THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY
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Cash
£314K
-30.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4M
-5.2% vs 2024
Employees
5
+66.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£182K
-145% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £317,305 | £852,801 | £356,906 | -58.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £403,555 | -£186,942 | -146.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £404,821 | -£182,318 | -145% | |
| Net profit | -£21,916 | £403,555 | -£186,942 | -146.3% | |
| Cash | £98,908 | £453,557 | £314,347 | -30.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,260,194 | £3,593,141 | £3,406,199 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,189,586 | £3,593,141 | £3,406,199 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £3,189,586 | £3,593,141 | £3,406,199 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 5 | +66.7% | |
| Wages | £109,367 | £110,909 | £144,601 | +30.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 47.3% | -52.4% | |
| Net margin | -6.9% | 47.3% | -52.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.2% | -5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.2% | 1.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 8.07x | 7.79x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY 1994-08-25 → present
- BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY LIMITED(THE) 1945-12-31 → 1994-08-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- 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. 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 charities 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
- “Mr Colin Philp became the new president of the Society starting in October 2024, succeeding Alistair Scott.”
- “Outgoing CEO, Simon Feast, completed his three-and-a-half-year tenure.”
- “Incoming CEO, John Lewin, started in his new role in June 2025, combining his previous volunteer position as the BIS's Chief Financial Officer.”
- “A new Head of Operations, Sam Carey, was recruited.”
- “A free Membership option for under-25s was launched in March 2025, resulting in over 300 new young Members.”
- “The Society commenced a comprehensive review and subsequent updating of its security and fire safety systems in its headquarters.”
- “Redundancy and termination payments totalling £26,488 were made in the reporting period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIN, John Michael | Secretary | 2025-06-16 | — | — |
| BERNARDINI, Fabrizio | Director | 2017-07-22 | Dec 1961 | Italian |
| BRAND, Robin Hughes | Director | 2023-11-25 | Sep 1947 | British |
| KOTICHINTALA, Swetha | Director | 2025-06-21 | Aug 1987 | British |
| MEEK, Iain Thomas Scott | Director | 2023-03-25 | Aug 1957 | Scottish |
| OSBORNE, Richard David | Director | 2009-09-06 | Oct 1967 | British |
| PHILP, Colin Malcolm | Director | 2010-09-04 | Aug 1963 | British |
| RENNIE, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2023-11-25 | Jan 1994 | British |
| SALMON, Stephen George Christopher | Director | 2019-09-17 | Apr 1958 | British |
| SCOTT, Alistair Drummond | Director | 2007-09-08 | Apr 1949 | British |
| SHOULDER, Leslie Patrick | Director | 2023-11-25 | Mar 1955 | British |
| STONE, Jerry | Director | 2025-06-21 | Feb 1955 | British |
| WEBB, Gerald Maurice | Director | 2009-09-06 | Oct 1941 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Elizabeth Margaret | Secretary | 2020-06-01 | 2021-11-26 |
| FEAST, Simon David John | Secretary | 2022-02-21 | 2025-06-13 |
| JONES, Shirley Anne | Secretary | — | 2002-06-28 |
| NORMAN, Gillian | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| PARRY, Suszann | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| BAVIN, Richard George | Director | 2001-08-11 | 2009-05-01 |
| BUCKLAND, Rodney Alan | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| CHILDS, Gilles William | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| COCKELL, Charles Seaton, Dr | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2007-09-08 |
| ERRINGTON, Anthony Franklin | Director | 2003-08-16 | 2011-09-08 |
| EVES, Stuart James, Mr. | Director | 2023-03-25 | 2024-10-27 |
| EVES, Stuart James, Mr. | Director | 2016-07-30 | 2020-09-14 |
| FEARN, David Gordon, Dr | Director | 1997-08-09 | 2007-08-29 |
| FRY, Martin Reginald, Professor | Director | 1992-02-01 | 2000-08-12 |
| GOULD, Richard Derrick | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| GROVES, Gerald Vann, Professor | Director | — | 2010-09-04 |
| HALL, Rex David | Director | 1995-08-12 | 2010-05-31 |
| HARLOW, John | Director | 1994-02-01 | 2009-09-08 |
| HEMPSELL, Christopher Mark | Director | 1992-02-01 | 2023-03-25 |
| HORSFORD, Cyril Edward Sheehan | Director | 2005-09-03 | 2008-09-06 |
| HUNT, Garry Edward, Prof | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1997-08-09 |
| LAVANCHY, Kenneth | Director | 1995-08-12 | 2003-01-23 |
| LAWTON, Anthony James | Director | — | 1995-04-02 |
| MEEK, Iain Thomas Scott | Director | 2016-07-30 | 2021-08-13 |
| MILLARD, Douglas John | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2014-05-09 |
| MOORE, Patrick, Dr | Director | 1995-08-12 | 2000-11-22 |
| PARKINSON, Robert Charles, Dr | Director | 2002-08-10 | 2023-11-25 |
| PARKINSON, Robert Charles, Dr | Director | — | 1995-08-12 |
| ROGERS, Lucy Elizabeth | Director | 2014-08-02 | 2016-02-24 |
| SHAYLER, David John | Director | 2013-09-07 | 2019-08-02 |
| SHEPHERD, Leslie Robert | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| SMITH, Ian Edward, Professor | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| SOUTHGATE, Victoria | Director | 2020-09-14 | 2022-07-14 |
| SPALL, Nicholas Jonathan | Director | 2011-09-03 | 2014-05-09 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Lionel Sidney | Director | 1994-02-01 | 2005-09-03 |
| THOMPSON, Gordon Vallins Elliot | Director | — | 1994-02-01 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Thomas, Dr | Director | — | 2001-08-11 |
| TIMBERLAKE, Ralph Christopher | Director | 2014-08-02 | 2016-01-28 |
| TOOMER, Chris | Director | 2009-09-06 | 2012-09-08 |
| TURNER, Cyril Rex | Director | — | 1995-08-12 |
| WEBB, Gerald Maurice | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| WELCH, Christopher Stafford, Dr | Director | 2010-09-04 | 2021-11-21 |
| WELCH, Christopher Stafford | Director | 1994-02-21 | 2002-08-10 |
| WILKINS, David Edward Burnell | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2003-08-16 |
| WOODCOCK, George Rodney | Director | 2010-09-04 | 2024-09-28 |
| WRIGHT, Keith Michael | Director | 2000-08-12 | 2017-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.