KEW BRIDGE ENGINES TRUST AND WATER SUPPLY MUSEUM LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£363k
+60.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£406k
+40.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
11
+10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£117k
+33% highest in 3 filed years
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 | — | £581,038 | £650,098 | +11.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £88,146 | £117,246 | +33% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,131 | £88,146 | £117,246 | +33% | |
| Net profit | -£15,131 | £88,146 | £117,246 | +33% | |
| Cash | £158,944 | £225,570 | £362,954 | +60.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £200,334 | £288,480 | £405,726 | +40.6% | |
| Net assets | £200,334 | £288,480 | £405,726 | +40.6% | |
| Equity | £200,334 | £288,480 | £405,726 | +40.6% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 10 | 11 | +10% | |
| Wages | £148,969 | £211,755 | £225,546 | +6.5% | |
| 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 | — | 15.2% | 18.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.2% | 18.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 30.6% | 28.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.6% | 7.8% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.17x | 10.99x | 14.46x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- COLLARDS
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" of Financial Reporting Standard 102”
Group structure
- KEW BRIDGE ENGINES TRUST AND WATER SUPPLY MUSEUM LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Historic Steam Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “2025 was a year of significant progress and transition for the London Museum of Water & Steam. Across the year, the Museum strengthened its visitor offer, secured and developed major capital projects, completed the *Steaming into Sustainability* programme, expanded community and family activity, and continued to improve its commercial operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLOM, Frederick Philip | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | — | — |
| BARNES, Nigel Shaun | Director | 2022-08-22 | Nov 1965 | British |
| HOLLOM, Frederick Philip | Director | 2019-08-01 | Jul 1989 | British |
| JOLLIFFE, Valerie Celia | Director | 2026-09-30 | Oct 1954 | British |
| LIAKOS, Hester Scott | Director | 2026-09-30 | Jan 1976 | British |
| RUSSELL, Benjamin Leon Rees | Director | 2019-08-09 | Feb 1977 | British |
| TROMAN, David Michael | Director | 2026-09-30 | May 1963 | British |
| WAXMAN, John Philip | Director | 2024-04-12 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODWIN, Timothy Robert Thomas | Secretary | 2007-03-15 | 2015-09-28 |
| REYNOLDS, Nicholas Francis | Secretary | — | 2007-03-15 |
| SIMKIN, Anthony Nicholas | Secretary | 2015-09-28 | 2019-08-01 |
| BATCHELOR, Susan Mary | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2023-09-07 |
| BODSWORTH, David Gordon | Director | 2001-01-11 | 2008-06-18 |
| BRANDT, Denis William | Director | — | 2000-11-30 |
| CLEGG, Geoffrey Joseph | Director | 2000-12-07 | 2002-02-17 |
| COTTRELL, Ian Richard | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2017-07-20 |
| COULLS, Anthony John | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2019-08-09 |
| FENN, David John, Mr. | Director | 2000-12-07 | 2007-10-11 |
| FIELDHOUSE, Samuel Mark Francis | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2019-08-29 |
| GOODWIN, Timothy Robert Thomas | Director | 2007-03-15 | 2016-06-20 |
| GREAT, Christopher John | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2009-08-31 |
| GRIST TAYLOR, Clare | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2022-10-07 |
| GRIST TAYLOR, Clare | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2017-10-25 |
| HOUSTOUN, George Provan | Director | 2007-03-15 | 2020-09-24 |
| JONES, Christopher Howard | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2020-01-24 |
| MORGAN, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2018-12-31 |
| O'LEARY, Olivia | Director | 2017-01-26 | 2020-07-23 |
| O'LEARY, Tom | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2024-12-31 |
| OTLEY, Thomas Richard | Director | 1993-03-18 | 1999-09-30 |
| PEARCEY, Oliver Henry James | Director | 2000-12-07 | 2020-09-24 |
| PIERRE, Andrew Richard | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2019-12-06 |
| PORTER, John Stanage | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2019-12-06 |
| PORTER, John Stanage | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2014-06-27 |
| PORTER, John Stanage | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2008-03-10 |
| POWER, Elizabeth Victoria | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2020-07-23 |
| ROLAND, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2022-10-07 |
| ROSSO, Fabio | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2022-08-08 |
| SALZEDO, Georgina | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| SIMKIN, Anthony Nicholas | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2019-08-01 |
| STANNARD, Edward | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2022-07-21 |
| STANNARD, Edward | Director | 2017-01-26 | 2017-07-20 |
| STANNARD, Edward | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2015-11-19 |
| THOMAS, Heather | Director | 2022-04-28 | 2023-07-10 |
| VINEER, John | Director | 2008-06-19 | 2013-01-23 |
| WEDDELL, Mark Timothy | Director | 2018-09-07 | 2019-12-18 |
| WELLBURN, Timothy John | Director | 2006-05-25 | 2018-01-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Martin Huw | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2016-06-20 |
| WOODWARD, Lisa Catherine | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2015-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.