TRUST FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
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Cash
£33k
-19.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£130k
-38.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
43
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. After assessing all the latest information available, we believe the company will continue operating for at least 12 months, as the charity is expected to make net surpluses in both FY2026 and FY2027
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,109,671 | £1,240,765 | £1,094,730 | -11.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £3,728 | -£72,023 | -£81,321 | -12.9% | |
| Cash | £26,840 | £41,635 | £33,489 | -19.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £381,712 | £276,980 | £230,834 | -16.7% | |
| Net assets | £283,177 | £211,154 | £129,833 | -38.5% | |
| Equity | £283,177 | £211,154 | £129,833 | -38.5% | |
| Average employees | 38 | 40 | 43 | +7.5% | |
| Wages | £491,620 | £561,084 | £495,691 | -11.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £109,130 | £108,535 | — | — |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.3% | -5.8% | -7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.3% | 57.0% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.59x | 0.54x | 0.65x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- TRUST FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING 2013-11-11 → present
- THE LIVING RAINFOREST 2000-06-20 → 2013-11-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. After assessing all the latest information available, we believe the company will continue operating for at least 12 months, as the charity is expected to make net surpluses in both FY2026 and FY2027”
Group structure
- TRUST FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING · parent
- The Living Rainforest Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Alastair Adrian | Director | 2026-06-23 | Sep 1964 | British |
| FELTON, Christopher George | Director | 2007-06-19 | Feb 1972 | British |
| LLOYD, Marie-Pierre, Mrs. | Director | 2016-03-15 | Jun 1952 | Citizen Of Seychelles,British |
| MURRER, Barry Anthony, Dr. | Director | 2017-09-19 | May 1955 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Sean Kelvin | Director | 2026-06-23 | Apr 1964 | British |
| RANDELL, Thomas Charles | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jan 1972 | British |
| REED JOHNSON, Jo Anna, Dr | Director | 2023-09-19 | Jul 1966 | British |
| TOMLINSON, Penelope Anne | Director | 2020-09-15 | Mar 1961 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSEN, Karl George | Secretary | 2002-05-28 | 2006-05-03 |
| LUCAS, Grenville Llewellyn | Secretary | 2000-06-20 | 2002-02-01 |
| STEWART, Andrew David Garry | Secretary | 2006-05-03 | 2009-12-15 |
| AGLIONBY, Julia Catherine Weir, Dr | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2009-12-15 |
| BLAIR, Peter Russell | Director | 2007-06-19 | 2015-12-15 |
| BOWSHER, Hilary | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2015-12-15 |
| BURGESS, Alfred Graham | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2008-07-29 |
| CLOSE, James Dominic Edward | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2026-06-23 |
| COGSWELL, Robert Patrick | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2005-05-02 |
| CORDONIER SEGGER, Marie-Claire, Prof | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2020-08-26 |
| GARNER, Anne-Marie Mackay | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2019-03-21 |
| GARTON, Patrick | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2019-05-04 |
| HENEVELD, Travis, Mr. | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2025-06-17 |
| HO, Mae Wan, Doctor | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2003-12-09 |
| JACKSON, Suzanne Myrtle | Director | 2021-12-14 | 2025-06-17 |
| LUCAS, Grenville Llewellyn | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2002-02-01 |
| MAITENY, Paul | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2011-06-23 |
| MCGREGOR, Alison Wendy | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2002-10-01 |
| MCINTYRE, Diane Josephine, Cfo | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2021-06-25 |
| NEILSON, Matthew Homer | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2013-12-17 |
| NORMAND, Clare Joanna Threlfall | Director | 2022-03-20 | 2023-02-20 |
| POOLE, Jonathan Simon | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2024-02-06 |
| RICHARDS, Keith, Dr | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2005-03-01 |
| STEWART, Andrew David Garry | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2018-12-18 |
| STEWART, Philip John | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2005-12-15 |
| WALKER, Margot Ann | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2006-12-12 |
| WRIGHT, Charles Thomas Johnstone, Brigadier | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2016-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.