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Cash
£34m
-38.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
-26.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7.3m
+33.6% 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£15,504,000 | -£9,399,000 | +39.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£11,021,000 | -£7,315,000 | +33.6% | |
| Net profit | -£20,782,000 | -£11,021,000 | -£7,315,000 | +33.6% | |
| Cash | £107,436,000 | £54,969,000 | £33,882,000 | -38.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,094,000 | £28,073,000 | £20,758,000 | -26.1% | |
| Net assets | £39,094,000 | £28,073,000 | £20,758,000 | -26.1% | |
| Equity | £39,094,000 | £28,073,000 | £20,758,000 | -26.1% | |
| Average employees | 38 | 38 | 42 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £1,671,000 | £1,854,000 | £1,980,000 | +6.8% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -55.2% | -45.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.8% | 59.2% | 55.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.49x | 1.39x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “April 2025 Launch of Myanmar Earthquake Appeal”
- “July 2025 Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal programmes end”
- “August 2025 Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal programmes end”
- “December 2025 UK Government announces second UK Aid Match to the Middle East Humanitarian Appeal up to a further £3 million”
- “24 June 2026 Venezuela earthquake”
- “1 July 2026 Venezuela Earthquake Appeal”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
22 active · 106 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAEED, Saleh | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | — | — |
| AHMAD, Iftikhar | Director | 2025-12-23 | Jul 1983 | Pakistani |
| ALEXANDER, Flora Susannah Mary | Director | 2025-04-28 | Jan 1982 | British |
| BALRAJ, Silas | Director | 2025-09-16 | May 1968 | American |
| BARRON, Peter Scott | Director | 2021-03-24 | Oct 1962 | British |
| BI, Farmida | Director | 2023-03-20 | Sep 1967 | British |
| BUTSANA-SITA, Beatrice Henriette Adrien | Director | 2023-11-20 | Oct 1965 | Belgian |
| CALDWELL, Edith Rose | Director | 2008-11-03 | Jul 1967 | British |
| DENCH, Christine Margaret | Director | 2019-03-11 | Dec 1964 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Julian Paul | Director | 2023-03-20 | Jun 1976 | British |
| GRAND, Jean-Michel | Director | 2018-09-10 | Apr 1969 | French,British |
| HAWKES, Richard Charles | Director | 2026-03-17 | Dec 1964 | British |
| HIND, Melanie Elizabeth | Director | 2022-07-19 | Apr 1963 | British |
| JERMEY, Michael Francis | Director | 2025-02-10 | Mar 1964 | British |
| KOMOLAFE, Folashade | Director | 2023-10-02 | May 1967 | British |
| MALIK, Moazzam Tufail | Director | 2025-02-03 | May 1967 | British |
| MARSHALL, Alison Hilary | Director | 2022-08-20 | Oct 1969 | British |
| MCEACHERN, Helen Fiona | Director | 2023-08-24 | Apr 1969 | British,Australian |
| REARDON-BOND, Hannah | Director | 2024-03-16 | Mar 1983 | British |
| SALAM, Sayyeda Hajira | Director | 2024-09-05 | Jun 1982 | British |
| STEELE, Tanya Margaret Anne | Director | 2020-07-15 | Aug 1969 | British |
| WATT, Patrick John Landon | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1972 | British |
Show 106 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORMLEY, Paul Brendan | Secretary | 2000-10-16 | 2012-08-31 |
| MCCAUL, James Ptrick | Secretary | 1997-04-21 | 2000-10-18 |
| AARONSON, Michael John | Director | 1997-04-21 | 2005-09-30 |
| ADAM, Sheila Anne, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-12-14 |
| ADAMSON, Michael John | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2023-11-20 |
| AHMAD, Raja Waseem | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2025-09-30 |
| ALEXANDER, David Julian | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| ALEXANDER, David Julian | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| ARNOLD, Thomas | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2004-07-19 |
| ASHMAWEY, Mohamed, Dr | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2016-03-23 |
| BADENOCH, Charles Kenneth | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| BAIN, Christopher Derek | Director | 2003-07-14 | 2019-03-11 |
| BALFOUR, Douglas | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2004-11-05 |
| BARRON, Tanya | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2019-11-25 |
| BATTEN, John Randolph, Dr | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1997-06-03 |
| BEARD, Judy | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2012-01-05 |
| BEGG, David Thomas | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-27 |
| BEGUM, Halima, Dr | Director | 2023-08-21 | 2025-12-15 |
| BENNETT, Jeremy John Leonard | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2017-03-22 |
| BESSE, Christopher, Dr | Director | 1997-06-03 | 1998-04-30 |
| BORTON, John Nicholas | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2005-06-22 |
| BREMMER, Joyce Danimiteinm | Director | 2026-01-23 | 2026-03-16 |
| BROWN, Karen Veronica | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2018-02-23 |
| BRYER, David Ronald William, Dr | Director | 1999-01-18 | 2001-04-30 |
| BRYER, David Ronbald William, Dr | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1997-06-03 |
| BURNETT, Kenneth Phimister | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2018-11-26 |
| BYWORTH, Justin Mark Briault | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| CASSIDY, Eamon Martin | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2023-07-06 |
| CLAYTON, Charles | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2003-04-25 |
| COULTER, Angela Margaret, Dr | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2003-10-06 |
| DAY, William Michael | Director | 1997-06-03 | 2003-12-31 |
| DENNIS, Geoffrey Adrian | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| EDWARDS, Robert Jack Henderson | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2000-08-31 |
| EL BANNA, Hany Abdel Gawad, Dr | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| FAIREY, Victoria Frances | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2011-06-22 |
| FILOCHOWSKI, Julian | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2003-07-14 |
| FILOCHOWSKI, Julian | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1997-06-03 |
| FORSYTH, Robert Justin Alexander, M | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| FOX, Paul Leonard, Sir | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1999-07-13 |
| FROST, Matthew Adrian | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2015-11-23 |
| GLENCROSS, David | Director | 1999-07-19 | 2005-08-31 |
| GOLDRING, Mark Ian | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2018-12-31 |
| GOOD, John William | Director | 2022-06-22 | 2023-08-20 |
| GOOD, John William | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2021-05-17 |
| GRANT, Ann | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2013-10-10 |
| GREEN, Andrew James | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2023-03-20 |
| GRUBB, David Herbert Watkins | Director | 1999-07-17 | 2001-06-01 |
| GUTTMANN, Nicholas | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2018-04-02 |
| HAGHAMED, Nasereldin Ahmed | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2021-01-31 |
| HANSON, Jane Carolyn, Mrs | Director | 2018-07-24 | 2022-11-22 |
| HARRIS, Nigel Richard | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2025-06-25 |
| HARVEY, Danielle | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2024-09-04 |
| HAYMAN, Helene Valerie, Lady | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2020-07-15 |
| HINES, Gwendolen | Director | 2021-07-09 | 2024-02-19 |
| HUBY, Anne Marie Paule Monique | Director | 1997-06-03 | 1999-06-30 |
| INGLISH, Sue Clare | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2025-03-17 |
| JONES, Clive William | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2018-11-26 |
| KHAN, Tufail Hussain | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2021-05-17 |
| KYRKE-SMITH, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2024-05-26 |
| LAKE, Charles Michael | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| LAKE, Charles Michael | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1997-06-03 |
| LANCASTER, Warren Harold | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2001-11-20 |
| LEE, Laurie Joseph | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2022-07-03 |
| LONGLEY, Frances Ruth | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2022-06-21 |
| MALIK, Nadeem | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2025-12-22 |
| MARTIN, Adrian Howard | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2011-06-22 |
| MCDONALD, Sheena Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2002-09-06 | 2008-09-06 |
| MENON, Girish | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2020-12-15 |
| MILLER, Carolyn | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2013-08-01 |
| MILLER, Richard | Director | 2004-01-12 | 2015-03-31 |
| MINGHELLA, Loretta Caroline Rose | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2017-10-30 |
| MUKARJI, Daleep Satyanand, Dr | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2010-03-30 |
| MUKWASHI, Amanda Khozi | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2021-12-31 |
| OLDFIELD, Jan | Director | 2025-12-16 | 2026-01-23 |
| PATEL, Khusbu | Director | 2024-05-27 | 2025-04-28 |
| PILKINGTON, Timothy David | Director | 2025-06-26 | 2025-09-15 |
| PILKINGTON, Timothy David | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-03-09 |
| PLASTOW, John | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2014-08-18 |
| PRESCOTT, Geoffrey | Director | 2002-01-09 | 2004-10-28 |
| ROLES, Christopher David | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2022-09-07 |
| SAEED, Saleh | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2012-02-15 |
| SHAWCROSS, William Hartley Hume | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2002-06-30 |
| SHEARD, Mark Robert, Mr. | Director | 2020-03-09 | 2023-10-01 |
| SHERRINGTON, Gemma Sophie | Director | 2024-02-20 | 2025-02-02 |
| SHETTY, Salil | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2003-09-22 |
| SHIVJI, Aleema | Director | 2023-12-20 | 2024-04-07 |
| SRISKANDARAJAH, Dhananjayan Sivaguru | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-12-19 |
| STAUNTON, Marie Rita | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-02-06 |
| STEELE, Tanya Margaret Anne | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2016-09-28 |
| STEIN, Lyndall | Director | 2004-07-19 | 2008-11-03 |
| STEWART-SMITH, Charles Geoffrey | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2023-03-20 |
| STOCKING, Barbara Mary | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2013-04-24 |
| TAIT, Richard Graham | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2021-03-24 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Hugh | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1997-06-03 |
| THOMPSON, Clare Eleanor | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2018-09-28 |
| THOMPSON, Helen Victoria | Director | 2023-07-06 | 2023-08-23 |
| THOMPSON, Nick | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2002-08-28 |
| TROUP, Alastair Ian Blackwood | Director | 1998-05-01 | 1999-06-30 |
| WALSH, Michael Jeffrey | Director | 2005-06-22 | 2011-03-23 |
| WATKINS, Kevin | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2021-07-09 |
| WHITBREAD, Jasmine | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2010-04-26 |
| WHITLAM, Michael Richard, Mr. | Director | 1997-04-21 | 1999-01-17 |
| WILLIS, John Edward | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2014-09-17 |
| WRIGHT, Thomas Charles Kendal Knox | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2015-03-25 |
| YOUNG, Nicholas Charles, Sir | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2014-08-31 |
| YOUNGER, James Samuel | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2000-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 326 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.