SELF HELP AFRICA (UK)
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Cash
£982k
+114.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£784k
+510.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4
-73.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£656k
+1,241.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified 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 | — | £685,692 | £3,206,022 | +367.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £48,905 | £655,888 | +1,241.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£439,173 | £48,905 | £655,888 | +1,241.1% | |
| Net profit | -£439,173 | £48,905 | £655,888 | +1,241.1% | |
| Cash | £235,368 | £458,795 | £982,197 | +114.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £128,508 | £784,396 | +510.4% | |
| Net assets | £79,603 | £128,508 | £784,396 | +510.4% | |
| Equity | £79,603 | £128,508 | £784,396 | +510.4% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 15 | 4 | -73.3% | |
| Wages | £458,901 | £375,809 | £185,638 | -50.6% | |
| 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 | — | 7.1% | 20.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.1% | 20.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 38.1% | 83.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.3% | 73.8% | 34.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.35x | 2.87x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SELF HELP AFRICA (UK) 2008-07-30 → present
- HARVEST HELP 2008-07-30 → 2008-07-30
- HARVEST HELP 2008-07-08 → 2008-07-30
- SELF HELP AFRICA (UK) 2008-07-07 → 2008-07-08
- HARVEST HELP 1988-03-02 → 2008-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RBK Audit UK Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements. The Trustees believe that there is no material uncertainty about Self Help Africa (UK)’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SELF HELP AFRICA (UK) · parent
- Village Aid 100%
Significant events
- “On 31st March 2025, Self Help Africa UK entered into a legal and binding merger agreement with Village Aid, a UK based charitable organisation. On the 31st March 2025, a fair value assessment was carried out on the assets and liabilities of Village Aid and a Gift in Kind valuation was calculated and included in the consolidated financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKPAN, Augustine Emmanuel | Secretary | 2024-10-09 | — | — |
| MEAGHER, Geoff | Director | 2023-03-29 | Aug 1949 | Irish |
| OWENS, Dervla | Director | 2016-12-21 | May 1978 | Irish |
| ROBINSON, Mary Benita | Director | 2021-10-13 | Dec 1955 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Donald Leslie | Secretary | 1997-03-21 | 2003-10-08 |
| CARDIFF, Malachy | Secretary | 2014-07-26 | 2020-04-10 |
| MCCAUGHEY, Linda Joyce | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1997-03-21 |
| MCDEVITT, Peter | Secretary | 2020-04-10 | 2022-12-13 |
| MCNAMARA, Gus | Secretary | 2024-04-16 | 2024-10-09 |
| PUTNAM, Gillian Fay | Secretary | 2003-10-08 | 2008-12-18 |
| THOMAS, Melissa Jayne | Secretary | 2022-12-13 | 2024-04-16 |
| WHITE, David John | Secretary | — | 1996-02-01 |
| ADAMS, Paul Brian | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-12-21 |
| BALL, Alan Philip | Director | 1996-06-20 | 1998-11-09 |
| BOCKETT, Catherine Agnes | Director | 2000-06-23 | 2010-10-20 |
| BREEN, Robert | Director | 2019-11-28 | 2020-09-25 |
| BROPHY, Helen | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2015-10-09 |
| BURROWS, Donald Leslie | Director | 1996-06-20 | 2004-05-10 |
| BYRNE, Marion, Ms. | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2019-08-31 |
| CLARKE, Thomas Nigel | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2013-09-11 |
| COALES, William Oliver Alexander | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2014-05-20 |
| COPESTAKE, James Goodall, Dr | Director | — | 1997-09-21 |
| CORCORAN, Tom | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2014-07-26 |
| COTTRELL, Catherine Anne | Director | 2021-10-13 | 2024-07-24 |
| DONCASTER, Ivan George | Director | 1996-10-28 | 2013-04-22 |
| DREW, Lesley Judith | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2011-05-11 |
| DWYER, Rowena | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2020-09-25 |
| EVISON, Stephen Peter | Director | 2003-02-25 | 2009-04-21 |
| FABIAN, Peter Hewson | Director | 1998-04-28 | 2002-10-13 |
| FITZGIBBON, Catherine Anne | Director | 2020-11-04 | 2026-03-09 |
| FOX, Carmel | Director | 2021-10-13 | 2023-02-28 |
| GAULE, Sean | Director | 2014-07-26 | 2016-12-21 |
| GAYTON, Juliet Dorothy | Director | 1994-06-02 | 1995-04-07 |
| HARLAND, Robert | Director | 1994-07-20 | 1995-12-20 |
| HOEVEL, Michael | Director | 2010-04-26 | 2018-05-22 |
| HUGHES, Simon Henry Ward, Sir | Director | 1993-12-09 | 1996-02-01 |
| JACKSON, Philip Robert Lyth | Director | — | 1996-06-20 |
| KINSELLA, James | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2014-07-26 |
| KITT, Thomas | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2018-05-23 |
| LEVVY, Clinton George | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2013-04-09 |
| LOVELACE, Cheryl Elizabeth Audrey | Director | 2005-10-13 | 2008-06-26 |
| LUCAS, Rachel Jane | Director | 1999-02-08 | 2005-11-21 |
| MACAULAY, Patricia Irene | Director | 1996-03-04 | 1997-10-17 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2014-02-05 |
| MESTON, John William Marc | Director | — | 1994-12-07 |
| MURRAY, Paula | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2014-07-26 |
| NAPIER, Patricia Gray | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| NEALE, John Robert Geoffrey, Rt Revd | Director | 1998-02-10 | 2001-09-26 |
| NYIRENDA, Jane Maureen | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2007-05-25 |
| PONDER, Valerie Margaret | Director | 2005-10-13 | 2013-01-31 |
| PUTNAM, Gillian Fay | Director | 2003-02-25 | 2008-12-18 |
| SEATON, Brian | Director | — | 1996-04-17 |
| SENTANCE, Andrew William | Director | 1996-12-17 | 2006-10-16 |
| SHERLOCK, Edward Barry Orton | Director | — | 1996-10-28 |
| SOMMERFELD, Paul John | Director | 1996-04-17 | 2007-12-06 |
| STUDD, Alexandra Mary | Director | 1999-02-08 | 2001-06-17 |
| THORNTON, Douglas Stanley, Dr | Director | — | 1994-06-02 |
| WALSH, Sheila | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2021-10-13 |
| WOOD, Adrian Paul, Professor | Director | — | 2015-10-15 |
| WOOLFORD, Michael Charles | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2009-10-21 |
| WOOLWICH, Jeremy Graham | Director | 2014-07-26 | 2016-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorta | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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