EARTH TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
Cash
£164K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14M
Equity attributable
Employees
32
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£470K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EARTH TRUST 2010-10-18 → present
- NORTHMOOR TRUST FOR COUNTRYSIDE CONSERVATION 2002-02-26 → 2010-10-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £432,378 | £587,998 | |
| Operating profit | -£387,504 | -£551,933 | |
| Profit before tax | -£326,746 | -£469,969 | |
| Net profit | -£326,746 | -£469,969 | |
| Cash | £173,865 | £164,311 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,630,657 | £14,160,688 | |
| Net assets | £14,630,657 | £14,160,688 | |
| Equity | £14,630,657 | £14,160,688 | |
| Average employees | 31 | 32 | |
| Wages | £656,272 | £935,077 |
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 | -89.6% | -93.9% | |
| Net margin | -75.6% | -79.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.6% | -3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.2% | 2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.11x | 2.16x | |
| Interest cover | -42.48x | -43.15x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend Chartered Accountants
- 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”
Group structure
- EARTH TRUST · parent
- Earth Innovation Limited 100%
Significant events
- “This has also been a year of leadership change After 12 years of dedicated service, we said farewell to our CEO, Jayne Manley, whose vision and commitment helped shape the Trust into what it is today. In December, we welcomed Ian Barrett as our new CEO.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Ian | Secretary | 2025-01-01 | — | — |
| BEDFORD, Sharon Lesley | Director | 2026-03-26 | Jul 1963 | British |
| BUCKLE, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2025-02-11 | May 1955 | British |
| DANCE, Stephen William | Director | 2021-03-29 | Dec 1956 | British |
| DOWNING, Adrian Hadley | Director | 2026-03-26 | Apr 1971 | British |
| FAIRBROTHER, Clare Louise | Director | 2025-02-11 | Feb 1985 | British |
| FINDLAY, Jane | Director | 2024-03-26 | Oct 1960 | British |
| HENDRY, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-26 | Aug 1962 | British |
| HOLLAND, Laura Catherine | Director | 2024-03-26 | Jul 1983 | British |
| HURLEY, Terence Ralph | Director | 2023-04-23 | Jan 1957 | British |
| NIGRIELLO, Frank Xavier | Director | 2024-03-26 | Dec 1956 | British |
| PEARSON, Paula Joanna | Director | 2026-03-26 | Aug 1978 | British |
| ROGAN, Claire Louise | Director | 2026-03-26 | Dec 1975 | British |
| TUCKER, Robin Clifford | Director | 2021-03-29 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLE, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2024-07-03 | 2025-01-01 |
| BUXTON, Robin David, Dr | Secretary | 2002-12-06 | 2003-06-12 |
| HEAD, Stephen Michael, Dr | Secretary | 2002-02-26 | 2002-12-06 |
| MANLEY, Victoria Jayne | Secretary | 2014-06-20 | 2024-07-03 |
| ROWLAND HILL, Ian | Secretary | 2003-06-12 | 2006-02-10 |
| TEASDALE, Barrie William | Secretary | 2006-02-10 | 2014-06-20 |
| ATKINS, Lynda Susan | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2019-03-27 |
| BAR-LEV, Sarah Theresa | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2025-09-20 |
| BARKHAM, Mary Margaret, Dr | Director | 2015-12-18 | 2021-02-01 |
| BUCKLE, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2021-03-29 | 2024-06-18 |
| BUXTON, Robin David, Dr | Director | 2018-12-07 | 2019-09-26 |
| BUXTON, Robin David, Dr | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2014-11-28 |
| BUXTON, Robin David, Dr | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2005-07-01 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Poul Adrian | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2016-07-06 |
| CORBETT, Jane Elizabeth Marjorie | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2003-06-01 |
| CURTIS, Ian James | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2014-11-28 |
| DAVEY, Jemma Elizabeth | Director | 2021-03-29 | 2023-06-14 |
| DAVIDSON, Ian Arthur, Dr | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2024-03-01 |
| DICK, Felicity Doreen | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2017-09-27 |
| DUFF, Andrew James | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2018-12-07 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Clare Louise | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2024-06-17 |
| FOWLER, Belinda Jane | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2010-12-10 |
| GILBERT, David Samuel | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2021-05-13 |
| GRIFFITHS, Geoffrey Hugh, Dr | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2017-12-06 |
| HARWOOD, John Warwick | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2025-12-11 |
| HARWOOD, John Warwick | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2010-12-10 |
| HULYER, Douglas William | Director | 2012-12-07 | 2017-12-06 |
| KELAART, Anne | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2013-04-15 |
| MACDONALD, Richard Auld | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-09-27 |
| MASON, Paul Edward | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2019-10-02 |
| MATTHEWS, John Russel | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2004-11-24 |
| PHILLIPS, Christopher Charles | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2023-03-14 |
| ROSSINGTON, Timothy David | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2020-07-31 |
| SAVILL, Peter Spafford, Doctor | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2008-12-05 |
| SAYERS, Julian Anthony | Director | 2017-03-14 | 2023-03-14 |
| SCHOLEY, Graham David | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2011-12-09 |
| SHAH, Nusrat Rehana | Director | 2020-09-09 | 2023-04-13 |
| SHAW, Graham Ernest | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2019-03-27 |
| SUTHERLAND, Ian Maclaren | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2008-07-22 |
| TREMAYNE, Bruce Andrew | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2008-12-05 |
| WEST, David Michael | Director | 2004-11-25 | 2007-07-13 |
| WEST, David Michael | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2002-12-04 |
| WHITEHEAD, Nicky | Director | 2024-03-26 | 2025-11-21 |
| WILKINSON, Martin John | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2014-07-31 |
| WOOLLEY, Russell Roy | Director | 2003-11-25 | 2005-06-20 |
| WRIGLEY, Richard Warrener | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2018-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-28 CC02 Notice removal restriction on company articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-28 | CC02 | change-of-constitution | Notice removal restriction on company articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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