BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION
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Cash
£1.7m
+181.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.5m
+32.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
75
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+294.1% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £2,767,139 | £3,624,556 | £5,344,024 | +47.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,463,791 | -£675,767 | £1,048,119 | +255.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,346,337 | -£574,007 | £1,114,185 | +294.1% | |
| Net profit | — | -£574,007 | £1,114,185 | +294.1% | |
| Cash | £878,063 | £592,714 | £1,668,876 | +181.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,989,561 | £3,415,554 | £4,529,739 | +32.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,989,561 | £3,415,554 | £4,529,739 | +32.6% | |
| Equity | £3,989,561 | £3,415,554 | £4,529,739 | +32.6% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 76 | 75 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £2,202,898 | £2,351,587 | £2,207,383 | -6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -52.9% | -18.6% | 19.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -15.8% | 20.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -36.7% | -19.8% | 23.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.7% | 9.8% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.95x | 5.31x | 11.15x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern...”
Group structure
- BRITISH EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION · parent
- BEA Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Due to declining levels of trading activity, BEA Trading Limited ceased trading and became dormant with effect from 30 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMSON, Nicola | Director | 2024-06-18 | Aug 1976 | British |
| BLACK, Deirdre | Director | 2023-06-13 | Nov 1971 | Irish |
| CLOUGH, Peter, Dr | Director | 2012-07-17 | Oct 1961 | British |
| GREER, Joanne Patricia | Director | 2021-06-29 | Jun 1972 | Irish |
| MARSH, James Christopher | Director | 2026-09-15 | Jun 1986 | British |
| MCLAUGHLAN, Thomas Osborne | Director | 2022-06-14 | Sep 1962 | British |
| RILEY, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-17 | Jun 1965 | British |
| STEVENS, Katie | Director | 2022-06-14 | Dec 1972 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sally Anne | Director | 2024-06-18 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, Philip | Secretary | 1996-02-06 | 2024-11-30 |
| O`LEARY, Terence John | Secretary | — | 1995-12-31 |
| ALLEN, Catherine Jean Forbes | Director | — | 1996-06-20 |
| APPLETON, Richard, Dr | Director | 1994-09-27 | 1997-07-16 |
| BAIRSTOW, Philip Leon | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2003-03-19 |
| BAKER, Gus, Professor | Director | 2006-06-17 | 2007-12-10 |
| BARLOW, Gavin John Marsh | Director | 2011-06-20 | 2023-06-13 |
| BARNES, Jonathan Kieth | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2018-04-19 |
| BATES, William | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| BINGHAM, Ena | Director | 2007-06-16 | 2013-06-18 |
| BIRD, Jonathan Michael, Dr | Director | 1993-06-17 | 2004-08-20 |
| BOSTOCK, William John | Director | 2009-06-13 | 2016-02-01 |
| BROWN, Stephen William, Professor | Director | — | 2002-09-02 |
| BURTON, Jayne | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2024-06-18 |
| BURTON, Jayne | Director | 2006-06-17 | 2008-06-14 |
| CAGE, Jayne Yvonne | Director | 2009-06-13 | 2012-09-16 |
| CASWELL, Helen, Dr | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2016-06-14 |
| CHAPMAN, Richard John | Director | — | 2025-02-04 |
| CLAYFIELD, Mary Christine | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2007-06-16 |
| COELHO, Avril | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2024-06-18 |
| COMISH, Susan | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2006-06-17 |
| CULLEN, Christine Lesley | Director | 1992-06-23 | 1998-06-18 |
| CURRAN, Sheila Priscilla Isabel Churchill | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| DUNCAN, Susan Elizabeth, Doctor | Director | 2004-06-19 | 2011-06-20 |
| DUTOY, Etienne | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2019-03-18 |
| EVANS, Brenda Kathleen | Director | — | 1995-06-15 |
| FIGG, Hilary | Director | — | 2012-12-26 |
| FOLLETT, Janet Adrienne | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2021-02-17 |
| GIBBS, Mark Philip | Director | 2005-06-18 | 2008-06-14 |
| GRAHAM, Carl | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2017-06-13 |
| GUYAN, Michael Charles | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2001-06-14 |
| HARNOR, Michael John | Director | — | 2023-06-13 |
| HARPER, Michele Lesley | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2012-01-23 |
| HASTINGS, The Lord | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| HILL, Cameron | Director | 2023-06-13 | 2026-07-07 |
| HOCKLEY, Diane Jennifer | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2025-05-13 |
| HUTTON, Robert Nicholas | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2026-09-15 |
| JACOBY, Ann, Professor | Director | 1995-06-15 | 2003-12-10 |
| JAMNADAS-KHODA, Jennifer | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2017-05-01 |
| JELFS, Matthew | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-02-11 |
| LANFEAR, Judith Heather | Director | 1994-09-27 | 2003-06-19 |
| LAWSON, Sarah | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2026-09-15 |
| LAWTON, Lorraine | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2006-01-11 |
| LINES, John | Director | 1999-06-17 | 1999-11-22 |
| MASSEY, June Eleanor | Director | 2007-06-16 | 2026-09-15 |
| MASSEY, June Eleanor | Director | 2005-06-18 | 2006-06-17 |
| MASSEY, June Eleanor | Director | 1998-06-18 | 2004-07-20 |
| MORROW, James Irvine, Dr | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2021-06-29 |
| PARKINSON, Michael John | Director | 1993-07-20 | 1995-06-15 |
| PERRY, Janice Rose | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2002-06-20 |
| RADLEY, Ronald Alfred | Director | 1995-06-15 | 2007-06-16 |
| RADLEY, Ronald Alfred | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| REUBER, Markus, Prof | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2012-01-17 |
| ROBINSON, Victoria Jane | Director | 2019-06-11 | 2021-12-01 |
| ROSENHEAD, Ronald David | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2015-06-16 |
| SANDER, Josemir, Professor | Director | 2006-06-17 | 2009-06-13 |
| SHARLOT, Beryl | Director | — | 2022-06-14 |
| SHEWARD, James Alexander | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2020-11-27 |
| SHORVON, Simon David, Doctor | Director | — | 1991-11-13 |
| SINCLAIR, Eric | Director | — | 1995-06-15 |
| SKIVINGTON, Keith | Director | 2009-06-13 | 2014-06-17 |
| STREETS, David | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2009-06-13 |
| SYMES, Roger | Director | — | 1994-10-04 |
| TIMEWELL, Stephen | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2024-08-23 |
| WADDELL, Ruth Elizabeth | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2016-06-14 |
| WALKER, Ian John Arthur | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2024-11-30 |
| WALTON, Nigel Hugh, Dr | Director | 1995-06-15 | 1999-09-28 |
| WATERFALL, Rose June | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| WILMSHURST, Ellie | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-09-29 |
| WRIGHT, Ingram, Dr | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2008-06-14 |
| YEO, Donald Vaughan | Director | 1996-06-20 | 1998-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Adamson | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-18 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Sally Anne Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-18 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mrs Deirdre Black | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-06-13 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Cameron Hill | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-06-13 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Thomas Osborne Mclaughlan | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-06-14 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mrs Katie Stevens | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-06-14 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Robert Nicholas Hutton | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-29 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Ms Joanne Patricia Greer | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-29 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Ms Avril Coelho | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-29 | Ceased 2024-06-18 |
| Ms Victoria Jane Robinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-06-11 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
| Ms Sarah Lawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-12 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Etienne Dutoy | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-12 | Ceased 2019-03-18 |
| Ms Ellie Wilmshurst | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2020-09-29 |
| Mr Matthew Jelfs | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2019-02-11 |
| Mrs Diane Jennifer Hockley | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Stephen Timewell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-14 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr James Alexander Sheward | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-14 | Ceased 2020-11-27 |
| Mr Jonathan Kieth Barnes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-14 | Ceased 2018-04-19 |
| Mrs Jane Elizabeth Riley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Ian Walker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mrs June Eleanor Massey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Philip Lee | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Dr Peter Clough | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mr Richard John Chapman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
| Mrs Jayne Burton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-18 |
| Mr Michael John Harnor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-13 |
| Mr Gavin John Marsh Barlow | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-13 |
| Mrs Beryl Sharlot | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-14 |
| Dr James Irvine Morrow | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-29 |
| Mrs Janet Adrienne Follett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-17 |
| Mr Simon Wigglesworth | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Carl Graham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-13 |
| Mrs Jennifer Jamnadas-Khoda | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 377 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.