UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-21 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-07
Watchouts
Cash
£53M
-15.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£93M
+9% vs 2024
Employees
572
-3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
-73.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD 2016-08-02 → present
- UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SUFFOLK LTD 2005-12-19 → 2016-08-02
- U C (SUFFOLK) LIMITED 2004-03-19 → 2005-12-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £136,716,000 | £127,580,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £26,683,000 | £6,996,000 | |
| Net profit | £27,716,000 | £7,623,000 | |
| Cash | £62,721,000 | £53,067,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £133,447,000 | £138,195,000 | |
| Net assets | £85,226,000 | £92,913,000 | |
| Equity | £85,226,000 | £92,913,000 | |
| Average employees | 594 | 572 | |
| Wages | £25,741,000 | £27,699,000 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 20.3% | 6.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 1.78x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared projections in support of the Group's cash requirements in addition to its on-going compliance with the terms of its bank facilities. The directors have given this matter careful consideration and, cognisant of the above matters, the Board is satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months from the date of this report: For this reason, the going concern basis continues to be adopted in the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD · parent
- University of Suffolk Dental Community Interest Company 100%
Significant events
- “In 2023/24 the University set up a subsidiary, University of Suffolk Dental CIC.”
- “In an innovative partnership with the NHS, the University has established the University of Suffolk Dental CIC; a social enterprise which is delivering NHS dental care to the local population to help address a substantial shortfall in NHS dentists.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 70 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK, Jason John | Secretary | 2024-05-16 | — | — |
| AILLES, Ian Simon | Director | 2023-07-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| ALLEN, Rachel Louise, Professor | Director | 2025-05-12 | Oct 1971 | British |
| CLARKE, Steven Charles | Director | 2019-08-01 | Dec 1954 | British |
| DURRANT, Lee-Ann | Director | 2025-06-30 | Nov 1985 | British |
| ESSAH, Pauline, Dr | Director | 2019-08-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HIGHAM, Jennifer Mary, Professor | Director | 2024-08-27 | Jul 1961 | British |
| HOMER, Linda Margaret, Dame | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| JONES, Justin Marc | Director | 2024-11-27 | Jul 1979 | British |
| KRONE, Judith Linda | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| LEEDER, Jennifer Lucy | Director | 2022-02-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| WILKINSON, Toby Alexander Howard, Dr | Director | 2024-04-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 70 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALDSON, Stephen | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2006-04-01 |
| GREENACRE, Timothy John | Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| MORLAND, Charles William | Secretary | 2004-03-19 | 2006-03-31 |
| QUINTON, Richard Anthony | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2008-11-30 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-19 | 2004-03-19 |
| ABDEL-MAGUID, Mohamed Moussa, Professor | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2017-07-31 |
| ACTON, Edward David Joseph, Professor | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2015-01-28 |
| ADOFO, Benjamin | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2015-06-25 |
| ANDERSON, Robert John, Professor | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-08-31 |
| BALLY, Christopher John | Director | 2017-10-23 | 2023-06-05 |
| BAMBRIDGE, Jordan | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2016-06-30 |
| BARNES, Jennifer Chase, Dr | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2024-10-31 |
| BLACK, Kevin John | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-05-06 |
| BROWN, Mia-Nicole | Director | 2025-06-30 | 2026-01-29 |
| CADMAN, Deborah Ann | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2019-07-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Wayne, Dr | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2011-11-06 |
| CARDOSO, Mauro | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| CAVENAGH, Penelope Elaine, Professor | Director | 2014-04-24 | 2016-07-31 |
| CLEMENT, Paul | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2016-07-31 |
| CREWE, Ivor Martin, Professor | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2007-10-01 |
| DASTBAZ, Mohammad, Professor | Director | 2017-01-11 | 2025-02-28 |
| DOWNS, Georgia Tottenham Jade | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Professor | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2006-08-31 |
| EDEY, Celia Ann Malcolm | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2019-07-31 |
| EDWARDS, David Stanley | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| FORSTER, Anthony William, Professor | Director | 2012-08-06 | 2014-01-14 |
| GILBEY, Rachel Julie | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2018-06-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Vivien Anne | Director | 2017-01-11 | 2020-07-31 |
| GOOCH, Alex Douglas | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| GOULBORN, Daniel Edward Muttitt | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| GRANT, Amy Morwena Elizabeth | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| HAZELGROVE, Erika Constance Jane | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2014-10-21 |
| HEHIR, James Daniel | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2009-11-10 |
| HILL, Andrea Judith | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2011-07-31 |
| HOLMES, Stuart Lang | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2010-07-31 |
| HOTSTON MOORE, Fiona Catriona | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2020-01-31 |
| HURLEY, Sara Jane, Dr | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2026-01-08 |
| JONES, Franstine Cassandra Blandel | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-01-24 |
| LANGTON, Helen Eileen, Professor | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-08-27 |
| LECLUYSE, Wendy, Dr | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2022-09-30 |
| LISTER, Richard | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| LISTER, Richard | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Karen | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| MACMILLAN, William Donald, Professor | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2009-01-05 |
| MORE, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| MORRIS, Owen Bryn | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2016-07-31 |
| MULLER, David John, Professor | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| MUMFORD, Thomas James, The Reverend | Director | 2024-11-27 | 2026-03-04 |
| PENDLINGTON, Mark | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2023-08-11 |
| PICKARD, Katherine Ellen Rose | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| POPE, William, Prof | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2021-07-31 |
| PRESTON, Sean Raymond | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-09-27 |
| RAINBIRD, Peter Clifford | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2008-06-25 |
| RICH, Anthony Hampden, Dr | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2011-07-31 |
| RIORDAN, Colin Bryan, Professor | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2012-08-05 |
| ROBINSON, Lucy Isobel | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2011-12-18 |
| SAKS, Michael Paul, Professor | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| SAVVAS, Nikolaos, Dr | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| SEELEY, Martin Alan, The Right Revd | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| SMITH, Andrew Bowman Campbell | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| SUMMERS, Brian John | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2016-07-31 |
| THOMAS, Charles William Holt, Dr | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2019-03-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Ann, Dr | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2013-08-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Russell Stuart | Director | 2010-01-26 | 2019-07-31 |
| WILLIS, Reilly Anne, Dr | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| WINTER, Paul | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2023-11-30 |
| WOODBURN, Alexander Fraser | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2021-03-04 |
| WOOLSTON, Lewis | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-03-21 |
| WRIGHT, Megan | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-11-25 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-6.7%
£136,716,000 £127,580,000
-
Cash
-15.4%
£62,721,000 £53,067,000
-
Net assets
+9%
£85,226,000 £92,913,000
-
Employees
-3.7%
594 572
-
Profit before tax
-73.8%
£26,683,000 £6,996,000
-
Wages
+7.6%
£25,741,000 £27,699,000
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