WAR CHILD
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Cash
£7.3m
+27.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.4m
+38.8% vs 2024
Employees
65
+12.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-13.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,896,000 | £13,091,000 | £19,831,000 | +51.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £391,000 | £1,520,000 | +288.7% | |
| Cash | — | £5,719,000 | £7,272,000 | +27.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,915,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,882,000 | £3,915,000 | £5,435,000 | +38.8% | |
| Equity | — | £3,915,000 | £5,435,000 | +38.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 65 | +12.1% | |
| Wages | £3,884,000 | £2,587,000 | £2,932,000 | +13.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,015,052 | £506,262 | — | — |
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 | — | 3.0% | 7.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 56.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.78x | 2.02x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have reviewed War Child UK's reserves and Continuity Business Reserves position in light of the reserves policy discussed above. They have reviewed the group's forecasts, projections, and risk-assessed income and expenditure and have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and for this reason, they continue to adopt the 'going concern' basis in preparing the accounts.”
Group structure
- WAR CHILD · parent
- War Child Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, our critical work protecting children in war zones was mentioned in the media almost 9,000 times, with a potential reach of around 28.3 billion.”
- “Our amazing community of music lovers helped raise an incredible £645k through ticket and merchandise sales to BRITs Week 2025, our annual fundraising concert series.”
- “Legendary immersive theatre experience You Me Bum Bum Train pledged its support for children growing up in conflict by naming War Child UK as its official charity partner for 2025.”
- “The Wassail is War Child's special, celebratory fundraising evening held in London every other year...the 2025 event raised an incredible £4.1m to support children and families affected by conflict.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATTINSON, Helen | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | — | — |
| PERRY, Kathryn | Secretary | 2024-09-04 | — | — |
| BLACKMAN, Cleo | Director | 2018-12-05 | Sep 1980 | British |
| BRIGGS, James Ian | Director | 2018-12-05 | Feb 1972 | British |
| BROWNE, Caroline Frances | Director | 2022-04-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| EXON, Mel | Director | 2025-10-14 | Aug 1971 | British |
| KING, Siobhan | Director | 2018-12-05 | Aug 1972 | Irish |
| MEHROTRA, Shruti | Director | 2019-03-13 | Jan 1978 | American |
| PANAYI, Maria Kathryn | Director | 2022-08-01 | Dec 1985 | British |
| RAJAH, Tara Nayagi Heera | Director | 2022-08-01 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVIS, Gillian Susan | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2003-08-01 |
| DEAL, Tracey | Secretary | 2017-08-08 | 2022-07-07 |
| KIRKPATRICK, Philip Duncan John | Secretary | 1998-07-30 | 2001-01-31 |
| MACAUSLAN, John | Secretary | 2010-07-28 | 2015-06-04 |
| WELSH, Sarah Gay | Secretary | 2015-06-04 | 2017-04-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Rob | Secretary | 2017-04-26 | 2017-08-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Vincent | Secretary | 2022-07-07 | 2024-01-01 |
| WOODGATE, Herbert George | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| AVIS, Gillian Susan | Director | 2000-10-17 | 2011-07-19 |
| BASINI, Justin Simon Mark | Director | 2005-07-12 | 2006-06-30 |
| BOYCOTT, Rosel Marie | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2003-08-08 |
| BUCKLEY, Katherine Anne | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2001-01-06 |
| BURGESS, David Patrick Henry | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2003-02-11 |
| BUTLER, Richard David James | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2012-07-19 |
| CHAPMAN, Alexander Lawrence George | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| CRUMP, Stephen John | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2009-05-28 |
| DAVIS, Tom | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2015-07-14 |
| DESHMUKH, Sacha Shisheer | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2020-06-25 |
| DUNN, Sarah Julie | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2022-09-01 |
| ENO, Anthea Frances | Director | 1999-05-11 | 2000-02-13 |
| FALLON, John Joseph | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2025-10-14 |
| FENTON, Neil Robert | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2016-07-14 |
| FENTON, Neil Robert | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2016-05-18 |
| FRANCIS, Heather | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2022-03-24 |
| GAYDON, John Christian | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2000-02-23 |
| GIBSON, Guy | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2019-12-31 |
| HUHNE, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1998-07-30 | 1998-12-16 |
| JIWAJI, Nabila | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2021-03-11 |
| JOHNSON GRAHAM, Laura | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2000-04-06 |
| LEE, Lydia | Director | 2010-04-24 | 2016-04-27 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Raymond Allan | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2017-12-13 |
| MACDONALD, Andrew Thomas | Director | 1998-07-30 | 1999-08-03 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2025-05-29 |
| MAGUIRE, Sarah | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2015-10-21 |
| MCCANN, Joseph Martin, Mr. | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2013-08-01 |
| MORRIS, Edward | Director | 1998-11-25 | 1999-05-05 |
| O'NEILL, Nessa | Director | 2000-10-17 | 2001-09-13 |
| QURESHI, Khawar Mehmood | Director | 1998-07-30 | 1998-12-14 |
| RICHARDS, Penelope | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2018-06-07 |
| RITCHIE, Berry Cw | Director | 1998-07-30 | 1998-12-14 |
| ROLFE, Nicholas | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2015-02-11 |
| SCOURFIELD, Tom | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2022-12-31 |
| SHARP, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2009-10-15 |
| SMITH, Peter Douglas Wilkie | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2004-01-14 |
| SPENCER, Timothy Richard | Director | 1999-03-17 | 1999-08-06 |
| TAS, Jacob | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2018-06-07 |
| TURNER, Keith Michael | Director | 1998-12-22 | 1999-05-06 |
| WESTON, Julie Ann | Director | 2013-01-10 | 2018-12-05 |
| WILSON, Ann | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| WILSON, Nigel | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-04-29 |
| WILSON, Timothy Richard | Director | 2009-09-16 | 2012-11-03 |
| WOODGATE, Herbert George | Director | 2002-12-10 | 2009-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.