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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-08 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-25
Watchouts
Cash
£370K
-28% vs 2024
Net assets
£870K
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£15K
-104.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £636,614 | £607,306 | |
| Operating profit | £298,640 | -£29,277 | |
| Profit before tax | £309,811 | -£14,619 | |
| Net profit | £366,083 | -£7,685 | |
| Cash | £513,008 | £369,605 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,176,006 | £1,092,785 | |
| Net assets | £878,005 | £870,320 | |
| Equity | £878,005 | £870,320 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | |
| Wages | £167,765 | £188,034 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 46.9% | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | 57.5% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.4% | -2.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | 74.81x | -6.79x |
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
- Auditor
- Aubrey Campbell & Company
- 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 charity'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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANE, Sean Patrick | Secretary | 2024-02-27 | — | — |
| AGNEW, Keith William, Dr | Director | 2025-06-10 | Dec 1965 | British |
| CHESNEY, Samuel William | Director | 2022-06-20 | Jul 1963 | British |
| CLELAND, Richard Crosby | Director | 2022-12-09 | Dec 1950 | British |
| DOBSON, Jo-Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2019-10-16 | Jan 1966 | British |
| FERGUSON, Ivor | Director | 2020-11-30 | Sep 1949 | British |
| MCCAY, Alan Charlton | Director | 2022-06-20 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MCCLUGGAGE, Ian Gardiner | Director | 2021-11-22 | Jun 1959 | British |
| MCKERVEY, Cormac Patrick | Director | 2025-08-20 | Apr 1966 | British |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Daryl Daniel | Director | 2023-07-21 | May 1993 | British |
| MCMORDIE, James Norman | Director | 2021-11-22 | Feb 1955 | British |
| REA, David William Henry | Director | 2020-04-27 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SKELLY, Beulah Louise | Director | 2023-11-28 | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHART, Trevor William | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | 2005-01-31 |
| MARK, David George | Secretary | 2005-01-31 | 2013-06-27 |
| RANKIN, Jason Robert | Secretary | 2014-07-07 | 2024-02-27 |
| ALLEN, Fred James | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2020-04-27 |
| BELL, Michael Thomas | Director | 2014-10-27 | 2019-11-25 |
| BLAIR, James Martyn | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2022-04-30 |
| BOYLE, Gerald Eugene, Professor | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2026-03-31 |
| CAMPBELL, William James | Director | 2004-09-22 | 2018-03-31 |
| CRAIG, Robert James Leslie | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2001-04-15 |
| DOBBIN, David Timothy | Director | 1999-03-25 | 1999-09-20 |
| DONNELLY, Conall Eugene | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2023-04-28 |
| DUNLOP, John Herbert Scott | Director | 2009-06-08 | 2010-10-11 |
| GRAHAM, David Andrew, Dr | Director | 2025-06-10 | 2025-07-28 |
| HAMILTON, Joseph Robert Harold | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2004-09-22 |
| HANNA, William John Flack | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2015-03-31 |
| HAUGHEY, Seamus | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2012-07-21 |
| HAWKES, Robert Gary | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2008-10-16 |
| HENDERSON, Tom | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2009-10-05 |
| HENNING, Charles John | Director | 2014-10-27 | 2023-11-28 |
| IRVINE, Shaun | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2000-09-20 |
| JOHNSTON, Robert Stewart | Director | 2000-11-23 | 2002-10-10 |
| JORDAN, Henry James | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2016-11-14 |
| KELLY, John Gerard | Director | 2000-11-11 | 2004-09-22 |
| KING, Mervyn Samuel | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2016-11-14 |
| KING, Mervyn Samuel | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2011-03-14 |
| MARSHALL, Ian James | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2018-11-26 |
| MARTIN, John Campbell | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2021-11-22 |
| MATHERS, Thomas Cecil | Director | 2004-09-22 | 2006-09-30 |
| MAYNE, William Robert | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2022-12-09 |
| MCBURNEY, Stanley | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2006-01-11 |
| MCCAFFREY, Seamus | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2025-11-25 |
| MCCONNELL, Valerie | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-11-28 |
| MCCORMACK, Mary Bridget | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2014-10-27 |
| MCKIBBEN, Liam | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2003-06-16 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Nigel Robert | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2012-10-08 |
| MITCHELL, Allister John | Director | 2014-10-27 | 2017-11-20 |
| MITCHELL, Wilfred Johnston | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2007-10-08 |
| MONTAGUE, Peadar | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2008-10-16 |
| MORROW, Robert Peter | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2022-06-20 |
| MURNION, Oisin James | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2018-11-26 |
| O'NEILL, Phelim James | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2015-01-31 |
| ROWE, Douglas | Director | 2004-09-22 | 2013-10-21 |
| TOAL, Pat | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2000-11-23 |
| TWEED, Campbell Wilson | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2004-09-22 |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2020-11-30 |
| WORKMAN, David Thomas Crowe | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2014-10-27 |
| YARR, William Herbert Bryce | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2009-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-4.6%
£636,614 £607,306
-
Cash
-28%
£513,008 £369,605
-
Net assets
-0.9%
£878,005 £870,320
-
Employees
0%
6 6
-
Operating profit
-109.8%
£298,640 -£29,277
-
Profit before tax
-104.7%
£309,811 -£14,619
-
Wages
+12.1%
£167,765 £188,034
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