BUSINESS DISABILITY FORUM
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-04 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+2.7% vs 2024
Employees
56
+12% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£74K
-81.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BUSINESS DISABILITY FORUM 2012-09-26 → present
- EMPLOYERS' FORUM ON DISABILITY 1991-05-23 → 2012-09-26
- RIGHTPERMIT LIMITED 1991-04-22 → 1991-05-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,925,322 | £4,258,841 | |
| Operating profit | £393,040 | £74,039 | |
| Profit before tax | £393,040 | £74,039 | |
| Net profit | £393,040 | £74,039 | |
| Cash | £3,192,398 | £3,360,971 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,950,115 | £5,144,380 | |
| Net assets | £2,712,838 | £2,786,877 | |
| Equity | £2,712,838 | £2,786,877 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 56 | |
| Wages | £2,019,024 | £2,386,054 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.6% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | 12.41x | 13.11x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “The ongoing Ukrainian war and unrest in the Middle East and its impact on inflation and supplies;”
- “Pushback against the DEI agenda, in particular changing attitudes to disability;”
- “Economic and red tape impact of the new government's tax rises and employment legislative agenda”
- “Issues arising from the increased costs of labour, goods and services (inflation).”
- “The ongoing effects to the economy from the Ukraine conflict and other geopolitical events contributing to fluctuating inflation and uncertainty”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 80 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Nicholas Benjamin | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | — | — |
| CALLAGHAN, Ian Robert | Director | 2020-12-10 | May 1972 | British |
| CLELAND, Victoria Mary Florence | Director | 2019-12-05 | Feb 1970 | British |
| CUNNIFFE, Simon Ben | Director | 2026-03-19 | Oct 1977 | British |
| DANIEL, Fiona Ursula | Director | 2024-10-09 | Mar 1971 | British |
| DAVIS, Shaun Paul, Dr | Director | 2020-12-10 | Mar 1974 | British |
| HITCHINGS, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2020-03-05 | Jun 1974 | British |
| INGHAM, Stephen John | Director | 2023-06-20 | Mar 1962 | British |
| MALLETT, Hannah | Director | 2024-03-14 | Jul 1982 | British |
| SMYTH, Paul Andrew | Director | 2022-11-24 | Sep 1981 | British |
| STAINTON, Edward Henry Charles | Director | 2024-03-14 | Jul 1978 | British |
| WHITTY, Angela Marie | Director | 2021-03-11 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WILDEN, Paul David | Director | 2025-10-09 | Mar 1968 | British,Irish |
| WOLFENDEN, Phillip Andrew | Director | 2025-03-20 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 80 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENDALL, Nils | Secretary | 2010-10-20 | 2018-09-28 |
| SLIGHT, Christine Elizabeth | Secretary | 1991-05-22 | 2010-07-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-04-22 | 1991-05-22 |
| AUTY BLACK, Helen | Director | 1994-02-15 | 1997-04-14 |
| BACON, Joanne Margaret | Director | 2009-10-13 | 2010-12-15 |
| BAMSEY, John Anthony | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2007-02-26 |
| BANN, Graham Miles | Director | 1999-03-17 | 2019-10-11 |
| BARNETT, Stephen Matthew, Professor | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2009-06-30 |
| BARRETT, Nigel | Director | 1996-01-23 | 1997-03-05 |
| BARRETT, Nigel | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1994-08-08 |
| BEER, Jacqueline Vyvyan Shapland | Director | 2021-03-10 | 2022-11-29 |
| BIDE, Richard William | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2002-06-25 |
| BLACKETT, Rachel | Director | 2022-11-24 | 2025-11-05 |
| BRITTON, Jonathan | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2008-11-13 |
| BROWN, Alexander Patrick | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2020-12-10 |
| BUCKLEY, Warren John | Director | 2013-11-05 | 2019-05-21 |
| CAINE, John Brian | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2003-11-18 |
| CAINE, John Brian | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2000-06-22 |
| CAMP, Alastair Keith | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2007-07-11 |
| CARTER, Colin James | Director | 1995-07-11 | 1996-01-23 |
| CHURCHILL, Lawrence | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2003-02-07 |
| COHEN, Paulette | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2023-11-30 |
| CONNOR, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2012-10-09 |
| CROZIER, Adam Alexander | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2010-03-25 |
| DAVIES, Guy Robert | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2016-10-19 |
| DAVIES, John Hamilton | Director | 1992-01-06 | 1996-06-03 |
| DAVIS, Sally Margaret | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2011-10-06 |
| DAWSON, William Martin | Director | 1995-07-11 | 1997-06-09 |
| DUCKWORTH, Stephen Charles, Dr | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2014-01-16 |
| DUNCAN, John | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2014-01-31 |
| DUNKERLEV, Christine Elizabeth Helen | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1991-09-19 |
| ELVIDGE, Hamish Murray Andrew | Director | 2004-11-18 | 2010-12-15 |
| FINDLEY, David Allan Richard | Director | 1994-09-21 | 1997-04-14 |
| GALLAGHER, Raymond | Director | 2004-11-18 | 2006-09-12 |
| GARDNER, Roy Alan, Sir | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2004-02-02 |
| GRAY, Rachel Ann | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-11-15 |
| HERBERTSON, Iain James Wilson | Director | 1995-07-11 | 1996-12-03 |
| HILL, Janet Anne | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2024-11-14 |
| HOBBS, Peter Thomas Goddard | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1993-12-01 |
| HOLFORD, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2017-10-18 |
| HOLLAND, Peter Welsby | Director | 1994-02-15 | 1998-12-03 |
| HOSKINS, Anthony Arthur | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2000-06-30 |
| IRVINE, Jean | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2001-06-20 |
| JAMES, Howell Malcolm Plowden | Director | 2012-02-09 | 2012-09-19 |
| JENNISON, Phillip Robert Henry | Director | — | 1954-02-15 |
| JONES, Craig Antony | Director | 2009-12-09 | 2015-09-24 |
| KENRICK, Joanne Louise | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2010-09-22 |
| MAHON, Thomas James | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-09-21 |
| MASON, Robert | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2006-02-04 |
| MCCALL, Stephen James | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2013-02-22 |
| MELLOR, Julie | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2009-03-31 |
| MILLER, Stephen James Trevor | Director | 2014-06-10 | 2023-11-30 |
| MILLIDGE, Jonathan Varley | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2021-11-16 |
| MILLS, David John | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2006-07-13 |
| MILLS, David John | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2002-01-23 |
| MINTO, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2003-05-19 |
| MORFETT, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2007-09-14 |
| MORRIS, William | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2013-06-21 |
| MOSLEY, Martin Richard | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-09-05 |
| NEWMAN, Paul Howard | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1994-06-02 |
| OCAMPO, Melissa Frank | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2021-03-11 |
| PEACOCK, Russell Martin | Director | 1994-09-21 | 1997-03-06 |
| PRESTON, Paul Stephen | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1999-03-17 |
| RAWCLIFFE, Adrian | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2015-11-05 |
| RAWSTRON, Christopher Guy | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2010-02-03 |
| REAVLEY, Martin John | Director | 1994-02-15 | 1998-12-03 |
| SLIGHT, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1991-09-19 |
| SMITH, Philip Patrick | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2016-10-14 |
| SUNDARESAN, Hari, Dr | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2022-11-15 |
| SWAN, Niccola | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2005-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Richard | Director | 2008-12-04 | 2010-12-15 |
| WALTON, Linda Anne | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2001-10-24 |
| WATHAN, John Christopher | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1992-11-18 |
| WATKINSON, Antony Paul | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1995-09-21 |
| WILD, Alan | Director | 1991-09-17 | 1996-01-23 |
| WILKIE, Iain Rob | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2024-11-14 |
| WITNEY, Andrew Fraser | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2016-11-03 |
| WRIGHT, Clive John | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1995-07-11 |
| ZADEK, Simon, Dr | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2013-01-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-04-22 | 1991-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+8.5%
£3,925,322 £4,258,841
-
Cash
+5.3%
£3,192,398 £3,360,971
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£2,712,838 £2,786,877
-
Employees
+12%
50 56
-
Operating profit
-81.2%
£393,040 £74,039
-
Profit before tax
-81.2%
£393,040 £74,039
-
Wages
+18.2%
£2,019,024 £2,386,054
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