THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH
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Cash
£765k
-55.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£333m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4
+33.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.5m
+51.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,630,000 | £5,501,000 | +51.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,630,000 | £5,501,000 | +51.5% | |
| Net profit | -£7,215,000 | £30,005,000 | £31,501,000 | +5% | |
| Cash | £1,420,000 | £1,706,000 | £765,000 | -55.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £294,170,000 | £321,691,000 | £346,989,000 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £271,903,000 | £301,908,000 | £333,409,000 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £271,903,000 | £301,908,000 | £333,409,000 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 3 | 4 | +33.3% | |
| Wages | £210,000 | £235,000 | £268,000 | +14% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.1% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.8% | 9.9% | 7.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.03x | 3.70x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH 2012-07-16 → present
- THE KENNEDY TRUST FOR RHEUMATOLOGY TRUST 2012-07-05 → 2012-07-16
- THE MATHILDA AND TERENCE KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY TRUST 2000-08-01 → 2012-07-05
- MATHILDA AND TERENCE KENNEDY INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY 1969-10-13 → 2000-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 10 March 2026, an agreement was signed to provide £27.5m of strategic funding to the Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology Research from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Hazel Fiona | Secretary | 2023-03-28 | — | — |
| COOMBE, Christopher John | Director | 2021-06-22 | Jul 1958 | British |
| CRONLY, Joseph Henry | Director | 2024-07-23 | Jun 1971 | British |
| DIGHERO, Mark Stefano | Director | 2018-12-11 | May 1964 | British |
| EMERY, Paul, Professor | Director | 2024-11-25 | Nov 1952 | British |
| HESSEL, Edith Margarethe, Dr | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jun 1967 | Dutch |
| PATEL, Harsha | Director | 2023-09-27 | Apr 1974 | British |
| PATTON, Michael Alexander, Professor | Director | 2021-06-22 | Apr 1950 | British |
| PUNT, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2021-06-22 | Sep 1966 | British |
| SATCHELL, Paul Wayne, Dr | Director | 2021-06-22 | Aug 1955 | British |
| TAK, Paul Peter, Professor | Director | 2024-11-25 | Dec 1959 | Dutch |
| WOOD, Anthony, Dr | Director | 2024-11-25 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BODEN, Colin Raymond Ley | Secretary | — | 2008-10-07 |
| JOHANSON, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 2019-12-11 | 2023-03-28 |
| PRESTON, Margaret Susan | Secretary | 2008-10-07 | 2019-12-11 |
| ANSELL, Barbara Mary, Dr | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| ARNOTT, Melville, Professor Sir | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| BARNES, Colin Greenhill | Director | — | 2013-06-12 |
| BATCHELOR, John Richard, Professor | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2014-12-31 |
| BATCHELOR, John Richard, Professor | Director | — | 1996-07-17 |
| BELL, John Irving, Professor | Director | 1997-07-16 | 1998-06-30 |
| BUCKLEY, Edmund James Aldous | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2024-06-20 |
| BUTLER, Richard Clive, Sir | Director | — | 2009-04-07 |
| BYWATERS, Eric George Lapthorne, Professor | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| COPE, Andrew Paul, Prof | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2025-03-21 |
| COPEMAN, Peter William Monckton, Dr | Director | 1992-05-06 | 1997-07-16 |
| DAINTON, Frederick Sydney, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| DAVENPORT, John Martin | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| DAVIES, Nicola Velfor, The Rt Hon Lady Justice | Director | 2006-01-24 | 2019-02-05 |
| DAVIS, James Patrick Lamert | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2018-10-08 |
| DAWSON, Oliver Naimby | Director | 2001-07-09 | 2008-07-15 |
| DAWSON, Oliver Naimby | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| DIEPPE, Paul Adrian, Professor | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-07-16 |
| DUCKWORTH, Thomas, Professor | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-07-16 |
| DUDLEY HART, Francis, Dr | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| FENNEY, Roger Johnson | Director | — | 2004-05-04 |
| FROST, Margaret Flynn | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2023-12-07 |
| GASTON, John Stanley Hill, Professor | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2022-06-22 |
| GLEN-HAIG, Mary Alison, Dame | Director | 1992-05-06 | 2009-03-31 |
| GREEN, John Timothy, Dr | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2010-07-31 |
| GREENHALGH, Roger Malcolm, Prof | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1997-05-14 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ian, Dr | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| GROSVENOR, Jane Meriel | Director | — | 1995-06-16 |
| HARDING, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2005-06-22 |
| HASKARD, Dorian Oliver, Dr | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-07-16 |
| HENDERSON, John Edward | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2000-04-18 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher Francis, Professor | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2006-07-27 |
| HODGSON, Humphrey Julian Francis, Professor | Director | 1996-07-17 | 1997-07-16 |
| HOLGATE, Stephen Townley, Professor | Director | 2013-03-12 | 2025-12-10 |
| HOLLAND, Robert Einion | Director | 1991-05-01 | 2000-04-18 |
| HORNSTEIN, Rodney Maxwell | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2021-08-13 |
| HUSSELL, Tracy, Professor | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2026-03-31 |
| ISENBERG, David Alan, Professor | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| JOHNSON, Jennifer | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2022-06-22 |
| MADDISON, Peter John, Professor | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| MAINI, Ravinder Nath, Sir | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2018-12-11 |
| MAITLAND, Stanley Alexander | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| MCLACHLAN, Gordon | Director | — | 1993-07-05 |
| NUKI, George, Professor | Director | — | 1997-07-16 |
| PATERSON, David Ronald George | Director | 2008-07-15 | 2021-10-12 |
| PENDOWER, John Edward Hicks | Director | — | 1993-10-04 |
| PRENDERGAST, Simone Ruth, Dame | Director | 2002-10-02 | 2009-03-31 |
| SCOTT, David, Dr | Director | 1991-05-01 | 1997-07-16 |
| SCOTT, James Thomas, Dr | Director | — | 1994-02-16 |
| SHAPLAND, William Arthur, Sir | Director | 1997-07-16 | 1997-10-01 |
| SIEFF, Lois Mae | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2008-07-15 |
| SIEFF, Pauline Lily, The Rt Hon Lady | Director | 1992-05-06 | 1997-02-28 |
| SUNLEY, Bella | Director | 1997-07-16 | 2009-03-31 |
| SWEETNAM, David Rodney, Sir | Director | — | 1993-05-05 |
| SYMMONS, Deborah Pauline Mary, Professor | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-07-16 |
| TORRY, Alan Coram | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1997-07-16 |
| WALPORT, Mark Jeremy, Professor | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2003-03-10 |
| WEATHERALL, David John, Sir | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2002-07-09 |
| WHITE, Victoria Louise | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2023-11-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Bryan Davies, Professor | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1997-07-16 |
| WINTER, Gregory Paul, Sir | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2021-03-23 |
| WRIGHT, Verna, Professor | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-15 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.