THE SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-18 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£149K
+101.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-2.4% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-06-30
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 | £1,436,895 | £1,595,468 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £344,931 | -£136,711 | |
| Cash | £73,643 | £148,626 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,063,156 | £7,884,425 | |
| Net assets | £7,388,156 | £7,214,425 | |
| Equity | £7,388,156 | £7,214,425 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | £1,625,582 | £1,727,574 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 24.0% | -8.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.7% | 11.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 1.07x |
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
- Hawsons Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Cairn Home faced challenges this year, including internal issues that led to a downgrade by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to "Requires Improvement."”
- “The implementation of our CRM database back in 2023 significantly improved how we track our work.”
- “The charity's main challenge this year has been rising costs, particularly in staffing and service delivery.”
- “The proposed amendments to the charity's objects have been approved by the Charity Commission and were adopted by Special Resolution at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the company on 6 November 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDERN, Joanne Louise | Secretary | 2021-11-04 | — | — |
| BLACKSELL, Stephen Guy | Director | 2014-01-31 | May 1961 | British |
| FROST, Richard Anthony | Director | 2016-11-03 | Oct 1959 | British |
| HAMBLETON, Steven John | Director | 2023-05-04 | Dec 1954 | British |
| HILL, Euin Robert | Director | 2008-07-31 | Feb 1948 | British |
| HULSE, Katrina Maria | Director | 2014-01-31 | Mar 1959 | British |
| KAUR, Daljit | Director | 2022-08-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| NOLAN, Robert Jan Michiel | Director | 2020-11-05 | Oct 1957 | British |
| PATTISON, Catherine Jane | Director | 2013-03-20 | Apr 1975 | British |
| SMITH, Gary | Director | 2022-11-20 | Oct 1974 | British |
| WRAGG, Norman | Director | 2001-10-25 | Jan 1940 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBLETON, Steven John | Secretary | 2000-09-06 | 2021-11-04 |
| ILLINGWORTH, James William | Secretary | 1995-05-04 | 2000-09-06 |
| BARBER, Barbara Mary Kay | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1999-09-09 |
| CAMPBELL, Brian Stevenson | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2022-02-03 |
| CHESTER, John Roy | Director | 1996-05-30 | 1997-07-24 |
| COOPER, Anthony Paul, Mr. | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2021-02-04 |
| CREIGHTON, Norman | Director | 2025-05-07 | 2026-05-07 |
| DONEY, Kenneth | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2008-04-16 |
| EARL, Donald James Sidney | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1995-05-04 |
| HAIGH, Harry | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2000-09-06 |
| HOLLAND, Charles Grahame | Director | 1999-09-09 | 2006-01-26 |
| ILLINGWORTH, James William | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2002-06-01 |
| JEWITT, Penelope Mary | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2013-02-07 |
| LEE, Peter Wilton | Director | 1996-10-03 | 2021-10-29 |
| RIDDLE, Anthony John | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2014-01-30 |
| SHEPHERD, David William | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2022-11-15 |
| SMETHURST, Julie | Director | 1995-05-04 | 2019-08-24 |
| SPEIGHT, Stanley Lester | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1998-02-21 |
| WINKWORTH-SMITH, John | Director | 2003-01-23 | 2014-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-13 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-13 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+11%
£1,436,895 £1,595,468
-
Cash
+101.8%
£73,643 £148,626
-
Net assets
-2.4%
£7,388,156 £7,214,425
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Wages
+6.3%
£1,625,582 £1,727,574
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