FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM
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Cash
£2.3M
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3M
+33% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
30
+25% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£310K
+100.2% vs 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,204,896 | £2,402,434 | £2,954,023 | +23% | |
| Operating profit | — | £111,294 | £264,589 | +137.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £154,983 | £310,208 | +100.2% | |
| Net profit | £78,819 | £153,866 | £310,208 | +101.6% | |
| Cash | £1,930,524 | £2,060,581 | £2,275,954 | +10.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £948,293 | £1,049,162 | £1,355,922 | +29.2% | |
| Net assets | £786,822 | £940,688 | £1,250,896 | +33% | |
| Equity | £786,822 | £940,688 | £1,250,896 | +33% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 24 | 30 | +25% | |
| Wages | £429,411 | £495,662 | £538,909 | +8.7% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.6% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.6% | 19.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.4% | 58.6% | 53.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 1.82x | 2.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | 9.06x | 35.16x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Godfrey Wilson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- FRIENDS OF WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM · parent
- Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 marked a year of renewed momentum and quiet strength for the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum, as we prepared to enter our 40th anniversary year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLMAN, Martin Robert | Director | 2025-05-14 | Nov 1973 | British |
| BRYARS, Sarah Anne | Director | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| FORSTER, Owen | Director | 2022-07-07 | Oct 1977 | British |
| HARE, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2025-05-14 | Mar 1985 | British |
| ISHERWOOD, Paul David | Director | 2022-07-07 | Dec 1957 | British |
| SKUSE, Emma Victoria | Director | 2025-05-14 | May 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Martyn Douglas | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| TROUPE, Sian | Director | 2022-07-07 | Feb 1975 | British |
| WALKER, Rachel | Director | 2019-04-18 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANUEL, Ronald Graham | Secretary | 2003-11-17 | 2013-04-27 |
| ADDADAHINE, Sam Alexander | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2026-01-29 |
| ALCOCK, Jennifer Margaret | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2014-04-26 |
| BALLARD, Mark | Director | 2025-02-05 | 2026-01-29 |
| BARNETT, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2005-04-23 |
| BOTTRILL, Elizabeth | Director | 2019-04-18 | 2023-05-04 |
| BRADLEY-JONES, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2018-05-12 |
| BUCHANAN, Alistair John | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2005-11-18 |
| BURT, Christine Lesley | Director | 2018-05-12 | 2020-12-15 |
| BUSBY, Roger John Nicholas | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2009-12-31 |
| EAST, Diana Elizabeth | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2004-04-24 |
| ELWES, Henry William George, Sir | Director | 2003-12-06 | 2007-12-01 |
| EVANS, David Malcolm | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2009-04-25 |
| FRASER, Christine Joan | Director | 2009-04-25 | 2013-04-27 |
| FROST, Nigel | Director | 2023-07-13 | 2025-05-14 |
| GOBBETT, Peter Michael | Director | 2007-04-14 | 2010-04-24 |
| GRANT, Liam Gavin | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2023-07-13 |
| GREEN, Martin | Director | 2019-04-18 | 2023-11-28 |
| HAMMOND, John Donald Kerr | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2019-05-22 |
| HAZEL, Paul Malcolm | Director | 2009-04-25 | 2013-10-01 |
| HEADEN, Margaret Bernice | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2019-05-22 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, Peter Joseph | Director | 2009-04-25 | 2012-04-28 |
| HORTON, Brian Richard | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2004-04-24 |
| HOULTON, Peter Leslie | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2009-04-25 |
| HOWARTH, Michael, Dr | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2020-12-15 |
| KENDALL, John Edward, Colonel | Director | 2004-04-24 | 2016-05-14 |
| LESCHALLAS, William Henry | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2007-12-01 |
| MANUEL, Ronald Graham | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2013-04-27 |
| MILLS, Antonia | Director | 2010-04-24 | 2014-04-26 |
| MINTRAM, Michael Alan | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2023-10-12 |
| MORRISS, Veronica Elizabeth | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-02-25 |
| PARKER, John Charles | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-12-08 |
| POLLEN, Peregrine Michael Hungerford | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| POTTER, Malcolm | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2019-05-22 |
| PURKESS, Hugh Fredrick | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| RANDLE, Alison Jane | Director | 2012-04-28 | 2015-01-05 |
| RYMER, Bernard Stephen | Director | 2013-07-26 | 2017-08-17 |
| SACHDEV, Neil | Director | 2023-07-13 | 2024-10-02 |
| SEGAR, Stephen John Buckland | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2018-05-12 |
| SMITH, Andrew John | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2018-05-12 |
| THORNTON, Karen Dawn | Director | 2005-12-20 | 2017-12-31 |
| TOOMER, Simon | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| ULYATT, Matthew Ryan | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2019-01-02 |
| WALKER, Christian | Director | 2023-07-13 | 2025-02-05 |
| WESTGATE, James Michael | Director | 2005-04-23 | 2013-04-27 |
| WESTON, Elizabeth Faye | Director | 2017-05-13 | 2019-08-01 |
| WOODS, Alaana | Director | 2022-07-07 | 2024-02-23 |
| WORKMAN, John Henry Bowstead | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2006-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.