THE RESEARCH CENTRE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+51.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£851K
+12.7% vs 2024
Employees
7
-12.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,169,552 | £1,256,308 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£101,796 | £95,994 | |
| Cash | — | £780,307 | £707,608 | £1,072,272 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £856,968 | £755,172 | £851,166 | |
| Net assets | — | £856,968 | £755,172 | £851,166 | |
| Equity | — | — | £755,172 | £851,166 | |
| Average employees | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| Wages | — | £234,321 | £326,651 | £317,610 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+7.4%
£1,169,552 £1,256,308
-
Cash
+51.5%
£707,608 £1,072,272
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+12.7%
£755,172 £851,166
-
Employees
-12.5%
8 7
-
Wages
-2.8%
£326,651 £317,610
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | -8.7% | 7.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.23x | 2.78x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of the outlined changes in operation, coupled with the healthy reserves and the continued emphasis on training and CPD in the sector going forward, the Trustees of The Research Centre are reassured that the charitable company will continue to be a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Over the past year TRC has continued in its mission to deliver targeted support to the television production and broadcasting sector in the Nations and Regions.”
- “SuperSizer is a professional development programme for ambitious Development Executives based in the Nations and Regions who want to win high value commissions.”
- “rad Scotland consists of an eight-month paid placement within a Scottish independent television production company, and includes full training provided by TRC throughout the duration.”
- “TRC has now confirmed a three year funding agreement with Channel 4 and BBC from 2025/26 and Screen Scotland continues to support the organisation through core funding.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCALLY, Claire | Secretary | 2016-06-07 | — | — |
| ALIM, Muslim | Director | 2023-05-24 | May 1972 | British |
| BERESFORD, Dawn | Director | 2023-05-24 | Jun 1970 | British |
| BLACOE, Kevin | Director | 2024-03-27 | Oct 1980 | British |
| CHITTY, Andrew John | Director | 2006-06-27 | Nov 1962 | British |
| DOHERTY, Kieran | Director | 2021-04-15 | Feb 1978 | Irish |
| KELLY, Jane | Director | 2021-04-15 | Mar 1967 | Irish |
| MUIRHEAD, Jane Patricia | Director | 2017-03-22 | Feb 1961 | British |
| THOMAS, Nia Llinos | Director | 2021-04-15 | May 1972 | Cymraes |
| WISNEVITZ, Norma | Director | 2021-04-15 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOONEY, Denis | Secretary | 2015-12-03 | 2016-06-14 |
| SINCLAIR, Carol | Secretary | 2007-05-10 | 2015-12-03 |
| JEFFREY AITKEN SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | 1999-04-23 | 2007-05-10 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1999-03-31 |
| ANDERSON, Paul Dominic | Director | 2009-05-28 | 2017-03-27 |
| ANGUS, Ewan | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-03-05 |
| ARORA, Krishan | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2011-07-27 |
| ARORA, Krishan | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2006-07-26 |
| BEATTIE, Lee Anne | Director | 2017-09-26 | 2021-08-25 |
| BEDELL, Elaine | Director | 2004-04-08 | 2005-11-23 |
| BHAGWAT, Nina | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2018-04-24 |
| BLENKINSOP, Helen | Director | 2012-01-25 | 2023-02-01 |
| BROWN, Donald Iain | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2023-02-01 |
| CAMERON, Colin | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2008-08-14 |
| CHAN, Angela | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2021-01-14 |
| COSGROVE, Stuart | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2019-05-01 |
| DOBBIE, Andrew Ian Ross | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2021-08-25 |
| GALLAGHER, Eileen Rosie | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2012-01-25 |
| GRIMMOND, Claire | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2004-04-08 |
| HERBERT, Diane Mary | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2013-03-21 |
| JONES, Ian | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-11-19 |
| MACAULAY, Christina | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-11-17 |
| MACKENZIE, Judith Anne | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2010-07-29 |
| MANUEL, Neville | Director | 2007-02-15 | 2017-09-26 |
| MCGREGOR, Lyn | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-04-20 |
| MCPHEDRAN, John Alexander | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2006-05-11 |
| MUIR, Richard | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2003-12-05 |
| O'NEIL, Daniel | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2004-09-06 |
| POOLE, Kathleen | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2015-07-02 |
| REILLY, David | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2008-08-14 |
| SCHLESINGER, Philip Ronald, Professor | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2008-08-14 |
| SCOTT, Margeret | Director | 2004-04-08 | 2008-08-14 |
| STREET, Joanna Elizabeth | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2023-12-06 |
| TAYLOR, Joyce | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-06-13 |
| THOROGOOD, Katy | Director | 2004-04-08 | 2004-07-15 |
| WEIL, Peter Leo John | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2004-07-15 |
| WIGHTMAN, David | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2016-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew John Chitty | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-07 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.