THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-29 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-65.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£300K
-14.5% vs 2024
Employees
105
+11.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£10M
+3.4% vs 2024
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 | £27,703,000 | £29,765,000 | |
| Operating profit | £9,499,000 | £9,663,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,832,000 | £10,170,000 | |
| Net profit | £9,832,000 | £10,168,000 | |
| Cash | £6,436,000 | £2,240,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £351,000 | £300,000 | |
| Equity | £351,000 | £300,000 | |
| Average employees | 94 | 105 | |
| Wages | £4,020,000 | £4,528,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.3% | 32.5% | |
| Net margin | 35.5% | 34.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.99x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis, and as such the financial statements have been prepared on this basis.”
Significant events
- “Our NHM150 campaign goal is to raise £150 million by 2032, helping us transform the Museum for future generations. It is hoped that this will attract more visitors and commercial opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD-TURNER, Melissa | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | — | — |
| GURR, Douglas John, Dr | Director | 2023-02-21 | Jul 1964 | British |
| HALL, Anthony William, Lord Hall Of Birkenhead | Director | 2024-09-30 | Mar 1951 | British |
| READ, Mark Julian | Director | 2023-02-21 | Nov 1966 | British |
| WHITEHOUSE, Helen | Director | 2024-02-20 | Aug 1981 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARD, Jonathan Martin | Secretary | 1996-11-01 | 1998-03-20 |
| DONLON, Nicola Ruth | Secretary | 1998-03-20 | 1998-12-01 |
| GREENWOOD, Neil Jonathan | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| LEGG, Julian | Secretary | 1994-03-30 | 1996-11-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-30 |
| ALEXANDER, Daniel Sakyi | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2014-06-17 |
| AMENT, Sharon Ann | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2012-08-31 |
| BURMAN, Tanya Kim | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-03-09 |
| CARD, Jon | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1998-03-20 |
| CHALMERS, Neil, Sir | Director | 1994-03-30 | 2004-07-07 |
| CHARLTON, Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2014-06-17 |
| D'ABO, Jennifer | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1999-03-15 |
| DIXON, Michael, Sir | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2020-09-30 |
| GREEN, Owen, Sir | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1995-12-31 |
| GREEN, Stephen Keith, Lord | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2023-02-21 |
| GREENWOOD, Neil Jonathan | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2023-07-31 |
| HENDERSON, Denys Hartley, Sir | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1999-03-15 |
| LAUGHTON-SCOTT, Rachel | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1994-10-28 |
| LEGG, Julian | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1996-11-01 |
| MAY, Robert Mccredie, Professor | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1999-03-15 |
| MCLAREN, Anne, Professor | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2004-07-07 |
| O'NIONS, Robert Keith, Sir | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2006-06-15 |
| OXBURGH, Lord | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2002-12-31 |
| PARTRIDGE, Linda, Professor | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2008-06-04 |
| STOCKEN, Oliver Henry James | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2013-12-31 |
| VALLANCE, Patrick John Thompson, Sir | Director | 2023-02-21 | 2024-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-16 | 1994-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Natural History Museum | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-08-03 | Active |
| Lord Stephen Keith Green | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-03 |
| Sir Michael Dixon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-03 |
| Mr Neil Jonathan Greenwood | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
+7.4%
£27,703,000 £29,765,000
-
Cash
-65.2%
£6,436,000 £2,240,000
-
Net assets
-14.5%
£351,000 £300,000
-
Employees
+11.7%
94 105
-
Operating profit
+1.7%
£9,499,000 £9,663,000
-
Profit before tax
+3.4%
£9,832,000 £10,170,000
-
Wages
+12.6%
£4,020,000 £4,528,000
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