THE H D H WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST
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Cash
£1.5m
-31.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£99m
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
9
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-106.6% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,370,667 | £2,147,894 | £2,459,422 | +14.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£660,673 | -£466,613 | -£562,334 | -20.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,199,724 | -£2,478,503 | -106.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,816,388 | -£1,199,724 | -£2,478,503 | -106.6% | |
| Cash | £2,647,211 | £2,155,080 | £1,473,815 | -31.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,321,393 | £101,173,736 | £98,643,166 | -2.5% | |
| Net assets | £102,321,393 | £101,121,669 | £98,643,166 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | £102,321,393 | £101,121,669 | £98,643,166 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 8 | 9 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £225,633 | £307,210 | £414,711 | +35% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £80,294 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -27.9% | -21.7% | -22.9% | |
| Net margin | 118.8% | -55.9% | -100.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.6% | -0.5% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.10x | 2.03x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -33.86x |
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
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- 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 charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE H D H WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST · parent
- MD Hamilton (Farms) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAFFORD, Susan | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | — | — |
| CARSON, John Seton Burrell | Director | 2006-12-11 | Mar 1952 | British |
| FIENNES, Martin Guy | Director | 2008-01-31 | Feb 1961 | British |
| FRANCKLIN, Charles Philip Liell | Director | 2006-12-11 | Mar 1952 | British |
| NELSON, Thomas Michael | Director | 2010-07-06 | Nov 1979 | British |
| PARK, Charles John Roberson | Director | 2025-09-19 | Feb 1966 | British |
| PONSONBY, Amanda | Director | 2024-03-11 | Jun 1957 | British |
| TULLOCH, Anthony Richard | Director | 2017-06-19 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Wendy Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2006-12-11 | 2013-12-31 |
| KILLEARN, Victor Miles George Aldous, The Lord | Director | 2006-12-11 | 2015-11-23 |
| WILLS, Catherine Mary Hamilton, Dr | Director | 2006-12-11 | 2022-07-29 |
| WILLS, Eva Helen Mcmorrough, Lady | Director | 2006-12-11 | 2013-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.