BALCARRES HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-05 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4K
+18.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-2.7% vs 2024
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-04-05
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-05
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-06 | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £497,558 | -£204,701 | |
| Cash | — | £3,520 | £4,179 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,621,270 | £7,416,569 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,621,270 | £7,416,569 | |
| Equity | — | £7,621,270 | £7,416,569 | |
| Average employees | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | £72,346 | £78,341 |
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 | 2023-04-06 | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | 2.47x | 2.30x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the council members have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In autumn 2024, the Trust strengthened its partnership with the National Library of Scotland by depositing fifty-seven titles (sixty-one volumes) for public access.”
- “The Trust continues its work to preserve and maintain the fabric of Balcarres House through an ongoing programme of repairs and upkeep.”
- “Looking ahead, the Trust will continue with the redevelopment of the Joiner's Lodge cottage... Shakespeare's First Folio will travel on loan to Asia as part of the exhibition Writers Revealed...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIL, Simon Patrick | Secretary | 2023-11-23 | — | — |
| BARKER, Nicolas John | Director | — | Dec 1932 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Richard John | Director | 2009-12-16 | Oct 1959 | British |
| LINDSAY, THE EARL OF CRAWFORD, Anthony Robert, Earl Of Crawford And Balcarres | Director | — | Nov 1958 | British |
| WEIL, Simon Patrick | Director | 1998-09-05 | Mar 1955 | British |
| WOOLTON, Simon Frederick, Earl | Director | — | May 1958 | British |
| ZACHS, William, Dr | Director | 2017-10-31 | Dec 1960 | American |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEIL, Simon Patrick | Secretary | — | 2004-01-27 |
| BROADWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-01-27 | 2023-11-23 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert Alexander Lindsay, The Earl Of Crawford & Balcarres | Director | — | 2016-11-14 |
| DONALDSON, Robert, Dr | Director | — | 1998-09-05 |
| WISE, John Henry | Director | — | 1996-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Patrick Weil | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Anthony Robert Lindsay, The Earl Of Crawford | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-04-05 vs 2024-04-05
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+18.7%
£3,520 £4,179
-
Net assets
-2.7%
£7,621,270 £7,416,569
-
Employees
0%
2 2
-
Wages
+8.3%
£72,346 £78,341
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