THE MACULAR DISEASE SOCIETY
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-19 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-05
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7M
Equity attributable
Employees
95
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,211,000 | £8,865,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,225,000 | £1,249,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,225,000 | £1,249,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,191,000 | £1,154,000 | |
| Cash | £5,922,000 | £3,663,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,982,000 | £8,235,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,615,000 | £6,769,000 | |
| Equity | £5,615,000 | £6,769,000 | |
| Average employees | 93 | 95 | |
| Wages | £3,916,000 | £3,125,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -12.0% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | -11.7% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.5% | 15.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.3% | 32.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.13x | 4.48x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE MACULAR DISEASE SOCIETY 1988-06-27 → present
- STARTSIGHT LIMITED 1987-10-13 → 1988-06-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent 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 Macular Society'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
- “The Directors of the Macular Disease Society agreed in 2023 to move the financial year end of the Society from 31 December to 31 March.”
- “Our Lived Experience Advisory Panel launched in late 2024 is made up of 15 people with either lived experience of a macular condition themselves or as a carer for someone with macular disease.”
- “In 2023/4 we became a member of the UK Aging Research Funders Forum (UKARFF).”
- “In early 2024, we secured funds (£100k) for the Virtual Eye Initiative.”
- “In March 2025 we hosted a scientific meeting to help progress to the next stages of the initiative and formation of research projects to be implemented as PhD studentships.”
- “Through the second half of 2024 and early 2025, we have been making progress on developing a clinical trial network for ophthalmology.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLOWAY, Edward | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| BUFTON, Cecilia Mary | Director | 2017-11-29 | May 1963 | British |
| CHOW, Derrick Ding-Vic | Director | 2026-03-18 | Jun 1968 | British |
| GUTHRIE, Alison | Director | 2015-04-01 | Jun 1955 | British |
| PERRY, Louise Emma | Director | 2024-02-06 | Aug 1960 | British |
| POTTER, James Dalgleish | Director | 2020-11-17 | Dec 1959 | British |
| ROWLAND, Amanda | Director | 2020-09-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
| SINGH, Jagdeep | Director | 2026-03-18 | Jan 1992 | British |
| TRUP, Neal Howard | Director | 2024-03-05 | Sep 1964 | British |
| WALL, Jennifer May | Director | 2024-03-05 | Jul 1986 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREMRIDGE, Thomas James | Secretary | 2003-04-09 | 2009-11-06 |
| JACKMAN, Helen | Secretary | 2009-11-06 | 2014-04-28 |
| MCBREARTY, James | Secretary | 1998-07-25 | 2003-04-10 |
| PEARSON, John Alfred | Secretary | 1994-09-24 | 1998-07-02 |
| RUCINSKI, Tony | Secretary | 2014-04-28 | 2014-12-12 |
| THOMPSON, Gordon Vallins Elliot | Secretary | — | 1994-09-24 |
| YELF, Catherine Mary | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2024-07-11 |
| ALDERMAN, Alan | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2012-07-12 |
| ARSCOTT, Keith | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2018-01-24 |
| BARR, Alan | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-06-18 |
| BEST, William John | Director | 2018-04-11 | 2024-03-05 |
| BLACK, Moira Elizabeth | Director | 2014-01-22 | 2017-04-13 |
| CRANSTON, Deanna | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-04-03 |
| DAVIES, Marion | Director | 1996-10-12 | 2003-04-10 |
| DICKINSON, Gwyneth Muriel | Director | 2002-02-24 | 2012-09-21 |
| DUNSTON, John Herbert | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2020-09-12 |
| ELLIOTT, Richard | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2015-09-25 |
| EVANS, Toby | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2019-09-20 |
| FFYTCHE, Tim | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2021-02-09 |
| FLETCHER, Anna | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2023-09-12 |
| GEORGE, Jayne Francine | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2026-04-22 |
| GEORGE, Sheena Mariam | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| GOWLER, Edmund John | Director | — | 1997-09-20 |
| GRIFFITH, Charles Michael Ashley | Director | 2021-05-11 | 2022-02-08 |
| HAMILTON, Robin Douglas | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2025-12-10 |
| HAWKES, Sally | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-04-03 |
| HOLLOWAY, Edward James | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| HOLLOWAY, Pauline | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-04-03 |
| HOWE, Lucy, Doctor | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2018-09-22 |
| HOWELL, Alan | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2019-05-24 |
| KENDALL, Steven Alan Marris | Director | 2018-04-11 | 2019-11-26 |
| LATHAM, Elaine Mary | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-09-12 |
| LONG, Martyn Howard | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| LOW, Walter Ariel, Dr | Director | 2024-03-05 | 2026-03-31 |
| LUFF, Frances Marjorie | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2023-09-12 |
| MACFARLANE, Alan | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2018-07-04 |
| MACQUARRIE, Anthony | Director | 2020-05-12 | 2021-05-11 |
| MCBREARTY, James | Director | 1997-06-07 | 2003-04-10 |
| MCBRIDE, Mollie, Doctor | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2013-10-13 |
| MCGEOUGH, Patrick Joseph Raymond | Director | 2020-11-17 | 2023-09-12 |
| MITCHELL, Jan, Doctor | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-12-04 |
| NELSON, William Lynn | Director | 1993-06-07 | 2003-04-10 |
| PACKHAM, Margaret | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2020-11-17 |
| PEARSON, John Alfred | Director | — | 1997-09-20 |
| PEPPER, Roger | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-04-03 |
| PILLER, Richard Louis | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2023-10-06 |
| RYB, Paul | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2024-03-05 |
| SIVAPRASAD, Sobha | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| STACEY, Stephen Robert | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2023-09-12 |
| STRUTT, Christopher | Director | 2020-05-12 | 2022-02-11 |
| THOMPSON, Gordon Vallins Elliot | Director | — | 1994-09-24 |
| THOMPSON, Robert Martin, Doctor | Director | 1999-09-25 | 2007-03-23 |
| TOUIL, Jane | Director | 2012-04-04 | 2015-12-02 |
| WALTER, Alan | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2018-04-12 |
| WARES, Valerie | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2016-04-13 |
| WILSON, Thomas Charles | Director | 2003-09-20 | 2017-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-24 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.