ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT
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Cash
£5.4M
-40.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17M
-22.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
13
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£5.3M
+17.6% highest in 3 filed years
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 Financials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,520,000 | £16,730,000 | £11,300,000 | -32.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,935,000 | -£6,395,000 | -£5,272,000 | +17.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,935,000 | -£6,395,000 | -£5,272,000 | +17.6% | |
| Net profit | — | -£6,413,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £20,705,000 | £8,997,000 | £5,378,000 | -40.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,943,000 | £21,530,000 | £16,657,000 | -22.6% | |
| Net assets | £27,943,000 | £21,530,000 | £16,657,000 | -22.6% | |
| Equity | £27,943,000 | £21,530,000 | £16,657,000 | -22.6% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0% | |
| Wages | £590,000 | £729,000 | £794,000 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £6,000 | £6,000 | £6,000 | 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -75.4% | -38.2% | -46.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -38.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -28.4% | -29.7% | -31.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 41.7% | 53.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.47x | 1.20x |
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
- ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT 2014-10-31 → present
- MDF ORGANISATION LIMITED 2014-07-30 → 2014-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Securing £87.5 million from Dormant Assets for social investment.”
- “Unlocking investment: £195m to over 3,600 charities and social enterprises over ten years.”
- “Targeting underserved places: 49% of investments in the 30% most deprived areas.”
- “Supporting diverse-led organisations: our newer programmes deliver 3.5x more investment to underserved communities.”
- “Facilitating the investment of £38 million in patient and flexible capital.”
- “Enabling deployment of £20 million in smaller-scale, unsecured finance.”
- “Convening partners to build place-based social investment.”
- “Building a market fit for the future.”
- “Convening networks: driving collaboration across social investment, impact investing, and philanthropy.”
- “Delivering social and environmental impact: 17% return through our endowment.”
- “Celebrating our 10th anniversary.”
- “Refining our strategic focus for 2025 and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARASARATNAM, Roshana Christine | Director | 2025-07-09 | Jan 1976 | British |
| GOODALL, Emilie | Director | 2020-09-16 | Apr 1982 | British |
| HEWETT-AVISON, Simon Douglas | Director | 2025-11-26 | Dec 1980 | British |
| HURD, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2020-02-05 | May 1962 | British |
| KUPER, Kate | Director | 2019-09-25 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MATTIS-ROME, Felicia Latoya | Director | 2025-11-26 | May 1977 | British |
| RANERO, Franz Joseph | Director | 2020-09-17 | Dec 1975 | Australian |
| SARWAR, Mohammed Hamzah | Director | 2025-11-26 | May 1989 | British |
| THOMAS, Whitni Mcintosh | Director | 2025-11-26 | Aug 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert John | Director | 2019-09-25 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Susan Patricia | Director | 2017-05-11 | 2026-05-14 |
| CURTIS, David Alan | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2019-04-10 |
| GOHIL, Arvinda | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2019-09-25 |
| HILBURN, Heather Dawn | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2026-05-31 |
| HORNBY, Victoria Jane | Director | 2014-10-23 | 2019-06-19 |
| IDE, Jane | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2025-11-27 |
| KINGSTON OBE, John Gordon | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2020-09-16 |
| LATOUCHE, Samantha Danielle | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2025-04-19 |
| OLDROYD, Lorraine Ann | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2020-04-22 |
| PERRY, James Elliot | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2016-12-31 |
| RICH, Martin John | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2025-05-08 |
| SMALL, Annika Elisabeth | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2020-07-22 |
| WILSON, Alastair John | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2015-09-23 |
| WYLER, Stephen Adam | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2018-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oversight Trust-Assets For The Common Good | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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.