HUMANIST SOCIETY SCOTLAND

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  6 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

• Turnover

  -28%

  £54,010 → £38,862

• Cash

  -6.7%

  £467,670 → £436,264

• Net assets

  -9%

  £465,984 → £423,817

• Employees

  -9.1%

  11 → 10

• Operating profit

  -11.8%

  -£37,717 → -£42,167

• Profit before tax

  -11.8%

  -£37,717 → -£42,167

• Wages

  +7.8%

  £265,388 → £286,014

  highest in 4 filed years

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Thomson Cooper Accountants

Audit opinion

Unaudited (audit-exempt)

Going concern

Affirmed

“They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate in preparing the financial statements. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “In 2024, our registered celebrants remained at the heart of life's most significant moments, delivering 3610 wedding ceremonies and 1820 funerals across Scotland.”
• “In June 2024 we celebrated ten years of equal marriage in Scotland, a key campaign of the Society before the passing of that legislation in 2014.”
• “On 21 June 2024, Humanist Society Scotland celebrated World Humanist Day by supporting a diverse range of events across the country.”
• “In November we held a popular fundraising dinner with writer Christopher Brookmyre and Prof Richard Wiseman.”
• “In November 2024 we were pleased to announce that the Scottish actor Brian Cox had agreed to become an ambassador for the Society.”
• “2024 saw the successful passing of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill taken forward by Gillian MacKay MSP.”
• “In March 2024 the Assisted dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill was introduced.”
• “In December 2024 the Government brought forward a consultation on the issue of religious observance in schools.”
• “In April 2024, we formally submitted our views to Holyrood's consultation on the proposed bill to ban conversion practices.”
• “The Festival of Humanism 2024, held in October at the Clayton Hotel in Glasgow, was a sold-out event that brought together over 100 attendees for a day of thought-provoking discussions, personal reflections, and inspiring calls to action.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

6

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.