THE WILLIAM SYSON FOUNDATION
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Cash
£158k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13m
Equity attributable
Employees
2
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£302k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£704,701 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£301,977 | — | |
| Net profit | £219,887 | — | |
| Cash | £157,861 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,719,512 | — | |
| Net assets | £12,674,512 | — | |
| Equity | £12,674,512 | — | |
| Average employees | 2 | — | |
| Wages | £57,042 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x |
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
- CT Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have assessed the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, including the impact of ongoing economic challenges, and have adequate expectation that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The Trustees record their sadness at the death of Ian Arnot on 17 January 2026 and acknowledge his valuable contribution to the work of the Charity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCKBURN, Howard | Director | 2019-09-20 | Jan 1973 | British |
| DOYLE, Roberta | Director | 2020-11-10 | Jan 1960 | British |
| HOLLOWAY, James Essex | Director | 2019-09-20 | Nov 1948 | British |
| MORRISON, Maureen Stringer | Director | 2019-09-20 | Mar 1948 | British |
| SYSON, Jonathan William Thomas | Director | 2019-09-20 | May 1980 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOT, Ian | Director | 2021-08-20 | 2026-01-17 |
| RYDER, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2021-08-20 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 22 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.