ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+255.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£493K
+53% vs 2023
Employees
8
+100% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£161K
+134.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION 2007-01-30 → present
- FOUNDATION FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH 2005-04-08 → 2007-01-30
- AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH 1986-10-31 → 2005-04-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £827,747 | £1,019,405 | |
| Operating profit | £68,822 | £161,300 | |
| Profit before tax | £68,822 | £161,300 | |
| Net profit | £68,822 | £161,300 | |
| Cash | £998,817 | £3,547,174 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £321,960 | £492,594 | |
| Net assets | £321,960 | £492,594 | |
| Equity | £321,960 | £492,594 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 8 | |
| Wages | £255,622 | £404,342 |
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 | 8.3% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 15.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.4% | 32.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.0% | 86.4% | |
| Current ratio | -1.43x | -1.16x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments, the Trustees have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION · parent
- Evropski institute za ocenjevanje cest- EuroRAP (EIRA) 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOBLE, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2026-03-11 | — | — |
| HAMMERTON, Stephen Keith | Director | 2022-07-18 | Feb 1949 | British |
| LOMAS, Nicholas David John | Director | 2023-03-02 | May 1967 | British |
| SANDERSON, Richard Ian | Director | 2024-12-03 | Mar 1973 | British |
| SHARLAND, Susan Margaret | Director | 2017-11-21 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WOOD, Alexandra Jane | Director | 2013-10-15 | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGER, Ruth | Secretary | 2002-03-06 | 2005-09-21 |
| HARRISON, Maxine Louise | Secretary | 1997-11-19 | 2000-02-09 |
| HOLROYD, Shona | Secretary | 2021-07-30 | 2026-03-11 |
| KING, Brenda Ann | Secretary | 2005-09-21 | 2021-07-29 |
| LANGER, Brian Walter | Secretary | 2000-02-09 | 2002-03-06 |
| SKEEN, Colin Jeffrey | Secretary | — | 1997-11-19 |
| ANDERTON, Anthony Horsfall | Director | — | 2002-03-06 |
| ARTHUR, John Norman Stewart, Lieutenant General | Director | 1995-02-17 | 1997-02-26 |
| BALDWIN, Peter Robert, Sir | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BARNES, Kenneth Brian | Director | 1992-04-13 | 1995-01-26 |
| BILLINGSLEY, Saul Peter | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2013-12-20 |
| BLELLOCH, John Niall Henderson, Sir | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2007-10-11 |
| BLELLOCH, John Niall Henderson, Sir | Director | 1995-02-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| CARR, James Thomas | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| CARR-ELLISON, Ralph Harry, Sir | Director | — | 1995-12-13 |
| DEWEY, Steven | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2018-12-31 |
| DUBS, Alfred | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2014-06-24 |
| DYER, Simon | Director | — | 1996-02-19 |
| FAIRCLOTH, Kenneth George | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| FOSTER, Simon Ridgby | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| HURLEY, Roy Benjamin Matthew | Director | — | 1993-07-14 |
| LAMBERT, Olaf Francis, Major | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| LAWRENCE DAWSON, John Anthony | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2002-12-31 |
| LOWE, George Henry | Director | 1993-11-03 | 2002-12-31 |
| MONTGOMERY, Diana Margaret | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Herbert Trevor | Director | 1992-09-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| MUMFORD, John Graham, Dr | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2013-10-15 |
| MYERS, Karen | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| NAYLOR, Charles Edmund Francis | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2002-12-31 |
| NEWMAN, Kenneth Leslie, Sir | Director | — | 1996-08-15 |
| O'DOWD, David Joseph, Sir | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| PEAGAM, Anthony Steven | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| PLOWMAN, John Patrick | Director | 2009-10-13 | 2017-12-31 |
| ROBSON, Gordon, Professor Sir | Director | — | 1995-01-26 |
| SHAW, Brian Piers, Sir | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2002-12-31 |
| SILVERMAN, Avi Shalom Hayyim | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2023-02-19 |
| SMITH, John Alfred, Sir | Director | 1996-08-16 | 2001-03-20 |
| TATTERSALL, David Henry | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2000-03-03 |
| THACKWRAY, Frank Carlyle | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2000-02-29 |
| TURNER, Richard Keith | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2023-12-13 |
| UNDERWOOD, Christopher Gorden | Director | 2005-09-21 | 2009-02-03 |
| WALTON OF DETCHANT, John Nicholas, Lord | Director | 1995-02-28 | 2001-03-20 |
| WHITTY, John Lawrence, Right Honourable Lord | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2022-07-18 |
| THE AA MOTORING TRUST | Corporate Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katharine Bantleman | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-07-01 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
| Dr Suzanne Charman | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
| Ms Susan Margaret Sharland | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-21 | Ceased 2017-11-21 |
| Mrs Shona Holroyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-08-07 | Ceased 2017-08-07 |
| Mr John Anthony Lawrence Dawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-08 |
| Mr Steven Dewey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
| Mr Richard Keith Turner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Right Honourable Lord John Lawrence Whitty | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Avi Shalom Hayyim Silverman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Miss Alexandra Jane Overton-Wood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Patrick Plowman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Andrew Howard John Miller | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+23.2%
£827,747 £1,019,405
-
Cash
+255.1%
£998,817 £3,547,174
-
Net assets
+53%
£321,960 £492,594
-
Employees
+100%
4 8
-
Operating profit
+134.4%
£68,822 £161,300
-
Profit before tax
+134.4%
£68,822 £161,300
-
Wages
+58.2%
£255,622 £404,342
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