GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION(THE)
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Cash
£25m
+77.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£227m
+11% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,613
-6.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£22m
+918.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £144,700,000 | £9,800,000 | £9,700,000 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,200,000 | -£5,700,000 | £9,300,000 | +263.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,200,000 | £2,200,000 | £22,400,000 | +918.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,200,000 | £2,200,000 | £22,400,000 | +918.2% | |
| Cash | £18,600,000 | £14,000,000 | £24,900,000 | +77.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £202,100,000 | £204,300,000 | £226,700,000 | +11% | |
| Net assets | £202,000,000 | £204,200,000 | £226,600,000 | +11% | |
| Equity | £202,000,000 | £204,200,000 | £226,600,000 | +11% | |
| Average employees | 1,745 | 1,730 | 1,613 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | £59,600,000 | £64,400,000 | £59,800,000 | -7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £921,066 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £180,000 | £182,025 | +1.1% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | -58.2% | 95.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 22.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | -2.8% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.0% | 7.0% | 6.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 6.41x | 7.04x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- 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 Group and the Parent Charitable Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION(THE) · parent
- The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited 100%
- Blind Children UK 100%
- Guide Dogs UK Limited 100%
- GDBA (Pension Fund Trustee) Limited 100%
- GDBA Community Care Services Limited 100%
- Guide Dogs Limited 100%
- Blind Children UK (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “the record 2,500 gifts in Wills left to Guide Dogs this year.”
- “Puppy Titch being a regular on TV led to powerful support from both new and longstanding donors.”
- “In July 2025, we welcomed the public to see our new, state-of-the-art Guide Dogs Regional Centre in Redbridge, where we create partnerships for the South East region.”
- “Guide Dogs was proud to partner with the Omaze Million Pound House Draw. In just six weeks, the collaboration raised a record-breaking £4.2 million to support people with sight loss.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLARD, Marianne Lisa | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| CROFTS, Catherine Mary | Director | 2018-06-06 | Dec 1975 | British |
| ELSENBACH, Christiane Antje Birgit | Director | 2023-04-18 | Oct 1969 | German,British |
| FARROW, Helen | Director | 2023-04-18 | Apr 1965 | British |
| HILL, Lynne Victoria | Director | 2020-09-15 | Feb 1954 | Irish |
| HUDSON, Isabel Frances | Director | 2024-07-04 | Dec 1959 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Mark Alexander Talbot | Director | 2020-09-15 | Jul 1957 | British |
| MORAN, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2023-04-18 | Nov 1967 | British |
| SMALL, Kerry | Director | 2023-04-18 | Jan 1975 | British |
| SONDHI, Ranjit, Dr | Director | 2018-06-06 | Oct 1950 | British |
| TILLING, Jennelle Lisa | Director | 2020-08-15 | Jun 1969 | Australian |
| WEST, Emma Jane | Director | 2020-09-15 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WROE, Michael John | Director | 2020-09-15 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWE, Gordon | Secretary | — | 1999-02-15 |
| FARRAR, Jill | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| FARRAR, Jill | Secretary | 1999-02-15 | 2005-04-11 |
| GRIFFITHS, Natalie Jabe | Secretary | 2009-02-20 | 2010-03-01 |
| MAFICO, Chinembiri Nancy | Secretary | 2011-09-05 | 2012-03-04 |
| REGER, Richard Michael | Secretary | 2005-04-11 | 2009-02-20 |
| WALTHER-CAINE, Phillippa Tracey | Secretary | 2012-11-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| SEMPLE ASSOCIATES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2012-03-04 | 2012-11-01 |
| SEMPLE ASSOCIATES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2011-07-31 | 2011-09-05 |
| ANDERSON, David Bruce | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2020-09-15 |
| ARCH, Jean Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1994-11-28 | 1998-02-25 |
| ARGYLE, Ann Norah | Director | — | 1994-02-11 |
| ARISS, Amanda Helen | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2021-09-14 |
| ARMSTRONG, Edward Dennis | Director | — | 1993-07-13 |
| ASTON, Anthony | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-02-15 |
| BAGLEY, David John | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2020-09-15 |
| BAKER, Paul William | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2025-09-16 |
| BEHARRELL, John Michael | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| BENJAMIN, Roy Graham | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| BENOY, John Douglas | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| BLACK, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2022-09-20 |
| BLUNKETT, David | Director | — | 1997-05-13 |
| BOUNDS, Geraldine Amy | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2005-07-19 |
| BOWMAN, Katherine Mary | Director | 1993-04-06 | 2001-11-20 |
| BUSE, Rodney Stewart | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2012-05-14 |
| CHAPMAN, Robert Gray | Director | — | 1996-07-09 |
| CHIGNELL, Anthony Hugh | Director | — | 2003-05-31 |
| CLIFFORD, Robert John, Brigadier | Director | — | 2001-02-22 |
| DEAKIN, Robert Michael | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2023-09-19 |
| DUDMAN, Paul Richard | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2007-07-17 |
| DUGDALE, Peter Robin | Director | — | 1998-03-09 |
| EVERITT, John Meldrum | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2016-04-01 |
| FENN, Nicholas, Sir | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2006-07-18 |
| GORDON, Bruce Malcolm | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2011-07-19 |
| HAMBRO, James Daryl | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2024-09-17 |
| HARPER, Nicholas John | Director | — | 2005-07-19 |
| HILBOURNE, John, Dr | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2014-08-04 |
| HILL, Jill Vivien | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2011-07-19 |
| HUBBICK, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| HUGH SMITH, Andrew Colin, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-17 |
| HUGHES, Michael John | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2019-11-29 |
| HUGHES, Michael John | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2018-07-19 |
| JENKIN OF RODING, Charles Patrick Fleeming, The Right Hon The Lord | Director | — | 1997-07-08 |
| JENKINS, Mark Radclyffe | Director | 2012-02-21 | 2014-01-05 |
| JESSEL, Amelia Grace, The Hon Mrs | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| JOBBINS, Mary | Director | — | 2002-07-23 |
| JOHNSTON, Norma | Director | 2006-07-18 | 2014-08-04 |
| KING, Neal | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2010-07-13 |
| LANE, Richard Bryan | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2008-07-15 |
| LATIF, Amar | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2016-04-07 |
| LAZARE HAZAN, Raymond | Director | — | 1998-07-07 |
| LUSTY, Rowena Margaret | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2014-08-04 |
| MCFARLANE, Kenneth Irvine | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2011-07-19 |
| MILLER, Amos | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2014-01-30 |
| MITCHELL, David Crichton, Dr | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2011-04-11 |
| NOAD, Elaine Beverley | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2008-07-15 |
| NUSSBAUM, Michael Leslie | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2021-09-14 |
| OLAYE, Efosa Michael | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2021-12-14 |
| PARK, James Alan | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2014-08-04 |
| PUGH, Barbara Mollie | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| ROBERTSON, John Windeler | Director | — | 2000-01-18 |
| SCHAW MILLER, Jean-Clare | Director | — | 2003-07-22 |
| SHATTOCK, Gordon, Sir | Director | — | 1997-07-08 |
| SHUTE, Polly Anne | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2021-09-14 |
| SMITH, Martyn Robert | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2012-02-21 |
| STAFFORD, Patricia Mary | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2020-09-15 |
| STANFORD, Miles Richard | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| STEWART, John Morrison | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2015-10-06 |
| TOWNSEND, Michael, Dr | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| WEATHERILL, Barry Nicholas Aubrey | Director | — | 2007-02-27 |
| WEBSTER, John Dudley | Director | 1993-11-30 | 1996-12-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Polly Ann | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2022-12-30 |
| WRIGHTHOUSE, John Derek | Director | 2012-02-15 | 2021-09-14 |
| YAWETZ, Igal | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2006-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 318 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.