BRITISH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENT FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-03 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-19
Watchouts
Cash
£246K
+25.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-4% vs 2024
Employees
9
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £706,806 | £746,013 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £88,404 | -£45,007 | |
| Cash | £195,910 | £246,007 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,117,135 | £1,082,421 | |
| Net assets | £1,117,135 | £1,072,128 | |
| Equity | £1,117,135 | £1,072,128 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 9 | |
| Wages | £361,521 | £364,210 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 12.5% | -6.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.77x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are required to confirm that it is appropriate for the BAC to adopt the going concern principle in preparing its accounts. Based on the viability review and taking into consideration the BAC closing reserves and strong cash position, the Trustees of the British Accreditation Council have reasonable expectation that the charity will continue to operate for the 12 months from the signature of this report.”
Significant events
- “Dr Nicola Mellor resigned in the current year, at the end of her term on 31 October 2024.”
- “Prof Mary Bishop was appointed Deputy Chair of Council in February 2025.”
- “Three new trustees were recruited in April 2025: Mrs Mariam Kilanava, Prof Rhys Rowland-Jones, Ms Ros Parker OBE.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOHRER, Janet, Dr | Secretary | 2019-10-21 | — | — |
| ALAM, Md Mahbubul | Director | 2021-10-01 | Nov 1987 | British |
| BISHOP, Mary Joy, Professor | Director | 2018-10-18 | Dec 1960 | British |
| CARDEW, Philip Westbury, Professor | Director | 2022-09-01 | Feb 1961 | British |
| EVERETT, Kevin Malcolm | Director | 2019-01-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| FLATMAN, Richard | Director | 2026-04-15 | Nov 1959 | British |
| GRIFFITH, Marc | Director | 2020-04-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| HUERTAS HIDALGO, Esther, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | Feb 1975 | Spanish |
| JACKSON, Stephen, Dr | Director | 2017-04-06 | Oct 1951 | British |
| KILANAVA, Mariam | Director | 2025-04-30 | Nov 1985 | Georgian |
| MANNING, Anthony, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| PARKER OBE, Rosalyn | Director | 2025-04-30 | Jun 1967 | British |
| ROWLAND-JONES, Rhys, Prof | Director | 2025-04-30 | Mar 1958 | British |
| STEC, Victoria, Dr | Director | 2019-08-30 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAND, David Edward | Secretary | 2009-02-27 | 2020-02-06 |
| BUCKLOW, Caroline Winifred Mary, Dr | Secretary | 2004-07-05 | 2005-08-26 |
| LAIDLAW, Robin Patrick | Secretary | 2005-08-26 | 2006-03-01 |
| LAIDLAW, Robin Patrick | Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 2004-07-05 |
| PARRY, David Wyn | Secretary | — | 1993-08-31 |
| VICKERS, Stephen, Dr | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2009-02-27 |
| BILLAM, Diane | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2018-02-22 |
| BLACKWELL, John Charles, Dr | Director | — | 1994-12-08 |
| BLAND, David Edward | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2020-02-06 |
| BRISTOW, Stephen Leigh, Dr | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2003-05-08 |
| CLARKE, Kate, Dr | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2019-03-04 |
| COX, Timothy James | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2012-11-16 |
| DANCY, John Christopher, Professor | Director | — | 1993-12-02 |
| FEAR, Paul Edward | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2015-04-07 |
| FLETCHER, Colette | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2021-03-02 |
| GIBBS, William Fred Ernest | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2012-11-16 |
| GLOVER, Eric | Director | — | 2017-04-06 |
| GODWIN, Clifford Laurence, Air Commodore | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2004-08-20 |
| HANNAGAN, Timothy James | Director | 1995-12-07 | 1998-03-26 |
| HENRY, John William | Director | — | 1993-12-02 |
| HOWAIL, Habes | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2020-06-07 |
| LAW, David Steven | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2024-08-31 |
| LEWIS, Richard Wayne | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2019-01-01 |
| MAGUIRE, Karena | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2019-11-05 |
| MEATS, Eric Norman | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2002-05-02 |
| MELLOR, Nicola Jo, Dr | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| MIDDLEHURST, Robin May, Professor | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2019-06-20 |
| MIDDLETON, Graham Leigh | Director | 1994-12-08 | 1998-08-31 |
| READ, Ann Musgrove, Dr | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2021-10-14 |
| SCOTT, Dominic Kingsley Eason | Director | 2006-07-27 | 2022-08-31 |
| STEPHENSON, James | Director | — | 2003-05-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Robert | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2019-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Philip Westbury Cardew | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-09-01 | Active |
| Dr Stephen Jackson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-04-16 | Active |
| Mr David Steven Law | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-02-09 | Ceased 2024-08-01 |
| Ms Karena Mary Maguire | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-10-21 | Ceased 2019-11-05 |
| Mr Dominic Kingsley Eason Scott | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-08-31 |
| Mr David Edward Bland | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-06 |
| Professor Robin May Middlehurst | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-20 |
| Dr Kate Clarke | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-04 |
| Mr Richard Wayne Lewis | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Mr Peter Robert Williams | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Diane Billam | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-22 |
| Mr Eric Glover | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+5.5%
£706,806 £746,013
-
Cash
+25.6%
£195,910 £246,007
-
Net assets
-4%
£1,117,135 £1,072,128
-
Employees
0%
9 9
-
Wages
+0.7%
£361,521 £364,210
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