THE WORDSWORTH TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
Cash
£534K
+989.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+1.2% vs 2024
Employees
29
-19.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£287K
+165.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £591,000 | £614,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£437,000 | £287,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£437,000 | £287,000 | |
| Net profit | -£437,000 | £287,000 | |
| Cash | £49,000 | £534,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,940,000 | £21,451,000 | |
| Net assets | £21,199,000 | £21,451,000 | |
| Equity | £21,199,000 | £21,451,000 | |
| Average employees | 36 | 29 | |
| Wages | £767,000 | £695,000 |
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 | -73.9% | 46.7% | |
| Net margin | -73.9% | 46.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.0% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | -7.67x | 17.94x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- THE WORDSWORTH TRUST · parent
- Dove Cottage Promotions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following a review of the properties the Trustees decided to put How Foot Lodge up for sale in January 2025, the sale was completed in July 2025 for £1,000,000.”
- “A revaluation of the investment properties was performed during summer 2025 resulting in an adjustment to increase the fair value of the properties by £121,699.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE, Philip Martin | Secretary | 2023-06-01 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2025-10-18 | Jul 1970 | British |
| BAINBRIDGE, Simon John Julian, Professor | Director | 2019-02-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| BATE, Jonathan, Sir | Director | 2026-01-28 | Jun 1958 | British |
| BLACKMORE, Gesa Renate | Director | 2019-02-01 | Jun 1970 | British,German |
| CHAMBERS, Donna Patricia, Professor | Director | 2023-07-20 | Oct 1966 | British |
| CONCANNON, Amy Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2022-01-26 | May 1985 | British |
| DASTIDAR, Rishi | Director | 2025-10-18 | Dec 1977 | British |
| DAVIES, Paul John, Dr | Director | 2022-01-26 | Sep 1965 | British |
| MCKITTERICK, David John, Professor | Director | 2019-02-01 | Jan 1948 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Timothy John | Director | 2022-01-26 | Apr 1966 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Alexandra Katherine Nicole, Dr | Director | 2025-10-18 | Nov 1978 | British |
| YOUNG, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2022-07-20 | Nov 1963 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWL, Adrian John | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| PICKUP, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2023-06-01 |
| WADDINGTON, Charles Anthony | Secretary | 2005-11-12 | 2007-03-31 |
| WOOF, Robert Samuel, Dr | Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 2005-11-07 |
| AINSCOUGH, Eileen Rebecca | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2016-03-09 |
| ANDERSON, William Eric Kinloch | Director | 1997-10-03 | 1998-05-31 |
| BAIN, Iain Stuart | Director | 1997-10-09 | 2001-08-31 |
| BINDMAN, Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2013-11-02 |
| BONE, Drummond James, Professor Sir | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2026-04-18 |
| BOYD, John Dixon Ikle, Sir | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2013-11-02 |
| BRAGG, Melvyn, Lord | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2001-08-31 |
| BROOKE, Henry, Sir | Director | 1997-10-12 | 2001-08-31 |
| CHUCK, Mary | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2022-04-24 |
| COLLIER, John Spencer | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2019-07-16 |
| COOKE, Judith Helen | Director | 2013-11-02 | 2025-10-17 |
| DELBRIDGE, Richard | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2007-07-11 |
| DOUGLAS MANN, Stewart Charles Hamilton | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2007-03-25 |
| FLEMING, Anna Mairead, Dr | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2024-11-11 |
| FRYER-SPEDDING, John Henry | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2001-08-31 |
| GILL, Stephen Charles, Professor | Director | 1997-10-02 | 2013-11-02 |
| GOODE, Johanna | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| GORLIN, Ronald Vladimir | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2001-08-31 |
| HARWOOD, Laurence | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2013-11-02 |
| HEAL, David Michael | Director | 2013-11-02 | 2025-10-17 |
| HUGHES HALLETT, Penelope | Director | 2002-11-16 | 2007-07-11 |
| JOHNSON, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2023-07-20 | 2024-11-07 |
| JUBB, Peter | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2001-08-31 |
| KELLY, Linda | Director | 2001-11-17 | 2007-05-12 |
| KERRIGAN, John Francis | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2001-08-31 |
| LINDOP, Grevel Charles Garrett, Professor | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2001-08-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Diana Ruth | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2021-11-14 |
| MCKITTERICK, David John, Professor | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2013-11-02 |
| MILLER, Lucasta Frances Elizabeth | Director | 2006-11-11 | 2009-07-15 |
| MURDOCH, John | Director | 1997-10-08 | 2002-11-16 |
| NEVILL, Anne Camilla Eveline, Lady | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2001-08-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, James Allan | Director | 1997-10-12 | 1999-09-27 |
| PARKINSON, Cecil Edward, The Rt Hon The Lord | Director | 1997-11-05 | 2002-11-16 |
| PELTZ, Lucy, Dr | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2021-03-18 |
| PERRY, Seamus, Dr | Director | 2002-11-16 | 2018-11-15 |
| PETER, Lisa | Director | 2022-07-20 | 2024-10-22 |
| ROE, Nicholas Hugh, Professor | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2017-11-04 |
| SAMPSON, Fiona Ruth, Professor | Director | 2013-11-02 | 2016-07-04 |
| SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Charles Adam Laurie | Director | 2013-11-02 | 2018-07-11 |
| SHEPHERD, Lynn Barbara, Dr | Director | 2013-11-02 | 2018-10-31 |
| SMITH, Of Finsbury Pc, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 2001-11-17 | 2017-11-16 |
| STURGIS, Charles Timothy | Director | 2000-10-21 | 2010-03-17 |
| TOMALIN, Claire | Director | 2001-11-17 | 2002-11-16 |
| TURNBULL, Oliver | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2001-08-31 |
| UGLOW, Jennifer Sheila | Director | 2007-11-03 | 2021-11-03 |
| WILSON, David, Dr | Director | 2004-05-08 | 2006-03-07 |
| WOOF, Pamela Shirley | Director | 2005-12-05 | 2007-07-11 |
| WOOF, Pamela Shirley | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2001-08-31 |
| WORDSWORTH, Jonathan Fletcher | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2002-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+3.9%
£591,000 £614,000
-
Cash
+989.8%
£49,000 £534,000
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£21,199,000 £21,451,000
-
Employees
-19.4%
36 29
-
Operating profit
+165.7%
-£437,000 £287,000
-
Profit before tax
+165.7%
-£437,000 £287,000
-
Wages
-9.4%
£767,000 £695,000
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