DEBRA
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Cash
£3.1M
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.3M
+2.6% vs 2024
Employees
325
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£83K
+121.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £12,544,882 | £12,343,028 | £12,342,712 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£662,920 | -£380,994 | £83,452 | +121.9% | |
| Net profit | -£662,920 | -£380,994 | £83,452 | +121.9% | |
| Cash | £2,111,857 | £2,795,577 | £3,060,547 | +9.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,687,737 | £4,303,560 | £4,387,652 | +2% | |
| Net assets | £3,587,252 | £3,206,258 | £3,289,710 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £3,587,252 | £3,206,258 | £3,289,710 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 368 | 362 | 325 | -10.2% | |
| Wages | £8,134,599 | £8,689,031 | £8,094,733 | -6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £898,711 | £990,942 | £1,049,403 | +5.9% |
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 | -5.3% | -3.1% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.3% | 59.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.72x | 1.87x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees reviewed the charity's budget, cash flows and forecasts for 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2026, which detail the plans for delivering to the EB community during a period of UK and global economic challenges. It is recognised that there are underlying uncertainties, however the Trustees consider the charity can continue its business-critical activities and remain a going concern.”
Group structure
- DEBRA · parent
- DEBRA Trading Ltd
- DEBRA Retail Ltd
Significant events
- “Co-funding secured for the new ART-EB research project, marking the single largest investment in EB drug repurposing research.”
- “The EB research Priority Setting Partnership (EB PSP) was delivered, identifying the top 10 research priorities for each main type of EB.”
- “Introduced two new holiday homes (Devon Cliffs and Windermere) and hosted over 700 guests, with a 10% increase in occupancy.”
- “A group of 40 supporters completed the Mount Kilimanjaro trek, raising over £100,000 for the charity.”
- “The 10th annual Great Chefs Dinner raised a record £250,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Simon | Secretary | 2026-06-03 | — | — |
| BAILEY, Zoe Louise | Director | 2025-11-19 | Jan 1975 | British |
| BENDOR-SAMUEL, David Carey | Director | 2019-03-12 | Jul 1957 | British |
| BRIGGS, Laura | Director | 2025-02-12 | Feb 1979 | British |
| BUNTING, Simone | Director | 2021-05-27 | Jun 1966 | British |
| FIELDS, Carly Claire | Director | 2019-05-18 | Jul 1976 | British |
| HEGARTY, Katy Elizabeth | Director | 2025-02-12 | Jul 1982 | British |
| JHAJ, Jaspreet Singh | Director | 2025-10-20 | Nov 1986 | British |
| JONES, Gareth | Director | 2025-02-12 | Jul 1982 | British |
| KEALY, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2026-06-03 | Aug 1975 | British |
| LETELLIER, Sandrine Miriam | Director | 2025-09-22 | Nov 1970 | French |
| MACDONALD, Douglas Alexander Sinclair | Director | 2026-06-03 | Feb 1967 | British |
| TALBOT, Simon Colin | Director | 2021-05-27 | Jun 1980 | British |
| THOMAS, Michael Parry | Director | 2020-07-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DART, John William | Secretary | 2000-12-01 | 2013-12-17 |
| JARVIS, Dawn | Secretary | 2024-05-10 | 2026-06-03 |
| JARVIS, Dawn Lesley | Secretary | 2013-12-11 | 2022-01-26 |
| JONES, Simon | Secretary | 2023-11-09 | 2024-05-10 |
| LAWAL, Ade | Secretary | 2022-01-26 | 2023-11-09 |
| ALEXANDER, Warren Barry | Director | 2017-05-13 | 2017-07-03 |
| BENDOR SAMUEL, David | Director | 2002-05-11 | 2013-05-18 |
| BUDD, Clinton | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2011-05-21 |
| BUNTING, Simone | Director | 2011-05-21 | 2020-07-22 |
| COTTON, Paul Antony | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2007-05-12 |
| CRESSWELL, Rebecca Lucy | Director | 2017-05-13 | 2023-05-17 |
| CUZNER, Simon | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2021-07-16 |
| EADY, Robin | Director | 2009-05-16 | 2012-05-19 |
| EDWARDS, Rhian Louise | Director | 2015-05-16 | 2017-01-12 |
| EVANS, Philip Walter | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2012-05-19 |
| FIELD, Jon | Director | 2014-05-17 | 2016-04-14 |
| GARRATT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2004-05-15 | 2007-05-12 |
| GODFREY, Josephine Rachel | Director | 2021-08-06 | 2022-05-13 |
| GRIST, Andrew William James | Director | 2016-05-14 | 2022-02-27 |
| HINCHCLIFFE, James Edward, Dr | Director | 2011-05-21 | 2020-06-26 |
| HOOD, Robin John Gerard | Director | 2011-05-21 | 2014-04-17 |
| HOOPER, Darren James | Director | 2004-05-15 | 2007-05-12 |
| INSTALL, Deborah Anne | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2026-04-22 |
| IRVINE, Jim Francis | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2025-09-30 |
| IVES, Barbara Ann | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2010-05-22 |
| JAEGA, Michael William | Director | 2013-05-18 | 2019-02-06 |
| JHAJ, Jaspreet Singh | Director | 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-22 |
| JOHNSON, Margaret Hazel, Dr | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2004-05-15 |
| KAPOURANI, Christo | Director | 2019-05-18 | 2025-05-07 |
| KAPOURANI, Christo | Director | 2013-05-18 | 2016-05-14 |
| KENNEDY, Edna | Director | 2005-05-14 | 2008-05-10 |
| KENNEDY, Jonathan | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2003-09-26 |
| LEIGH, Irene May, Professor | Director | 2012-05-19 | 2014-08-05 |
| LIVESEY, Amy | Director | 2011-05-21 | 2014-03-16 |
| MARSDEN, Graham Thomas | Director | 2012-05-19 | 2021-05-27 |
| MARSDEN, Graham Thomas | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2011-05-21 |
| MCGRATH, John Alexander, Prof | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2003-06-01 |
| MERCHANT, Joanne | Director | 2015-05-16 | 2024-05-10 |
| MILLS, Jean Heather | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2011-05-21 |
| MUNDY, Daniel William | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2025-11-01 |
| MUNDY, Vivien Mary | Director | 2017-05-13 | 2023-09-07 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Scott | Director | 2014-05-17 | 2017-01-12 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Scott | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2013-05-18 |
| PARKER, John Samuel | Director | 2016-05-14 | 2017-02-22 |
| PIGOTT, Gillian Sarah | Director | 2004-05-15 | 2011-01-27 |
| POWELL, Timothy David | Director | 2015-05-16 | 2021-05-27 |
| PRICE, Amy Claire | Director | 2011-05-21 | 2016-05-14 |
| ROTHWELL, Simon Martin John | Director | 2008-05-10 | 2011-05-21 |
| ROUSE, Douglas Campbell | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-09-28 |
| SMITH, Anthony John | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2010-05-22 |
| SMITH, Kim Caroline | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2004-05-15 |
| SMITH, Melissa | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2015-05-16 |
| SPENCE, David Lane | Director | 2009-05-16 | 2018-05-19 |
| THOMAS, Michael Parry | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2011-05-21 |
| TOMEI, Anthony Laurence | Director | 2013-05-18 | 2014-08-05 |
| TOUGH, John Mcgillivray | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2016-05-14 |
| TURNBULL, Patrick Anthony Hugh | Director | 2009-05-16 | 2011-06-25 |
| WAKEFIELD, Roger | Director | 2010-05-22 | 2013-07-10 |
| WEBSTER, Lorraine | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| WILKINSON, David Leslie, M | Director | 2016-05-14 | 2020-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.