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Cash
£2.3m
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£986k
-7.6% vs 2024
Employees
19
-5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£81k
-175.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,878,873 | £1,923,328 | £1,588,114 | -17.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £107,662 | -£80,850 | -175.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £107,662 | -£80,850 | -175.1% | |
| Net profit | £141,316 | £107,662 | -£80,850 | -175.1% | |
| Cash | £824,034 | £2,040,409 | £2,330,822 | +14.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £959,321 | £1,066,983 | £986,133 | -7.6% | |
| Net assets | £959,321 | £1,066,983 | £986,133 | -7.6% | |
| Equity | £959,321 | £1,066,983 | £986,133 | -7.6% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 20 | 19 | -5% | |
| Wages | £1,069,748 | £1,085,275 | £1,040,007 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.6% | -5.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 5.6% | -5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.1% | -8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.5% | 53.0% | 61.6% | |
| Current ratio | 6.83x | 1.88x | 1.62x |
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
- Chariot House Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Charity has confirmed core funding of £1,500,000 per annum from the Gatsby Foundation for the period 2026 to 2028. As set out in 'Reserves Policy' in the Trustees' Annual Report, the Charity holds reserves in the minimum required, which are available to support research and advocacy in coming years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Joseph Christopher | Director | 2019-04-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| CADMAN, Deborah | Director | 2023-06-14 | Feb 1963 | British |
| CUMMINS, John James | Director | 2019-01-13 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HARDING, Alan Paul, Prof | Director | 2019-01-03 | Sep 1958 | British |
| HUGILL, William Nigel | Director | 2010-07-01 | Feb 1958 | British |
| MOGULL, Marc Elliot | Director | 2024-04-30 | Oct 1961 | British,American |
| ROBINSON, Jane Elizabeth, Prof. | Director | 2023-06-13 | Dec 1970 | British |
| SHARP, Miranda Helen | Director | 2019-01-03 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINCH, Dermot Alexander | Secretary | 2007-04-17 | 2010-07-30 |
| ASHWORTH, Stephen John | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2021-04-28 |
| AVERLEY, Joanna Joy | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2017-07-06 |
| AVERLEY, Joanna Joy | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2011-03-07 |
| BLOXHAM, Thomas Paul Richard | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2010-07-01 |
| CLARK, Greg | Director | 2013-02-26 | 2018-12-04 |
| FEENAN, Rosemary | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2020-11-17 |
| GREEN, Diana Margaret, Dr | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2009-06-23 |
| HITCH, Susan Jennifer Magdalen | Director | 2007-04-17 | 2018-06-01 |
| HUNT, Tristram Julian William, Dr | Director | 2009-08-19 | 2010-06-18 |
| LEESE, Richard Charles, Sir | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-12-11 |
| NEWTON, Alison Sarah | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2017-07-06 |
| ORMONDROYD, Janet Evelynne | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-07-27 |
| PARKINSON, Michael Henry, Professor | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2017-07-06 |
| PLANT, Alexander Charles | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2023-06-30 |
| PRASAD, Sunand, Dr | Director | 2009-08-19 | 2014-03-03 |
| REEVES, Martin Robert | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2023-03-15 |
| RIORDAN, Thomas Messenger | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2024-11-08 |
| TRAVERS, Anthony Justin | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-12-11 |
| VARLEY, Andrew John | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2015-05-22 |
| WILSON, Alan Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2018-06-08 |
| YATES, Nicola Jane | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2024-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Nigel Hugill | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.