Rosemary Jane | Director | 2006-09-23 | 2010-06-26 |
| COTTRELL, Catherine Anne | Director | 2020-06-22 | 2024-07-24 |
| DAVIDSON, Martin Stuart | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2021-08-04 |
| DAVIES, Alan | Director | 2014-06-28 | 2018-06-30 |
| DEAL, Tracey | Director | 2004-06-05 | 2009-11-27 |
| DIBBA-WADDA, Oley Lucretia Clara | Director | 2009-11-28 | 2011-11-13 |
| FITZGIBBON, Catherine Anne | Director | 2021-08-13 | 2022-06-30 |
| FOX, Carmel | Director | 2021-08-13 | 2023-02-28 |
| GORMLEY, Michael, Professor | Director | 2021-08-13 | 2022-11-28 |
| HOWARD, Friedenstern | Director | 1990-10-10 | 2006-04-08 |
| HOWE, Sara | Director | 2012-09-22 | 2015-05-26 |
| HUGHES, Josephine, Treasurer | Director | — | 1995-06-08 |
| LAURENTI, Tiziano, Father | Director | 1995-07-04 | 1999-02-20 |
| LENNON, Colm Anthony | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1997-07-22 |
| LLOYD, Michael Antony | Director | 2001-06-02 | 2010-02-12 |
| MARSHALL, Steven | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2020-11-30 |
| MCGEE, Joan Maureen | Director | — | 2009-11-28 |
| MCLEISH, Donald John, Chairman | Director | — | 2005-04-27 |
| MINCHINTON, Rachal Jane | Director | 2020-06-22 | 2020-09-01 |
| MPOKOSA, Chikondi | Director | 2008-07-05 | 2009-10-02 |
| MPOKOSA, Chikondi | Director | 2008-07-05 | 2016-12-01 |
| MUSHET, Nicola Mary | Director | 2004-11-27 | 2018-05-31 |
| ODONOVAN, Jerome Finbarr | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1999-08-24 |
| PHIRI, Macduff | Director | 2011-12-21 | 2013-01-10 |
| PLUMEREL, Joelle | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2013-08-06 |
| POWNER, Michael Gerard | Director | 2002-11-23 | 2006-01-03 |
| PULMAN, Nicola | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2020-03-30 |
| SHERLOCK, Tracey | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2012-02-15 |
| SHIRLEY, Rachel Kathleen | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2009-11-28 |
| TAMUNO, Philip Biodomo Ladele, Dr | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2014-03-24 |
| TAYLOR, Fiona Deirdre | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2012-11-04 |
| TODD, Robin | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2016-11-25 |
| TODD, Robin Edward | Director | 2006-09-23 | 2010-08-01 |
| TUCKER, Benjamin | Director | 2007-11-24 | 2010-01-28 |
| VERNES, Hajnal Ildiko | Director | 2020-06-22 | 2020-11-30 |
| WESTON, Lucy | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2016-08-16 |
| WYNNE, Adam Mark | Director | 2014-09-27 | 2018-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorta | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2021-08-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-60.9%
£12,108,729 £4,734,114
-
Cash
-67.7%
£2,979,388 £962,510
-
Net assets
-172.5%
£2,052,970 -£1,489,416
-
Employees
-22.7%
401 310
-
Wages
-40.7%
£3,195,350 £1,895,708
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