THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION 2011-02-14 → present
2. THE ALICE TRUST 2010-08-18 → 2011-02-14

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Saffery LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION · parent
   1. Rothschild Waddesdon Limited 100% · England and Wales · Trading activities at Waddesdon Manor, Including Catering, Retail, Private Events, The Five Arrows hotel, The Bow Pub and Public Events & Filming
   2. Golden Mede Development Company limited 100% · England and Wales
   3. Golden Mede Management Company Limited 94.6% · England and Wales

Significant events

• “The financial year started with the sad news of the death of Lord Rothschild on 26 February.”
• “The Foundation welcomed a new CEO, Sir Roger Wright, on 28/10/2024.”
• “The 2024/25 season opened with a major new exhibition, 'King David and the Wise Women: Guercino at Waddesdon:'.”
• “May then saw the opening of 'Flights of Fancy: Birds at Waddesdon'.”
• “Launch in November of Jewish Country Houses, marking the end of a major research project with Oxford University.”
• “Application for a Bloomberg Digital Accelerator Grant (£300K) to cover a digital asset management system (DAMS) and a customer relation management system (CRM).”
• “The year saw the opening of a new Conservation Hub to communicate ambitions for sustainability.”
• “The Rothschild Foundation Sustainability and Biodiversity Strategies were approved by Trustees in January 2025.”
• “The team successfully delivered the first bespoke British Sign Language (BSL) tours.”
• “Christmas opened on 13th November with a theme inspired by Leon Bakst paintings of Sleeping Beauty.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -45.6%

  £19,732,000 → £10,739,000

• Cash

  -6.9%

  £3,685,000 → £3,432,000

• Net assets

  +6.9%

  £773,164,000 → £826,133,000

• Employees

  +10.5%

  410 → 453

• Operating profit

  +73%

  -£1,509,000 → -£407,000

• Profit before tax

  -576.2%

  £2,344,000 → -£11,161,000

• Wages

  +8.5%

  £6,804,000 → £7,381,000

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