RURAL MEDIA CHARITY
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£269K
+41.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+11.9% vs 2024
Employees
16
-30.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£143K
-83.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- RURAL MEDIA CHARITY 2017-08-15 → present
- THE RURAL MEDIA CHARITY 2016-06-25 → 2017-08-15
- THE RURAL MEDIA COMPANY 2000-12-29 → 2016-06-25
- THE WEST MIDLANDS RURAL MEDIA COMPANY 1992-11-20 → 2000-12-29
- SAFESTRONG LIMITED 1992-07-17 → 1992-11-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £940,516 | £932,115 | |
| Operating profit | £846,897 | £142,575 | |
| Profit before tax | £846,897 | £142,575 | |
| Net profit | £846,897 | £142,575 | |
| Cash | £190,427 | £269,313 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,437,712 | £1,557,323 | |
| Net assets | £1,197,027 | £1,339,602 | |
| Equity | £1,197,027 | £1,339,602 | |
| Average employees | 23 | 16 | |
| Wages | £639,235 | £610,871 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 90.0% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | 90.0% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.9% | 9.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.2% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 93.09x | 5.70x |
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
- Godfrey Wilson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that the charity will continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which these financial statements are approved for the following reasons: At the year-end the charity holds unrestricted general reserves of £83,131 and cash balances of £269,313;”
Group structure
- RURAL MEDIA CHARITY · parent
- Rural Studios Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Rural Media Charity engaged 955 people through our inclusive outreach programme and project portfolio many of whom were from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds.”
- “Travellers' Times will become a fully independent Gypsy, Roma and Traveller lead charity by 1st July 2025.”
- “The eleventh year of our BFI Film academy marked a significant change with Rural Media becoming the West Midlands hub.”
- “Rural Media Charity's successful application for £1.2m together with a mortgage provided by The Charity Bank has enabled the purchase of Packers House and refurbishment for a new centre launching in January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLMAN, Julie Margaret | Secretary | 2023-10-26 | — | — |
| ALI, Ussud | Director | 2024-10-17 | Dec 2001 | British |
| CARTER, Rachel Emma | Director | 2024-10-17 | Aug 1982 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Joanna Elizabeth | Director | 2019-12-06 | Jun 1960 | British |
| HAYES, Matthew Christian | Director | 2017-09-15 | Jul 1978 | British |
| HELME, Georgia | Director | 2024-10-17 | Dec 1998 | British |
| HITCHIN, Martin John | Director | 2019-09-06 | Jul 1964 | British |
| HOLDSWORTH, David Michael | Director | 2019-09-06 | Dec 1954 | British |
| JONES, Hannah | Director | 2024-10-17 | Jan 2001 | British |
| USHERWOOD-BROWN, Adriane | Director | 2024-10-17 | Apr 1987 | British |
| VICKRESS, Judith Alexandra | Director | 2024-10-17 | Mar 1969 | British |
| WHELAN, Owen Ross | Director | 2025-07-31 | May 1973 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Emma Francesca | Secretary | 2000-03-03 | 2001-11-30 |
| COLMAN, Julie Margaret | Secretary | 2009-01-15 | 2018-01-12 |
| DEANE, Richard John | Secretary | 2018-01-12 | 2023-10-26 |
| HOUCHEN, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2009-01-15 |
| JARVIS, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2005-12-09 | 2008-07-25 |
| MILLINGTON, Nicholas Thornycroft | Secretary | 1992-08-17 | 1999-02-12 |
| SUMMERFIELD, Deborah | Secretary | 2001-11-30 | 2005-11-30 |
| SUMMERFIELD, Deborah | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | 2000-01-24 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-07-17 | 1992-08-17 |
| AIRD, Richard John | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2017-01-03 |
| ASHBY, Robert Erling | Director | 1997-09-05 | 1998-03-31 |
| ASPINWALL, Trudy | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2020-10-28 |
| BANKS, John | Director | 1992-08-17 | 2006-04-11 |
| BARKER, Susan | Director | 1997-09-05 | 1999-05-01 |
| BATEMAN, John Arthur William | Director | 2015-06-26 | 2023-10-26 |
| BROWN, Jonathan Colin | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2003-03-28 |
| CLARKSON, Sarah Fraser | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1994-12-19 |
| CLEMENT, Catherine Mary | Director | 1997-01-10 | 2001-10-26 |
| DAGGERS, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2021-08-10 | 2024-11-30 |
| DAVIES, Yvonne Ann | Director | 1993-02-17 | 2002-09-26 |
| DAWSON, Anne Patricia Macnaghten | Director | 2021-08-10 | 2024-01-01 |
| DORAN, Jan | Director | 1994-12-19 | 1999-07-02 |
| GIBBS, Beverley Jane | Director | 2021-08-10 | 2023-10-26 |
| HAINGE, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2011-11-04 | 2014-06-07 |
| HARWICK, Andrew | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2004-10-01 |
| HEAVEN, Simon | Director | 1996-01-12 | 2002-09-26 |
| HEWETT, Trevor John | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2001-10-18 |
| HYMAS, Hilary | Director | 1992-08-17 | 1994-12-19 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew Alan | Director | 1996-01-12 | 1996-08-09 |
| JONES, Rob | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2017-01-24 |
| JONES, Robert Francis Glyn | Director | 2017-01-21 | 2017-01-24 |
| KNIGHT, Susan Jane | Director | 2000-03-03 | 2009-10-09 |
| LACEY, Stephen William | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2013-10-18 |
| MCHUGH, Linda Mary June | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2003-10-24 |
| MURRAY, Victoria Campbell | Director | 1999-02-12 | 2005-11-29 |
| NELSON, Robin, Professor | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2009-02-19 |
| PARKINSON, Barbara | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2014-11-07 |
| PEACOCK, Stephen Charles | Director | 1993-09-16 | 1998-12-04 |
| ROY, Audrey | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2016-09-16 |
| SIMKIN, Richard John | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2015-12-04 |
| SMITH, Christopher Mark | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2014-12-17 |
| SOROS, Elonka Loreta | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2021-05-04 |
| STRAKER, Veyatie Elizabeth | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2015-06-08 |
| THIMM, Alex Paul | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2000-11-24 |
| THOMPSON, Luke Alexander | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2003-10-24 |
| THORMAN, Andrew Pelham | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2021-10-22 |
| TROW, Stephen Granville | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2013-10-18 |
| WALTON, Diana | Director | 1994-12-19 | 2000-02-29 |
| WHEATLEY, Justine Elizabeth | Director | 2011-11-04 | 2018-11-09 |
| WILSON, Roger Leslie | Director | 1994-01-26 | 2005-10-14 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-07-17 | 1992-08-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-0.9%
£940,516 £932,115
-
Cash
+41.4%
£190,427 £269,313
-
Net assets
+11.9%
£1,197,027 £1,339,602
-
Employees
-30.4%
23 16
-
Operating profit
-83.2%
£846,897 £142,575
-
Profit before tax
-83.2%
£846,897 £142,575
-
Wages
-4.4%
£639,235 £610,871
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