THE CYRIL TAYLOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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Cash
£1.3m
USD 1,734,796
+72.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£233m
USD 314,242,216
-12.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£564k
USD 760,393
+15.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £487,342 | £564,299 | +15.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £487,342 | £564,299 | +15.8% | |
| Net profit | £19,472,828 | £3,588,418 | -£14,368,252 | -500.4% | |
| Cash | £86,708 | £747,490 | £1,287,418 | +72.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £258,275,739 | £265,523,268 | £233,203,871 | -12.2% | |
| Net assets | £258,275,739 | £265,523,270 | £233,203,871 | -12.2% | |
| Equity | £258,275,739 | £265,523,270 | £233,203,871 | -12.2% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £44,521 | £46,576 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 2.09x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.74x | 5.68x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least 12 months from the date of authorisation for issue of these financial statements and have concluded that as the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and for the foreseeable future there are no material uncertainties about the Foundation's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE CYRIL TAYLOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION · parent
- AIFS Inc. 99.9%
Significant events
- “The Foundation adopted new articles of association in July 2025 which extended the term of office of any director serving at the date of adoption to a 3 year term from such date.”
- “Additionally, the new articles of association amended the charity's objective (a) to further such charitable purposes and to make donations to such charitable institution or institutions at such time or times and in such manner as the directors may in their absolute discretion think fit; and (b) without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to advance the education of the public, by enabling citizens of the UK and other countries to participate in educational exchange between those countries and support charities which promote international educational exchange and to make donations to such institutions at such time or times and in such manner as the directors may in their absolute discretion think fit.”
- “The administration of Sir Cyril's Estate has been fully completed and all assets had been received by the Foundation as at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGUIRRE, Paulette Susan | Director | 2026-03-24 | Feb 1973 | American |
| AXELROD, Mark | Director | 2026-04-03 | Jan 1951 | American |
| BERRY, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2013-05-10 | Nov 1959 | British |
| BROOKES, Ailsa Jeanette | Director | 2013-07-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
| BURG, John Adolf | Director | 2013-07-02 | Feb 1966 | American |
| EGAN, Penelope Jane | Director | 2014-07-18 | Jul 1951 | British |
| GERTZ, William Leon | Director | 2013-07-02 | Oct 1951 | American |
| HOLZER, Vivian | Director | 2024-06-24 | Jan 1954 | American |
| HUSBAND, James Alexander | Director | 2014-07-18 | Mar 1960 | British |
| KIECHLE, Thomas Otto | Director | 2013-05-10 | May 1962 | German |
| KIM, Miree | Director | 2023-06-15 | Aug 1975 | American |
| LEVIN, Frances Ruth | Director | 2026-03-24 | Sep 1949 | American |
| MOORE-SUTHERLAND, Anna Maria Danielle | Director | 2026-03-10 | Jul 1965 | British,Dutch |
| O'NEILL, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2024-03-02 | Sep 1966 | American,English |
| RASCH, M. Stephan | Director | 2013-05-10 | Nov 1949 | American |
| TUCKER, Clive Fenemore | Director | 2014-07-18 | Jul 1944 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Debora Gillian | Secretary | 2013-05-10 | 2025-12-17 |
| ARCHER-LOCK, Christopher John | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2018-09-04 |
| DIMAURO, Michael Nicholas | Director | 2013-07-12 | 2014-04-04 |
| HAWKSWORTH, Elizabeth Hebden | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2025-08-14 |
| JOSEPH, Clifford Derek | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2025-09-01 |
| LINTOTT, Christopher John | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2017-04-12 |
| MAAS, Robert William | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2023-02-22 |
| TAYLOR, Cyril Julian Hebden | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2018-01-29 |
| WILSON, Debora Gillian | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2025-09-23 |
| WOODTHORPE, Peter Crispin | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2023-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Melvin Stephen Rasch | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-01-29 | Active |
| Sir Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-05-10 | Ceased 2018-01-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-20 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-06-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.