ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
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Cash
£2.6M
-50.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
-37.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
189
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,018,000 | £6,628,000 | -5.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£575,000 | -£4,931,000 | -£6,289,000 | -27.5% | |
| Cash | £19,448,000 | £5,282,000 | £2,606,000 | -50.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,815,000 | £16,884,000 | £10,595,000 | -37.2% | |
| Net assets | £21,815,000 | £16,884,000 | £10,595,000 | -37.2% | |
| Equity | £21,815,000 | £16,884,000 | £10,595,000 | -37.2% | |
| Average employees | 187 | 190 | 189 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £9,554,000 | £10,185,000 | £10,694,000 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,257,000 | £1,762,000 | +40.2% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -70.3% | -94.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 21.5% | 33.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.85x | 4.54x | 2.91x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have assessed the Charity's financial position, reserves, and cashflow and are satisfied that it has sufficient resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION · parent
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation USA, Inc. 100%
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation Brasil
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation Trading Ltd. 100%
- EMF Trading (USA), Inc. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINN, Laura | Secretary | 2024-07-04 | — | — |
| BUTTERWORTH, James Cameron | Director | 2026-04-09 | Sep 1978 | British |
| LEBOVITZ, Michael | Director | 2019-03-08 | Dec 1959 | American |
| MACARTHUR, Ellen Patricia, Dame | Director | 2010-01-26 | Jul 1976 | British |
| METZKE, Robert Manfred | Director | 2026-04-28 | Mar 1973 | German,Dutch |
| MORGAN, Peter | Director | 2009-07-14 | Aug 1959 | British |
| PATEL, Hema | Director | 2023-09-08 | May 1971 | British |
| PATERSON, Hong-Thuy | Director | 2026-03-17 | Jul 1971 | American |
| SELLWOOD, Philip Henry George, Sir | Director | 2009-07-14 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTLE, Joanne | Secretary | 2023-05-20 | 2024-07-04 |
| BOOTLE, Joanne Elisabeth | Secretary | 2014-10-10 | 2021-03-11 |
| BUTTERWORTH, James Cameron | Secretary | 2010-01-26 | 2014-10-10 |
| ENSTON, Matthew | Secretary | 2021-03-11 | 2023-05-20 |
| BLAU, Wolfgang, Mr. | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2022-07-14 |
| BUTTERWORTH, James Cameron | Director | 2009-05-06 | 2009-07-14 |
| GREEN, Katherine Louise | Director | 2009-05-06 | 2009-07-14 |
| MOFFATT, James Nicholas Peter | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2011-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Leboritz | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-03-08 | Ceased 2023-09-08 |
| Dame Ellen Patricia Macarthur | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-08 |
| Mr Philip Henry George Sellwood | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-08 |
| Peter Morgan | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.