VARIETY, THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY
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Cash
£2.7m
+51.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.3m
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
22
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 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 Health Care 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 | £965,535 | £6,642,590 | £7,196,255 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£351,686 | £176,379 | £279,665 | +58.6% | |
| Cash | £2,620,273 | £1,788,584 | £2,706,059 | +51.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,025,971 | £5,095,361 | £5,289,831 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,832,322 | £4,008,701 | £4,288,366 | +7% | |
| Equity | £3,832,322 | £4,008,701 | £4,288,366 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 20 | 22 | +10% | |
| Wages | £837,411 | £792,479 | £973,345 | +22.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £456,065 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -36.4% | 2.7% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 30.0% | 28.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 4.01x | 4.20x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- VARIETY, THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY 2012-06-19 → present
- VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY 2012-05-28 → 2012-06-19
- THE VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY 1995-02-03 → 2012-05-28
- VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY LIMITED(THE) 1987-03-30 → 1995-02-03
- HEART OF VARIETY LIMITED(THE) 1952-07-16 → 1987-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected cashflows and income and expenditure for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least a year from the date the accounts are signed. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity will be able to continue in business and meet its liabilities as they fall due. The accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VARIETY, THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY · parent
- Variety Events Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We formed a new Senior Leadership team”
- “We launched an Impact Monitoring and Evaluation framework”
- “We grew to 26 people”
- “Our income grew by 8.3%”
- “We spent £5.29m on charitable activities”
- “2025 was a landmark year of reform for Variety's programmes. Building on our new Theory of Change and Impact Ecosystem developed in 2024, the charity undertook the most comprehensive modernisation of its grant processes in over five decades.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 113 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUINNESS, Laurence | Secretary | 2025-12-08 | — | — |
| BRYER, Tania Sara | Director | 2023-05-22 | Jul 1962 | British |
| CARNIE, Andrew | Director | 2025-05-19 | Feb 1974 | British |
| DAVIES KC, Helen Louise | Director | 2024-05-03 | May 1969 | British |
| FERGUSON, Rory James De Poulton | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jul 1980 | British |
| GEDDES, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2024-05-03 | Oct 1959 | British |
| MOHINDRA, Tesula | Director | 2021-04-29 | Nov 1966 | British |
| REID, Stefanie Mcleod | Director | 2025-05-19 | Oct 1984 | British |
| SAMMEROFF, Candice Laura | Director | 2023-02-27 | Sep 1975 | British |
| SHALSON, Talya Kim | Director | 2023-02-27 | Jul 1975 | British |
| WHITTLE, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2022-02-11 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 113 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWN, Stephen Maurice | Secretary | 2010-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| JENNINGS, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2003-07-15 | 2004-12-31 |
| MCGRATH, Bernard Michael | Secretary | 2002-04-09 | 2002-07-16 |
| MCGRATH, Bernard Michael | Secretary | 1991-12-31 | 1997-04-09 |
| ROBERTSON, Pamela Ann | Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2003-07-15 |
| SALTER, Stanley Anthony | Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| SHALSON, Talya Kim | Secretary | 2023-02-27 | 2025-12-08 |
| SHAW, Martin Alan | Secretary | 2001-06-08 | 2002-04-09 |
| SIMMONDS, Anthony | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| WEBSTER, Robert Aird | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| WEINRABE, Eric Melvyn | Secretary | 1997-04-09 | 2001-06-08 |
| AMAYA TORRES, Hugo | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2008-10-21 |
| ANDREWS, Keith John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-02-27 |
| ASTAIRE, Jarvis Joseph | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| AUSTIN, Philip | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| BABANI, Hedy-Joy Joy | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BARNETT, John Evan | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BARNETT, Jonathan Ian | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-06-19 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-07-27 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2003-01-01 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| BARR, Lloyd | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| BECKWITH, Gary Mervyn William | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BEDDOW, Charles Edward Kenneth | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BEECHAM, Robert Simon | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-03-06 |
| BIGGS, George Christopher | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| BLACKBURN, Anthony Wainwright | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-05-21 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Patricia Diana | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| BRENNER, Malcolm Howard, Mr. | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BURLEY, Philip George | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BURLEY, Philip George | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| COHEN, Eliot Moses | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| CROWN, Stephen Maurice | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2012-02-21 |
| CURTIS, Raymond Brian | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-11-30 |
| CURTIS, Raymond Brian | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| DAVIS, Laurence Howard | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2020-06-05 |
| DUTFIELD, Raymond John | Director | — | 1991-11-19 |
| FISHMAN, Stanley | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| FONTENLA NOVOA, Manuel | Director | 2004-02-17 | 2009-01-01 |
| FRAME, Anthony Christopher | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2003-02-04 |
| FRASER, Filan Henderson | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Anthony Mackenzie | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Anthony Mackenzie | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Anthony Mackenzie | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| GARROD, Norman John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| GOLD, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-05-22 |
| GOTTLIEB, Stephen Louis Gerald | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| GREEN, Estate Of Trevor Henry | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2020-04-30 |
| GREGG, Paul Richard | Director | — | 1992-12-21 |
| HARRINGTON, Richard Irwin | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Anthony Leonard | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| HATCH, Anthony Peter | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HENRY LYONS, Anthony | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HUNNIFORD, Gloria | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| KAHN, Russell Alexander | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
| KAHN, Russell Alexander | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| KAPHAN, Norman Leslie | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| KERNER, Jane Vivian | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-10-16 |
| KITCHLEW-WILLIAMSON, Dilaram | Director | 2016-04-11 | 2026-01-26 |
| LANGTON, Edward | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-07-16 |
| LANGTON, Edward | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Paul David | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Jason Grant Rees | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2022-12-09 |
| MARTIN, James Oliver, Mr. | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| MICHEAL, Dennis | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| MORLEY, Eric | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-11-09 |
| MORLEY, Julia Evelyn | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Charles Harold | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-05-23 |
| MURRAY, Charles | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Charles Harold | Director | 1991-01-01 | 1994-01-01 |
| MUSTOE, Kenneth Richard | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2012-12-19 |
| NATHAN, Ronald | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2022-12-09 |
| NATHAN, Ronald | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| NATKIEL, Rodney Victor | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-10-09 |
| NATKIEL, Rodney Victor | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Thomas Patrick | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| PRABHU, Tushar Sudhakar | Director | 2015-02-19 | 2025-12-31 |
| RATCLIFF, John Edward | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2011-08-23 |
| RATCLIFF, Marsha Rae | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| RATCLIFF, Marsha Rae | Director | 1991-11-19 | 1994-01-01 |
| REGAN, Terence | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-01-01 |
| REMOND, Guy Antony | Director | 2021-09-28 | 2025-05-19 |
| RICHES, Ian Norman | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-02-06 |
| RIPPON, Angela May | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| ROSENBLATT, Lionel Theodore | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| SACHS, John Raymond | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| SALTER, Stanley Anthony | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| SAMUELSON, Michael Edward Wylie | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-08-26 |
| SANGSTER, William James | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-06-05 |
| SANGSTER, William James | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-06-05 |
| SELINGER, Dennis Julian | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-02-02 |
| SHALIT, Jonathan Sigmund, Prof. | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| SHATTOCK, Nicholas Simon Keith | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2019-04-02 |
| SIMMONDS, Anthony | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2010-12-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Pamela | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Ronald Neil | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2022-12-09 |
| SINCLAIR, Ronald Neil | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Ronald Neil | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| STOCKER, Ivor Charles | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| SYERS, Duncan Sinclair | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-02-04 |
| TAYLOR, Jack Carle | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2001-07-17 |
| TILLMAN, Harold Peter | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2020-06-05 |
| WADSWORTH, Anne Jacqueline | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-09-23 |
| WADSWORTH, Anne Jacqueline | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| WEBBER, John David | Director | 2003-03-18 | 2004-12-31 |
| WEBBER, John David | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| WEBBER, John David | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| WHITTELL, James William | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-03-19 |
| WHITTELL, James William | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Joseph | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, Dilaram | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| WOODS, Michael John | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-01-01 |
| ZABLUDOWICZ, Chaim | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 379 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.