WAVERLEY ABBEY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-09 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-8.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+4.6% vs 2024
Employees
80
+6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£70K
+114.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WAVERLEY ABBEY TRUST 2023-02-17 → present
- CWR 1988-06-14 → 2023-02-17
- CWR LIMITED 1986-02-17 → 1988-06-14
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 | £3,685,494 | £4,663,818 | |
| Operating profit | -£270,690 | £268,262 | |
| Profit before tax | -£478,147 | £69,719 | |
| Net profit | -£478,147 | £69,719 | |
| Cash | £1,874,256 | £1,714,256 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,155,223 | £4,058,582 | |
| Net assets | £1,531,995 | £1,601,714 | |
| Equity | £1,531,995 | £1,601,714 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 80 | |
| Wages | £1,860,059 | £1,943,709 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.3% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | -13.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.5% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.3% | 74.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.76x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | -1.17x | 1.03x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Trustees is comfortable that the going concern basis is appropriate for the accounts, as detailed in the accounting policies.”
Group structure
- WAVERLEY ABBEY TRUST · parent
- Waverley Abbey Asia Limited 100%
- Waverley Abbey Trading Limited 100%
- Waverley Abbey College Limited 100%
Significant events
- “successfully completed the third year of our 3 year turnaround plan”
- “increased prayer activity with packed-out monthly worship nights, non-stop 24-7 Prayer weeks, "Pray it forward" supporter online events and 3 regular rhythms of daily public prayer and worship on site.”
- “developed a new programme of training days and boot camps to help our guests encounter God and get equipped in the Bible, Prayer, Family Life and Leadership.”
- “continued to build the development and reach of the new Every Day with Jesus App”
- “started the "24-7 Academy @ Waverley Abbey" - a 16 week Internship programme”
- “enrolled a record number of 117 new students on courses starting in September 2025”
- “launched a fully online MA in Counselling which has driven a 100% uplift in student enrolments for this course in September 2025.”
- “trained 101 new students in our Contemporary Chaplaincy Course and built out our ambitious ten year multi-lateral partnership project to place a Chaplain in every secondary school in the UK.”
- “made significant improvements in our IT infrastructure with the integration of a new Student records system.”
- “activity in Asia to host seminars, training and leadership networking events has continued in the year.”
- “begun to refurbish the House as much as is prudent from working capital and developed a Capital Master Plan to build capacity for future demand (especially a new Chapel/ Broadcast facility and guest accommodation).”
- “delivered a surplus in the year of £69,719 (deficit £478,147).”
- “Training income to £1.9M (£1.6M).”
- “non-charitable trading advance 84% to £0.5M (£0.3M).”
- “Income from Donations & Legacies advanced 22% to £2.0M (£1.6M).”
- “gifted a residential investment property.”
- “The audit registration of Kreston Reeves LLP was transferred to Kreston Reeves Audit LLP on 6 October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWES, Simon Benjamin | Secretary | 2022-10-20 | — | — |
| ALBERTO, Elisa | Director | 2025-02-03 | Oct 1982 | Italian |
| COSTA, Ken | Director | 2022-08-08 | Oct 1949 | British |
| GREIG, Peter Govan Fairchild | Director | 2022-08-08 | Nov 1968 | British |
| HICKMAN, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2021-07-28 | Dec 1964 | British |
| KUCHANNY, Christopher | Director | 2022-08-08 | Feb 1976 | British |
| PEET, Robert James | Director | 2019-11-19 | Jul 1966 | British |
| ROCHE, Fergal William | Director | 2021-07-28 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEXON, Paul | Secretary | — | 2008-05-29 |
| APTED, Stephen Peter | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2022-04-28 |
| BARKER, Andrea Caroline | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-09-09 |
| BENNETT, Robert Geoffrey, Rev | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2018-04-26 |
| BEXON, Paul | Director | 2008-12-04 | 2015-04-16 |
| BIRD, Douglas Leslie | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2002-04-18 |
| BRADLEY, Stephen John | Director | 1999-08-19 | 2020-07-15 |
| BUCKINGHAM, Paul Vinton, Dr | Director | 1998-07-23 | 2011-07-07 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael Clifford | Director | 1995-02-09 | 2002-02-21 |
| COX, Daphne Jennifer | Director | 1995-10-05 | 2008-04-24 |
| GUBB, Sean Patrick | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2020-05-01 |
| HOLBIRD, Derek John, Reverend | Director | 2015-02-06 | 2022-09-08 |
| HOSKIN, John | Director | — | 1995-04-20 |
| HUGHES, Selwyn, Rev | Director | — | 2004-04-22 |
| JACKSON, Coleen Rachel | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2015-01-30 |
| LAPORTE, Emma, Dr | Director | 2022-03-02 | 2022-09-08 |
| LENTON, Ann Cathrine | Director | 1995-10-05 | 2008-04-24 |
| MORELL, June Loraine | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2020-04-22 |
| MORGAN, Gillian Mary | Director | — | 1994-10-01 |
| MURRAY, Karen | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2024-04-19 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Michael, Dr | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| OSGOOD, Hugh James, Rev Dr | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2009-09-11 |
| PAINE, Maurice Gladwyn Victor | Director | — | 2006-04-11 |
| PARTRIDGE, Trevor James | Director | — | 1998-04-23 |
| RIGBY, Michael Harry | Director | 1994-10-27 | 2006-04-27 |
| RIVETT, David Geoffrey | Director | — | 2006-04-27 |
| ROSSER, David | Director | 2006-02-22 | 2018-04-26 |
| RUBERY, Jani Lynn | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2026-04-27 |
| SHEPHERD, Beverley Anne | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2003-02-03 |
| SHILLITOE, David Rickman | Director | 1994-11-24 | 2007-04-26 |
| SOPP, Graham Jenman | Director | 2015-02-06 | 2020-09-29 |
| STEVENSON, Fiona Jean | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2014-07-10 |
| THOMAS, Mervyn Lloyd Samuel | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2019-04-25 |
| TOMES, Philip John | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2015-03-08 |
| TURNER, Benjamin Philip | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2015-04-16 |
| WIESNER, Derick Gerard | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2013-11-16 |
| WINSON, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | — | 2007-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-05-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-02-17 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-02-17 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2023-02-17 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-02-17 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2023-02-17 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2022-10-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+26.5%
£3,685,494 £4,663,818
-
Cash
-8.5%
£1,874,256 £1,714,256
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£1,531,995 £1,601,714
-
Employees
+6.7%
75 80
-
Operating profit
+199.1%
-£270,690 £268,262
-
Profit before tax
+114.6%
-£478,147 £69,719
-
Wages
+4.5%
£1,860,059 £1,943,709
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