ASTHMA AND LUNG UK
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+15.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
-2.6% vs 2024
Employees
188
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ASTHMA AND LUNG UK 2022-02-24 → present
- ASTHMA UK AND BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP 2020-01-15 → 2022-02-24
- BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION 1984-11-14 → 2020-01-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,769,000 | £16,112,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£3,729,000 | £243,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,338,000 | -£320,000 | |
| Cash | £3,475,000 | £4,017,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,199,000 | £13,723,000 | |
| Net assets | £12,213,000 | £11,893,000 | |
| Equity | £12,213,000 | £11,893,000 | |
| Average employees | 195 | 188 | |
| Wages | £7,775,000 | £7,677,000 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -25.2% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | -9.1% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.5% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.7% | 47.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.53x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | -27.62x | 1.90x |
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 U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, and Trustees consider that the charity will remain a going concern for at least the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- ASTHMA AND LUNG UK · parent
- Asthma Enterprises Limited 100%
- ALUK Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Launch of the government's 10 year plan for the NHS.”
- “Abolition of NHS England and restructuring of Integrated Care Boards.”
- “Lung Research Grand Challenges - three bold 10 year research goals designed to radically improve lung health in the UK - launched.”
- “Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been hugely successful with Royal Assent likely to be received in Spring 2026.”
- “Diagnosis Connect, a new concept born from a joint proposal by Asthma and Lung UK, Diabetes UK and MIND, was announced.”
- “Awarded research grants committing a further £1.4 million during 2024-25.”
- “Awarded a five-year grant to establish the Respiratory Data Science Catalyst (RDSC) in 2024.”
- “Successful sale of the investment property in August 2024.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2025-07-31 | — | — |
| CARTELLIERI KARLSEN, Caroline | Director | 2021-02-01 | Dec 1970 | German |
| CHOLIJ, Victor | Director | 2023-06-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| DUCKERS, James Matthew, Dr | Director | 2025-07-31 | Nov 1976 | British |
| HANNAFORD, John David | Director | 2023-08-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| HODSON, Thomas George, Dr | Director | 2024-04-02 | Oct 1982 | British |
| INGRAM, Tamara | Director | 2022-11-02 | Oct 1960 | British |
| JOHNSON, Hannah Margaret | Director | 2025-07-31 | Oct 1986 | British |
| LOMAS, David Arthur, Professor | Director | 2024-01-02 | Feb 1962 | British |
| MORGAN, Katherine Esther | Director | 2020-01-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| O'CONNOR, Michael Cornelius | Director | 2021-02-01 | Dec 1956 | British,Irish |
| PATEL, Niren Ghanshyam | Director | 2020-01-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
| ROLFE WILDE, Crystal | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jan 1981 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Stephanie | Director | 2025-07-31 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Paul James | Secretary | 2018-09-17 | 2019-04-05 |
| CLARKSON, Benjamin Timothy Peter | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | 2024-10-15 |
| FOWLES, Alex | Secretary | 2014-03-20 | 2016-06-23 |
| FOWLES, Alex | Secretary | 2012-08-20 | 2013-08-20 |
| HARRIS, Francoise | Secretary | 2013-08-20 | 2014-02-19 |
| HENLEY, Sharon | Secretary | 2016-10-14 | 2018-09-17 |
| LAMONT, Heather Robb | Secretary | — | 1995-04-25 |
| LAUGHTON, David George | Secretary | 2006-09-18 | 2008-05-31 |
| LEADBETTER, Adam | Secretary | 2016-06-23 | 2016-10-14 |
| LEWIS, Christine Jane | Secretary | 2008-11-28 | 2012-08-08 |
| MOORE, Timothy | Secretary | 2006-07-03 | 2006-09-18 |
| SHOVELTON, Helena, Dame | Secretary | 2008-05-31 | 2008-11-26 |
| SLEET, Sarah Gillian | Secretary | 2024-06-18 | 2025-07-31 |
| WHATT, Debbie Bernice | Secretary | 1995-04-25 | 2006-07-03 |
| WHITEROW, John Christopher | Secretary | 2019-04-08 | 2020-01-01 |
| ABBOTT, David John | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1995-12-11 |
| ANDERSON, Edward Gerald, Dr | Director | — | 1996-06-26 |
| BATTEN, John Charles, Sir | Director | — | 1995-04-26 |
| BELLAMY, David, Dr | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2010-11-24 |
| BERNARD, Ralph Mitchell | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2020-12-10 |
| BESSIRON, Jean-Francois Sylvain Bruno | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-02-25 |
| BLACKSTONE, Tessa, Baroness | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2022-10-11 |
| BORWICK, Geoffrey Robert James, Lord | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2016-12-08 |
| BORWICK, Geoffrey Robert James, Lord | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2008-11-26 |
| BOWES, James Sebastian | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| BRITTON, Mark Gordon, Dr | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2005-11-30 |
| BURGOYNE, Teresa | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2019-12-31 |
| BUSHBY, Emily Jane | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2022-12-15 |
| CALVERLEY, Peter Martin Anthony | Director | 1995-04-26 | 1996-12-09 |
| CATER, Jason Paul | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2016-01-21 |
| CHAPMAN, David Robert Macgowan, Sir | Director | — | 1995-04-26 |
| CHAPPELL, Richard David | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2016-10-13 |
| CHILVERS, Edwin, Professor | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2023-04-11 |
| CLARK, Timothy John Hayes, Professor | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| CLAY, Reginald Trevor | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| COLBERT, Graham Peter | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2018-12-18 |
| CORBETT, Peter Michael | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-09-13 |
| CUMMING, Gordon, Professor | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| DIVANNA, Isabel | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2022-10-31 |
| DOLPHIN, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| EDEY, Russell Philip | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| EISER, Noemi Milena, Dr | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2006-11-29 |
| EMPEY, Duncan William, Professor | Director | 2008-11-26 | 2014-06-14 |
| ENDACOTT, Ruth, Professor | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2012-11-21 |
| EVANS, Emrys Neil, Dr | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2010-11-24 |
| FEHRENBACH, Christine Mary | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2006-11-29 |
| FLOODPAGE, Patrick, Dr | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2013-12-31 |
| FRY, Anthony Michael | Director | — | 2002-10-21 |
| GILCHRIST, Francis, Dr | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2019-12-31 |
| GILL, David Anthony | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2019-12-31 |
| GOLDSTRAW, Peter | Director | — | 1996-12-09 |
| GRAHAM, John Martin | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2024-10-15 |
| GREEN, Malcolm, Professor Sir | Director | — | 2000-10-01 |
| GREENING, Andrew Peter, Professor | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1995-04-26 |
| HALL, Ian Philip, Professor | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| HANCOCK, Russell Wayne | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2006-11-29 |
| HARRISON, Brian, Dr | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2004-11-30 |
| HART, Graham Allan, Sir | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2012-11-21 |
| HASLETT, Christopher, Prof | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2008-11-26 |
| HASLETT, Christopher, Prof | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2000-10-01 |
| HESLOP, Angela Patricia | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1996-06-26 |
| HOLGATE, Stephen Townley, Professor | Director | 2013-06-30 | 2018-08-31 |
| HOLGATE, Stephen Townley, Professor | Director | — | 1999-12-15 |
| HUDSON, Ian John | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2008-06-30 |
| KANTER, Ralph Thomas Ludwig | Director | — | 1999-04-15 |
| KENWORTHY, Ian Anthony | Director | 2014-09-18 | 2016-10-13 |
| KERR, James Wright, Dr | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| LANCASTER, Graham | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2008-11-26 |
| LENNEY, Warren, Professor | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2015-10-14 |
| LENNEY, Warren, Professor | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2007-02-13 |
| LOMAS, David Arthur, Professor | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2013-06-30 |
| LOOTS, John Philip | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2019-12-31 |
| MACKIE, John David | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2001-01-29 |
| MAHER, Toby Michael, Dr | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2017-10-02 |
| MCHARDY, Ross, Dr | Director | — | 1992-12-09 |
| MICHIE, William Guthrie Mcgregor | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2006-06-20 |
| MIDDLEMAS, Robert Hugo Derrington | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-31 |
| MOORE-GILLON, John Christopher, Dr | Director | — | 2000-10-01 |
| MORGAN, Michael David Lane, Dr | Director | — | 2005-06-14 |
| MORRELL, Nicholas, Prof | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2010-11-24 |
| MOSS, Fiona Mary, Dr | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2000-10-01 |
| OGILVIE, Colin, Dr | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| PATON, James, Dr | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2000-10-01 |
| PEEL, Edwin Timothy, Doctor | Director | — | 1999-12-15 |
| PERKINS, Gillian Anne | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2009-03-16 |
| PETTIT, Richard James | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2019-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 368 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+9.1%
£14,769,000 £16,112,000
-
Cash
+15.6%
£3,475,000 £4,017,000
-
Net assets
-2.6%
£12,213,000 £11,893,000
-
Employees
-3.6%
195 188
-
Operating profit
+106.5%
-£3,729,000 £243,000
-
Wages
-1.3%
£7,775,000 £7,677,000
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