THE AMBER FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£971K
+9.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
0% vs 2024
Employees
76
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-04-30
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE AMBER FOUNDATION 1995-04-05 → present
- MUTUALPURPOSE LIMITED 1994-12-21 → 1995-04-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £408,098 | -£409 | |
| Cash | £887,111 | £971,014 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,544,746 | £5,544,337 | |
| Net assets | £5,544,746 | £5,544,337 | |
| Equity | £5,544,746 | £5,544,337 | |
| Average employees | 74 | 76 | |
| Wages | £1,718,295 | £1,957,605 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 4.54x | 3.94x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, and considering our income forecasts, reserves, and property holdings, the going concern assumption has been adopted.”
Significant events
- “This year has been one of reflection, celebration, and forward momentum for the Amber Foundation as we proudly marked our 30th anniversary.”
- “This year, the Amber team succeeded in helping 147 young people move on successfully. 68 young people secured employment upon leaving our centres.”
- “Amid the celebrations, we also faced deep sadness with the loss of Eddie Jordan, our Patron and longstanding friend.”
- “We were also pleased to welcome a new trustee to the Board, Charlie Daniel, who brings a professional interest in AI and data, alongside a strong commitment to helping Amber grow.”
- “We also successfully participated in the Big Give Christmas Challenge once again in December 2024. This matched giving campaign doubles all donations made during a one-week period leading up to Christmas. Thanks to the generosity of Amber's supporters, we achieved our fundraising target of £100,000, which directly supported our work with young people during the winter months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSAM, Paul Joseph | Secretary | 2016-12-16 | — | — |
| DANIEL, Charles Patrick John | Director | 2025-06-09 | Sep 1989 | British |
| LYALL, Stephen Charles | Director | 2017-09-30 | May 1948 | British |
| MARLAND, Penelope Mary, Lady | Director | 2017-10-05 | Aug 1957 | British |
| MORRIS, Lucy Henrietta | Director | 2025-12-19 | Jan 1962 | British |
| OLDFIELD, Richard John | Director | 2016-03-23 | Oct 1955 | British |
| SMITH, Bartholomew Evan Eric | Director | 1995-03-02 | Feb 1955 | British |
| SOAMES, Arthur Nicholas Winston, The Honorable | Director | 2026-04-15 | Feb 1948 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREW, Charles | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2015-06-12 |
| GOUGH, Sarah Parthina | Secretary | 2000-07-25 | 2004-03-31 |
| SMITH, Bartholomew Evan Eric | Secretary | 1995-03-02 | 2000-07-25 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-21 | 1995-03-02 |
| GILBEY, James | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2004-05-01 |
| MCKIE, Roger Norman | Director | 1995-03-02 | 1997-02-24 |
| MORRIS, Lucy Henrietta | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2025-12-18 |
| SHORTHOUSE, Dominic Hugh | Director | 2000-10-18 | 2015-05-21 |
| SMITH, Catherine Blanche | Director | 1995-03-02 | 2000-07-25 |
| SOAMES, Arthur Nicholas Winston, The Honorable | Director | 1997-05-15 | 2025-01-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-12-21 | 1995-03-02 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-12-21 | 1995-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bartholomew Evan Eric Smith | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-12-21 | Ceased 2022-05-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+9.5%
£887,111 £971,014
-
Net assets
0%
£5,544,746 £5,544,337
-
Employees
+2.7%
74 76
-
Wages
+13.9%
£1,718,295 £1,957,605
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