INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR LIFE TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-21.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£35M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
112
+7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-45.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,332,341 | £3,220,040 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,129,774 | -£1,641,427 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,129,774 | -£1,641,427 | |
| Net profit | -£1,129,774 | -£1,641,427 | |
| Cash | £4,558,701 | £3,592,453 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,490,252 | £34,888,526 | |
| Net assets | £36,475,785 | £34,881,293 | |
| Equity | £36,475,785 | £34,881,293 | |
| Average employees | 104 | 112 | |
| Wages | £2,757,787 | £3,042,674 |
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 | -33.9% | -51.0% | |
| Net margin | -33.9% | -51.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.1% | -4.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -1095.80x | -1592.07x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- 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 group's or parent 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.”
Group structure
- INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR LIFE TRUST · parent
- International Centre for Life (Property) Limited 100%
- International Centre for Life (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The International Centre for Life is managed by an independent charity with charitable aims which fall into the following two categories under the Charities Act 2011: - The advancement of education, The advancement of science.”
- “A new exhibition called Lightbox opened in May 2025.”
- “Life's 25th anniversary year has provided an excellent platform from which to highlight the work of our onsite partners and to demonstrate its wider public benefit.”
- “Life continues to be recognised for its work in accessibility and inclusion, and intends to build on the awards already received to meet our aim of becoming the most accessible visitor attraction in the United Kingdom.”
- “Work on creating a new and exciting use for the former motion ride space was completed and opened to the public in May 2025 and builds on the success of the WOW Zone, which opened in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Claire Helen | Secretary | 1998-05-11 | — | British |
| CONLON, Delinda Virginia Julia | Director | 2007-03-26 | Jan 1956 | British |
| CROZIER, Fiona | Director | 2013-07-18 | Mar 1966 | British |
| DOWNES, John Robert | Director | 2021-07-20 | Jan 1981 | British |
| GANESAN, Mathan Kumar | Director | 2022-11-30 | Nov 1976 | British |
| HERRIDGE, Andrew Ethan, Councillor | Director | 2024-07-18 | Apr 1993 | British |
| ROBINSON, Jane Elizabeth, Prof. | Director | 2019-03-25 | Dec 1970 | British |
| RYAN, Mark | Director | 2021-07-20 | Nov 1985 | Irish |
| SALEEM, Fozia, Dr | Director | 2026-04-23 | Dec 1981 | British |
| STONEHOUSE, Tracey Michelle | Director | 2021-07-20 | Sep 1969 | British |
| STRAIN, Laura, Dr | Director | 2023-07-20 | May 1985 | British |
| WINSKELL, Kathryn Lucy Hay | Director | 2013-07-18 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEAN, Donald John | Secretary | 1996-11-25 | 1998-05-11 |
| MCGILL, David John | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 1996-11-25 |
| ALI, Irim | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2022-07-20 |
| APPLEGARTH, Adam John | Director | 1997-03-17 | 2001-05-30 |
| ARMSTRONG, Ronald Dixon, Cllr | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2011-03-28 |
| BALLS, Alastair Gordon | Director | 2004-05-17 | 2020-06-26 |
| BARTLETT, Christopher John, Cllr | Director | 2015-07-20 | 2016-06-07 |
| BRINK, Chris Hendrik, Professor | Director | 2007-10-29 | 2009-03-30 |
| BUSHBY, Katharine Mary Dympna, Professor Emerita | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2021-07-21 |
| COOKSON, Clive Michael | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2018-11-12 |
| COOPER, Quentin Charles | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2012-07-23 |
| DAVIES, Richard John, Professor | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-03-25 |
| DAY, Christopher Paul, Professor | Director | 2011-03-28 | 2017-03-27 |
| DEXTER, Thomas Michael, Dr | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2007-03-27 |
| DONALDSON, Liam, Professor | Director | 1996-11-25 | 1998-09-07 |
| EDWARDS, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2007-07-23 |
| FELLS, Ian, Prof | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2009-03-30 |
| FENWICK, Nicholas Adam Hodnett | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2006-11-16 |
| FISHER, Jackie | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-07-18 |
| FLYNN, Anthony Gerard, Councillor | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2000-11-13 |
| FOSTER, John Robert | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2005-11-14 |
| GATER, Steven, Dr | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2018-11-12 |
| GIBSON, Ian, Sir | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2010-07-19 |
| HARRISON, Terence, Sir | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2006-11-20 |
| HODGSON, Andrew | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2019-11-18 |
| HOWARD, Robert | Director | 1998-05-11 | 2009-03-30 |
| HUDSON, Ray, Professor | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2014-07-17 |
| HUNTER, Louise | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2025-01-30 |
| HUNTER, Louise | Director | 2018-11-12 | 2019-03-25 |
| HUSSEY, Patrick Joseph, Professor | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2019-07-04 |
| INNES, David Heath | Director | 1996-08-15 | 1996-11-25 |
| JOHNSON, Michael | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2015-03-23 |
| JOHNSON, Susan | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2000-11-13 |
| JONES, Richard Martin Vaughan | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1996-11-25 |
| JOYCE, Lionel Roderic | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2000-01-17 |
| KILBURN, Alan Edward | Director | 1998-05-11 | 2010-07-19 |
| MAYES, Elizabeth Louise | Director | 2018-11-12 | 2022-01-27 |
| MCGILL, David John | Director | 1996-07-22 | 1996-11-25 |
| MILLS, Joseph Lawrence | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2003-01-04 |
| MORAN, Catherine Lorna | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2004-10-14 |
| MORGAN WILLIAMS, Hugh Richard Vaughan | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2009-03-30 |
| NICHOLSON, Frank | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2009-03-30 |
| O'SHEA, John | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2004-07-15 |
| PARKER, Michael John | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2006-11-20 |
| POSTLETHWAITE, Stella Rogers, Councillor | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2018-05-15 |
| ROBINSON, Andrew Hume | Director | 1996-08-15 | 1996-11-25 |
| ROWLAND, Barry Alan | Director | 2011-11-28 | 2012-10-22 |
| SANDBACH, David Roy, Professor | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2024-07-31 |
| SIPPLE-ASHER, Michael John | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2009-03-30 |
| SMITH, Gilbert Arthur, Professor | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2000-07-17 |
| SMITH, Paul Anthony | Director | 2018-11-12 | 2021-03-31 |
| STEWART, Sarah Lesley | Director | 2000-09-18 | 2006-11-20 |
| VELTMAN, Joris Andre, Professor | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2023-11-23 |
| WATHEY, Andrew Brian, Professor | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-07-18 |
| WHITE RIDLEY, Matthew, Doctor | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2003-11-24 |
| WOOD, Margaret, Councillor | Director | 2022-07-20 | 2024-06-03 |
| WOOD, Margaret, Councillor | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2017-05-25 |
| WRIGHT, James Robertson Graeme | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2000-11-13 |
| WRIGHT, Leonard Frederick, Professor | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2005-11-14 |
| WRIGHT, Nicholas George | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2017-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
-3.4%
£3,332,341 £3,220,040
-
Cash
-21.2%
£4,558,701 £3,592,453
-
Net assets
-4.4%
£36,475,785 £34,881,293
-
Employees
+7.7%
104 112
-
Operating profit
-45.3%
-£1,129,774 -£1,641,427
-
Profit before tax
-45.3%
-£1,129,774 -£1,641,427
-
Wages
+10.3%
£2,757,787 £3,042,674
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