THE SOCIAL MARKET FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-26 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£323K
+114.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£438K
+24.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £951,287 | £1,130,653 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£10,124 | £85,616 | |
| Cash | — | £216,970 | — | — | — | £150,726 | £323,022 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £243,264 | — | — | — | £352,859 | £438,475 | |
| Net assets | — | £243,264 | — | — | — | £352,859 | £438,475 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £352,859 | £438,475 | |
| Average employees | — | 11 | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | |
| Wages | — | £442,260 | — | — | — | £594,521 | £730,355 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.1% | 7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 24.2% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.08x | 3.54x |
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)
- Auditor
- Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the financial performance of the Charity during this year and management plans for the future confirm that the Charity is a going concern with good prospects.”
Significant events
- “This has been a period of change for the Social Market Foundation, with a new Director and a new government, but our mission remains consistent”
- “At the end of the year, the SMF had expanded from 14 to 17 full-time staff.”
- “The SMF was pleased to end the year in surplus for the first time in recent years”
- “The SMF provided detailed analyses of each of the main party's manifestos, as well as the new government's King's Speech, which were widely covered in national media.”
- “Following the announcement of a major review of pensions policy, we established a major programme of work as part of our 'Pensions Review Forum', which brings together a group of experts from industry and academia.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASATO, Jessica Redmond-Withey | Director | 2025-03-06 | Apr 1981 | British,American |
| BALE, Timothy Paul | Director | 2017-10-31 | Nov 1965 | British |
| CLARK, Gregory David | Director | 2025-03-06 | Aug 1967 | British |
| EBBUTT, Thomas John | Director | 2018-04-19 | Dec 1982 | British |
| ESCOTT, Caroline Fiona Jessica | Director | 2022-03-08 | Jul 1984 | British |
| GRENDER, Rosalind (Known As Olly) Mary, Baroness | Director | 2016-12-14 | Aug 1962 | British |
| RODRIGUES, Melville Francisco | Director | 2018-06-04 | Mar 1958 | British |
| THOMSON, Wendy Ann, Dr | Director | 2021-03-03 | Oct 1953 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Evan Harold | Secretary | 1998-05-16 | 2002-02-07 |
| KILMARNOCK, Alastair Ivor Gilbert, Lord | Secretary | — | 1998-05-15 |
| LLEWELYN, Benjamin James | Secretary | 2002-05-02 | 2005-11-21 |
| NEWMAN, Claire | Secretary | 2006-11-20 | 2009-11-25 |
| TEMPLE, Nina Claire | Secretary | 2005-11-21 | 2006-11-20 |
| ALEXANDER, Nicholas Edward | Director | 1994-03-03 | 2000-06-08 |
| BOSANQUET, Nicholas Francis Gustavus, Professor | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| BRITTAN, Samuel | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| BUCKLAND, Robert James | Director | 2022-02-08 | 2022-09-07 |
| BUCKLEY, Wendy Susan | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| CHANDOS, Thomas Orlando, Viscount | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2013-10-29 |
| CHAPLIN, Sybil Judith | Director | — | 1993-02-19 |
| DAVIES, Gavyn | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2011-05-18 |
| DE MONT, Alexander John | Director | — | 2001-12-13 |
| EDMONDS, David Albert | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2009-11-25 |
| FINKELSTEIN, Daniel William, Lord | Director | 2005-11-21 | 2006-07-18 |
| FRANKLIN, Daniel Ellis | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2016-03-15 |
| GRAY, John | Director | 1993-07-13 | 1994-03-03 |
| HODGE, Margaret Eve, Baroness | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2024-06-12 |
| HORLICK, Nicola Karina Christina | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2019-09-09 |
| HUTTON, John Matthew Patrick, Lord | Director | 2011-05-18 | 2014-03-11 |
| IVENS, Martin Paul | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2013-10-29 |
| JOWELL, Tessa Jane, Baroness | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2018-05-12 |
| KAY, John Anderson, Professor | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| LIPSEY, David Lawrence, Lord | Director | 2001-10-22 | 2010-09-06 |
| MATHER, Graham | Director | 2008-02-26 | 2017-03-20 |
| MCFADDEN, John Howard | Director | 2000-06-08 | 2005-12-31 |
| MIAN, Emran | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2017-03-31 |
| MORGAN, Nicola Ann, Baroness | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2021-11-30 |
| MORGAN, Nicola Ann, Baroness | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2019-07-25 |
| NEUBERGER, Julia Babette Sarah, Baroness | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2014-06-10 |
| NOAKES, Sheila Valerie, Baroness | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2005-07-07 |
| PHILLIPS, Mark Trevor, Sir | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2024-12-03 |
| POMEROY, Brian Walter, Sir | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2018-04-20 |
| READMAN, Peter John Abercromby | Director | 2014-06-10 | 2021-03-03 |
| SHEPHARD, Gillian Patricia, Baroness | Director | 2012-10-30 | 2018-04-17 |
| SIEGHART, Mary Ann | Director | 2010-09-06 | 2021-11-30 |
| SKIDELSKY, Robert Jacob Alexander, Lord | Director | — | 2001-10-22 |
| SLIPMAN, Susan | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| STONE, Christopher Theodor Schilling | Director | 1994-01-11 | 2000-06-08 |
| TYRIE, Andrew | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| VADERA, Shriti, Baroness | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2007-07-10 |
| WILLETTS, David Lindsay, Lord | Director | — | 1994-03-03 |
| WOLF, Alison Margaret, Professor | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2016-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-10-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director 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
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+18.9%
£951,287 £1,130,653
-
Cash
+114.3%
£150,726 £323,022
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+24.3%
£352,859 £438,475
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.1%
14 15
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+22.8%
£594,521 £730,355
highest in 3 filed years
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