THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION 2016-07-15 → present
2. THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION LTD. 2016-06-27 → 2016-07-15
3. THE HEALING FOUNDATION 2000-01-13 → 2016-06-27
4. THE HEALING TRUST 1999-08-25 → 2000-01-13

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Buzzacott Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees have assessed the Foundation's financial position and its ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future (defined as a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements). Based on current forecasts, unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover the charity's core costs over the next 12 months. The Trustees are satisfied that the Foundation has adequate financial resources, robust governance, and effective planning in place. There are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue operating.”

Significant events

• “This year, 2024, we celebrated our 25th Anniversary, proud of the incredible achievements over the last 25 years in the vital areas of research into scar free healing (and attracting upwards of £50 million in grant giving, matched funding and funding in kind).”
• “We celebrated with a superb two day international symposium at the Royal Society introduced by a video message from our Royal Patron, HRH the Duchess of Edinburgh, with over 80 of the top scientists and researchers in this area of medicine, from the US and Europe.”
• “Our royal patron visited two of our research centres during the year. In October 2024 HRH Duchess of Edinburgh visited Swansea University... In March this year our Royal Patron also visited Bristol University...”
• “The charity was asked, as only one of 5 AMRC medical research charities, to showcase their output to MPs and Lords in Parliament, a rare honour.”
• “We had our most successful Big Give year in the Autumn, which topped off a good year in fundraising, although less than our ambitious targets.”
• “A Skills, Diversity, Inclusion and Experience Audit is scheduled for 2025. However, the Board is already aware of certain skills gaps and has taken steps to address these, including the recruitment of a new Trustee earlier in the year.”
• “In September 2024, a new website was built by an external agency, and the Communications Manager has continued to oversee and ensure the continuous improvement of the site.”
• “We are delighted to have been recognised as a key partner by the Invictus Game Birmingham 2027 Team.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

5

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -69.7%

  £2,096,095 → £635,292

• Net assets

  -18.9%

  £2,960,634 → £2,401,421

• Employees

  +20%

  5 → 6

• Operating profit

  -127.6%

  -£245,679 → -£559,213

• Profit before tax

  -127.6%

  -£245,679 → -£559,213

• Wages

  +9.5%

  £285,595 → £312,750

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