THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY
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Cash
£616k
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.4m
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
8
+60% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£56k
-126.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,184 | £84,476 | £92,968 | +10.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £183,475 | -£83,500 | -145.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,682 | £213,544 | -£56,110 | -126.3% | |
| Net profit | — | £216,180 | — | — | |
| Cash | £522,993 | £552,021 | £615,528 | +11.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,260,066 | £2,476,246 | £2,414,486 | -2.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,260,066 | £2,476,246 | £2,414,486 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | £2,260,066 | £2,476,246 | £2,414,486 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 5 | 8 | +60% | |
| Wages | £229,781 | £236,835 | £278,727 | +17.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £55,601 | £88,210 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -89.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.4% | -3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.9% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 25.91x | 54.32x | 26.96x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Begbies
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and the trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Society's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “2025 has also been a year in which we have reflected on both loss and legacy. The death of Andrew Saint represents a profound loss not only to the Society but also to the wider world of architectural history.”
- “At the end of the year, we also marked the retirement of Richard Seedhouse, our Administrator since 1991.”
- “The campaign to Save Liverpool Street Station has been a major focus of activity in 2025, combining professional advocacy with grassroots mobilisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, James Peter | Secretary | 2024-05-06 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Alan | Director | 2021-11-27 | Oct 1959 | British |
| GRIERSON, James Roderick Jocelyn | Director | 2024-10-04 | Jan 1960 | British |
| JACKSON, Neil Mckerrow Thornton | Director | 2022-05-25 | Sep 1951 | British |
| PEARCY, Barbara Lynn | Director | 2016-04-23 | Apr 1959 | British |
| ROBERTS, Iestyn | Director | 2024-10-04 | Apr 1956 | British |
| SAINTY, Henry John | Director | 2020-02-10 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SIMS, Ben Luke Andrew | Director | 2022-07-02 | Nov 1996 | British |
| WEDD, Katharine Georgiana | Director | 2019-07-26 | Jun 1959 | British |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Jeremy George | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2007-02-03 |
| COSTELLOE, Christopher Joseph | Secretary | 2012-08-30 | 2020-09-07 |
| DUNGAVELL, Ian Robert, Dr | Secretary | 2007-02-03 | 2012-08-31 |
| DUNGAVELL, Ian Robert, Dr | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2006-12-01 |
| FILMER-SANKEY, William Patrick, Dr | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2000-10-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Joseph John | Secretary | 2020-09-07 | 2024-02-07 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2000-03-06 |
| ALDER, Quentin John | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| ANDERSON, Anne, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| BARBER, Samantha Jane | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| BAYLISS, Valerie June | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| BERRY, Sue Patrica, Dr | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2008-07-26 |
| BLACK, Jeremy George | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2007-07-21 |
| BLACK, Jeremy George | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2006-12-01 |
| BLUHM, Robin Kenneth | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-25 |
| BRANDWOOD, Geoffrey Kenneth, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2007-07-21 |
| BROOKS, Christopher Leonard, Dr | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-02-23 |
| CHERRY, Martin, Dr | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| COLEMAN, Andrew Marcus | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2013-07-26 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Colin John Kirkaldy, Dr | Director | 2006-12-02 | 2010-07-23 |
| DAVEY, Elaine Marilyn, Dr | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2005-07-23 |
| DAVEY, Katherine Anne Teresa | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2025-09-05 |
| DAWSON, Susan Marjorie | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| ELTON, Julia Margaret Hallam | Director | 2003-01-25 | 2005-07-23 |
| EVANS, David Wynford | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| EVANS, Richard Kendall Corris | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-25 |
| FISHER, James Graham | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| GILES, Marion Barbara | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2005-07-23 |
| GLASS, Alasdair Macleod | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2017-07-21 |
| GOODALL, Jonathan Ronald | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| GRAINGER, Hilary Joyce, Professor | Director | 2010-07-24 | 2024-10-04 |
| HALL, Michael | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| HILL, Rosemary, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2015-07-26 |
| HIRSCHMANN, Peter Norman | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| HOWARD, Stephen Goodwin | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2005-07-23 |
| HOWELL, Peter | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| JEFFERSON, David John | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2001-04-11 |
| JENKINS, Olwen | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2003-10-07 |
| JOHNSON, Alan | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| JOHNSTON, Stephen Henry | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2008-09-08 |
| KEYNES, Randal Hume | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| LOW, David Christie, Dr | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2024-10-04 |
| LOW, David Christie, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| MCCARTHY, Robert James | Director | 2013-07-26 | 2016-04-23 |
| MOTH, Kenneth | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2023-10-06 |
| PEARSON, Charles Michael | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-25 |
| ROMAN, Steven Colin | Director | 2008-07-26 | 2024-10-04 |
| ROMAN, Steven Colin | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2005-07-23 |
| ROMAN, Steven Colin | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| SAINT, Andrew John | Director | 2015-07-25 | 2021-08-20 |
| SAINT, Andrew John | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| SHACKLEY, Barbara | Director | 2002-10-19 | 2005-07-23 |
| SILVESTER, Hilary Antoinette | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| SLADEN, Teresa | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2001-10-09 |
| SLIWINSKI, Elisabeth Joy | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| SNOWDEN, Tiffany D'Aragona Oliveira | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2025-09-05 |
| THOMPSON, Kim Stuart | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| THORNE, John Kirill Robert | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Jane | Director | 2003-01-25 | 2003-10-30 |
| WEDD, Katherine Georgina | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-03-06 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Sarah Mary, Dr | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-07-23 |
| WILKS, Margaret Ann | Director | 2015-07-25 | 2021-08-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Roy | Director | 2005-07-23 | 2015-07-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Roy | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2002-10-19 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-06 | 2000-03-06 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-06 | 2000-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-12 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.