LIBRARIES CONNECTED
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Cash
£1.6m
-18.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.6m
-29.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
18
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£676k
-1,789.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £1,827,458 | £2,714,195 | £2,249,371 | -17.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£342,704 | £3,183 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£307,970 | £40,031 | -£676,462 | -1,789.8% | |
| Net profit | -£307,970 | £40,031 | -£676,462 | -1,789.8% | |
| Cash | £1,915,218 | £1,975,344 | £1,607,720 | -18.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,220,989 | £2,261,019 | £1,584,557 | -29.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,220,988 | £2,261,019 | £1,584,557 | -29.9% | |
| Equity | £2,220,988 | £2,261,019 | £1,584,557 | -29.9% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 16 | 18 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £493,304 | £675,404 | £805,556 | +19.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -18.8% | 0.1% | — | |
| Net margin | -16.9% | 1.5% | -30.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -15.4% | 0.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.8% | 12.7% | 33.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.59x | 7.81x | 2.93x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- LIBRARIES CONNECTED 2019-10-23 → present
- LIBRARIES CONNECTED LTD. 2019-02-21 → 2019-10-23
- SOCIETY OF CHIEF LIBRARIANS 2011-03-10 → 2019-02-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have considered going concern and have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Isobel Anne | Secretary | 2018-12-04 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Russell Martin | Director | 2024-03-14 | Dec 1980 | British |
| BUTCHER, Chris Alan | Director | 2026-06-25 | Sep 1966 | British |
| EDMONDS, Diana Jane | Director | 2023-06-19 | Aug 1950 | British |
| GARBACZ, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-06-19 | May 1973 | British |
| GAW, Peter William | Director | 2023-06-19 | May 1965 | British |
| HIGHWOOD, Natalie Kate | Director | 2026-06-25 | May 1974 | British |
| HOLDEN, Benjamin John | Director | 2023-06-19 | Mar 1979 | British |
| LEWIS, Michael Edwin | Director | 2026-07-17 | Jun 1961 | British |
| MCKENNA, Patrick John | Director | 2023-06-19 | Jan 1966 | Irish |
| OLLERHEAD, Lisa Jayne | Director | 2026-06-25 | Mar 1985 | British |
| PEARSON, James Raymond | Director | 2026-06-09 | Oct 1979 | British |
| SAINI BADWAL, Kulvinder Kelly | Director | 2024-03-14 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD, Medi | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2019-01-07 |
| BURTON, Martin Edward | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2023-03-31 |
| COX, Janene | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2016-06-09 |
| DURCAN, Tony | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2020-01-10 |
| EASTELL, Ciara | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2017-11-24 |
| ELLISON, Jane | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2023-06-19 |
| FREEMAN, Mark Christopher Edward | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2023-02-28 |
| GRIFFITHS, Julie Ann | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2022-06-29 |
| HARRISON, Kathryn | Director | 2020-03-06 | 2025-06-01 |
| HILL, Francesca Indrani Rachael | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2025-10-15 |
| HOPKINS, Anthony | Director | 2020-03-06 | 2026-06-09 |
| JEWELL, Edward Ewin | Director | 2023-03-08 | 2026-06-08 |
| KHAN, Ayub | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2026-06-09 |
| KISH, Ilona | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2023-06-19 |
| LAUNDER, Joanne | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-11-13 |
| MACINNES, Neil Campbell | Director | 2016-06-09 | 2023-04-30 |
| MAY, Simon David | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2017-11-24 |
| NOYCE, Emma Claire | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2025-06-03 |
| OWEN, Vera | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2022-03-10 |
| SIM, Lesley | Director | 2018-08-24 | 2020-12-01 |
| STUMP, Carol | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2023-03-31 |
| WHITE, Elizabeth | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2022-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon David May | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-20 | Ceased 2017-11-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-18 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-31 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.