EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-13 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-30
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+62.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+16.3% vs 2023
Employees
35
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST 2012-07-17 → present
- EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST LIMITED 2012-07-13 → 2012-07-17
- BIBLELANDS 1999-02-02 → 2012-07-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £374,000 | £371,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£46,000 | £925,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £132,000 | £1,150,000 | |
| Cash | £2,720,000 | £4,418,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £7,063,000 | £8,213,000 | |
| Equity | £7,063,000 | £8,213,000 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 35 | |
| Wages | £1,111,000 | £1,143,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -12.3% | 249.3% | |
| Net margin | 35.3% | 310.0% | |
| Current ratio | 9.19x | 14.04x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST · parent
- Embrace the Middle East Trading Limited 1%
Significant events
- “As conflict intensified across the region throughout 2024, leading to mass displacement and devastation, our partners understood the realities on the ground. They were able to adapt their projects to continue providing vital healthcare, education, practical help and psychological support.”
- “In 2024, we celebrated 170 years of Embrace the Middle East.”
- “2024 was a year that brought more heartbreak for the Middle East than any of us could have imagined.”
- “In Gaza, in 2024, the intensity of the Israeli bombardment persisted, with a lasting ceasefire and release of hostages still out of reach.”
- “In September, the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel rapidly intensified with Israeli Defence Forces' airstrikes across Lebanon and a ground invasion in the south.”
- “In 2024 Embrace supported a pilot project run by Anar to provide intensive mentoring, spiritual and psychological support, and volunteering opportunities to help nurture 14 young Christians (18-28-year-olds) who have shown promising leadership potential.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EYRE, James | Secretary | 2024-07-16 | — | — |
| BOLTON, Janet Bow | Director | 2025-06-03 | Nov 1958 | British |
| CONNELL, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2025-06-03 | Oct 1985 | British |
| HARRIS, Joshua Lloyd | Director | 2022-09-22 | May 1989 | British |
| HAWKEY, James Douglas Thomas, Reverend Doctor | Director | 2020-04-20 | Aug 1979 | British |
| HODKINSON, Katherine May | Director | 2020-09-25 | Dec 1991 | British |
| MITCHELL, William John Clyde | Director | 2019-04-04 | Nov 1958 | British |
| MORGAN, Benjamin William Edward | Director | 2018-10-16 | Jul 1984 | British |
| OSBORNE, Iain, Reverend | Director | 2024-05-09 | Feb 1969 | British |
| SMITH, Victoria Jane | Director | 2019-04-04 | Apr 1960 | British |
| VON SCHUBERT, Katharine Lucy | Director | 2020-09-25 | Feb 1970 | British |
| WELLS, Kristiina | Director | 2024-05-09 | Aug 1986 | British,Finnish |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EYRE, Jamie | Secretary | 2017-03-03 | 2017-07-09 |
| JONG, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 1999-02-02 | 2002-09-06 |
| LIVESEY, Timothy Peter Nicholas | Secretary | 2017-07-10 | 2024-07-17 |
| MOODEY, Jeremy Michael | Secretary | 2009-11-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| PLANT, Nicholas, Rev | Secretary | 2002-09-06 | 2009-08-14 |
| SMITH, Victoria Jane | Secretary | 2009-08-14 | 2009-11-01 |
| ALQASSIS, Tanas Emill Tanas | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2020-07-02 |
| ASHDOWN, Andrew William Harvey, Reverend | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2015-03-10 |
| BALL, Anthony James, The Right Revd | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BECHEALANY, Souraya Elie, Dr | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2023-03-13 |
| BISSON, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2003-03-13 |
| BOULTER, Hugh John | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2011-03-15 |
| BRADLEY, Hugh Rowland | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2018-03-14 |
| BURTON, Daniel John Ashworth, Rev | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2013-03-12 |
| CALLANDER, Douglas Robin | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2015-03-10 |
| CLAYTON, Christine Anne | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2025-06-03 |
| CLEAVES, Michael John, Reverend | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2011-03-15 |
| CLEMENTS, Elizabeth Alexina | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2000-04-08 |
| CROWE, Anthony Murray, Reverend | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2005-03-09 |
| DAVIES, Rosalyn Anne, Dr | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2009-09-17 |
| DENGATE, Stephen Philip | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2019-04-04 |
| DENNIS, Douglas Allan, Reverend | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2003-03-13 |
| DORRETT, Irene | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2008-03-06 |
| HACKNEY, Judith Ann Ryland | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2016-03-16 |
| HARRIS, Alanna Jane | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2019-04-04 |
| ISAAC, Munther, The Rev Dr | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2025-06-03 |
| IZZETT, David Stewart Thomas, Reverend | Director | 1999-02-02 | 1999-05-12 |
| IZZETT, Timothy Roger John | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2003-03-01 |
| JOLLY, Brian Stephen, Reverend | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2017-03-21 |
| JONES, Nichola Grace, Rev | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2010-01-01 |
| LAWRENCE, Neil | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2016-09-27 |
| LEWIS, Keren Elise | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2012-01-02 |
| MCGUCKEN, Richard Brian, Dr | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2018-03-14 |
| MILLS, Kenneth Stanley | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2006-11-10 |
| NEATE, John Philip Greville | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2020-04-02 |
| OAKES, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| OSBOURNE, Iain, Reverend | Director | 2024-05-09 | 2024-05-09 |
| RADFORD, Madeleine | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2023-03-13 |
| ROBERTSON, Joanna | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2015-03-10 |
| SHAH, Kathryn Ann, Dr | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2025-06-03 |
| SMITH, Victoria Jane | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2016-03-16 |
| TADROS, Mariam | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2020-06-22 |
| TONER, Lisa Jane | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2017-06-21 |
| WELLS, John Philip | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2003-03-13 |
| WILKINS, Ralph Herbert, Reverend | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2004-03-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth David | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2020-04-02 |
| WOO, Christopher Jonathon Caysee | Director | 2020-09-25 | 2024-03-01 |
| WOODGER, John, Reverend | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2005-03-09 |
| YOUNG, Cyril John, Doctor | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2012-03-13 |
| YOUNG, Felicity Margaret Helen | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2006-03-07 |
| YOUNG, Kathleen Mary | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2000-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.8%
£374,000 £371,000
-
Cash
+62.4%
£2,720,000 £4,418,000
-
Net assets
+16.3%
£7,063,000 £8,213,000
-
Employees
0%
35 35
-
Operating profit
+2,110.9%
-£46,000 £925,000
-
Wages
+2.9%
£1,111,000 £1,143,000
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