THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K.
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Cash
£2.3m
+35.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.1m
+54.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
71
-10.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £5,403,080 | £4,659,778 | £4,945,250 | +6.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £186,626 | £639,689 | £757,340 | +18.4% | |
| Cash | £1,891,629 | £1,693,098 | £2,290,098 | +35.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,388,485 | £2,145,825 | +54.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,848,206 | £1,388,485 | £2,145,825 | +54.5% | |
| Equity | £1,848,206 | £1,388,485 | £2,145,825 | +54.5% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 79 | 71 | -10.1% | |
| Wages | £2,109,165 | £2,290,521 | £2,320,969 | +1.3% | |
| 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 —. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 3.5% | 13.7% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.5% | 31.0% | 21.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.78x | 2.96x | 4.42x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit 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 the group's or parent charitable company'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.”
Group structure
- THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. · parent
- RLSS UK Enterprises Limited 100%
- IQL UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In July, we collaboratively achieved a significant step forward for water safety education where the Department for Education (DfE) announced that the Water Safety Code will be integrated into the statutory RSH-E curriculum in England from September 2025.”
- “In 2025, RLSS UK celebrated volunteer impact through the William Henry Award.”
- “In 2025, RLSS UK in partnership with easyJet Holidays and Olympic champion Tom Dean to launch the easyJet Holidays Swim School, a national initiative offering thousands of free swimming lessons to adults who had never learned to swim.”
- “RLSS UK hosted and sponsored two Aquatic Theatres during Elevate 2025, at Exeter, Torbay, and London, with CPD accredited sessions led by experts from the sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAY, Bryan | Director | 2015-06-13 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GOULD, Stephen Mark | Director | 2025-10-18 | Oct 1963 | British |
| HARPER, Sheena Helen | Director | 2024-10-19 | Feb 1959 | British |
| HEALEY, Rachel | Director | 2023-10-28 | Jun 1981 | British |
| JOHAL, Sharon Kaur | Director | 2023-10-30 | Nov 1976 | British |
| JOHNS, Benjamin, Dr | Director | 2023-10-28 | Jun 1992 | Welsh |
| JONES, Carol Avril | Director | 2025-01-07 | Apr 1957 | British |
| KERR, Craig | Director | 2024-04-12 | Feb 1966 | British |
| MOYES, Peter David | Director | 2019-10-19 | Jan 1961 | British |
| OWEN-SMITH, Christopher Peter | Director | 2024-10-19 | May 1971 | English |
| YOUNG, Joanne Frances | Director | 2023-10-28 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Hazel | Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 2003-12-31 |
| HARTLEY-KITE, Victoria Gina | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2020-04-21 |
| SMITH, Pamela Anne | Secretary | 2004-02-28 | 2010-04-30 |
| STANDLEY, Diane June | Secretary | 2011-06-12 | 2014-02-28 |
| STEER, Diane Patricia | Secretary | 2014-03-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| ANDREWS, Stephanie Jean | Director | 2009-05-17 | 2015-06-13 |
| AXAM, David Jonathan | Director | 1996-05-16 | 1997-04-24 |
| BAILEY, Stuart Howard | Director | 2007-05-20 | 2013-06-16 |
| BAILEY, Stuart Howard | Director | 1998-04-25 | 2004-05-16 |
| BARRY, Rhyan Christine | Director | 2016-12-03 | 2019-03-23 |
| BARWICK, John Charles | Director | 1998-01-24 | 2000-05-02 |
| BONIFACE, Neal Malcolm | Director | 2003-05-18 | 2009-05-17 |
| BOWES, Olive Gwendoline | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2002-05-12 |
| BRADLEY, Margaret | Director | 2018-12-08 | 2022-06-01 |
| BROWN, Peter William | Director | 2010-05-16 | 2017-07-01 |
| BULL, Helen Catherine | Director | 2020-10-10 | 2023-10-28 |
| BURCHELL, Cavell Patrick | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2022-10-15 |
| BURCHELL, Cavell | Director | 1995-04-27 | 2002-10-05 |
| BURKE, David Michael | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1997-04-24 |
| CASTRO, Janet | Director | 2005-05-08 | 2011-06-12 |
| CASTRO, Janet | Director | 1995-04-27 | 2003-05-18 |
| CHADWICK, Timothy Keith | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2023-01-02 |
| COSSONS, James Simon | Director | 2022-10-15 | 2023-06-12 |
| COSSTICK, David John | Director | 2007-05-20 | 2010-05-16 |
| DARBY, Michael Joseph | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2016-02-27 |
| DAVIDS, Emma Patricia Louise | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-10-10 |
| EATON, David Austin | Director | 1997-04-25 | 1999-04-25 |
| ELLIOTT, David | Director | 2021-11-06 | 2024-10-19 |
| EVANS, Michael Frederick | Director | 2009-05-17 | 2012-06-30 |
| FINLAY, Bryan | Director | 2007-07-14 | 2014-06-14 |
| GABB, Suzanne Denine | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2021-11-06 |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2015-06-13 | 2018-06-30 |
| HANDLEY, Anthony James, Doctor | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1998-04-25 |
| HARDY, Valerie Anne | Director | 2002-05-12 | 2005-05-08 |
| HARPER, Christopher Paul | Director | 2014-06-15 | 2017-07-01 |
| HOLLAND, Clive Richard | Director | 2011-06-12 | 2014-06-14 |
| HOLLAND, Clive Richard | Director | 2004-05-16 | 2010-05-06 |
| HOLLAND, Clive Richard | Director | 1997-04-25 | 2002-05-12 |
| HUNT, Deborah Mary | Director | 2014-06-15 | 2025-10-18 |
| HUTCHINGS, Ian Michael | Director | 2023-06-14 | 2023-10-28 |
| HUTCHINGS, Ian Michael | Director | 2009-05-17 | 2019-10-19 |
| LANG, Fredric George | Director | 2008-05-11 | 2014-10-09 |
| LEIGHTON, Howard Gowland | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1998-09-06 |
| LLOYD, James Thomas | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2024-11-24 |
| MACKOWN, Andrea Margaret | Director | 2022-10-15 | 2023-06-12 |
| MECKIFFE, Helen | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-05-02 |
| MOYES, Peter David | Director | 2010-05-16 | 2016-07-02 |
| O'CONNELL, Patrick | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1996-04-29 |
| OWEN, Mike Paul | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2020-04-21 |
| PRIESTLEY, Roger Michael Stephenson | Director | 1995-03-16 | 1998-04-25 |
| RAMSAY, Charlie | Director | 2004-05-16 | 2007-05-20 |
| REES, Sonia Joan | Director | 2023-01-02 | 2023-11-29 |
| RICKWOOD, Richard Gordon | Director | 2018-12-08 | 2022-06-01 |
| SMITH, Mark Andrew | Director | 2023-06-14 | 2023-10-28 |
| SMITH, Mark Andrew | Director | 2016-07-02 | 2022-10-15 |
| SMITH, Mark Andrew | Director | 2012-06-30 | 2015-06-13 |
| SMITH, Victor Logan | Director | 2002-05-12 | 2008-05-11 |
| STAINER, William John | Director | 2014-06-15 | 2017-07-01 |
| STANDLEY, Diane June | Director | 1999-04-25 | 2001-05-13 |
| STOCKMAN, Rhona | Director | 2004-05-16 | 2007-05-20 |
| SUTHERLAND, Alan | Director | 2020-10-10 | 2023-06-12 |
| SZARKA, Sally Louise | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2023-06-08 |
| WATTS, Kathleen Alison | Director | 1999-04-25 | 2002-05-12 |
| WHITE, Kenneth James | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2004-05-16 |
| WHITTAKER, Dawn | Director | 2016-07-02 | 2018-12-17 |
| WILSON, Janet | Director | 2002-05-12 | 2009-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.