SCRIPTURE UNION
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Cash
£902k
-18.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£4.4m
+11.8% vs 2025
Employees
70
-7.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £733,000 | £708,000 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£999,000 | £419,000 | +141.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£863,000 | -£977,000 | £465,000 | +147.6% | |
| Cash | £597,000 | £1,112,000 | £902,000 | -18.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,905,000 | £3,923,000 | £4,387,000 | +11.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,899,000 | £3,923,000 | £4,387,000 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £4,899,000 | £3,922,000 | £4,387,000 | +11.9% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 76 | 70 | -7.9% | |
| Wages | £2,350,000 | £2,348,000 | £2,239,000 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £352,000 | £365,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -136.3% | 59.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -133.3% | 65.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -25.5% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.4% | 18.1% | 15.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 3.52x | 3.08x |
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
- MHA
- 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 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
- “essential structural repairs to the National Office building, with £250,000 raised for this purpose.”
- “Remedial works to resolve the issue of structural damage to the National Office building were completed during this financial year. It was concluded that the impairment adjustment of £247,000 as at 31st March 2025 is no longer necessary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINNING, Susan Gwen | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | — | — |
| BINNEY, Mark | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| DALY, Caroline Sarah | Director | 2026-02-04 | Apr 1975 | British |
| EVANS, Richard Alastair | Director | 2019-07-11 | Oct 1969 | British |
| FORSYTH, Malcolm William | Director | 2020-11-19 | Dec 1962 | British |
| GODDEN, Richard Westacott | Director | 2018-07-19 | Apr 1957 | British |
| GULLAND, Ian Robertson | Director | 2024-11-16 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HEFFER, Rachael Mary | Director | 2026-02-12 | Jan 1978 | British |
| HURST, Kim Barbara | Director | 2017-09-20 | Aug 1956 | British |
| JOHNSON, Junior Charles | Director | 2020-02-05 | Sep 1969 | British |
| MORRIS, Sandra | Director | 2022-01-03 | Apr 1961 | British |
| SMART, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-09-04 | Mar 1983 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Graham Douglas Quintin | Secretary | 1994-02-01 | 1995-04-27 |
| CHAPMAN, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1994-01-31 |
| CIVVAL, Keith Basil | Secretary | 2002-10-12 | 2003-09-01 |
| ESCOTT, Arthur James | Secretary | 1995-04-27 | 2002-10-10 |
| WARREN, Timothy Buckland | Secretary | 2012-10-01 | 2013-01-28 |
| WARREN, Timothy Buckland | Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2012-09-22 |
| ADAMS, Derek William | Director | 2009-03-28 | 2018-10-13 |
| BARNES, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2015-03-25 |
| BEARD, Clive | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2019-10-12 |
| BEWES, Michael Keith | Director | — | 1997-09-24 |
| BILLINGTON, Timothy Roy Markby, Dr | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| BOSHOFF, Penny Lynn | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-06-10 |
| CARR, Graham Douglas Quintin | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1993-04-29 |
| CATTLEY, Richard Melville, Reverend | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1996-09-26 |
| CIVVAL, Keith Basil | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2019-01-24 |
| CLARK, Ian Morris | Director | — | 1996-02-01 |
| CLARK, Richard James Roger | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2001-03-14 |
| CROXTON, John Leonard Keith | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2003-09-17 |
| DAVIES, Peter Moodie | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| DEAN, Timothy Charles Painter | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| EDWARDS, Joel Nigel Patrick, The Rev | Director | — | 1992-11-25 |
| GILLIES, Sheena Mclean | Director | 1998-11-21 | 2001-05-02 |
| GLASGOW, Ian Harvey | Director | 1998-11-21 | 2001-09-27 |
| GRIFFITHS, Mark, Revd Dr | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2025-06-29 |
| HALLETT, Stephen Jonathan | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2023-10-17 |
| HARDING, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2010-10-02 |
| HARRISON, Robert William, Reverend | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2009-01-01 |
| HEALD, Stephanie Jane | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2017-05-24 |
| HOWITT, Peter | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1999-11-19 |
| JOYCE, Anthony, The Rev | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| KAPOLYO, Joseph Mutale, Revd | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2013-10-08 |
| KEARNS, Beryl | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2002-09-26 |
| KEIGHLEY, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2003-09-17 |
| KITTOW, Julie Rebecca | Director | 2020-11-17 | 2024-11-16 |
| LADBURY, Anthony Nigel | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| LAMDIN, Keith Hamilton | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1996-02-01 |
| LEROY, Peter John | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2006-12-31 |
| LLOYD, Bertram Trevor | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| MACFARLANE, Robert John Geoffrey | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| MACKENZIE, William Hugh Macangus | Director | 2000-11-18 | 2007-12-31 |
| MARSH, Ian Westwood, Canon | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2010-10-02 |
| MCCARTNEY, Wendy Ann Vyvyan | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| MELLOR, Howard, The Rev | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2003-09-17 |
| MERCER, Nicholas Stanley, The Rev | Director | — | 1995-09-28 |
| MOORE, John Richard, The Revd Canon | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2003-09-17 |
| MORRIS, Breton Tate Culain | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1999-11-19 |
| MURRAY, Alan Ross | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2003-09-17 |
| NUNN, Ann | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2006-12-31 |
| O'BRIEN, John James | Director | 1994-10-06 | 1995-11-25 |
| OWEN, Alfred David | Director | — | 1997-09-24 |
| PARKER, Margaret | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| PIERSON, Simon Lancelot Salkeld | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| PLATT, Harold Geoffrey, The Rev | Director | — | 1996-11-16 |
| PURKISS, Peter Ernest, Rev | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| RICHARDSON, John Stephen, Very Reverend | Director | 2000-11-18 | 2003-09-17 |
| SAINSBURY, Roger, Rt Revd | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| SCRASE-FIELD, Edward Fraser Austin Longmer, Rev Dr | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2022-11-12 |
| SIMMONS, John Harold, Reverend | Director | — | 2002-09-26 |
| SOLDAN, David | Director | — | 2001-09-27 |
| TAYLOR, Gillian | Director | 1999-11-19 | 2003-09-17 |
| TAYLOR, Victoria Ann | Director | 1998-11-21 | 2001-07-05 |
| THOMAS, Edward Stanley | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2011-09-24 |
| THRESHE, Francis Duncan, Rev | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2003-09-17 |
| TOPLEY, Patricia Ann | Director | 1992-11-25 | 1995-09-28 |
| WALKER, Clare Amanda | Director | 2010-03-20 | 2019-10-12 |
| WARNER, Robert | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1996-11-16 |
| WARREN, Ann Averil | Director | 1993-11-23 | 2000-09-28 |
| WARREN, Timothy Buckland | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2021-10-09 |
| WARREN, Timothy Buckland | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-01-28 |
| WARREN, Timothy Buckland | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2012-09-22 |
| WHITE, Keith John, Dr | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1999-11-19 |
| WILLETTS, David Robert | Director | — | 1994-10-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Ranti | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2003-09-17 |
| WILSON, David Malcolm | Director | 1996-11-16 | 2000-03-07 |
| WILSON, Norman | Director | — | 1992-11-25 |
| YOUNG, Brian Robert | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2003-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.