THE WIENER HOLOCAUST LIBRARY
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Cash
£446k
+42.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.3m
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
249
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£87k
-64.9% vs 2024
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 | — | £2,151,979 | £1,967,258 | -8.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £86,166 | -£130,286 | -251.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £249,015 | £87,286 | -64.9% | |
| Net profit | £823,783 | £249,015 | £87,286 | -64.9% | |
| Cash | £499,665 | £313,256 | £446,023 | +42.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,939,472 | £8,188,487 | £8,275,773 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £7,939,472 | £8,188,487 | £8,275,773 | +1.1% | |
| Equity | £7,939,472 | £8,188,487 | £8,275,773 | +1.1% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 240 | 249 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £714,928 | £804,046 | £910,809 | +13.3% | |
| 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 | — | 4.0% | -6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.6% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.1% | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | 40.33x | 18.58x | 11.53x |
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
- THE WIENER HOLOCAUST LIBRARY 2019-10-25 → present
- THE WIENER HOLOCAUST LIBRARY LIMITED 2019-09-20 → 2019-10-25
- THE WIENER LIBRARY 2015-10-26 → 2019-09-20
- THE WIENER LIBRARY INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY 2006-11-23 → 2015-10-26
- INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY AND WIENER LIBRARY LIMITED 1958-01-09 → 2006-11-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties which would cast doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROFE-RADCLIFFE, Jennifer Susan | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| ALEXANDER, John Alfred George | Director | 2024-07-31 | Dec 1951 | British |
| COLLOMS, Catherine | Director | 2018-05-10 | Aug 1976 | British |
| EVANS, Richard John, Professor Sir | Director | 2025-04-24 | Sep 1947 | British |
| FULBROOK, Mary Jean Alexandra | Director | 2024-10-17 | Nov 1951 | British |
| LEWIS, Howard Steven | Director | 2023-10-18 | Mar 1962 | British |
| MARX, Lizzie | Director | 2018-05-10 | Feb 1992 | British |
| PELTZ, Daniel | Director | 2024-10-17 | Mar 1961 | British |
| SHERMAN, William Howard, Professor | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEALE, Anne | Secretary | 1994-02-15 | 2000-05-10 |
| BOGGIS, Elizabeth Holden | Secretary | — | 1994-02-15 |
| KLINGE, Sigrid | Secretary | 2017-01-03 | 2020-09-30 |
| PATEL, Christine | Secretary | 2000-05-10 | 2017-01-03 |
| BARCLAY, Clifford Henry | Director | — | 1992-10-18 |
| BECKER, Lutz Gerhard | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2006-06-22 |
| BOLCHOVER, Richard Louis | Director | — | 2004-11-02 |
| BOSWELL, Colin William George, Dr | Director | 2010-05-07 | 2015-09-22 |
| BRIVATI, Brian, Professor | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2008-07-24 |
| CRAMER, Ernst | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| DIKKERS, Arend Egbert | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2024-07-11 |
| DREYFUS, Christopher Georges Heddon | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| FAITH, Samuel | Director | 2002-01-30 | 2006-11-14 |
| FINKELSTEIN, Anthony Charles Wiener, Professor | Director | 1994-10-12 | 2006-11-14 |
| FINKELSTEIN, Daniel William, Lord | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2006-11-14 |
| FRAENKEL, Ernst | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| FRAENKEL, Martin Ernst | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2006-11-14 |
| FRANKEL, William | Director | — | 1994-07-20 |
| FRANKS, Suzanne Henrietta, Dr | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2011-06-02 |
| FREEDMAN, Edward David | Director | 2003-01-07 | 2008-08-01 |
| GLAZER, Jonathan | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2025-01-23 |
| GOLDEN, Jonathan Maurice Franses | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2009-11-03 |
| GOLDEN, Jonathan Maurice Franses | Director | — | 2004-03-15 |
| GOLDENBERG, Martin | Director | — | 2003-06-10 |
| GREEN, Martin | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| GRYN, Hugo, Rabbi | Director | — | 1996-08-18 |
| HAIM, Yariv | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2020-03-17 |
| HAMM-BRUCHER, Hildegard | Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
| HARDING, Frank Alexander | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2024-10-16 |
| HAWORTH, Ian Michael | Director | 2020-09-10 | 2023-07-24 |
| HELFGOTT, Ben | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| KANE, Emma Victoria | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2015-09-22 |
| KARSHAN, Howard Alan | Director | 2002-01-30 | 2006-11-14 |
| KUSHNER, Anthony, Dr | Director | — | 2000-12-12 |
| LANDES, Anthony | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2025-06-10 |
| LESSING, Joan | Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
| LEVITT, Harry, Dr | Director | — | 1995-06-05 |
| LEWIS, David John | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2017-09-20 |
| MARX, Carl Theodore | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| MONTEFIORE, Alan | Director | — | 1994-06-05 |
| MONTEFIORE, Alan Claude Robin Goldsmid | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| MORGAN, Roger, Professor | Director | — | 2011-12-01 |
| MOSSE, George | Director | — | 1992-11-17 |
| NAYLOR, Bernard | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2003-09-09 |
| PAUCKER, Arnold, Dr | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| PAUCKER, Arnold, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-05 |
| POLLECOFF, Wendy Flora | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| PORTER, Leslie, Sir | Director | — | 1995-06-05 |
| PRYCE JONES, David Eugene Henry | Director | — | 2006-01-15 |
| PULZER, Peter, Professor | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| RAUCH, David | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2018-03-06 |
| ROSEMAN, Mark | Director | 2001-07-10 | 2004-02-02 |
| SCHMIDT, Ellen Margaret | Director | — | 2018-07-25 |
| SIMONSOHN, Sholomo | Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
| SPENCER, Philip, Professor | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2024-10-16 |
| SPIRO, Anthony John | Director | 2002-01-07 | 2018-09-14 |
| SPIRO, Ludwig Siegmund | Director | — | 2006-11-14 |
| ULLSTEIN, Bartholomew William Henry | Director | 2002-01-30 | 2004-11-05 |
| WAXMAN, Zoe Vania | Director | 2015-05-08 | 2024-10-16 |
| WELDON, Anthony Henry | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2006-11-14 |
| WESEMANN, Andreas Paul | Director | 2013-02-16 | 2024-10-16 |
| YAVETZ, Zvi | Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.