SUFFOLK OWL SANCTUARY
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Cash
£1.6m
+32.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.2m
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
27
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£77k
-122.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,593,929 | £1,454,504 | £1,127,182 | -22.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £645,615 | £339,511 | -£76,696 | -122.6% | |
| Net profit | £645,615 | £339,511 | -£76,696 | -122.6% | |
| Cash | £1,027,283 | £1,229,131 | £1,632,999 | +32.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,947,627 | £2,287,138 | £2,206,442 | -3.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,947,627 | £2,287,138 | £2,206,442 | -3.5% | |
| Equity | £1,947,627 | £2,287,138 | £2,206,442 | -3.5% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 24 | 27 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £415,814 | £521,604 | £512,981 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 40.5% | 23.3% | -6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.2% | 2.9% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | 20.17x | 29.59x | 26.91x |
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
- Jamen Jones
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The brought forward reserves at 1 January 2025 have been restated to reflect a correction to legacy income of £300,000 relating to information which existed but was not made available at the time of preparing the 2024 financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRIDGE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2001-03-20 | — | British |
| ASTRIDGE, Christopher John | Director | 2001-03-20 | Mar 1948 | British |
| ASTRIDGE, Elaine | Director | 2001-03-20 | Nov 1949 | British |
| CADY, Michael | Director | 2020-02-12 | Jun 1936 | British |
| MITCHELL, Ann-Marie | Director | 2019-12-13 | Nov 1955 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-20 | 2001-03-20 |
| BARNES, Janice | Director | 2022-08-16 | 2026-07-20 |
| DIAMOND, Karen | Director | 2009-03-03 | 2022-08-01 |
| HARRIS, Frank Paul | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2004-01-01 |
| STUDD, Paula Jane | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2009-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.