NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
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Cash
£16m
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£3.3m
+59.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
394
-3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+27.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,550,186 | £51,353,761 | £52,628,168 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,658,124 | £1,712,983 | +3.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £942,314 | £1,199,155 | +27.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,415,927 | £942,314 | £1,199,155 | +27.3% | |
| Cash | £12,247,295 | £13,428,987 | £15,593,582 | +16.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,880,273 | £13,010,683 | £13,894,473 | +6.8% | |
| Net assets | -£9,753,343 | -£8,121,519 | -£3,288,825 | +59.5% | |
| Equity | -£9,753,343 | -£8,121,519 | -£3,288,825 | +59.5% | |
| Average employees | 389 | 410 | 394 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £23,481,447 | £23,634,276 | £24,453,556 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.2% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | -5.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.7% | 12.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 124.5% | 119.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 1.15x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.54x | 1.61x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees believe that the 3-year business plan which will move us back to delivering annual surpluses in excess of pension deficit contributions is achievable, and that NatCen has built adequate cash reserves and will make the necessary investments to once again deliver this by the end of the current 3-year planning cycle. As a result, the company remains able to pay its liabilities and remains a going concern. The Trustees do not consider there are any material uncertainties concerning future activities or events that would create going concern difficulties.”
Significant events
- “The Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, which is administered by an independent board of Trustees instructed the scheme administrators to undertake a full rectification exercise during 2025 due to errors identified with pensioners benefits calculated by the previous scheme administrator.”
- “As of May 27th 2026 NatCen became the sole member of CFE (Research and Consultancy) Limited (CFE), a company limited by Guarantee.”
- “In October 2025 NatCen moved its head office to new leased premises less than a mile from the previous location.”
- “On 3rd June 2026, the investment funds of £5,384k held as at June 2025 were liquidated crystallising a total gain on the investment since inception of £466k and a gain in the period since June 2025 of £82k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANITHA, Sundari, Professor | Director | 2023-07-20 | Oct 1973 | British |
| BARNARD, Helen Jane | Director | 2022-06-21 | Aug 1976 | British |
| BROOKS, James | Director | 2025-11-13 | Mar 1968 | British |
| DUKE, Mark | Director | 2019-11-01 | Oct 1959 | British |
| ETHERINGTON, Stuart James, Sir | Director | 2021-02-24 | Feb 1955 | British |
| FOSTER, Oliver James | Director | 2022-06-21 | Aug 1979 | British |
| GABBITAS, Saratha Rajeswaran | Director | 2022-06-21 | May 1982 | British |
| GORDON, Bruce Malcolm | Director | 2022-06-21 | Nov 1959 | British |
| MACFARLANE, Phyllis Joan | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jun 1948 | British |
| PARK, Alison Macdonald | Director | 2025-11-13 | Jul 1966 | British |
| RIVERS, Ian | Director | 2025-11-13 | Mar 1968 | British |
| SKERO, Nina | Director | 2025-11-13 | Mar 1990 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, Meriel | Secretary | 2002-03-12 | 2012-05-29 |
| FINNEY, Victoria | Secretary | 2012-05-29 | 2014-04-01 |
| NICHOLSON, Rasheda | Secretary | 2015-05-26 | 2016-11-30 |
| TENNANT, Rosalind | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| BAIN, Neville Clifford, Dr | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2006-06-30 |
| BECKETT, Barbara Ann | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2014-10-01 |
| BERRY, Gwenda Lynne | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2008-10-31 |
| BOTTERILL, Alan William | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2020-02-20 |
| BURGESS, Robert George, Prof | Director | 2012-02-23 | 2021-02-24 |
| CALDWELL, Kenneth Mathieson | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-11-16 |
| CORMACK, Walter James | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2020-05-26 |
| CULPIN, Robert, Sir | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2012-02-23 |
| DEYES, Nicholas | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-07-29 |
| DIAMOND, Ian David, Sir | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2018-02-14 |
| DIXON, Jennifer, Dr | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-08-07 |
| DUFFY, Maureen Frances | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2018-07-16 |
| EGAN, Stephen Joseph | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2016-02-03 |
| ENGLAND, Jude | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2026-02-18 |
| FINCH, Janet Valerie, Dame | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2012-02-23 |
| FORD HUTCHINSON, Sally Mary Ann | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| HALLETT, Christine Margaret, Professor | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| HAVELOCK, Peter Richard David | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2025-07-22 |
| HEATH, Sue, Professor | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2022-11-08 |
| LIEVESLEY, Denise Anne, Professor | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2011-08-31 |
| LOPEZ, Desirée | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2026-02-18 |
| MATHESON, Jilian Norma, Dame | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2022-02-22 |
| MCRONE, David, Professor | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-10-31 |
| MOHAN, John, Professor | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2025-02-20 |
| MOSER, Claus, Lord | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2007-11-30 |
| NEWBY, Howard Joseph, Sir | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2007-02-01 |
| NOBLE, Barbara | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2022-02-22 |
| O'HIGGINS, Michael | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2011-05-20 |
| SIZER, John, Professor | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2007-07-23 |
| THICKETT, James Robert | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2022-02-22 |
| WALKER, David Frederick | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2009-05-01 |
| WEST, Stephen Raymond | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2025-02-20 |
| WILES, Paul, Professor | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2017-02-15 |
| WISTRICH, Ernest | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2002-07-08 |
| WRIGHT, Alison Elizabeth Graeme | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.