THE SAID FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-22 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+23.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
-25.2% vs 2024
Employees
4
-20% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£17,890,000 | -£6,362,000 | |
| Cash | £1,307,000 | £1,613,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £63,394,000 | £29,619,000 | |
| Net assets | £25,259,000 | £18,897,000 | |
| Equity | £25,259,000 | £18,897,000 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 4 | |
| Wages | £297,000 | £207,000 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 2.01x | 0.26x |
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
“Accordingly, the Trustees consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 presents new possibilities for the future of Syria and the Foundation is keeping under review the scope for philanthropic support in the new circumstances.”
- “During 2024/25, the Foundation responded to the intense suffering of the people of Gaza by supporting three partners.”
- “Since the end of the year, 40 years after they established the Foundation, Wafic and Rosemary Saïd retired from the Board.”
- “The Trustees have also appointed their son, Khaled Saïd, who has been a trustee for many years, as Chair of the Trustees.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Jonathan William Patrick | Director | 2009-11-19 | Aug 1942 | British |
| IDILBY, Sirine | Director | 2008-06-18 | Jan 1945 | American |
| PEAT, Michael Charles Gerrard, Sir | Director | 2013-04-16 | Nov 1949 | British |
| POWELL, Charles David, Lord | Director | 2008-06-18 | Jul 1941 | British |
| SAID, Khaled Rida | Director | 2008-06-18 | Jan 1975 | British |
| SAÏD, Rasha Rida, Dr | Director | 2009-11-19 | Jul 1985 | British |
| ZAKARIA, Nadine | Director | 2015-11-25 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORE-BOOTH, Paul Wyatt Julian | Secretary | 2009-03-18 | 2011-05-24 |
| ALEXANDER, Marie, Lady Alexander Of Weedon | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2018-04-18 |
| ANDERSON, Eric, Sir | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2009-12-31 |
| ARMANAZI, Ghayth | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2009-11-19 |
| GALLAGHER, Ita | Director | 2016-11-23 | 2021-11-15 |
| KABBARA, Sihad | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2009-11-19 |
| ROE, Catherine Mary | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2021-01-06 |
| SAID, Rida | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2009-11-19 |
| SAID, Rosemary | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2026-02-09 |
| SAID, Wafic Rida | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2026-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Khaled Rida Said | Individual | Appoints directors | 2019-03-11 | Active |
| Mr Wafic Rida Said | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+23.4%
£1,307,000 £1,613,000
-
Net assets
-25.2%
£25,259,000 £18,897,000
-
Employees
-20%
5 4
-
Wages
-30.3%
£297,000 £207,000
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