THE SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY
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Cash
£310k
-13.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£129m
+0.1% vs 2025
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£71k
-95.1% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 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 Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £887,000 | £6,019,000 | £5,063,000 | -15.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,441,000 | £71,000 | -95.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,441,000 | £71,000 | -95.1% | |
| Net profit | £343,000 | £1,441,000 | £71,000 | -95.1% | |
| Cash | £450,000 | £358,000 | £310,000 | -13.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £128,805,000 | £128,876,000 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £126,670,000 | £128,805,000 | £128,876,000 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £126,670,000 | £128,805,000 | £128,876,000 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 23.9% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 38.7% | 23.9% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.1% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.56x | 3.48x | 3.83x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- The Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries of the management of ESC, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation of the Charity to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts. Accordingly, the Charity continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Jitendra | Secretary | 2024-06-07 | — | — |
| BLACK, Robin Kennedy | Director | 2022-04-20 | Mar 1958 | British |
| GISSANE, Ross Gavin | Director | 2023-02-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
| HAMBLIN, Robert Brian | Director | 2025-01-27 | Oct 1983 | British |
| NASIR, Abu | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| SCOTT, Lucy | Director | 2025-01-27 | Jul 1986 | British |
| WADSWORTH, Robert James | Director | 2023-02-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| WILSON, Geoff William Norman James | Director | 2023-12-22 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Jeffrey John | Secretary | 2007-10-12 | 2008-03-28 |
| BALL, Martin Robert | Secretary | 1997-11-01 | 2003-08-01 |
| CHIVERS, Barry Victor | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2004-01-05 |
| COLES, Sharon Jane | Secretary | 2008-03-28 | 2009-06-30 |
| HEAPHY, Clive Andrew | Secretary | 2004-01-05 | 2006-07-03 |
| HODGES, Peter Lewis | Secretary | 1997-07-07 | 1997-10-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Patrick James | Secretary | 1995-10-02 | 1997-07-07 |
| KERLY, Hannah | Secretary | 2019-10-30 | 2021-02-17 |
| MABBITT, Richard | Secretary | 2021-02-17 | 2024-06-07 |
| MASON, David Patrick Ellis | Secretary | — | 1993-10-31 |
| NORMAN, Andrew Kenneth | Secretary | 2014-05-01 | 2015-10-30 |
| PARSONS, Helen Marie | Secretary | 1994-10-20 | 1995-10-02 |
| PICKUP, David Cunliffe | Secretary | 1993-11-01 | 1994-10-17 |
| PUGH, Scott Douglas | Secretary | 2010-10-29 | 2011-11-30 |
| RANDALL, Christopher David | Secretary | 2006-07-03 | 2007-10-12 |
| SAVICH, Allison | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2010-10-28 |
| STEPHENS, Erin Brigid | Secretary | 2015-10-30 | 2016-02-05 |
| STEPHENS, Erin Brigid | Secretary | 2013-12-18 | 2014-04-30 |
| VAN NIEKERK, Tanya | Secretary | 2016-02-06 | 2019-10-30 |
| VASSALL, Michelle | Secretary | 2011-11-30 | 2013-12-17 |
| ARMSTRONG, Brian | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2016-07-22 |
| AVERY, Phyllis May | Director | 1998-02-02 | 1999-11-10 |
| BLACKER, Vivien Margaret | Director | 2016-07-23 | 2019-07-23 |
| BROOKING, Trevor, Sir | Director | — | 2002-10-11 |
| BURNETT, Simon Laurian | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2026-04-20 |
| COVE, David Joseph | Director | 2016-07-23 | 2022-07-22 |
| CUBITT, George Albert | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1997-07-07 |
| DELL, Graeme Ryland Frederick | Director | 2015-12-22 | 2023-12-21 |
| DENNIS, Gerald Lambert | Director | 1994-10-10 | 1999-09-18 |
| EMES, Ronald | Director | — | 1992-02-15 |
| FOX, Richard Munro | Director | — | 1993-04-15 |
| GLEN-HAIG, Mary Alison, Dame | Director | 1993-06-07 | 2009-07-22 |
| GREEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2017-05-31 |
| HOWE, Sonia Teresa | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2016-05-31 |
| HUSSAIN, Sajid | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| HYDE, Brian Clifford | Director | 1998-02-02 | 2009-11-24 |
| JACOBS, Norman Nathaniel | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| KNIGHT, David John | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2015-09-05 |
| KUTTY, Harry Gopal | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2026-01-22 |
| LAWTON, Geoffrey Arthur | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2016-12-31 |
| MARSHALL, Timothy | Director | — | 2011-05-20 |
| MARTIN, Helen | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2021-12-07 |
| MIQUEL, Raymond Clive | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| MOFFAT, Rachel | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-12-02 |
| NICHOLLS, Keith Stanley | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2015-12-01 |
| OXLEY, David Sidney | Director | 2002-06-09 | 2011-05-20 |
| PALMER, Charles Stuart | Director | — | 1994-08-09 |
| PARKER, Michael | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| PATMORE, John Allan, Professor | Director | — | 1994-09-21 |
| PETERS, Mary Elizabeth, Lady | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| ROSS, David Peter John | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2002-05-08 |
| ROWLEY, Peter William | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2019-09-30 |
| SIMON, David, Lord | Director | — | 1992-03-02 |
| SIMPSON, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| SPITTLE, Bernard Geoffrey | Director | 2005-08-02 | 2014-11-13 |
| THOMPSON, Geoffrey Llewellyn | Director | — | 2004-11-15 |
| WALKER, Rodney Myerscough, Sir | Director | 1994-10-10 | 1998-07-08 |
| WATSON, Andrew Loyn | Director | 2016-07-23 | 2022-07-22 |
| WEISS, Peter Adlai | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2016-07-22 |
| WHEATLEY, Oswald Stephen | Director | — | 1997-01-01 |
| WORTHINGTON, Andrew James | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2009-01-14 |
| YARRANTON, Peter George, Sir | Director | — | 1994-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Sports Council | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-08-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-21 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.