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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-31 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2026-01-17

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£31K

-98.5% vs 2024

Net assets

£197M

+2.9% vs 2024

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£1M

-131.4% vs 2024

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-31
Turnover
Operating profit £4,472,776-£28,874
Profit before tax £3,499,367-£1,098,714
Net profit £17,985,077£5,502,637
Cash £2,030,737£31,148
Total assets less current liabilities £191,541,770£197,044,407
Net assets £191,541,770£197,044,407
Equity £191,541,770£197,044,407
Average employees 00
Wages

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 2024-03-312025-03-31
Return on capital employed 2.3%-0.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 0.2%0.2%
Current ratio 13.52x0.10x
Interest cover 4.59x-0.03x

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
Moore Kingston Smith 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 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.”

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 6 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CORLEY, Elizabeth Pauline Lucy Director 2024-12-12 Oct 1956 British
GAMBLE, Clive Stephen, Emeritus Professor Director 2021-11-22 Mar 1951 British
NORGROVE, David Ronald, Sir Director 2015-11-20 Jan 1948 British
POWELL, Charles David, Lord Director 2011-05-17 Jul 1941 British
Show 6 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CUNLIFFE, Barrington Windsor, Professor Sir Secretary 2011-05-18 2021-02-06
DOUBLEDAY, Ian Anthony Secretary 2011-02-07 2011-05-18
CUNLIFFE, Barrington Windsor, Professor Sir Director 2011-02-07 2021-02-06
JONES, Christopher Edward Ilsley Director 2011-02-07 2014-08-14
LEVENTIS, Edmee Director 2019-05-21 2026-03-31
RYAN, John Robert Director 2013-03-18 2026-04-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 49 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-04-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-10 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-01-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-12-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-01-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-02 RP04AP01 officers Second filing of director appointment with name PDF
2023-01-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-12-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-01-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-11-26 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-11-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-02-22 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2021-02-09 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-01-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-10-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-01-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

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

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