WONDERSEEKERS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-05 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-21
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-1.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-5.3% vs 2024
Employees
55
+7.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£192K
-143% vs 2024
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
- WONDERSEEKERS 2022-11-30 → present
- WINCHESTER SCIENCE CENTRE 2015-09-10 → 2022-11-30
- HAMPSHIRE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1986-04-28 → 2015-09-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,951,000 | £3,054,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £447,000 | -£192,000 | |
| Net profit | £447,000 | -£192,000 | |
| Cash | £2,042,000 | £2,005,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,609,000 | £3,417,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,609,000 | £3,417,000 | |
| Equity | £3,609,000 | £3,417,000 | |
| Average employees | 51 | 55 | |
| Wages | £1,536,000 | £1,729,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 15.1% | -6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 5.15x | 5.40x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees are committed to closely monitoring the Charity's financial performance and ensuring that it continues to operate in a sustainable and responsible manner.”
Group structure
- WONDERSEEKERS · parent
- Sparking Curiosity Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Phyllida Mary | Director | 2021-10-21 | Jul 1960 | British |
| KEMP, Malcolm Hugh David | Director | 2023-10-18 | May 1960 | British |
| MAY, Janet Charis | Director | 2025-07-17 | May 1958 | British |
| OWEN, Janet Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2023-10-18 | Feb 1968 | British |
| ROWLAND, Tariro Yvonne | Director | 2023-10-18 | Jan 1991 | British,Zimbabwean |
| SHEPPARD, James Paul | Director | 2025-07-17 | Oct 1989 | British |
| TAYLOR, Linda Sharon | Director | 2023-10-18 | May 1962 | British |
| THANAWALLA, Rutang Kirit, Dr | Director | 2021-10-21 | Oct 1970 | British |
| WAYMAN, Robert Michael | Director | 2026-02-25 | Jan 1990 | British |
| WYMAN, Thomas | Director | 2023-10-18 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Christopher Godfrey | Secretary | — | 2009-03-31 |
| VAUGHAN, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2015-09-29 |
| ADAMS, Fiona | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2013-11-14 |
| ALEXANDER, Michael | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2004-03-18 |
| BOOKER, Jeremy Charles | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2021-10-21 |
| BROOK, Colin Harry | Director | — | 2019-04-30 |
| BUTLER, Richard Francis Culverhouse | Director | — | 2011-09-27 |
| BYRNE, Dolores, Dr | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2022-10-19 |
| CLARKE, John Francis | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2018-11-20 |
| COE, Malcolm John, Prof | Director | 2009-09-29 | 2018-11-20 |
| COLES, Peter John | Director | — | 1998-12-04 |
| CRAEN, John David Benedict | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2014-09-30 |
| DAY, Catherine Josephine | Director | 2024-10-25 | 2025-04-21 |
| DUGGAN, Terance Vincent, Professor | Director | 1992-05-28 | 1995-03-01 |
| EATON, Kenneth John, Admiral Sir | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2017-10-31 |
| GREEN, Christopher Godfrey | Director | — | 2014-09-30 |
| GUEST, Philip Justin | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2022-04-25 |
| HEARSON, Norman Edwin | Director | — | 2006-04-13 |
| HEWITT-SYMONDS, Kenneth Alfred | Director | — | 1997-09-23 |
| HEY, Anthony John Grenville, Prof | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2017-10-31 |
| HUTCHINGS, Christopher | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-09-11 |
| JENKINS, Ian Crozier, Dr | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2023-10-18 |
| JOHNSON, Nigel Derrick Marson | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| KILGOUR, Peter Gordon | Director | — | 2000-09-26 |
| KING, Toby Stjohn, Dr | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2023-11-24 |
| LAIRD, Peter William | Director | 1995-12-17 | 2000-09-26 |
| LANCHESTER, Peter Compton, Doctor | Director | 2003-05-24 | 2009-06-30 |
| LARGE, John Barry, Professor | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1998-01-15 |
| LAWRENCE, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2007-09-27 |
| LAWRENCE, Vanessa Vivienne, Dr | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2017-10-31 |
| LEONARD, Tajinder | Director | 2025-05-01 | 2025-10-23 |
| LEONARD, Tajinder | Director | 2019-11-26 | 2025-05-01 |
| LILLEY, Geoffrey Michael | Director | — | 2006-09-21 |
| LIPSCOMB, Barry David | Director | 2014-06-09 | 2019-12-19 |
| LIVERMORE, David John | Director | 2003-05-14 | 2014-09-30 |
| MARSH, Therese Virginia | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2017-10-31 |
| MEAD, Roger | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2008-06-24 |
| MOLYNEUX, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2011-06-21 |
| MORFFEW, Lesley | Director | — | 2006-09-21 |
| MORGAN, David Garyth | Director | 1995-09-19 | 2015-09-29 |
| MORRISON, Lydia Eneida | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2019-07-23 |
| NEWELL, Diane Georgina Elizabeth, Prof | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2023-05-09 |
| OWEN, Adrian | Director | 2019-11-26 | 2023-10-18 |
| PARR, Sue | Director | 2019-11-26 | 2024-05-26 |
| PECKHAM, Richard | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2018-07-04 |
| PORCH, Rhoderick | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2005-09-14 |
| PRESTON, Janet, Dr | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2023-10-18 |
| READ, Martin Peter, Dr | Director | — | 2020-12-15 |
| ROBERTS, Katherine Lucy Michelle | Director | 2021-10-21 | 2024-10-25 |
| SEALL, David Julian | Director | 2001-12-07 | 2015-09-29 |
| SEBER, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2000-09-26 |
| SHEPHERD, Gary | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2008-09-30 |
| SHORTER, Richard Sebastian, Dr | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2017-01-31 |
| SMITH, David | Director | — | 2003-09-18 |
| SULLIVAN, Sara | Director | 2019-11-26 | 2025-10-23 |
| TABOR, Jane | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2017-07-25 |
| TODD, Susan | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2000-09-26 |
| VAUGHAN, Nicholas John | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2014-09-30 |
| WALLACE, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2021-10-21 |
| WALLER, Nola Ann | Director | 2004-09-15 | 2008-12-23 |
| WILTON, Paul Miles | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2018-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Janet Elizabeth Owen | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2023-11-24 | Active |
| Dr Toby Stjohn King | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-10-31 | Ceased 2023-11-24 |
| Ms Therese Virginia Marsh | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£2,951,000 £3,054,000
-
Cash
-1.8%
£2,042,000 £2,005,000
-
Net assets
-5.3%
£3,609,000 £3,417,000
-
Employees
+7.8%
51 55
-
Profit before tax
-143%
£447,000 -£192,000
-
Wages
+12.6%
£1,536,000 £1,729,000
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