EDGE FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-08
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
+2,103.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
-0.9% vs 2023
Employees
15
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-08.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- EDGE FOUNDATION 2004-06-28 → present
- EDEXCEL FOUNDATION 1996-09-12 → 2004-06-28
- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COUNCIL 1991-12-02 → 1996-09-12
- BUSINESS & TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL 1986-02-25 → 1991-12-02
- BUSINESS AND TECHNICIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL 1982-12-10 → 1986-02-25
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £691,000 | £703,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,422,000 | -£1,399,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,075,000 | -£189,000 | |
| Cash | £416,000 | £9,167,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,488,000 | £20,299,000 | |
| Net assets | £20,488,000 | £20,299,000 | |
| Equity | £20,488,000 | £20,299,000 | |
| Average employees | 15 | 15 | |
| Wages | £793,000 | £808,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -205.8% | -199.0% | |
| Net margin | -155.6% | -26.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.9% | -6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.1% | 0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 52.06x | 71.06x |
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
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider the company's status as a going concern, including its financial security, the adequacy of its reserves and the robustness of future financial forecasts. Edge Foundation has undertaken a re-appraisal of expenditure across a number of areas and made conservative future budget projections. There is a reasonable level of confidence attached to the current projections, which do not threaten the solvency of Edge Foundation or its status as a going concern. Current resources provide the company with sufficient financial strength to withstand a significant downturn within the coming twelve months, while income and expenditure remain carefully controlled.”
Significant events
- “In 2024 the leadership of the Edge Youth Network was transferred to Ashoka UK.”
- “As part of a strategic review, the Finance and Audit Committee initiated a tender process to evaluate investment management providers. Following this review, the decision was made to transition to a new investment house, ensuring alignment with the charity's long-term financial strategy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWDESWELL, Ben | Secretary | 2022-05-18 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Amma Serwaa Appiah | Director | 2022-03-09 | Mar 1994 | British |
| BATHMAKER, Ann-Marie | Director | 2019-10-22 | Jun 1957 | British |
| CLARK, Toby Sebastien | Director | 2024-05-31 | Nov 1977 | British |
| DANIYAN, Pauline Yvette | Director | 2011-09-21 | Oct 1966 | British |
| GARROD WATERS, Rebecca | Director | 2022-03-09 | May 1975 | British |
| HATCHER, Stephen Robert | Director | 2024-12-04 | Jan 1963 | British |
| LILLEY, Elaine Ann | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jul 1958 | English |
| PEACOCK, Alison Margaret, Dame | Director | 2024-05-31 | Oct 1959 | British |
| ROLLASON, Charles Russell | Director | 2023-03-08 | Jun 1968 | British |
| STEVENS, Andrew Lloyd | Director | 2015-03-18 | Aug 1969 | British |
| WINCH, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2024-09-18 | Jun 1949 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Alice Suzannah | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2022-05-18 |
| BARNARD, Alice Suzannah | Secretary | 2016-04-06 | 2019-07-03 |
| KELLETT, Rachel | Secretary | 2010-03-24 | 2016-01-28 |
| KERR, John Andrew Sinclair | Secretary | 1999-05-13 | 2002-05-23 |
| MULLARKEY, Stephen Patrick | Secretary | 2002-05-23 | 2003-10-01 |
| POWELL, Andrew Gordon | Secretary | 2003-10-01 | 2010-02-28 |
| SAMUELS, Jane Mary | Secretary | 2019-07-03 | 2021-11-22 |
| SEDDON-CAUSEY, Joseph Peter | Secretary | — | 1996-01-31 |
| UNSWORTH, John Warburton | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1999-05-13 |
| ABLE, Graham George | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2004-06-22 |
| ADONIS, Andrew, Lord | Director | 2014-08-06 | 2018-06-14 |
| ADONIS, Andrew, Lord | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2014-06-18 |
| ARMITAGE, Gillian | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| ARNOLD, Ruth Frances | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-05-14 |
| BAKER, Kenneth Wilfred, The Rt Hon Lord Baker Of Dorking | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2019-07-03 |
| BARKER, Barry | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| BATES, Neil Ronald | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2024-05-31 |
| BERKELEY, John Patrick | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1998-05-14 |
| BETTS, Derek John | Director | — | 1998-05-14 |
| BUTLER, Michael Somerset | Director | 2019-10-22 | 2024-10-03 |
| CAPEY, John Granville, Dr | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1999-05-13 |
| CAPEY, John Granville, Dr | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| CLELAND, Ivan David | Director | 1995-07-06 | 1996-09-19 |
| CLOUGH, Bertram Watson | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1996-10-07 |
| COPLAND, Geoffrey Malcolm, Dr | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2003-05-22 |
| COX, John Colin Leslie | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2010-06-17 |
| DAVEY, Godfrey Stewart | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-05-02 |
| DAVIES, Richard Arthur | Director | — | 2003-01-22 |
| DEE, Lesley Margaret | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1998-05-14 |
| DUNFORD, John Ernest, Sir | Director | 1994-01-20 | 1996-08-21 |
| EMBREY, Derek Morris | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| FAVELL, Gary Alan | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2010-12-14 |
| FRASER, Derek, Professor | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1998-05-14 |
| GEE, Ruth | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1996-11-26 |
| GRAY, Stephen John | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-12-08 |
| GREGORY, Kenneth John, Professor | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| HAIKIN, Patricia | Director | — | 1995-08-24 |
| HARPER, Rosemary Denise | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-09-30 |
| HAWKES, John Garry, Sir | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2020-09-23 |
| HAWKES, John Garry, Sir | Director | — | 2009-02-28 |
| HOBBS, Peter Thomas Goddard | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1998-05-14 |
| HOLLAND, Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 1994-08-24 | 1996-01-02 |
| HOLWELL, Peter | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-05-02 |
| HORNE, Malcolm | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1999-05-13 |
| HORNER, David John | Director | 1995-05-04 | 2010-06-17 |
| HUNTER, Philip John, Sir | Director | — | 1995-08-01 |
| HUSBANDS, Christopher Roy, Professor | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2004-06-22 |
| INSTONE, Malcolm Audley | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1996-08-21 |
| JENKINS, Nicholas | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| JOHNSTON, Ian Alistair, Dr | Director | 1995-10-11 | 1998-05-14 |
| KEMP, Pamela Anne | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2001-12-01 |
| KENT, Gillian Dawn Celia | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2011-06-15 |
| KERR, John Andrew Sinclair | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2003-07-04 |
| KIDD, Louise Anne | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1997-10-03 |
| LAWTON, Denis, Professor | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2001-05-17 |
| LEE, Michael | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2009-10-21 |
| LEITCH, Noelle, Lady | Director | 2008-06-19 | 2011-06-15 |
| LENNAN, David | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2004-06-22 |
| LICKISS, Michael Gillam, Sir | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| LIMB, Ann Geraldine, Dame | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2001-05-17 |
| MALTPRESS, Alan John | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| MC CLURE, Roger Niall | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1998-05-14 |
| MCBRIDE, John Kristian Lars | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2010-02-10 |
| MCCLURE, Francis Vernon | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-05-14 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Kenneth | Director | 1998-05-14 | 2007-04-29 |
| NEAL, Harry Morton | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| O'SHEA, Timothy Michael Martin, Professor Sir | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2001-05-17 |
| PATERSON, Gordon James | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1998-05-14 |
| PEYTON-JONES, Tobias Grant | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2022-05-18 |
| PHILLIPS, Roger Brownlow | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1998-05-14 |
| PIPER, Richard John | Director | 2001-02-21 | 2002-10-04 |
| PLANT, Marion Grace | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2015-10-29 |
| PURSER, Lynda | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1993-12-01 |
| RAINEY, Mary Teresa | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2005-12-14 |
| RATCLIFFE, Keith George Menzies | Director | — | 1997-05-02 |
| RIORDAN, Colin Bryan, Professor | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2022-03-09 |
| ROBERTS, Gillian Frances | Director | 1997-05-02 | 2001-05-17 |
| ROGERS, Thomas Gordon Parry | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| SANDERSON, Michael David, Dr | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2004-06-22 |
| SATCHWELL, Kevin Joseph, Sir | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2019-04-06 |
| SCALES, Neil | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2012-06-13 |
| SEGAL, David Anthony | Director | 1997-05-02 | 2004-06-22 |
| SELLARS, John Ernest | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| SHATTOCK, Michael Lewis, Professor | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1998-05-14 |
| SHERGOLD, Kevin Raymond | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1998-05-14 |
| SILVER, Ruth Muldoon, Dame | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2010-06-17 |
| SPELLMAN, Irene Ruth | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2003-05-22 |
| SPENCE, Samuel John, Dr | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 370 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+1.7%
£691,000 £703,000
-
Cash
+2,103.6%
£416,000 £9,167,000
-
Net assets
-0.9%
£20,488,000 £20,299,000
-
Employees
0%
15 15
-
Operating profit
+1.6%
-£1,422,000 -£1,399,000
-
Wages
+1.9%
£793,000 £808,000
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