THE QUILTERS' GUILD OF THE BRITISH ISLES
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-24 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-10
Watchouts
Cash
£646K
+1.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£465K
-4.8% vs 2023
Employees
8
-38.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£27K
+73.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 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 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £335,461 | £350,095 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£100,786 | -£26,589 | |
| Net profit | -£98,340 | -£23,673 | |
| Cash | £637,517 | £646,400 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £488,486 | £464,813 | |
| Net assets | £488,486 | £464,813 | |
| Equity | £488,486 | £464,813 | |
| Average employees | 13 | 8 | |
| Wages | £242,454 | £168,588 |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -29.3% | -6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.6% | 39.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 2.39x |
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
- Clive Owen 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.”
Group structure
- THE QUILTERS' GUILD OF THE BRITISH ISLES · parent
- Festival of Quilts Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The last year brought with it substantial organisational change, including the appointment of Connie Rayner as the charity's Chief Executive.”
- “One of my personal highlights of 2024 has been the launch of our annual Online Retreat.”
- “In this process, we bid farewell to some of our long-standing staff members, who had been instrumental in our journey.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOSLING, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2023-07-01 | — | — |
| BATCHELOR, Susan Mary | Director | 2025-05-10 | Jun 1964 | British |
| BONE, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2026-05-09 | Jan 1957 | British |
| INGLE, Elizabeth | Director | 2026-05-09 | Oct 1949 | British |
| ROMAIN, Yvonne Gail | Director | 2025-05-10 | Jun 1951 | British |
| TANTON, Philipa Merrill | Director | 2022-04-02 | Aug 1955 | Welsh |
| WILLIAMS, Melanie Jane | Director | 2020-06-09 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELLOWS, Jane Gray | Secretary | 1997-10-10 | 2008-01-31 |
| GREENSMITH, Michael Charles | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2023-03-15 |
| ALLSTON, Janice Martin | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2017-12-31 |
| ALLWOOD, Fay Marion | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| ATKINSON, Jacqueline Mary, Professor | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2016-04-30 |
| BAIRD-PARKER, Dorothy Pennie | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2001-04-30 |
| BARKER, Judith Ann | Director | 1997-11-15 | 1998-08-17 |
| BICKNELL, Penelope Anne | Director | 2000-04-10 | 2001-04-28 |
| BILSBORROW, Linda | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2020-06-10 |
| BLACKBURN, Jane Charmian | Director | 2019-11-12 | 2026-05-09 |
| CHRISTIE, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2024-05-11 | 2025-09-06 |
| COURSE, Shirley Elizabeth | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2007-01-20 |
| DAYMOND, Angela Jayne | Director | 2022-04-02 | 2024-12-02 |
| DIAMOND, Barbara Joan | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2008-05-01 |
| DURSLEY, Stephanie Judith | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2019-05-11 |
| EDWARDS, Linda Joyce | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2013-06-20 |
| EVANS, Sheila | Director | 2018-01-17 | 2025-05-10 |
| FINCH, Vivien Anne | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2016-04-30 |
| FISHER, Kathleen Florence | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2013-04-30 |
| GOODISON, Diana | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2008-12-22 |
| GOSLING, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2019-05-11 |
| GUNNER, Janice Evelyn | Director | 2004-04-17 | 2007-05-01 |
| HALL, Jennifer Enid | Director | 2019-05-11 | 2025-05-10 |
| HANNON, Pauline | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| HARDCASTLE, Anne, Dr | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| HOLDEN, Jill | Director | 2019-05-11 | 2020-02-10 |
| HUGHES, Margaret | Director | 2004-05-08 | 2007-05-01 |
| HURRELL, Lesley | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2010-01-30 |
| INGLE, Elizabeth | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2024-05-11 |
| JENKINS, Margaret Ann | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| JERMEY, Ann | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1999-10-28 |
| KELLY, Shona Jessie Maureen, Dr | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2024-05-11 |
| KIRK, Christina Edna Judith | Director | 2024-05-11 | 2025-05-10 |
| LISTER, Valerie Janet | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2005-12-05 |
| LONG, Bridget | Director | 1997-11-15 | 2001-05-01 |
| LOVETT, Marilyn | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2012-04-30 |
| MARKLAND, John Anthony | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2019-05-11 |
| MCCRINDLE, Marion Jessie Crawford | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| MCEWEN, Christina Lynn | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| MELBOURNE WEBB, Barry | Director | 2001-04-22 | 2003-08-31 |
| MORGAN, Annette Elizabeth | Director | 1999-11-14 | 2003-04-23 |
| NEWSON, Georgina Zofia | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| NICHOLLS, Patricia Anne | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1999-04-17 |
| ORLOWSKA, Rosalind Mary | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| POWELL, Claire | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2022-11-30 |
| PRINGLE, Helen Margaret | Director | 2019-05-11 | 2025-05-10 |
| PURNELL, Liane Sara | Director | 1998-11-15 | 2001-04-30 |
| RAE, Janet Kay | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2012-04-30 |
| ROBERTS, Sheena Lesley | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2023-02-11 |
| ROSE, Gillian Rosemary | Director | 2003-04-23 | 2004-04-18 |
| SHIRLEY, Catherine | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1998-09-17 |
| SMITH, Kate | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2005-05-01 |
| STEWARD, Jane | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2012-04-30 |
| UNWIN, Kathryn Ilene, Dr | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2019-05-11 |
| VIVIAN, Helen | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2022-04-02 |
| WARREN, Sherrilyn Bain | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2021-11-13 |
| WATSON, Jan | Director | 2000-04-10 | 2002-05-01 |
| WHEELER, Constance Mary | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2016-05-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Janice Susan Laura | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| WURTHMANN, Isabella Sheena, Dr | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| YEODAL, Marion Claire | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 6
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+4.4%
£335,461 £350,095
-
Cash
+1.4%
£637,517 £646,400
-
Net assets
-4.8%
£488,486 £464,813
-
Employees
-38.5%
13 8
-
Profit before tax
+73.6%
-£100,786 -£26,589
-
Wages
-30.5%
£242,454 £168,588
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