THE CRICHTON TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
Cash
£101K
+137.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
84
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Trustees have formed the judgement that, at the time of approving the financial statements, there are material uncertainties in the short term surrounding the expectation that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
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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 Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,426,662 | £3,824,883 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£679,314 | -£319,541 | |
| Cash | £42,460 | £100,690 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,420,779 | £17,433,720 | |
| Net assets | £15,993,181 | £15,663,820 | |
| Equity | £15,993,181 | £15,663,820 | |
| Average employees | 84 | 84 | |
| Wages | £1,524,930 | £1,531,654 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -19.8% | -8.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.37x | 0.38x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Trustees have formed the judgement that, at the time of approving the financial statements, there are material uncertainties in the short term surrounding the expectation that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THE CRICHTON TRUST · parent
- Crichton Development Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Gwilym Gibbons, the Trust's current Chief Executive, has tendered his resignation and will leave his post on Thursday 30 April 2026 after eight years in post to take up the role of Chief Executive of Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 83 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMMONS, David Joseph | Secretary | 2026-01-22 | — | — |
| AUSTIN, Anna | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jan 1986 | British |
| BRADLEY, Joseph Maxwell | Director | 2025-02-13 | Feb 1960 | British |
| BROWN, Emma | Director | 2025-02-13 | Dec 1996 | British |
| DILLETT, James | Director | 2023-12-14 | Sep 1966 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Laura Kathryn | Director | 2019-06-13 | Jun 1974 | British |
| HALL, David John | Director | 2021-12-16 | Sep 1962 | British |
| HALLIDAY, Bruce, Dr | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jan 1963 | British |
| HORNER, Sheena Elizabeth | Director | 2021-12-16 | Feb 1976 | Scottish |
| HUNTER, Elaine | Director | 2025-02-13 | Oct 1970 | British |
| JAMIESON, David | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jan 1970 | British |
| ROBERTS, Luke | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jun 1978 | British |
| SPARKS, Nicholas Henry Charles, Professor | Director | 2024-01-22 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 83 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBONS, Gwilym Meredith Lloyd | Secretary | 2020-04-02 | 2026-01-22 |
| HARPER, Douglas George | Secretary | 1996-03-27 | 1997-09-15 |
| MACLEOD, Wendy Ann | Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2008-12-23 |
| MANN, Gordon Laurence | Secretary | 1997-09-15 | 2005-06-29 |
| RENTON, Craig James | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | 2021-11-05 |
| RUSSELL, Linda Ann | Secretary | 2009-01-28 | 2020-03-27 |
| ALLAN, Jane Cameron | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2016-10-06 |
| ARCHIBALD, Eric Cameron | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2005-06-29 |
| BALDWICK, Allan Thomas | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1999-10-01 |
| BARRATT, Oliver William | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2007-07-31 |
| BRENNAN, Janet Rose, Dr | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2024-12-12 |
| BROWN, Kenneth Clarke | Director | 1996-05-28 | 2005-06-29 |
| BURTON, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2021-12-16 |
| BURTON, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2004-04-01 |
| CAIRNIE, Stanley Drummond | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2016-06-09 |
| CALDWELL, Ian Munro | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1997-08-25 |
| CAMERON, Kenneth | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1996-09-09 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2007-09-04 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Robertson | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1999-11-09 |
| CHARTERIS, John Anthony | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-05-30 |
| CLARK, David, Professor | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2020-02-27 |
| COLLINS, Brian | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2013-12-06 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert Norman | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1997-06-26 |
| DICKSON, Paul James | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2024-04-18 |
| DOWSON, John Martin | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1999-03-19 |
| DUFFY, Sean | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2017-12-14 |
| ELEY, Adrian Richard, Dr | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2015-04-24 |
| FOLEY, Malcolm Thomas | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2021-09-01 |
| GIBSON, Paula Anne | Director | 2010-01-15 | 2012-08-31 |
| GOURLEY, Francis Moffat Gammell | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2012-08-29 |
| GRIEVE, Hilary Landale | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2012-08-29 |
| HASTINGS, Evelyn | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2015-03-30 |
| HESKETH, Nigel George Francis | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1999-10-18 |
| HIGGINS, Robert James | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2007-09-04 |
| HOLLAND, Delia Elizabeth | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2015-04-13 |
| HOLMES, Thomas Edward | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2003-11-26 |
| HUNTER, Patricia Ann Grant | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2025-12-23 |
| HUNTER, Patricia Ann Grant | Director | 2005-02-15 | 2006-07-26 |
| HYSLOP, Ivor Alexander | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2013-12-06 |
| IGNATIEFF, Paul, Professor | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2009-06-30 |
| JARDINE, Arthur Henry Gloucester | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1998-02-12 |
| JOHNSTONE, Brian | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2016-06-09 |
| JONES, Philip Neville | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2024-12-12 |
| JONES, Philip Neville | Director | 2004-12-16 | 2009-02-05 |
| KEGGANS, Michael | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2010-08-09 |
| KENNEDY, John Christopher | Director | 2010-02-02 | 2012-01-25 |
| KHOSLA, Gillian Frances | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2018-11-01 |
| KIRKPATRICK, David Currie | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1999-04-12 |
| KNOWLES, Bernard Trevor | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2014-07-15 |
| LANE, John Armstrong | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-12-03 |
| LITTLE, William | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2004-09-14 |
| MACDONALD, William Daniel | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2016-04-21 |
| MACKAY, Thomas Neil | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1998-01-09 |
| MACMILLAN, Ian | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2023-11-20 |
| MAITLAND, Jane Strathern | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2013-12-06 |
| MALE, Dennis | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2003-10-29 |
| MANN, Gordon Laurence | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2011-11-04 |
| MANN, Gordon Laurence | Director | 1996-03-27 | 2005-06-29 |
| MAPPIN, Gary John Reid | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2023-11-20 |
| MARLOW, Danielle Susanne | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2025-08-05 |
| MARSHALL, Alistair John | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2019-12-13 |
| MARTIN, John | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-05-30 |
| MCAUGHTRIE, Thomas Allan | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2007-09-04 |
| MCDOWALL, Sandra | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2004-09-14 |
| MCMURDO, Jean Morton | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2005-06-29 |
| MITCHELL, Joan, Dr | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2007-09-04 |
| MITCHELL, Joan, Dr | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1997-12-20 |
| PENNIE, Ian Archibald | Director | 1996-04-15 | 1999-10-01 |
| RIDDET, Thomas Mccreadie | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2017-12-14 |
| ROBERTSON, Martin Bruce | Director | 2010-12-14 | 2016-10-06 |
| SLOAN, Thomas Kelly | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2007-09-04 |
| SMYTH, Colin | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-05-29 |
| SNELL, Douglas Saxon, Dr | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-05-30 |
| STOTT, Brian | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2009-11-18 |
| TAYLOR, Brian Charles | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-02-15 |
| TAYLOR, Brian Charles | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2001-10-09 |
| THOMSON, Kathleen | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2024-12-12 |
| U'REN, William Graham | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2016-12-15 |
| URQUHART, Donald Ross | Director | 1996-12-17 | 1999-12-10 |
| WARING, David Walter | Director | 1996-05-28 | 1997-10-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, Colin | Director | 1998-01-09 | 2002-10-31 |
| WOOD, Andrew Stuart, Councillor | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-10-02 |
| WRIGHT, Alan Grant, Councillor | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2007-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries And Galloway Council | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2018-04-10 | Ceased 2021-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+11.6%
£3,426,662 £3,824,883
-
Cash
+137.1%
£42,460 £100,690
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£15,993,181 £15,663,820
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Employees
0%
84 84
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Wages
+0.4%
£1,524,930 £1,531,654
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