THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
+28.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+19.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
464
-2.7% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+61% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £69,946,000 | £69,049,000 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,169,000 | £3,474,000 | +60.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,011,000 | £3,238,000 | +61% | |
| Net profit | — | £2,011,000 | £3,238,000 | +61% | |
| Cash | £13,329,000 | £13,721,000 | £17,682,000 | +28.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,083,000 | £20,856,000 | £23,098,000 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | £16,049,000 | £16,786,000 | £20,024,000 | +19.3% | |
| Equity | £16,049,000 | £16,786,000 | £20,024,000 | +19.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 477 | 464 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | — | £43,489,000 | £43,602,000 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £635,945 | £756,000 | +18.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £35,000 | £56,000 | +60% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £380,000 | £380,000 | 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 | 2023-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.1% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.9% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.4% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.4% | 42.5% | 34.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 2.67x | 3.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 13.73x | 14.72x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“I have nothing material to add or draw attention to in relation to the directors' statement in the financial statements about whether the directors considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “Launch of Building Capacity for Smaller Firms programme in September 2025.”
- “Announcement of the appointment of Anthony Barrett as Executive Director of Supervision, and Penrose Foss as Executive Director of Investigations & Enforcement in October 2025.”
- “The updated UK Stewardship Code 2026 was published in June 2025.”
- “Launch of our revised audit supervision approach in March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHIRN, James Alexander | Secretary | 2022-08-08 | — | — |
| CHA, Angela Fung Ngor | Director | 2022-02-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| DU PLESSIS, Jan Petrus, Sir | Director | 2022-02-03 | Jan 1954 | British,South African |
| LINDHOLM, Eva-Kristiina | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jul 1963 | British |
| MORIARTY, Richard | Director | 2023-10-02 | Oct 1973 | British |
| NIXON, Hannah | Director | 2021-06-24 | May 1973 | British |
| O'REGAN, William Simon | Director | 2024-11-28 | Mar 1959 | British |
| PARKER, Charles Lucian Henry | Director | 2024-11-28 | Apr 1961 | British |
| THOMPSON, Clare | Director | 2022-02-01 | Nov 1954 | British |
| WILLIS, David Arthur | Director | 2022-02-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Francesca Natalie | Secretary | 2020-03-19 | 2022-05-12 |
| LEWINGTON, Michael Harry | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| MCARTHUR, Anne | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2020-03-18 |
| SEYMOUR, Paul Anthony Colin | Secretary | 2008-04-22 | 2009-06-12 |
| TREADGOLD, Sydney William | Secretary | — | 1998-07-31 |
| WILKS, Margaret Ann | Secretary | 1998-08-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| ANSTEE, Eric Edward | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| ARMOUR, Mark Henry | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2019-06-30 |
| BENDER, Brian Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| BISCHOFF, Winfried Franz Wilhelm, Sir | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2019-10-07 |
| BOYLE, Paul Vincent | Director | 2005-12-14 | 2009-11-13 |
| BREEDON, Timothy James | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2007-11-06 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Michael Aubrey | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1994-06-30 |
| CHAMBERS, Peter | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| CHILDS, David Robert | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2021-10-16 |
| COOMBER, John Richard | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2023-07-22 |
| CORLEY, Elizabeth Pauline Lucy | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| CURRIE, Brian Murdoch | Director | 1996-07-24 | 1998-07-24 |
| DEARING, Ronald Ernest, Lord | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DICKSON, Olivia Catherine | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2020-07-01 |
| DINGEMANS, Simon Paul | Director | 2019-10-07 | 2020-05-31 |
| DRUCKMAN, Paul Bryan | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-03-29 |
| DRUCKMAN, Paul Bryan | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2007-11-06 |
| EGAN, John Leopold, Sir | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2004-05-30 |
| FLECK, Richard John Hugo | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2014-04-30 |
| FOX, Ashley Peter, Sir | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2023-09-11 |
| GEORGE, Paul | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2018-03-31 |
| GROOM, Michael John | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| HADDRILL, Stephen Howard | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2019-10-01 |
| HOGG, Christopher Anthony, Sir | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| HOGG, Sarah Elizabeth Mary, Baroness | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| HOLDSWORTH, George Trevor, Sir | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| HUEY EVANS, Gay | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| HUGH SMITH, Andrew Colin, Sir | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| ILLINGWORTH, David Jeremy | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| KELLAS, John Henry | Director | 2011-06-08 | 2012-07-02 |
| KEMP-WELCH, John, Sir | Director | 1994-09-15 | 2000-09-14 |
| KING, Raymond | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2017-07-05 |
| KNIGHT, William John | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2012-03-31 |
| LAND, Nicholas Charles Edward | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| LAWSON, Roger Hardman | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-06-30 |
| LIPWORTH, Sydney, Sir | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| MACKINTOSH, Ian | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2010-10-31 |
| MARKHAM, Rudolph Harold Peter | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2012-07-02 |
| MARSHALL, Colin Marsh, Lord | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| MARSHALL, Roger Michael James | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| MCLAREN, Melanie Elizabeth | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2018-03-31 |
| MCNEIL, Ian Robert | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| MILLS, Barbara Jean Lyon, Dame | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2011-05-28 |
| MORENO, Glen Richard | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2014-04-30 |
| NICHOLSON, Bryan Hubert, Sir | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1996-04-30 |
| PLAISTOWE, William Ian David | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-06-30 |
| RAKE, Michael Derek Vaughan, Sir | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| ROBSON, Stephen Arthur, Sir | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| SEYMOUR, Paul Anthony Colin | Director | 2008-04-22 | 2009-06-25 |
| SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2021-10-11 |
| SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| STEWART, John Morrison | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Michael, Sir | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| SUTCLIFFE, James Harry | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2015-01-16 |
| SWINSON, Christopher | Director | 1998-07-24 | 2000-07-23 |
| THOMAS, Barbara Sue, The Hon | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2007-11-06 |
| THOMPSON, Clive Malcolm, Sir | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2001-04-30 |
| THOMPSON, Jonathan Michael, Sir | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| TOMLINSON, Lindsay Peter | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| UNWIN, Julia, Dame | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| VALLANCE, Iain David Thomas, Sir | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| WALKER, Timothy Edward Hanson, Dr | Director | 2008-05-27 | 2012-07-02 |
| WARD, Graham Norman Charles | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2001-07-23 |
| WATSON, Jennifer | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| WEERASEKERA, Ruwan Upendra | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2025-12-04 |
| WOODLEY, Keith Spencer | Director | 1995-07-07 | 1996-06-30 |
| WYMAN, Peter Lewis | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| ZINKULA, Mark Joseph | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Of State For The Department For Business And Trade | Legal person | Appoints directors | 2023-06-01 | Active |
| Secretary Of State For Business, Energy And Industrial Strategy | Legal person | Appoints directors | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2023-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 304 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.