THEIRWORLD
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Cash
£11m
-11.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£11m
-12.5% vs 2023
Employees
34
+3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
-1,013.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-07.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £169,959 | -£1,552,740 | -1,013.6% | |
| Net profit | £169,959 | -£1,552,740 | -1,013.6% | |
| Cash | £12,479,127 | £11,008,179 | -11.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,248,234 | £10,721,316 | -12.5% | |
| Net assets | £12,248,234 | £10,721,316 | -12.5% | |
| Equity | £12,248,234 | £10,721,316 | -12.5% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 34 | +3% | |
| Wages | £1,969,728 | £2,216,731 | +12.5% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 35.67x | 23.55x |
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
- THEIRWORLD 2013-11-22 → present
- PIGGYBANKKIDS 2002-04-23 → 2013-11-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have considered the impact on the budgets and cash flow forecasts prepared and, following this review, remain satisfied that the Charity remains a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date these accounts were approved.”
Group structure
- THEIRWORLD · parent
- Theirworld Projects Limited 100%
- Global Business Coalition for Education, Inc./Theirworld USA 100%
Significant events
- “2024 was the second year of Theirworld's strategic framework for 2023-2027, to address the global education crisis and unleash the potential of the next generation.”
- “Theirworld has now invested nearly £5million in the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory (JBRL) at the University of Edinburgh, with significant contributions from the Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown and the Doughty Family Foundation.”
- “In May, Theirworld was honoured with a reception hosted by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Rt Hon Baroness Scotland KC, at Marlborough House in London.”
- “This year Theirworld agreed a partnership with the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science to support a Museum of Mathematics initiative.”
- “The current Global Youth Ambassador active network was comprised of 2,204 GYAs in 141 countries at the end of 2024. 1,000 new GYAs were inducted to the Theirworld programme during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOUTCHER, David John | Secretary | 2002-04-23 | — | British |
| BOUTCHER, David John | Director | 2002-04-23 | Jul 1957 | British |
| BROWN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2012-12-04 | Oct 1963 | British |
| DOUGHTY, Lucy | Director | 2012-12-04 | May 1974 | American |
| JURD, Charles | Director | 2025-11-06 | Mar 1981 | British |
| LAING, Ian Alexander | Director | 2015-12-10 | Nov 1951 | British |
| MODI, Neena, Professor | Director | 2019-07-11 | Dec 1952 | British |
| SOWA, Theo | Director | 2021-05-30 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOUDIE, Mary Theresa, Baroness | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2011-07-01 |
| HEWITT, Ben | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| O'NEILL, Terence James | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2015-05-13 |
| PAUL OF MARYLEBONE, The Lord | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2015-12-10 |
| SCOTT LIDGETT, Helen | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2012-07-31 |
| WEIR, Arabella Helen | Director | 2006-03-29 | 2025-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Jane Brown | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-24 | Active |
| Mr David John Boutcher | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-24 | Active |
| Gilian Mary Mcneil | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.