BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+25.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£42M
+6% vs 2023
Employees
52
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION 2001-01-26 → present
- BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION 2000-11-06 → 2001-01-26
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 | £5,365,543 | £6,537,390 | |
| Operating profit | -£717,697 | -£2,588 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £609,473 | £2,369,305 | |
| Cash | £2,771,802 | £3,466,217 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,294,885 | £41,669,176 | |
| Net assets | £39,238,072 | £41,607,377 | |
| Equity | £39,238,072 | £41,607,377 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 52 | |
| Wages | £1,904,410 | £2,082,850 |
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 | -13.4% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 36.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 8.32x | 11.65x | |
| Interest cover | -5.99x | -0.02x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on current financial performance, available free reserves, and strategic plans for the medium to long term, the Trustees have concluded that Blesma has sufficient free reserves to meet its future obligations and is therefore a going concern.”
Significant events
- “2024 was anticipated to be a challenging year due to the continued economic upheaval at home and the impact of conflict overseas.”
- “During 2024 we welcomed 129 new Members into the Association, providing advice, assistance, friendship and support of others familiar with the experience of limb loss.”
- “In 2024 we had an increased focus on ensuring Members were able to have face to face contact with the Association. This resulted in 1,319 homes visits, an increase from 677 in 2023.”
- “For the first time in Blesma's history the charity produced a television advertisement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK, Vivienne Wendy | Secretary | 2023-10-12 | — | — |
| AMBLER, Miles Courtenay | Director | 2018-06-10 | Apr 1960 | British |
| DAVIS, Edward Grant Martin | Director | 2024-06-29 | Feb 1963 | British |
| GILBERT, Richard | Director | 2022-06-19 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GRANT, Alison Laura | Director | 2017-06-11 | Jul 1968 | United Kingdom |
| HERITAGE, Neil | Director | 2023-08-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Lisa | Director | 2024-06-29 | Jun 1982 | British |
| KERRIGAN, Robert Daniel | Director | 2021-11-04 | Jun 1983 | British |
| MAGUIRE, Liam Francis Daniel | Director | 2021-11-04 | Nov 1984 | British |
| MISTLIN, Alan | Director | 2023-08-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| WHITE, Stephen | Director | 2020-06-13 | May 1965 | British |
| WHITWORTH, Colin | Director | 2023-08-20 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2020-04-01 | 2023-10-12 |
| CHURCH, Jerome Wilfrid, Lt Col | Secretary | 2000-11-06 | 2014-01-01 |
| LE GRYS, Barry John | Secretary | 2014-03-04 | 2019-09-25 |
| WALLER, Ian Malcolm Gerald | Secretary | 2019-09-25 | 2020-03-31 |
| ASDELL, David | Director | 2004-06-13 | 2013-06-01 |
| BIRKHEAD, Christopher John, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | 2006-08-12 | 2009-06-14 |
| BISHOP, Charles | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-06-10 |
| BRADSHAW, Adrian John, General Sir | Director | 2017-06-11 | 2024-06-29 |
| BREWIS, Simon David Richard Wynn, Colonel | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| CASTLE, Frances, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | 2003-11-07 | 2006-08-11 |
| CROXFORD, Stuart Jeremy | Director | 2020-06-13 | 2023-03-01 |
| DELVES, Cedric Norman George, Sir | Director | 2010-11-03 | 2017-06-11 |
| DEWAR, Duncan Andrew, Colonel | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2013-03-25 |
| DIXON, William Lloyd | Director | 2013-06-16 | 2022-06-19 |
| FERGUSON, Roderick Alexander | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-08-30 |
| GALLAGHER, Michael Anthony | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2017-06-11 |
| GOLD, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| HARRIS, Anthony John | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2020-06-13 |
| HARRIS, Anthony John | Director | 2013-06-16 | 2015-06-25 |
| HUGH-SMITH, Henry Owen, Colonel | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2010-11-03 |
| JACKSON, Allan Paul | Director | 2013-06-16 | 2015-06-25 |
| KEATING, James Thomas, Lt Col (Retd) | Director | 2009-06-14 | 2014-06-24 |
| KNELL, Katherine, Lt Col | Director | 2009-06-14 | 2011-06-17 |
| LEMON, Miles Jeremy Albert Stjohn, Lt Col | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| MACIEJEWSKA, Rebecca Charlotte | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2020-04-23 |
| MCQUEEN, Robert, Captain (Rn) | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2003-04-01 |
| MONKHOUSE, Philip David | Director | 2008-06-15 | 2020-06-13 |
| MOON, Christopher John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-10-25 |
| MUDD, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2004-06-13 | 2021-11-04 |
| PERRETT, Stanley Percival | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2011-06-18 |
| PHILLIPS, John Henry | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-06-14 |
| PILLANS, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2020-04-23 |
| RITCHIE, Ian James | Director | 2003-12-06 | 2014-12-31 |
| ROUSE, Colin | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2024-06-29 |
| SILK, Reginald Edward Francis | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2004-04-15 |
| STEVENSON, Andrew Colin, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2003-11-10 |
| WARD, Martyn, Gp. Capt. | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| WATTS, Robert John | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2023-08-01 |
| WEST, Brendan Marc | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-06-22 |
| WILSON, Rosemary, Commander | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2009-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-01 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+21.8%
£5,365,543 £6,537,390
-
Cash
+25.1%
£2,771,802 £3,466,217
-
Net assets
+6%
£39,238,072 £41,607,377
-
Employees
0%
52 52
-
Operating profit
+99.6%
-£717,697 -£2,588
-
Wages
+9.4%
£1,904,410 £2,082,850
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