WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£197k
+12.3% vs 2025
Net assets
£72m
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £7,816,556 | -£5,135,668 | -£430,007 | +91.6% | |
| Cash | £264,571 | £175,040 | £196,631 | +12.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £77,564,719 | £72,394,589 | £71,980,293 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £77,518,211 | £72,382,543 | £71,952,536 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £77,518,193 | £72,382,543 | £71,952,536 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.73x | 4.15x | 2.72x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of investments at market value”
Group structure
- WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED(THE) · parent
- The Foundation Trust
- The Charity Trust
- The Research Fund
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANT, Marcia | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Charles | Director | 2007-04-24 | Oct 1957 | British |
| BURRAGE, Paul | Director | 2018-10-16 | Mar 1952 | British |
| DIXON, Maureen | Director | 2019-10-15 | Jan 1952 | British |
| DVORAK, Dagmar | Director | 2024-02-27 | Sep 1978 | British |
| HARPER, Simon Robert | Director | 2025-09-02 | Apr 1965 | British |
| HARRISON, John Overend | Director | 2018-01-30 | Feb 1954 | British |
| JOYNSON, Michael William | Director | 2024-02-27 | Sep 1959 | British |
| KIASI, Venetia Anne | Director | 2026-05-27 | Sep 1979 | British |
| MARSHALL, John Philip Birkett | Director | 2022-10-19 | Sep 1966 | British |
| SEDDON, William Trevor | Director | 2018-10-16 | Mar 1952 | British |
| STANSFELD, John Thoburn | Director | 2018-10-16 | Oct 1954 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUINN, Kenneth | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| WALTON, David Norman | Secretary | — | 1999-10-31 |
| ADAMSON, John Richard | Director | — | 2005-11-04 |
| AMBROSE-THURMAN, Alice Hermione Laura | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2025-01-31 |
| BUFFHAM, David John | Director | 2010-10-19 | 2019-10-15 |
| CHANDLER, Paul Geoffrey | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2020-03-31 |
| DE VAL, Michael Thomas | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2000-03-31 |
| DOWSETT, Peter Ames | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2013-10-15 |
| EMERY, Alan Charles | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2015-10-20 |
| FRANKS, Martin Lister | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| GIBBS, Andrew Goldsworthy | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2019-10-15 |
| GILL, Kenneth Edward, Right Reverend | Director | — | 2006-04-25 |
| KING, Graeme Crockatt | Director | 2004-10-19 | 2006-06-23 |
| LOVELY, Ronald | Director | — | 2005-04-26 |
| MILBURN, Peter Michael | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| MORGAN, Eric | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2018-10-16 |
| PEARSON, Hilary Anne | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2017-08-30 |
| PETTY, Joseph William Norman | Director | — | 2006-10-17 |
| POOLE, Philip John | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2025-01-31 |
| REED, Alan | Director | — | 2002-02-28 |
| RUSSELL, Angela May | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2024-02-27 |
| SCOTCHMER, Arthur James | Director | — | 2009-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Lionel Ronald St John | Director | — | 2004-01-20 |
| SHARP, Gordon Alan | Director | — | 1998-10-20 |
| SLATTER, Keith William | Director | — | 2011-10-18 |
| STEPHENSON, Norman Keith, Rev | Director | 2012-10-16 | 2018-10-16 |
| TAYLOR, Peter Arthur Storey | Director | — | 1999-10-19 |
| WELCH, Hugh Benson | Director | 2012-10-16 | 2022-10-19 |
| WHITE, Adrian Donald | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2018-10-16 |
| WRIGHT, Clive John | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2012-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-12 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.