THE WPA FOUNDATION
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Cash
£511k
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£811k
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 | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £135,521 | £353,997 | £960,727 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£14,454 | £810,873 | — | |
| Net profit | -£352,597 | -£7,886 | £810,873 | — | |
| Cash | £15,801 | £10,149 | £510,708 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,761,326 | £2,572,199 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,769,212 | £1,761,326 | £2,572,199 | — | |
| Equity | £1,769,212 | £1,761,326 | £2,572,199 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,320 | £2,090 | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -2.2% | 84.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.9% | 5.1% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.23x | 15.80x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE WPA FOUNDATION 2023-06-09 → present
- THE WPA BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION LIMITED 2011-11-21 → 2023-06-09
- PACT FOUNDATION LIMITED 2000-11-24 → 2011-11-21
- WPA FOUNDATION LIMITED 1999-04-19 → 2000-11-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believes the Foundation has sufficient resources to pay its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of issue.”
Significant events
- “On 10 November 2025 the Charity completed its merger with the WPA Charitable Foundation and changed its Accounting Reference Date to 31 December 2025.”
- “On 12th February 2026 the Charity obtained permission from the Charities Commission under Section 280A of the Charities Act 2011 to treat the Goldney fund currently shown within restricted funds as an unrestricted fund.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Kimberley Jayne | Secretary | 2023-05-11 | — | — |
| ATTREE, Theresa Helen | Director | 2026-02-10 | Jul 1970 | British |
| KENYON, Henry | Director | 2024-10-01 | Apr 1950 | British |
| PUGH, Arthur John | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1950 | British |
| SOUTHERN, Mark John | Director | 2025-05-08 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWORTH, Andrew Nathan | Secretary | 2014-06-23 | 2016-01-12 |
| JOHNSON, Rosalind Andrea | Secretary | 1999-04-19 | 2014-05-01 |
| ROYLE, Nicola Anne | Secretary | 2016-01-12 | 2023-03-22 |
| BARING, Evelyn Rowland Esmond, The Rt Hon The Earl Of Cromer | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2025-01-23 |
| HALL, Peter Cresswell | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2024-09-30 |
| JOHNSON, Rosalind Andrea | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2021-04-27 |
| JOHNSON, Rosalind Andrea | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2001-03-27 |
| KRAMER, Martin Cedric | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2024-09-30 |
| MACEWAN, Andrew Charles Burrell | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2025-05-08 |
| PHILLIPS, Rupert James | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2015-02-20 |
| PUGH, Arthur John | Director | 2013-11-19 | 2015-06-26 |
| PUGH, Arthur John | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2010-06-28 |
| STAINTON, Julian Clifford | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2019-08-30 |
| WRIGHT, John Alexander | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2022-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.