BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-26 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-12
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-17.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£14M
+3% vs 2023
Employees
133
+8.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£827K
+95% vs 2023
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 1 time since incorporation
- BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL 2008-12-15 → present
- BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL SERVICES 2002-12-16 → 2008-12-15
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 | £10,326,000 | £10,666,000 | |
| Operating profit | £106,000 | -£251,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £424,000 | £827,000 | |
| Net profit | £327,000 | £768,000 | |
| Cash | £2,090,000 | £1,721,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,988,000 | £14,410,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,988,000 | £14,410,000 | |
| Equity | £13,988,000 | £14,410,000 | |
| Average employees | 123 | 133 | |
| Wages | £4,686,000 | £5,078,000 |
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 | 1.0% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | -1.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | 2.59x | -5.98x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The charity Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the group's ability to continue. After making enquiries, the charity Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the group and charity have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL · parent
- British Safety Council Sales Ltd 100%
- Mates in Mind 100%
- British Safety Council (India) LLP 100%
Significant events
- “In many respects, 2024 was a year of firsts for British Safety Council. We launched our first ever charitable initiative in India through the Work Fair and Free Foundation, providing free training to its trainers...”
- “Ofqual's investigation into BSC's regulated qualification business concluded in March 2025 with the issuance of a notice of financial penalty of £5,000. Ofqual has now processed BSC's application to surrender its recognition, which took effect from the same date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Michael Stuart | Secretary | 2019-05-15 | — | — |
| ADAMSON, Sarah Rachel | Director | 2026-03-24 | Jan 1981 | British |
| COLLINS, David Paul | Director | 2018-10-30 | Dec 1972 | British |
| ERMAN, Kathryn | Director | 2022-10-24 | Sep 1980 | British |
| GAWTHROP, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2022-04-25 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HOLMES-FOGG, Helen | Director | 2025-07-29 | Dec 1974 | British |
| MCGETTRICK, Peter Alistair | Director | 2018-10-30 | Dec 1975 | British |
| RAJAN, Sachit | Director | 2026-01-26 | Feb 1974 | Indian |
| ROBINSON, David Alex | Director | 2025-04-28 | Jul 1970 | British |
| SADLER, Sean | Director | 2023-01-30 | Jul 1968 | British |
| THOMPSON, Rupert Mark | Director | 2022-04-25 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Gary | Secretary | 2009-09-24 | 2010-04-27 |
| BALLARD, David Edward | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2004-09-10 |
| BOTHA, Constantine Alexander | Secretary | 2010-04-27 | 2010-10-26 |
| CHAMPNESS, Chay John | Secretary | 2004-09-10 | 2009-09-24 |
| MERCER, Barry David | Secretary | 2002-12-16 | 2003-12-31 |
| SINGFIELD, Martin John | Secretary | 2012-08-07 | 2019-04-16 |
| SPELLMAN, Rosalind Clare | Secretary | 2010-10-26 | 2012-07-31 |
| ADEAGBO, Ibironke Basirat | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2018-10-30 |
| ARMSTRONG, Jennie Susan | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2025-02-17 |
| ARMSTRONG, Lynda Anne | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2017-11-24 |
| BANGALORE, Prasad Venkateswara | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2026-03-17 |
| BUCKNELL, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2025-08-08 |
| COOLING, Robert Fletcher, Dr | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2024-11-15 |
| COTTAM, Paul Andrew | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2018-10-30 |
| COWAN, Graham John | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2017-05-11 |
| COX, Ron John | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2007-10-30 |
| CROOK, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-09-10 |
| DAVIES, Frank John, Sir | Director | 2003-04-29 | 2006-09-24 |
| DAVY, Nigel Robert | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2013-11-29 |
| ELLIS, Adrian Foss | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2011-11-25 |
| GRIX, Stephen John | Director | 2018-08-07 | 2024-07-23 |
| HARDY, Mark Glyn | Director | 2012-08-07 | 2021-10-25 |
| HUTCHINGS, Alex Belmont | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2022-05-20 |
| JEFFERSON, Ian William | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| KELLY, Tessa Leueen Anne | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2009-04-26 |
| MCNAMARA, John Patrick | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2017-11-24 |
| MUTTREJA, Arun | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2023-11-10 |
| MYERS, Kevin | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2017-08-01 |
| OLAGUNDOYE, Babajide Olaseinde | Director | 2018-10-30 | 2019-07-02 |
| OWEN, Amanda Elizabeth Lavinia | Director | 2023-10-30 | 2026-02-13 |
| OWEN, Michael Paul | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2017-08-01 |
| PEARCE, John Richard | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2018-10-30 |
| PETERS, Samantha | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2023-07-24 |
| PHILLIPS, Simon Alexander | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2022-06-29 |
| PRADHAN, Nysa | Director | 2023-10-30 | 2024-08-23 |
| RADFORD, Sandra Morag Gibson | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2010-01-01 |
| SETTERS, Andrew John | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2012-08-07 |
| SPEIGHT, Matthew Howard | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-08-05 |
| TOFT, Brian, Professor | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2003-04-29 |
| WALSH, David Bryan | Director | 2018-08-07 | 2019-01-28 |
| WATCHMAN, Charles Michael | Director | 2003-12-29 | 2013-10-29 |
| WATERMAN, Lawrence Stuart | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2023-10-30 |
| WATERMAN, Lawrence Stuart | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2014-11-04 |
| WHITE, Philip Anthony James | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2026-04-27 |
| WILD, Adrian | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2018-09-20 |
| WOODWARK, David Robert, Dr | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2013-10-29 |
| WRIGHTSON, Nina | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2010-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
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Turnover
+3.3%
£10,326,000 £10,666,000
-
Cash
-17.7%
£2,090,000 £1,721,000
-
Net assets
+3%
£13,988,000 £14,410,000
-
Employees
+8.1%
123 133
-
Operating profit
-336.8%
£106,000 -£251,000
-
Profit before tax
+95%
£424,000 £827,000
-
Wages
+8.4%
£4,686,000 £5,078,000
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