THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY
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Cash
£373K
+702.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
56
-23.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£147K
+120.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £1,524,878 | £2,167,991 | +42.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£736,419 | £143,614 | +119.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£724,841 | £146,803 | +120.3% | |
| Net profit | -£716,064 | £152,545 | +121.3% | |
| Cash | £46,489 | £373,093 | +702.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,264,752 | £4,367,297 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,193,919 | £4,346,464 | +3.6% | |
| Equity | £4,193,919 | £4,346,464 | +3.6% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 56 | -23.3% | |
| Wages | £1,188,651 | £1,053,984 | -11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -48.3% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | -47.0% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.3% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.7% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 2.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | 52.63x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY · parent
- Ferne Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “This year has been one of the most challenging in recent memory, requiring fundamental changes to our cost base and how the charity operates. The charity went through a period of organisational change to strengthen its financial and operational sustainability.”
- “The charity launched an urgent appeal to raise £100k to help us through this difficult period. With costs continuing to rise and donations slowing, the appeal was both necessary and timely. It reached its target and attracted national media coverage.”
- “The Ferne Essentials project tested us in many ways but also brought out the best in our teams. Despite the challenges, colleagues showed remarkable resilience and care for one another.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHADWICK, Karen | Director | 2024-03-13 | Oct 1964 | English |
| FULLER, Richard | Director | 2021-06-24 | Dec 1963 | British |
| O'CONNOR, Robert Alan | Director | 2020-06-17 | Mar 1956 | British |
| RICHARDS, Michael John, Dr | Director | 2023-03-09 | Jan 1957 | British |
| STIFF, Verity | Director | 2021-12-15 | Jun 1953 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIREY-REGARDSOE, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2021-05-31 |
| BRADSHAW, Margaret Ann | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2020-09-23 |
| COOK, David Allan Hancock | Director | 2017-12-19 | 2023-12-13 |
| DOWELL, Sara Gillian | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2017-12-19 |
| ELLIS, Mark Alexandar | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2021-06-16 |
| ELLIS, Mark Alexandar | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2017-12-15 |
| FOXCROFT, Andrew Graham | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2020-07-24 |
| HANNAY, Samantha Claire | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2022-03-01 |
| HAYES, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2015-10-16 |
| HIGGINS, Graham | Director | 2016-09-22 | 2019-10-04 |
| HODGES, Kevan | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2023-06-14 |
| MINDEN WILSON, Samantha Ann | Director | 2021-06-24 | 2022-03-01 |
| NEWNHAM, Alexander John | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2016-04-05 |
| POMEROY, Stephan Paul | Director | 2023-11-13 | 2025-04-17 |
| SOUTER, Jayne | Director | 2021-06-24 | 2021-11-05 |
| STEADMAN, Bernadette Ann | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2020-12-16 |
| WALE, Nanette Jane | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2019-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.