THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-13 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-8.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
-6.2% vs 2023
Employees
980
+13.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-62.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE 1999-01-25 → present
- THE DAVID LEWIS ORGANISATION 1997-05-01 → 1999-01-25
- THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE 1990-09-06 → 1997-05-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,420,000 | £35,580,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,620,000 | £2,694,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£816,000 | -£1,328,000 | |
| Net profit | -£816,000 | -£1,328,000 | |
| Cash | £5,837,000 | £5,347,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,360,000 | £20,064,000 | |
| Net assets | £21,310,000 | £19,982,000 | |
| Equity | £21,310,000 | £19,982,000 | |
| Average employees | 866 | 980 | |
| Wages | £21,731,000 | £25,916,000 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.7% | -3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.8% | 10.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.16x | 3.39x |
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
- Beever and Struthers, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that David Lewis has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Invested £3.0 million in improving and developing facilities. Prior year was £2.7m and this year's expenditure included two new bespoke single occupancy flats, a four bed residential home for students and a new college building.”
- “Contributed £38 million across the year to the local economy through salaries and supply contracts with local companies. Prior year was £32 million and this year increased due to the growth in Day and Education services as well as significant inflationary effects.”
- “The charity has continued to engage a Fundraising Consultant to support with its grants and trusts fundraising activities as well as engaging a temporary part-time Fundraising Consultant to support with general fundraising.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Neil Alan | Secretary | 2017-02-10 | — | — |
| BREARLEY, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2023-12-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| CARTWRIGHT, Elaine | Director | 2024-01-23 | Aug 1965 | British |
| ELLIS, Lisa | Director | 2022-06-20 | May 1972 | British |
| GREEN, Christine | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1957 | British |
| HALLIWELL, Victoria | Director | 2022-06-20 | Sep 1971 | British |
| KALLOO, Tricia | Director | 2022-01-31 | Oct 1969 | Trinidadian |
| LOUGHLIN, Geoff | Director | 2018-01-19 | Aug 1953 | British |
| MCKEVITT, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2023-11-21 | Feb 1968 | British |
| SPENCER, Carole | Director | 2022-01-13 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WALKER, Paul Martin | Director | 2025-01-31 | Nov 1957 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISSET, James Valentine | Secretary | 2000-09-15 | 2003-10-06 |
| FRANCE, Peter David | Secretary | 1997-06-20 | 2000-04-15 |
| HANCOCK, Robert Michael | Secretary | 1995-01-06 | 1997-06-20 |
| HINSELWOOD, Michelle | Secretary | 2015-07-13 | 2017-02-09 |
| LARKIN, Matthew | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2015-04-23 |
| MURDOCH, John Alan, Dr | Secretary | 2003-10-06 | 2006-10-31 |
| THOMPSON, Hugh Neville Marshall | Secretary | — | 1995-01-06 |
| ASBURY, Michael John, Doctor | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2010-10-19 |
| BARCLAY, Robert David Assheton | Director | — | 2012-11-09 |
| BERESSI, Roisin Maria | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2020-05-10 |
| BROOMHEAD, John Peter | Director | — | 2009-11-13 |
| BROWN, Douglas Dunlop, Sir | Director | 2005-10-07 | 2008-11-14 |
| BRYCE, Nanette Hyde | Director | — | 1994-06-23 |
| CHATBURN, John Norman | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2009-11-13 |
| COLQUHOUN, Diana Margaret | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2014-12-16 |
| CORNWALL, Darren Karl | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2023-11-06 |
| CURTIS, Andrew Grant | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2012-11-09 |
| DEVLIN, George | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2023-09-10 |
| DEVLIN, Stephen | Director | 2014-12-16 | 2023-12-16 |
| DYSON, Richard George | Director | 2009-06-02 | 2018-06-01 |
| EYRE, James David | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2016-04-14 |
| FEERICK, Linda | Director | 2018-02-13 | 2024-02-05 |
| FOSTER, Sarah Anne Mary | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2000-06-06 |
| HANNAM, Philip | Director | 1990-10-25 | 1992-08-03 |
| HARDERN, Barrie Rushworth | Director | — | 2007-11-09 |
| HEALD, Joan | Director | — | 1996-10-13 |
| HESTER, Robert John | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2009-01-28 |
| HIGHAM, Peter Richard | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2012-11-09 |
| HIND, Isobel Mary Sloan | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2013-11-09 |
| HOLE, David Alexander | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-17 |
| HOLLOWS, Alistair Vincent | Director | 2018-01-19 | 2025-09-10 |
| HOLT, Peter Anthony Lord | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2014-12-16 |
| IMRIE, Alastair Milne | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2021-08-14 |
| INSLEY, Audrey Betsy | Director | — | 2000-01-19 |
| LOCK, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2017-06-06 |
| MANN, Timothy | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2018-07-18 |
| MARLAND, Osman Peter | Director | — | 1992-10-22 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Marie Elizabeth | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2021-06-12 |
| MEECHAM, Philip Henry | Director | 1993-01-28 | 1995-04-07 |
| MELROSE, Margaret Elstob | Director | — | 1998-11-20 |
| MILLS, Anthony John | Director | 1996-08-20 | 1997-10-03 |
| MORTLOCK, Gillian Kay | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2015-08-05 |
| PARROTT, Ian Thomas | Director | 2009-06-02 | 2012-11-09 |
| PARROTT, Ian Thomas | Director | 1990-10-25 | 2006-06-28 |
| PAYNE, Robert Gardiner | Director | — | 2005-11-04 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Ellis Backhouse | Director | — | 2000-11-19 |
| SHAHIN, Marie | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2018-12-18 |
| SPARROW, Joan Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-05-26 |
| SQUIRES, John Christopher | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2017-09-22 |
| STEEL, George Malcolm | Director | 1995-05-05 | 1998-09-03 |
| TATTERSALL, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | 2009-11-13 |
| TEBBY-LEES, Susan Jane | Director | 2019-02-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Lynda | Director | 1998-12-08 | 2000-02-25 |
| THOMPSON, Brian Hooton | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2006-09-05 |
| THOMPSON, Brian James | Director | 1995-03-03 | 1996-07-17 |
| WACEY, Brian | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2009-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+17%
£30,420,000 £35,580,000
-
Cash
-8.4%
£5,837,000 £5,347,000
-
Net assets
-6.2%
£21,310,000 £19,982,000
-
Employees
+13.2%
866 980
-
Operating profit
+2.8%
£2,620,000 £2,694,000
-
Profit before tax
-62.7%
-£816,000 -£1,328,000
-
Wages
+19.3%
£21,731,000 £25,916,000
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