FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL
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Cash
£3.9m
+4.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£16m
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
369
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£211k
-623.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £17,529,957 | £18,669,723 | £18,421,415 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £662,669 | £40,302 | -£211,083 | -623.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £767,381 | £40,302 | -£211,083 | -623.8% | |
| Net profit | £838,497 | £164,518 | £127,718 | -22.4% | |
| Cash | £4,751,345 | £3,766,543 | £3,936,003 | +4.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,674,034 | £17,717,264 | £17,998,546 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £15,934,704 | £16,099,222 | £16,226,940 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £15,934,704 | £16,099,222 | £16,226,940 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 389 | 384 | 369 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £8,872,764 | £9,426,332 | £9,700,954 | +2.9% | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 0.2% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 0.2% | -1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.9% | 35.5% | 33.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 4.19x | 0.27x | -1.96x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date the accounts are signed and have not identified any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL · parent
- FSC Trading Ltd 100%
- FSC Consultancy Services Limited 100%
- Hire A Canoe Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Charity supported 135,136 learners at its locations and continued to champion high-quality outdoor learning as a route to curiosity, confidence, wellbeing and environmental responsibility.”
- “The relaunched Grants for Schools programme providing £106k of support to 589 students across 14 schools so that more young people could take part regardless of background or ability to pay.”
- “The sales of centres at Orielton and Kindrogan in 2025 which have released some capital and will contribute to reducing ongoing overheads.”
- “Field Studies Council also assimilated a turnkey opportunity in November 2024 through the acquisition of Hire A Canoe Ltd, a successful enterprise operating in Shropshire.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 154 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHADWAR, Tersam | Secretary | 2019-12-06 | — | — |
| BROOK, Christopher David | Director | 2024-06-17 | Apr 1967 | British |
| COPELAND-PHILLIPS, Ruth, Dr | Director | 2024-03-10 | Oct 1974 | British |
| CRAIG, Amanda | Director | 2019-03-10 | Aug 1973 | British |
| ECKFORD, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2025-07-17 | Nov 1961 | British |
| FARHADINIA, Mohammad Sadegh, Dr | Director | 2025-07-17 | Aug 1981 | British,Iranian |
| GARRATT, Delia Jo | Director | 2024-06-17 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GODDARD, Keith | Director | 2024-03-10 | Aug 1966 | British |
| HIGGINS, Peter, Professor | Director | 2015-07-02 | Feb 1954 | British |
| HUNTLEY, Lynette Miriam | Director | 2025-07-17 | Oct 1973 | British |
| LYNES, Nicola | Director | 2024-06-17 | Nov 1986 | British |
| MAINGAY, Jessica | Director | 2025-07-17 | Dec 1982 | British |
| MILLER, Gillian | Director | 2013-07-03 | Oct 1953 | British |
| O'LOUGHLIN, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2022-04-10 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SISSONS, Jeffrey | Director | 2018-05-11 | Dec 1963 | British |
| WESTGATE, David Edward | Director | 2024-06-17 | Mar 1965 | British |
| WILSON, Philip Charles | Director | 2025-07-17 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 154 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLISS, Christopher John | Secretary | 1992-05-13 | 2008-06-02 |
| KARUHANGA, Samuel | Secretary | 2019-07-04 | 2019-12-06 |
| WALKER, Christopher Richard | Secretary | 2008-06-02 | 2018-10-31 |
| ADAMS, Kim Julie | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2019-06-14 |
| ADAMS, Kim Julie | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2008-04-08 |
| AIREY, Paul Winn | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2020-07-02 |
| ANDERSON, Peter William | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2025-07-06 |
| BAILEY, Angela Barbara | Director | 2013-07-03 | 2019-03-10 |
| BAILEY, Angela Barbara | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2012-07-07 |
| BARKER, John Alan | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2011-06-04 |
| BARKER, John Alan | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2001-06-14 |
| BARKER, John Alan | Director | — | 1994-05-10 |
| BEATTY, Malcolm Howard | Director | 2021-03-21 | 2026-03-07 |
| BELCHER, Christopher David | Director | — | 1991-10-22 |
| BERRIE, Alexander David, Doctor | Director | 1992-05-13 | 2005-07-02 |
| BEST, Roger Merwood | Director | 2002-06-13 | 2006-10-05 |
| BOARDMAN, John, Doctor | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2003-06-28 |
| BRACKLEY, Peter Gordon | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2004-04-14 |
| BROADBENT, Richard | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1996-05-13 |
| BROWN, Geoffrey Herbert | Director | 2002-06-13 | 2020-12-03 |
| BUCKLOW, Caroline Winifred Mary, Dr | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2021-07-02 |
| BURT, Timothy Peter, Professor | Director | 1996-05-13 | 2021-07-29 |
| BURT, Timothy, Professor | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| BURTON, Richard Graham | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2016-10-13 |
| BURTON, Richard Graham | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2013-07-03 |
| BURTON, Richard Graham | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2006-07-01 |
| BUTT, John Arthur | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1999-06-23 |
| BUTT, John Arthur | Director | — | 1992-05-13 |
| CARRICK, George | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2005-07-02 |
| CARRICK, George | Director | 1991-05-15 | 1997-06-12 |
| CATLING, Simon James | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2003-06-28 |
| CHALKLEY, Brian Stanley, Professor | Director | 2012-07-07 | 2017-03-24 |
| CHAMBERS, William John, Professor | Director | 1991-05-15 | 1997-06-12 |
| CHELL, Lyndsay Gabrielle | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2012-07-07 |
| CHRISTIE, Martin Ralph | Director | 2021-03-21 | 2025-11-07 |
| CLARK, Erica Daphne | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2009-10-01 |
| CLARK, Erica Daphne | Director | 1996-05-13 | 2002-06-13 |
| COOKE, Robert John | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2022-07-05 |
| CROFT, Paul Stephen | Director | 2002-06-13 | 2008-07-19 |
| CROFT, Paul Stephen | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2001-06-14 |
| DAVIDS, Kathryn Louise | Director | 2022-04-10 | 2023-11-06 |
| DILLON, Justin Simon, Professor | Director | 2008-07-19 | 2010-06-05 |
| DIXON, Martin John, Professor | Director | 2012-07-07 | 2018-05-11 |
| DUFFELL, Roger, Professor | Director | 1992-05-13 | 1994-05-10 |
| DUNCAN, Tara | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2019-07-04 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Hamer | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2011-06-04 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Hamer | Director | — | 2004-06-26 |
| EYTON-JONES, Philip | Director | 1996-05-13 | 2002-06-13 |
| EYTON-JONES, Philip | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| FOSTER, Catherine | Director | 2010-06-05 | 2014-01-20 |
| FOSTER, Ian David Leigh, Professor | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2007-07-21 |
| FOWLER, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2004-06-26 | 2009-10-01 |
| GARNER, Wendy | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2009-02-17 |
| GARNER, Wendy | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2006-07-01 |
| GLASGOW, Isabel Mary, Lady | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2018-06-19 |
| GLASGOW, Isabel Mary, Lady | Director | 2008-07-19 | 2014-07-08 |
| GOODLAND, Brian Sidney | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1999-06-23 |
| GRANT, Richard John | Director | 2009-07-18 | 2015-07-02 |
| GRANT, Richard John | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2008-07-19 |
| GRUNDY, Lisbeth | Director | 1992-05-13 | 1998-06-18 |
| GWILLIAM, Paul | Director | 2009-07-18 | 2015-07-02 |
| HAMMOND, Edward Charles | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| HANWELL, James David | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2004-06-26 |
| HARDING, David J L, Dr | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| HARRIS, Nick | Director | — | 1992-05-13 |
| HAY, Colin Peter | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2008-07-19 |
| HEATHWAITE, Ann Louise, Prof | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2008-07-19 |
| HEMINGTON, Graham Hugh | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| HENRY, Barbara | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| HOLMES, David Paston | Director | 2010-06-05 | 2014-11-10 |
| HOPKINS, John James, Doctor | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2018-05-11 |
| HOPWOOD, Ronald Henry James | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2007-07-21 |
| HOPWOOD, Ronald Henry James | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2000-06-15 |
| HOWDEN, Nicholas, Dr | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2024-05-10 |
| HOWDEN, Nicholas John Kenneth, Dr | Director | 2009-07-18 | 2015-07-02 |
| HURRAN, Jeffery Malcolm | Director | — | 1992-05-13 |
| HUTCHINSON, Tom Henry, Professor | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2021-12-31 |
| JOHNES, Penelope Jane, Dr | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2003-06-28 |
| JONES, David Ian | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2006-09-26 |
| JONES, David Ian | Director | 1996-05-13 | 2002-06-13 |
| JONES, Ernest Edward | Director | — | 2005-11-16 |
| KEAN, Joan | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2016-07-06 |
| KEATLEY-CLARKE, Mark Lawrence | Director | 2022-04-10 | 2024-05-01 |
| KERR GAVAN, Karen, Dr | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2020-02-06 |
| KINGTON, Christopher Kenneth | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2013-07-03 |
| KINGTON, Christopher Kenneth | Director | 1996-05-13 | 2002-06-13 |
| KINGTON, Christopher Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| KIRKBRIDE, Joan | Director | 2001-10-18 | 2003-06-28 |
| LANE, Christopher | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2026-07-08 |
| LANE, Christopher | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2005-01-21 |
| LAVERY, Alastair Higgins, Dr | Director | 2010-06-05 | 2016-07-06 |
| LAVERY, Alastair Higgins, Dr | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2009-10-01 |
| LEES, Audrey Mary | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1999-06-23 |
| LEES, Audrey Mary | Director | — | 1993-05-12 |
| LUCAS, Arthur Maurice, Professor | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2007-07-21 |
| LUCAS, Arthur Maurice, Professor | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2000-06-15 |
| LUCAS, Arthur Maurice, Professor | Director | — | 1993-05-12 |
| MARRS, Robert Hunter, Professor | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2024-07-01 |
| MARRS, Robert Hunter, Professor | Director | 2004-06-26 | 2010-06-05 |
| MCHAFFIE, Heather Sylvia, Dr | Director | 2010-06-05 | 2012-07-07 |
| MCKENZIE, Sarah Elizabeth Hilda | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2004-08-13 |
| MERCER, Ian Dews, Professor | Director | — | 2014-07-08 |
| MONTGOMERY, William Ian, Professor | Director | 2011-06-04 | 2014-10-24 |
| MUNRO, Helen | Director | 2012-07-07 | 2018-05-11 |
| ORRELL, Keith | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2008-07-19 |
| ORRELL, Keith | Director | — | 1994-05-10 |
| PASCALL, David Lewis | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1998-06-18 |
| PEART, Mavis | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2011-06-04 |
| PEART, Mavis | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2003-06-28 |
| PEART, Mavis | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| POOLE, Robert Harry, Cllr | Director | 1997-04-28 | 2002-06-14 |
| RAINBOW, Philip Stephen, Professor | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2001-06-14 |
| RAINBOW, Philip Stephen, Professor | Director | — | 1993-05-12 |
| RECKITT, Mary | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| REISS, Michael Jonathan, Revd Professor | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2003-06-28 |
| REYNOLDS, Colin Stanley, Dr | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2003-06-28 |
| ROGERS, William David | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2019-06-12 |
| ROSS, Jennifer Jane | Director | 2011-06-04 | 2017-05-14 |
| SIMPSON, Andrew Keith | Director | 2010-06-05 | 2018-07-12 |
| SMITH, Charlotte | Director | 2021-03-21 | 2023-07-14 |
| SMITH, Mark William, Doctor | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2017-04-20 |
| SMITH, Peter Robert | Director | 2004-06-26 | 2013-09-23 |
| SMITH, Peter John | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1996-11-19 |
| SOMERVILLE, Kim | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2021-03-20 |
| STANBURY, David John | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| STONER, John H | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| STOTEN, Michael | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| THOMAS, William Rhys | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
| THOMPSON, Des, Professor | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2020-07-02 |
| THOMSON, John Alastair | Director | 2012-07-07 | 2022-07-06 |
| TOOTHILL, John | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2009-10-01 |
| TOOTHILL, John | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2004-06-26 |
| TROAKE, Robert Philip | Director | 1999-06-23 | 2005-07-02 |
| TROAKE, Robert Philip | Director | 1992-05-13 | 1998-06-18 |
| TRUDGILL, Stephen, Doctor | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2005-07-02 |
| TRUDGILL, Stephen, Doctor | Director | — | 1993-05-12 |
| TUNNICLIFFE, Susan Dale, Dr The Lady | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1999-06-23 |
| TWELVETREE, Eric Alan | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2001-06-14 |
| TWELVETREE, Eric Alan | Director | 1991-05-15 | 1997-06-12 |
| WANSTALL, Peter James | Director | 1991-05-15 | 1993-01-29 |
| WARREN, Lynda May, Professor | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2009-03-19 |
| WATSON, Richard | Director | 2008-07-19 | 2010-06-05 |
| WATSON, Richard | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2007-07-21 |
| WATT, Penelope Jane, Dr | Director | 2011-06-04 | 2017-05-14 |
| WHALLEY, Brian, Professor | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2013-07-03 |
| WHILD, Sarah, Doctor | Director | 2004-06-26 | 2017-05-14 |
| WHITE, Ian Christopher, Doctor | Director | 1991-05-15 | 1997-06-12 |
| WHITE, Jenifer | Director | 2013-07-03 | 2022-07-02 |
| WIID, Emma Kate | Director | 2021-03-21 | 2022-01-07 |
| WILSON, Patricia Ann | Director | 1994-05-10 | 2000-06-15 |
| WINSER, Nigel De Northop | Director | 1999-06-23 | 2005-07-02 |
| WOOD-ROBINSON, Colin | Director | 1991-05-15 | 1994-03-07 |
| WOODELL, Stanley Regianld John, Dr | Director | 1992-05-13 | 1998-06-18 |
| WOODS, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2005-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 415 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.