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Cash
£21M
+27.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£474M
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
481
-0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
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
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,039,000 | £38,803,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | -£27,061,000 | -£33,085,000 | -22.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £6,743,000 | -£4,260,000 | -163.2% | |
| Cash | £16,451,000 | £20,986,000 | +27.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £488,102,000 | £474,294,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £477,856,000 | £473,561,000 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £477,856,000 | £473,561,000 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | 482 | 481 | -0.2% | |
| Wages | £30,186,000 | £32,327,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,600,000 | £1,600,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -71.1% | -85.3% | |
| Net margin | 17.7% | -11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.5% | -7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.8% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.83x | 2.76x | |
| Interest cover | -57.82x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- NESTA 2013-07-22 → present
- NESTA OPERATING COMPANY 2011-07-15 → 2013-07-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As Nesta is able to draw down cash from The Nesta Trust as required within the approved funding envelope, the trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future and no material uncertainties have been identified in respect of going concern.”
Group structure
- NESTA · parent
- The Nesta Trust 100%
- Nesta Enterprises Limited 100%
- Behavioural Insights Limited 100%
- Behavioural Insights (US) Inc 100%
- Behavioural Insights (Singapore) Pte Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024/25, we made significant progress across our missions, from launching the visit a heat pump service to advancing our work on a healthier food system and integrated family support.”
- “Challenge Works awarded the £8 million Longitude Prize on AMR and Nesta Impact Investments delivered its largest-ever return.”
- “BIT continued our impactful work, from developing and evaluating a global childhood obesity prevention initiative in multiple countries to pioneering research on promoting more effective use of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria and Uganda.”
- “Challenge Works has continued to demonstrate our global leadership in incentivising breakthrough innovation. This year saw the successful conclusion of major competitions such as the £8 million Longitude Prize on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), awarded for a rapid point-of-care test for bacterial infections, the inaugural £1 million Manchester Prize for AI solutions in energy, environment, and infrastructure, and the Aqualunar Challenge for lunar water purification.”
- “Nesta Impact Investments (NII) delivered a strong performance this year, making seven new investments into 'mission aligned' companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2020-11-20 | — | — |
| BRIEN, Catherine Mary | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jul 1977 | British |
| HUNTER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2020-04-01 | May 1974 | British |
| KING, Jeremy Bennett Biddle | Director | 2022-10-01 | Sep 1981 | British |
| NOON, David Allan | Director | 2026-03-02 | Oct 1968 | British |
| RICHARDS, Edward Charles | Director | 2022-04-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| THOMPSON, Jane Alexandra | Director | 2024-10-01 | Aug 1971 | British,Australian |
| VINNICOMBE, Helena Victoria Brodie | Director | 2024-09-09 | May 1973 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALSTROMER, Corinna Marie | Secretary | 2019-07-25 | 2020-11-20 |
| GOODMAN, Clare Louise | Secretary | 2012-04-16 | 2016-03-24 |
| MOHAN, Delores Francesca Rajkumari | Secretary | 2018-07-19 | 2019-07-25 |
| THEUMA, Corinna Marie | Secretary | 2016-05-18 | 2018-06-19 |
| AKINDELE, Seun | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-11-25 |
| ATKINS, Madeleine Julia, Professor | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2017-07-14 |
| BENNETT, Jeremy John Leonard | Director | 2024-02-26 | 2024-03-15 |
| CHISHOLM, John Alexander Raymond, Sir | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2016-02-29 |
| DITCHBURN, Elizabeth Jean | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| ENGLAND, Kersten Elizabeth | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2018-12-31 |
| GADHIA, Jitesh | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2013-12-31 |
| GIBBONS, Judith Mary | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2025-05-08 |
| GIEVE, John, Sir | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| GOMES, Ian Pierre | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| HARRINGTON, Richard Irwin, Lord | Director | 2024-01-24 | 2026-02-26 |
| HARRISON, Michelle Ann | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2017-03-16 |
| KHAN, Imran | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2022-08-31 |
| KILLIAN, Joanna | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2021-07-30 |
| LILLEY, Anthony William | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2023-11-08 |
| LINNETT, Simon John, Lawrence | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| LINNEY, Jonathan Piers Daniel | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| LLOYD-OWEN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2024-05-20 | 2025-12-16 |
| MCCOMB, Christina Margaret | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2023-12-31 |
| MCKENNA, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2012-03-13 |
| MELLOR, Julie, Dame | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2017-07-14 |
| PITT-WATSON, David James | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2019-03-20 |
| RIDHA, Heider | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2024-05-24 |
| SHELDRICK, John Nicholas | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2014-07-31 |
| SHILLINGLAW, Kim Danila | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| STARR, Nicholas Frederick | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2013-12-31 |
| THAKRAR, Vijaykumar Champaklal | Director | 2020-05-25 | 2020-09-02 |
| TYDEMAN, Natalie Patricia | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2021-03-26 |
| WALES, Jimmy Donal | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| WALLACE, Moira | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2022-10-18 |
| WOODWARD, Robert Stanley Lawrence | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2016-04-16 |
| WRAY, Edward James | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.