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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-04 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-07-21

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£611K

+5.4% vs 2024

Net assets

£1M

+2.2% vs 2024

Employees

13

0% vs 2024

Profit before tax

Period ending 2025-03-31

Accounts

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

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-31
Turnover £625,997£716,960
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit -£45,563£28,933
Cash £579,454£610,748
Total assets less current liabilities £1,306,017£1,334,950
Net assets
Equity £1,306,017£1,334,950
Average employees 1313
Wages £384,931£410,118

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
Net margin -7.3%4.0%
Current ratio 7.91x7.70x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
A.J.B. Scholes Ltd
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“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 consolidated financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. NATURAL RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
    1. Natural Research (Projects) Limited 100% · Scotland · Wildlife research

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 12 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MACKINNONS SOLICITORS LLP Corporate Secretary 2020-07-28
GILL, Jennifer, Dr Director 2025-11-20 Jul 1968 British
THOMPSON, Desmond Bruin Angus, Professor Director 2025-11-20 Jan 1958 British
WHITFIELD, Douglas Philip, Dr Director 2012-05-01 Mar 1960 British
Show 12 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ELLIOT & COMPANY WS Corporate Secretary 2000-07-24 2012-04-26
MACKINNONS Corporate Secretary 2012-04-26 2020-07-28
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2000-07-24 2000-07-24
BAINBRIDGE, Carole Ann, Dr Director 2002-11-01 2008-02-22
HEAVISIDES, Alan Director 2018-08-22 2026-04-20
INSLEY, Hugh, Dr Director 2008-11-04 2018-03-14
JAMIESON, William Director 2016-11-16 2018-11-23
MADDERS, Michael, Dr Director 2000-07-24 2009-08-24
MCGRADY, Michael James, Dr Director 2000-07-24 2012-04-30
STIRLING-AIRD, Patrick Kenneth Director 2000-12-04 2026-04-20
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2000-07-24 2000-07-24
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED Corporate Director 2000-07-24 2000-07-24

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Alan Heavisides Individual Voting 25–50% 2020-07-28 Active
Dr Hugh Insley Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-03-14
Dr Douglas Philip Whitfield Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Patrick Kenneth Stirling-Aird Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 93 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-04-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-04-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-01-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-08-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-08-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-07-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-05-16 AUD auditors Auditors resignation company
2021-12-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-08-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-01-28 CH04 officers Change corporate secretary company with change date PDF
2021-01-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2020-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-07-28 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2020-07-28 AP04 officers Appoint corporate secretary company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

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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