SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS(THE)
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Cash
£20K
-95.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£7.6M
-3.9% vs 2023
Employees
16
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£310K
+13.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £485,108 | £560,211 | +15.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£357,284 | -£309,525 | +13.4% | |
| Net profit | -£357,284 | -£309,525 | +13.4% | |
| Cash | £416,698 | £20,461 | -95.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,864,102 | £7,554,577 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £7,864,102 | £7,554,577 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £7,864,102 | £7,554,577 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 16 | 0% | |
| Wages | £510,509 | £450,257 | -11.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -73.7% | -55.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -0.0% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 14.15x | 38.31x |
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
- Richard Place Dobson Services Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “2024 has been an important year for the Society; the first full year in its new home and Wharf Road has proved a success.”
- “Certainly a key moment for the Society has been the unveiling of the restored Eyre Roll, which now looks wonderful.”
- “The Events programme continues to be a hugely important part of the Society and we are delighted that so many people find our events of use.”
- “The introduction of Gold Membership has had an important, positive impact on the Society's finances, with membership and events income combined rising by almost £100,000.”
- “Much of the focus of the Society over recent years was inevitably on internal challenges, not least of which was the development of its new home.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEDDING, James Philip Carlisle | Secretary | 2024-07-20 | — | — |
| GILL, David | Director | 2021-03-16 | Mar 1966 | British |
| HALL, Hayley Jane | Director | 2023-07-30 | Apr 1962 | British |
| LAURENCE, Kevin Meade | Director | 2025-10-30 | Aug 1962 | British,Canadian |
| NOWLAN, Heather Margaret | Director | 2020-08-25 | Jan 1966 | British |
| PURSELL, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2023-02-02 | Sep 1950 | British |
| RADMORE, Ann Christina | Director | 2025-10-30 | Feb 1960 | British |
| WEBB, Judith | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Darris Gordon | Director | 2020-12-15 | Jan 1961 | American |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Patrick | Secretary | 2023-02-09 | 2023-12-15 |
| CAMP, Anthony John | Secretary | — | 1997-12-31 |
| DOYLE, Laura Ruth | Secretary | 2020-12-09 | 2021-10-18 |
| GORDON, Robert Ian Neilson | Secretary | 1998-01-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| GREGORY, Rebecca Rose | Secretary | 2023-12-16 | 2024-07-01 |
| PERRIN, June Marie | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2020-12-16 |
| WYPORSKA, Wanda Michelle, Dr | Secretary | 2021-10-18 | 2023-02-09 |
| ADDIS SMITH, John Vernon | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2002-06-25 |
| ADDIS SMITH, John Vernon | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| ALLCOCK, Neil | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2020-07-28 |
| ALLEN, Colin Ernest | Director | 2006-02-28 | 2012-06-26 |
| AYRE, Mark James | Director | 2014-01-21 | 2017-06-27 |
| BAILEY, Peter Anthony | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2009-11-24 |
| BARRATT, Nicholas David, Dr | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2016-03-01 |
| BENNETT, Amelia Katharyn | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2021-12-01 |
| BENTON, Anthony | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1994-02-17 |
| BLAKE, Paul Anthony | Director | 1995-06-27 | 2001-06-18 |
| BLAKE, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| BORTRICK, William | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2014-06-24 |
| BROOMFIELD, Christopher Frank | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2013-06-25 |
| BROOMFIELD, Christopher Frank | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2007-06-26 |
| BUCKLEY, Angela Marie | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2018-06-26 |
| BUNTING, Yvonne Jeanne | Director | 1995-06-27 | 2002-11-26 |
| BURNILL, John | Director | 1999-06-29 | 2001-09-25 |
| CATTY, Merilyn | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1996-01-18 |
| CHAPMAN, Colin Richard, Dr | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1995-01-10 |
| CHRISTIAN, Peter | Director | 1996-06-25 | 2000-06-27 |
| COLWELL, Stella | Director | 1992-06-30 | 1992-12-30 |
| COPPIN, Tom | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2018-06-26 |
| DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-11-17 |
| DOYLE, Laura Ruth | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2020-12-08 |
| EGAN, John | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2006-02-21 |
| ELAM, Kathleen Isabel | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2008-06-24 |
| GALE, Victor Edward | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| GANDY, Michael John | Director | 1994-06-28 | 2000-07-24 |
| GANDY, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| GEORGE, Robert Francis | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2023-07-29 |
| GIBBENS, Lilian Florence | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1999-12-05 |
| GODMON, Deana | Director | 1997-06-24 | 1999-11-11 |
| GUILFORD, Hugh, Dr | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2014-06-24 |
| GUILFORD, Sandra | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2017-06-27 |
| HALE, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1997-07-08 |
| HANSON, John | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2013-06-25 |
| HANSON, John | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2006-06-27 |
| HARDY, Francis Charles | Director | 1999-06-29 | 2006-06-27 |
| HARDY, Francis Charles | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| HAWGOOD, David | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1996-06-25 |
| HERBER, Mark David | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2004-01-26 |
| HERBER, Mark David | Director | 1999-06-29 | 2001-05-03 |
| HINTZE, Sharon | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2006-06-27 |
| HOURIZI, Susan Margaret | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2019-06-25 |
| HOURIZI, Susan Margaret | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2008-06-24 |
| HUTCHERSON, Sophie Louise | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2024-06-04 |
| ISHERWOOD, Michael Colin, Dr | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2012-04-20 |
| JACKSON, Michael, Doctor | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2006-06-27 |
| JONES-BAKER, Doris Whipple | Director | — | 1998-03-30 |
| KIRKLAND, Patricia Margaret | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1998-06-30 |
| LAWRIE, Vivienne | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| LUMAS, Susan Bellin | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2002-06-25 |
| LUMAS, Susan Bellin | Director | — | 1997-06-24 |
| MARSON, Ian Frederick | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2013-04-30 |
| MCDOUGALL, Elisabeth | Director | — | 1995-06-27 |
| MEADOWS, Norman | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2010-03-02 |
| MERCIECA, Sheila Elizabeth | Director | 2023-02-02 | 2024-06-04 |
| MOORE, Marjorie Ruth | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2002-09-03 |
| MOORE, Marjorie Ruth | Director | 1992-06-30 | 2000-06-27 |
| NEWINGTON-IRVING, Nicholas John Newington, Flt Lt | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2006-06-27 |
| O'CONNELL, Raymond Liam | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2026-02-25 |
| PERCIVAL, Edward Giles | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2023-07-29 |
| POWYS LYBBE, Timothy Francis | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2011-02-22 |
| POWYS LYBBE, Timothy Francis | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2004-12-07 |
| PRICE, John Roderick Spencer | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2002-07-09 |
| RACE, Leonie Rebecca Govier | Director | — | 1995-06-27 |
| STOCKDILL, Roy | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2015-06-30 |
| STOCKDILL, Roy | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2008-06-24 |
| STONE, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2013-06-25 |
| STURT, Richard Harry Brooke | Director | 2010-06-29 | 2016-06-28 |
| SWINFIELD, Diana Cecilia | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2017-06-27 |
| TAYLOR, Neville Charles | Director | — | 1999-06-29 |
| THOMAS, Carole | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2009-06-30 |
| TITFORD, John Stuart | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2002-06-25 |
| TOOKE, Jean | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| TOWNSEND, John | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2001-09-25 |
| TRITTON, Alec Robert | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2002-02-12 |
| TULLOCK, Janice Rachel | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2020-11-24 |
| VALENTINE, Gillian Olive | Director | — | 1993-06-29 |
| WALLER, Ian Howard | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2009-06-30 |
| WALTER, Graham | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2026-02-25 |
| WATERS, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2009-06-30 |
| WATTS, Christopher Thomas, Dr | Director | 1997-06-24 | 1998-06-30 |
| WATTS, Christopher Thomas, Dr | Director | — | 1996-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-07-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.