THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-20
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£552K
+5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+9.6% vs 2023
Employees
7
-12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£214K
+2,099.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-20.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,184 | £84,476 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,682 | £213,544 | |
| Net profit | -£759 | £216,180 | |
| Cash | £522,993 | £552,021 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,260,066 | £2,476,246 | |
| Net assets | £2,260,066 | £2,476,246 | |
| Equity | £2,260,066 | £2,476,246 | |
| Average employees | 8 | 7 | |
| Wages | £229,781 | £236,835 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -1.1% | 255.9% | |
| Current ratio | 25.91x | 54.32x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Begbies
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and the trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Society's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “We were actively involved in numerous high-profile cases, including the proposed redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station, the Bromley by Bow gasholders and the Albert Dock Office in Liverpool.”
- “2024 highlights included continued collaboration with the London Gasketeers, supporting the successful listing of dozens of historic gas lamps in Westminster.”
- “Additionally, the Society has been successful in getting a number of buildings listed, including St Mary's church, Crossway Green (Thomas Vale, 1882); St John's church, Beck Row (J. D. Wyatt, 1875-6); and Christ Church, Gosport (Henry Woodyer, 1865). We also secured the upgrading of Deptford Town Hall from Grade II to II*.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, James Peter | Secretary | 2024-05-06 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Alan | Director | 2021-11-27 | Oct 1959 | British |
| GRIERSON, James Roderick Jocelyn | Director | 2024-10-04 | Jan 1960 | British |
| JACKSON, Neil Mckerrow Thornton | Director | 2022-05-25 | Sep 1951 | British |
| PEARCY, Barbara Lynn | Director | 2016-04-23 | Apr 1959 | British |
| ROBERTS, Iestyn | Director | 2024-10-04 | Apr 1956 | British |
| SAINTY, Henry John | Director | 2020-02-10 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SIMS, Ben Luke Andrew | Director | 2022-07-02 | Nov 1996 | British |
| WEDD, Katharine Georgiana | Director | 2019-07-26 | Jun 1959 | British |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Jeremy George | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2007-02-03 |
| COSTELLOE, Christopher Joseph | Secretary | 2012-08-30 | 2020-09-07 |
| DUNGAVELL, Ian Robert, Dr | Secretary | 2007-02-03 | 2012-08-31 |
| DUNGAVELL, Ian Robert, Dr | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2006-12-01 |
| FILMER-SANKEY, William Patrick, Dr | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2000-10-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Joseph John | Secretary | 2020-09-07 | 2024-02-07 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2000-03-06 |
| ALDER, Quentin John | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| ANDERSON, Anne, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| BARBER, Samantha Jane | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| BAYLISS, Valerie June | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| BERRY, Sue Patrica, Dr | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2008-07-26 |
| BLACK, Jeremy George | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2007-07-21 |
| BLACK, Jeremy George | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2006-12-01 |
| BLUHM, Robin Kenneth | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-25 |
| BRANDWOOD, Geoffrey Kenneth, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2007-07-21 |
| BROOKS, Christopher Leonard, Dr | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-02-23 |
| CHERRY, Martin, Dr | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| COLEMAN, Andrew Marcus | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2013-07-26 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Colin John Kirkaldy, Dr | Director | 2006-12-02 | 2010-07-23 |
| DAVEY, Elaine Marilyn, Dr | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2005-07-23 |
| DAVEY, Katherine Anne Teresa | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2025-09-05 |
| DAWSON, Susan Marjorie | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| ELTON, Julia Margaret Hallam | Director | 2003-01-25 | 2005-07-23 |
| EVANS, David Wynford | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| EVANS, Richard Kendall Corris | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-25 |
| FISHER, James Graham | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| GILES, Marion Barbara | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2005-07-23 |
| GLASS, Alasdair Macleod | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2017-07-21 |
| GOODALL, Jonathan Ronald | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| GRAINGER, Hilary Joyce, Professor | Director | 2010-07-24 | 2024-10-04 |
| HALL, Michael | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| HILL, Rosemary, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2015-07-26 |
| HIRSCHMANN, Peter Norman | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| HOWARD, Stephen Goodwin | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2005-07-23 |
| HOWELL, Peter | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| JEFFERSON, David John | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2001-04-11 |
| JENKINS, Olwen | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2003-10-07 |
| JOHNSON, Alan | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| JOHNSTON, Stephen Henry | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2008-09-08 |
| KEYNES, Randal Hume | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| LOW, David Christie, Dr | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2024-10-04 |
| LOW, David Christie, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| MCCARTHY, Robert James | Director | 2013-07-26 | 2016-04-23 |
| MOTH, Kenneth | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2023-10-06 |
| PEARSON, Charles Michael | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-25 |
| ROMAN, Steven Colin | Director | 2008-07-26 | 2024-10-04 |
| ROMAN, Steven Colin | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2005-07-23 |
| ROMAN, Steven Colin | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| SAINT, Andrew John | Director | 2015-07-25 | 2021-08-20 |
| SAINT, Andrew John | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| SHACKLEY, Barbara | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| SILVESTER, Hilary Antoinette | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| SLADEN, Teresa | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2001-10-09 |
| SLIWINSKI, Elisabeth Joy | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| SNOWDEN, Tiffany D'Aragona Oliveira | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2025-09-05 |
| THOMPSON, Kim Stuart | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| THORNE, John Kirill Robert | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Jane | Director | 2003-01-25 | 2003-10-30 |
| WEDD, Katherine Georgina | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Sarah Mary, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| WILKS, Margaret Ann | Director | 2015-07-25 | 2021-08-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Roy | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2015-07-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Roy | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-06 | 2000-03-06 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-06 | 2000-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-12 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | 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
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
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Turnover
+20.4%
£70,184 £84,476
-
Cash
+5.6%
£522,993 £552,021
-
Net assets
+9.6%
£2,260,066 £2,476,246
-
Employees
-12.5%
8 7
-
Profit before tax
+2,099.1%
-£10,682 £213,544
-
Wages
+3.1%
£229,781 £236,835
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