HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
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Cash
£143k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.1m
Equity attributable
Employees
43
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
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
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £3,216,202 | £1,710,321 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£36,879 | £874,245 | -£298,853 | — | |
| Cash | £365,485 | £257,189 | £142,865 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £980,953 | £1,765,065 | £1,380,589 | — | |
| Net assets | £202,401 | £1,278,469 | £1,122,616 | — | |
| Equity | £202,401 | £1,278,469 | £1,122,616 | — | |
| Average employees | 40 | 43 | 43 | — | |
| Wages | £1,085,268 | £1,281,610 | £1,129,816 | — | |
| 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. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 15 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 27.2% | -17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.5% | 41.5% | 39.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 0.86x | 0.48x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Trustees are satisfied that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HENRY DOUBLEDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION · parent
- Organic Enterprises Limited 100%
- Garden Organic Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 78 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Rizwan | Secretary | 2023-10-17 | — | — |
| ARROWSMITH, Keith Grant | Director | 2021-09-17 | Mar 1953 | British |
| BOND, David | Director | 2025-02-27 | Dec 1966 | British |
| BOSHER, Caroline | Director | 2025-02-27 | Apr 1981 | Australian |
| DENNIS, Will | Director | 2026-02-24 | May 1986 | British |
| MAZZA, Nadia | Director | 2024-07-19 | Aug 1973 | British |
| MCINDOE, Joylon Thorpe | Director | 2022-06-25 | Dec 1973 | British |
| RHODES, Hannah | Director | 2026-08-18 | Jun 1983 | British |
| VARNEY, John Charles | Director | 2025-02-27 | Sep 1956 | British |
| ZIANE, Louisa | Director | 2026-05-19 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 78 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COURT, Julie Sharon | Secretary | 2009-05-16 | 2022-05-27 |
| FORD, Joanne | Secretary | 2023-01-30 | 2023-10-17 |
| GEAR, Alan | Secretary | — | 2003-10-31 |
| HART, Ed | Secretary | 2007-07-20 | 2008-09-05 |
| HENDERSON, Patricia Jane | Secretary | 2022-05-27 | 2023-01-30 |
| KAY WILLIAMS, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | 2007-07-20 |
| NEEDHAM, Susan | Secretary | 2008-09-06 | 2009-05-15 |
| ALEXANDER, Adam David | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2024-06-05 |
| ALLAN, David Hay | Director | 1999-11-20 | 2010-05-22 |
| BARTLETT-FRERIKS, Marjan | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2022-06-25 |
| BEARMAN, Richard Andrew | Director | 1996-11-24 | 2006-09-02 |
| BLACKBURN PADDON, Rachel | Director | 2023-09-22 | 2024-02-23 |
| BLYTH, William Arthur, Dr | Director | — | 2004-09-11 |
| BOOTH, Alan | Director | 2006-09-02 | 2013-05-11 |
| BOURNE, William Francis, Dr | Director | — | 2007-09-08 |
| BRADLEY, Martyn Farnworth | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2005-10-01 |
| BRADLEY, Martyn Farnworth | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2008-09-06 |
| BROWN, John Robert | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2015-05-14 |
| BROWN, Margaret Ann | Director | 2011-05-14 | 2016-05-13 |
| BUCKNALL, Sally Ann, Dr | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2015-05-14 |
| BULL, Jeffrey David | Director | — | 1996-11-21 |
| COLESHILL, Gail Marie | Director | 2011-05-14 | 2018-05-18 |
| COLLINS, Andrew Richard Sherman, Dr | Director | 2014-05-10 | 2023-05-18 |
| DAWSON, Catherine Sara | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2026-05-19 |
| DE THAMPLE, Rachel | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2020-09-18 |
| DODD, Graham Frederick | Director | — | 1993-01-23 |
| ELLICOCK, Wendy Elizabeth | Director | 1996-11-24 | 2006-09-02 |
| ELLIOTT, Renee Jeanne | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2020-09-18 |
| ELLIS, Peggy Edith, Dr | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| EYRE, Margaret Lynn, Dr | Director | 2011-05-14 | 2022-06-25 |
| FISHER, Mark Nicholas | Director | 1995-11-03 | 2001-01-31 |
| FOSTER VANDER ELST, Nicole Jacqueline, Mariette | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2017-02-27 |
| GAFFNEY, Liam | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-06-25 |
| GARRETT, Alfred John, Dr | Director | 1991-10-05 | 2007-09-08 |
| HARBOUR, Anthony Graham William | Director | — | 2006-09-02 |
| HASKINS, Robert Allan, Dr | Director | — | 2014-05-10 |
| HODGES, Robert Reginald David Harris, Dr | Director | — | 1994-10-28 |
| HOPE, Nicola | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2025-02-27 |
| HOWELL, Stephen Harcourt | Director | 2014-09-06 | 2022-06-25 |
| HOYLE, John Roger Horrocks | Director | 2020-09-18 | 2020-10-25 |
| HUTT, Julie Ann | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2012-08-11 |
| KEY, Roger Colin | Director | 2002-11-30 | 2017-05-18 |
| KITCHENER, Henry Herbert, Earl Kitchener Of Khartoum | Director | — | 2008-01-01 |
| KUNZ, Martin Albrecht, Dr | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2010-05-22 |
| L'ESTRANGE, Naomi Helen | Director | 2014-05-10 | 2021-09-17 |
| LUCAS, Jonathan Tristram | Director | — | 2005-10-01 |
| LYONS, Philippa Mary | Director | 2013-05-11 | 2020-09-18 |
| MCCULLOCH, Robert Alan | Director | — | 2000-12-18 |
| MILLIGAN, John Livingstone | Director | 2006-09-02 | 2014-05-10 |
| MITCHELL, Mark Gordon | Director | 2022-10-20 | 2025-10-22 |
| PEARSON, David, Dr | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2009-09-06 |
| PEARSON, Gerald | Director | — | 1997-11-22 |
| PEEBLES, Eibhlin Catriona | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2020-09-29 |
| PETRIE, John Robert Wheeler | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2010-09-01 |
| PINDER, Kathryn | Director | 2002-11-30 | 2012-05-12 |
| ROBINSON, David Christopher | Director | 2021-10-18 | 2025-02-27 |
| ROBINSON, Leslie | Director | 2024-06-06 | 2025-09-04 |
| ROE, Peter Alan | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2014-05-10 |
| RUSSACK, Pauline | Director | 1991-10-05 | 2002-11-02 |
| SANDFORD, Amanda Jane | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2024-06-05 |
| SAYER, Emma Jane, Dr | Director | 2021-09-17 | 2023-05-18 |
| SAYER, Tania Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2018-02-27 |
| SCOTT, Julia | Director | 1996-11-24 | 2006-09-02 |
| SHAW, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2019-06-20 |
| SILVER, Ruth Philippa | Director | 1993-11-21 | 2001-01-31 |
| STEELE, Judith | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2017-05-18 |
| STEELE, Kim Warren | Director | 2006-09-02 | 2007-05-29 |
| STICKLAND, Susan Jacqueline | Director | 1993-11-21 | 1998-05-01 |
| STOTT, Martin Abraham | Director | 2012-05-12 | 2018-05-14 |
| TAYLOR, Rhiannon Louise | Director | 2022-06-25 | 2025-09-04 |
| THOMPSON, Raymond | Director | — | 1991-10-05 |
| UNGOED THOMAS, Caroline Mary | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2011-05-14 |
| WALKER, Keith | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2022-01-13 |
| WAYNE, Judith | Director | 2012-05-12 | 2021-09-17 |
| WILKINSON, Irene | Director | 2008-09-06 | 2013-05-11 |
| WISSETT-WARNER, Kevin James | Director | 2016-05-13 | 2021-06-07 |
| WRIGHT, Angela | Director | 2022-06-25 | 2026-02-06 |
| WRIGHT, Doreen Mary | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.