HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
Cash
£257K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
43
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£36,879 | £858,122 | |
| Cash | £365,485 | £257,189 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £980,953 | £1,765,065 | |
| Net assets | £202,401 | £1,278,469 | |
| Equity | £202,401 | £1,278,469 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 43 | |
| Wages | £1,085,268 | £1,281,610 |
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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.5% | 41.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 0.86x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have reviewed future plans and believe they have sufficient resources to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION · parent
- Organic Enterprises Limited 1%
- Garden Organic Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Published research report 'Every Garden Matters' in April 2024.”
- “Heritage Seed Library awarded a two-year grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund.”
- “Heritage Seed Library's mission recognized by Garfield Weston Foundation with a generous grant.”
- “Launched Growing Partners initiative.”
- “Re-entered the National Gardens Scheme with Ryton Organic Gardens.”
- “Secured the National Calendula Collection, Garden Organic's third official Collection.”
- “Experimented with using tuning forks to help pollinate tomatoes in 2024.”
- “Seed Guardians recognized with an 'Environment Champion Award' in the Community Inspiration Awards, 2024.”
- “Secured funding for 'Sowing Your Seeds heritage crops for a resilient future' a two-year project from National Lottery Heritage Fund.”
- “Launched a partnership with Flagship Housing to offer initiatives to tenants and staff.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Rizwan | Secretary | 2023-10-17 | — | — |
| ARROWSMITH, Keith Grant | Director | 2021-09-17 | Mar 1953 | British |
| BOND, David | Director | 2025-02-27 | Dec 1966 | British |
| BOSHER, Caroline | Director | 2025-02-27 | Apr 1981 | Australian |
| DAWSON, Catherine Sara | Director | 2023-05-18 | Jan 1957 | British |
| DENNIS, Will | Director | 2026-02-24 | May 1986 | British |
| MAZZA, Nadia | Director | 2024-07-19 | Aug 1973 | British |
| MCINDOE, Joylon Thorpe | Director | 2022-06-25 | Dec 1973 | British |
| VARNEY, John Charles | Director | 2025-02-27 | Sep 1956 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COURT, Julie Sharon | Secretary | 2009-05-16 | 2022-05-27 |
| FORD, Joanne | Secretary | 2023-01-30 | 2023-10-17 |
| GEAR, Alan | Secretary | — | 2003-10-31 |
| HART, Ed | Secretary | 2007-07-20 | 2008-09-05 |
| HENDERSON, Patricia Jane | Secretary | 2022-05-27 | 2023-01-30 |
| KAY WILLIAMS, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | 2007-07-20 |
| NEEDHAM, Susan | Secretary | 2008-09-06 | 2009-05-15 |
| ALEXANDER, Adam David | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2024-06-05 |
| ALLAN, David Hay | Director | 1999-11-20 | 2010-05-22 |
| BARTLETT-FRERIKS, Marjan | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2022-06-25 |
| BEARMAN, Richard Andrew | Director | 1996-11-24 | 2006-09-02 |
| BLACKBURN PADDON, Rachel | Director | 2023-09-22 | 2024-02-23 |
| BLYTH, William Arthur, Dr | Director | — | 2004-09-11 |
| BOOTH, Alan | Director | 2006-09-02 | 2013-05-11 |
| BOURNE, William Francis, Dr | Director | — | 2007-09-08 |
| BRADLEY, Martyn Farnworth | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2005-10-01 |
| BRADLEY, Martyn Farnworth | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2008-09-06 |
| BROWN, John Robert | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2015-05-14 |
| BROWN, Margaret Ann | Director | 2011-05-14 | 2016-05-13 |
| BUCKNALL, Sally Ann, Dr | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2015-05-14 |
| BULL, Jeffrey David | Director | — | 1996-11-21 |
| COLESHILL, Gail Marie | Director | 2011-05-14 | 2018-05-18 |
| COLLINS, Andrew Richard Sherman, Dr | Director | 2014-05-10 | 2023-05-18 |
| DE THAMPLE, Rachel | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2020-09-18 |
| DODD, Graham Frederick | Director | — | 1993-01-23 |
| ELLICOCK, Wendy Elizabeth | Director | 1996-11-24 | 2006-09-02 |
| ELLIOTT, Renee Jeanne | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2020-09-18 |
| ELLIS, Peggy Edith, Dr | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| EYRE, Margaret Lynn, Dr | Director | 2011-05-14 | 2022-06-25 |
| FISHER, Mark Nicholas | Director | 1995-11-03 | 2001-01-31 |
| FOSTER VANDER ELST, Nicole Jacqueline, Mariette | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2017-02-27 |
| GAFFNEY, Liam | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-06-25 |
| GARRETT, Alfred John, Dr | Director | 1991-10-05 | 2007-09-08 |
| HARBOUR, Anthony Graham William | Director | — | 2006-09-02 |
| HASKINS, Robert Allan, Dr | Director | — | 2014-05-10 |
| HODGES, Robert Reginald David Harris, Dr | Director | — | 1994-10-28 |
| HOPE, Nicola | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2025-02-27 |
| HOWELL, Stephen Harcourt | Director | 2014-09-06 | 2022-06-25 |
| HOYLE, John Roger Horrocks | Director | 2020-09-18 | 2020-10-25 |
| HUTT, Julie Ann | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2012-08-11 |
| KEY, Roger Colin | Director | 2002-11-30 | 2017-05-18 |
| KITCHENER, Henry Herbert, Earl Kitchener Of Khartoum | Director | — | 2008-01-01 |
| KUNZ, Martin Albrecht, Dr | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2010-05-22 |
| L'ESTRANGE, Naomi Helen | Director | 2014-05-10 | 2021-09-17 |
| LUCAS, Jonathan Tristram | Director | — | 2005-10-01 |
| LYONS, Philippa Mary | Director | 2013-05-11 | 2020-09-18 |
| MCCULLOCH, Robert Alan | Director | — | 2000-12-18 |
| MILLIGAN, John Livingstone | Director | 2006-09-02 | 2014-05-10 |
| MITCHELL, Mark Gordon | Director | 2022-10-20 | 2025-10-22 |
| PEARSON, David, Dr | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2009-09-06 |
| PEARSON, Gerald | Director | — | 1997-11-22 |
| PEEBLES, Eibhlin Catriona | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2020-09-29 |
| PETRIE, John Robert Wheeler | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2010-09-01 |
| PINDER, Kathryn | Director | 2002-11-30 | 2012-05-12 |
| ROBINSON, David Christopher | Director | 2021-10-18 | 2025-02-27 |
| ROBINSON, Leslie | Director | 2024-06-06 | 2025-09-04 |
| ROE, Peter Alan | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2014-05-10 |
| RUSSACK, Pauline | Director | 1991-10-05 | 2002-11-02 |
| SANDFORD, Amanda Jane | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2024-06-05 |
| SAYER, Emma Jane, Dr | Director | 2021-09-17 | 2023-05-18 |
| SAYER, Tania Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2018-02-27 |
| SCOTT, Julia | Director | 1996-11-24 | 2006-09-02 |
| SHAW, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2019-06-20 |
| SILVER, Ruth Philippa | Director | 1993-11-21 | 2001-01-31 |
| STEELE, Judith | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2017-05-18 |
| STEELE, Kim Warren | Director | 2006-09-02 | 2007-05-29 |
| STICKLAND, Susan Jacqueline | Director | 1993-11-21 | 1998-05-01 |
| STOTT, Martin Abraham | Director | 2012-05-12 | 2018-05-14 |
| TAYLOR, Rhiannon Louise | Director | 2022-06-25 | 2025-09-04 |
| THOMPSON, Raymond | Director | — | 1991-10-05 |
| UNGOED THOMAS, Caroline Mary | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2011-05-14 |
| WALKER, Keith | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-01-13 |
| WAYNE, Judith | Director | 2012-05-12 | 2021-09-17 |
| WILKINSON, Irene | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2013-05-11 |
| WISSETT-WARNER, Kevin James | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2021-06-07 |
| WRIGHT, Angela | Director | 2022-06-25 | 2026-02-06 |
| WRIGHT, Doreen Mary | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31