INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-06 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-23
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-20.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-1.5% vs 2024
Employees
75
+7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,274,145 | £6,636,021 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £861,084 | -£95,500 | |
| Cash | £6,498,212 | £5,161,471 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,318,609 | £6,223,113 | |
| Net assets | £6,318,609 | £6,223,109 | |
| Equity | £6,318,609 | £6,223,109 | |
| Average employees | 70 | 75 | |
| Wages | £2,896,828 | £3,496,671 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £34,125 | £30,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+5.8%
£6,274,145 £6,636,021
-
Cash
-20.6%
£6,498,212 £5,161,471
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£6,318,609 £6,223,109
-
Employees
+7.1%
70 75
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Wages
+20.7%
£2,896,828 £3,496,671
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 13.7% | -1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 1.81x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION 2005-01-13 → present
- INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION LIMITED 1998-10-30 → 2005-01-13
- CATCHROPE LIMITED 1997-08-29 → 1998-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION · parent
- Internet Watch Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Trustees initiated an investment programme during 2024/25 to reshape the organisation in response to the challenges of implementing the UK's Online Safety Act. The programme is scheduled to run until 2026”
- “termination payments were made to two members of staff totalling £255,454 (2024: £nil)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH-JEFFERYS, Kerry Frances | Secretary | 2026-01-21 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Henry John | Director | 2025-09-22 | Jul 1991 | British |
| BROWN, Catherine, Ms. | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| CAMPLING, Andrew John, Mr. | Director | 2022-12-06 | Jan 1963 | British |
| CHRISTIE, Mary Beth | Director | 2025-09-22 | Apr 1963 | British,American |
| EVANS, Alexander Ian Arthur, Mr. | Director | 2024-03-19 | Dec 1973 | British |
| GILL, Sanjit Kaur, Ms. | Director | 2024-04-29 | Dec 1985 | British |
| MALIK, Supriya Suri | Director | 2020-12-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| MCCLOSKEY, Bronagh Mary | Director | 2019-06-04 | May 1989 | Irish |
| NEWMAN, Nicholas Jeremy, Mr. | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| NEWTON, Thomas Donal | Director | 2025-12-02 | Nov 1978 | British |
| PORTNOFF, Rebecca Sorla, Dr | Director | 2026-01-05 | Jan 1990 | American |
| YEOMANS, Rachel Sarah, Ms. | Director | 2024-03-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-02-26 | 2024-07-31 |
| KEMPSTER, Heidi Jane, Ms. | Secretary | 2024-08-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| KERR, David John | Secretary | 1998-02-04 | 2002-11-07 |
| MCGOVERN, Deborah | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2013-02-26 |
| RAY-HILL, Derek Steven Andrew, Mr. | Secretary | 2025-03-17 | 2025-08-18 |
| REDMAN, Helen | Secretary | 2011-08-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| ROBBINS, Peter Edward Thomas | Secretary | 2002-11-07 | 2011-08-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-08-29 | 1998-02-04 |
| ASCROFT, Emma Louise | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2011-03-28 |
| ASCROFT, Emma Louise | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2003-07-23 |
| ATKINSON, Christine Mary | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2007-02-11 |
| BALASUBRAMANIAN, Ganapathi Subramaniam, Mr. | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| BASSETT, Claire Elisabeth Rachel | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| BROOKE, Rodney George, Sir | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| BROWN, Laurelle Anita | Director | 2020-12-02 | 2023-02-13 |
| CARR, John Adam | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2003-12-31 |
| COHEN, Naomi Ellen | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| COOGAN JOBES, Sinead Aine, Ms. | Director | 2022-06-04 | 2024-04-29 |
| CRAWFORD, Catherine Lynne | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2015-03-20 |
| CROWN, Giles Humphry | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| DARLINGTON, Roger Alessandro | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Graham Brian | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2002-06-24 |
| DE STEMPEL, Camille Marie | Director | 2006-04-19 | 2008-04-30 |
| DE STEMPEL, Camille Marie | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2003-12-31 |
| DENT, Helen Anne, Ms. | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-09-01 |
| DOWNING, Terry William | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-12-03 |
| DRORI, Jonathan Ilan | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2019-09-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Michele Irmiter, Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2007-01-01 |
| FEATHER, Clive Douglas Woon | Director | 1998-02-04 | 2002-01-31 |
| GEERING, Philip James | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| GILLESPIE, Alisdair Allan | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-03-23 |
| GRACEY, Mark James, Mr. | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2011-03-25 |
| GRACEY, Mark James, Mr. | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2006-04-19 |
| HUTTY, Malcolm Samuel Agar | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2002-02-12 |
| JORDAN, Amanda Janet | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| KANTER, Elizabeth Anne, Ms. | Director | 2021-09-22 | 2023-05-01 |
| KERR, David John | Director | 1998-02-04 | 2001-08-31 |
| KOHL, Uta, Dr. | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| LAMB, Howard | Director | 2002-02-12 | 2004-12-31 |
| LEA, Jonathan David | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| LEADLEY-YOWARD, Andrew Edward | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2014-12-31 |
| LILLEY, Claire Mira | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2022-06-03 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Sonia Mary | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2007-12-31 |
| LOCKE, Stephen Anthony John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-10-01 |
| MACLEOD, Hamish | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2010-06-08 |
| MACLEOD, Mary | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| MELLOR, Jacqueline Ann, Ms. | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2019-06-04 |
| MILNE, Claire Barbara | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2003-12-31 |
| NEYROUD, Peter William | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| O'DONOVAN, Katherine Jo | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| PALMER, Gillian Joan Adele | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| PARKINSON, John David, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| PERRY, Roland Philip Anthony | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2003-07-22 |
| PILLAR, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| PUDDEPHATT, Andrew Charles, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| REYNOLDS, James Montgomery | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| SALOMON, Eve | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| SHEIKH MILLER, Nasira | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2001-12-23 |
| SHIPP, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2010-06-08 | 2016-04-30 |
| STAFFELL, Simon Colin Benjamin, Mr. | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2025-09-25 |
| STEPHENS, Mark Howard | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2003-12-31 |
| TILT, Richard, Sir | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| TRUMAN, Nick | Director | 2005-01-06 | 2006-12-31 |
| TURNBULL, Henry Alston Finlay, Mr. | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2021-07-21 |
| WALDEN, Ian Newark, Professor | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| WALTON, Suzy Nicola, Dr | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| WEBB, Brian William | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2017-07-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Nigel | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2003-07-23 |
| WIRTH, Rebecca, Mrs. | Director | 2015-01-11 | 2020-03-17 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-08-29 | 1998-02-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-08-29 | 1998-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.