INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ETHICS
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Cash
£318k
-39% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£301k
-30.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
-41.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£130k
+5.7% vs 2024
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 | £891,186 | £887,791 | £616,744 | -30.5% | |
| Operating profit | £81,113 | -£136,759 | -£129,818 | +5.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£137,724 | -£129,855 | +5.7% | |
| Net profit | £81,977 | -£137,724 | -£129,855 | +5.7% | |
| Cash | £739,144 | £520,608 | £317,625 | -39% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £569,653 | £431,080 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £569,653 | £431,080 | £301,225 | -30.1% | |
| Equity | £569,653 | £431,080 | £301,225 | -30.1% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 12 | 7 | -41.7% | |
| Wages | £526,068 | £646,097 | £466,549 | -27.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 9.1% | -15.4% | -21.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | -15.5% | -21.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.2% | -31.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.5% | 22.8% | 29.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | 4.12x | 3.20x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees believe the Charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. As such, they remain satisfied that the Charity can continue operating for the foreseeable future and these accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Institute entered 2025 at a point of organisational transition. Following the appointment of a new Chief Executive in September 2024 and a new Chair during 2025, the Board undertook a review of the organisation's strategy, operating model and articulation of purpose.”
- “In response to the lower income base, the Charity implemented cost-saving measures in Q3 and Q4 of 2025.”
- “IBE has been going through a period of renewal under the new CEO Lauren Branston who joined the organisation in September 2024. As part of this renewal, in the last quarter of 2024, as well as through 2025, the organisation made investments for future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGURK, Sonja | Secretary | 2025-07-01 | — | — |
| DAWSON, Mark | Director | 2023-07-05 | Jul 1965 | British |
| KALATZI, Siwan | Director | 2023-07-05 | Dec 1977 | British |
| LANGTON, Timothy Stuart | Director | 2019-10-23 | Feb 1968 | British |
| MASON, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-07-05 | Nov 1971 | British |
| MISRA, Biren | Director | 2023-07-05 | Apr 1984 | British |
| PAGE KC, Flora | Director | 2025-07-02 | Feb 1972 | British |
| SMIDA, Meriem | Director | 2023-07-05 | May 1978 | French |
| TERRY, Louise Catherine | Director | 2019-10-23 | May 1963 | British |
| TUFFREY, Michael William | Director | 2018-09-28 | Sep 1959 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Fabiola Pia | Director | 2023-07-05 | May 1968 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Judi | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2025-07-14 |
| BACK, Philippa Lucy Foster | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| BEARDMORE-GRAY, Tom | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2020-09-30 |
| BICKHAM, Edward Sidney Cover | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-03-31 |
| BOND, Jonathon Roderick Alan | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2020-09-30 |
| CLARKE, Carolyn Sarah | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-09-30 |
| CORTES, Cristina Zaviera | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2023-07-31 |
| COWTON, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-05-22 |
| DYSON, Ian Christopher | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2024-06-06 |
| ENGELBRECHT, Jason Ryan | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2024-05-28 |
| GOURLEY, Loree Mechelle | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2025-09-17 |
| GRAYSON CBE, David Roger, Professor | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2025-07-02 |
| HOFMANN, Yetunde Yewande | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2023-07-31 |
| PETERS MBE, Ian Joseph, Dr | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| SHUSTER, Loren Ian | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2023-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, John Charles Wallis | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-05-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Lucy Kate | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2019-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.