VICTORIA LEAGUE FOR COMMONWEALTH FRIENDSHIP(THE)
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Cash
£76K
+14.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£983K
-10.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
5
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£114K
-246.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £321,867 | £352,166 | £273,863 | -22.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£43,160 | -£82,970 | -92.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,958 | -£32,762 | -£113,603 | -246.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,610 | -£32,762 | -£113,603 | -246.8% | |
| Cash | £77,738 | £66,332 | £75,673 | +14.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,129,319 | £1,096,557 | £982,954 | -10.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,129,319 | £1,096,557 | £982,954 | -10.4% | |
| Equity | £1,129,319 | £1,096,557 | £982,954 | -10.4% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0% | |
| Wages | £138,167 | £128,761 | £134,129 | +4.2% | |
| 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 | — | -12.3% | -30.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -9.3% | -41.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -3.9% | -8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.3% | 4.5% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 2.69x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | — | -7.49x | -4.42x |
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
“The Trustees have concluded that the League has adequate financial resources to meet its liabilitles for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. The accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Occupancy levels were lower than anticipated during 2025 which led to a financial loss this year. Steps are being taken to improve occupancy and will in future, include building improvements.”
- “2026 sees the 125th anniversary of the Victoria League, celebrations will include a Summer Reception in September in the Leinster Square Gardens.”
- “an exceptional write off of investments £22,850”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | 2026-05-29 | — | — |
| BARKER, Bridget Caroline | Director | 2024-09-25 | Mar 1958 | British |
| ENNIS, Samuel | Director | 2024-02-13 | Jul 1981 | British |
| LAYTON, Timothy Francis | Director | 2005-07-13 | Jun 1958 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Lee | Director | 2025-01-20 | Dec 1977 | British |
| RICHARDS, Anthony Charles | Director | 2024-02-13 | Feb 1953 | British |
| STEEL, John Brychan | Director | 2023-07-05 | Jun 1954 | British |
| WAINWRIGHT, Simon Patrick | Director | 2023-07-05 | Jul 1957 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Jacqueline Anne Lean | Director | 2019-07-11 | Nov 1983 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, John Michael William | Secretary | 1995-08-01 | 2010-06-11 |
| HENRY, Doreen | Secretary | 2010-06-12 | 2026-05-29 |
| KELLER, Anna Gerrard | Secretary | 1992-01-30 | 1995-07-31 |
| THORNE, David Calthrop, Major General Sir | Secretary | — | 1992-01-30 |
| BAILEY, Gloria Iona | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2018-03-08 |
| BENN, Bridget | Director | — | 1995-07-12 |
| BINNY, Elisabeth Chalmers | Director | 1992-06-17 | 2001-07-11 |
| BRADFORD, Douglas Philip | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2019-10-20 |
| CAESAR, Joan Heather | Director | — | 2006-07-07 |
| CAWNELL, Miriam | Director | — | 1993-06-09 |
| CHRISTIE, Emma | Director | 2007-07-11 | 2008-01-29 |
| COAD, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 1998-07-08 |
| CROCKFORD, Margaret | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1999-07-07 |
| DAVENPORT, Eileen | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2019-07-03 |
| DEW, Christine | Director | — | 2007-03-28 |
| DOBSON, Penelope | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
| DOUGHTY, Dermot Peter | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2025-12-10 |
| DOWNER, Nicola Rosemary | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2024-09-09 |
| DRIVER, Audrey Wilfreda Beatrix | Director | 1994-07-13 | 1997-07-09 |
| EDWARDS, Grafton Hugh | Director | 2005-07-13 | 2019-07-03 |
| EDWARDS, Mary Louise | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2022-07-13 |
| FAITH, Anthony John, Brigader | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2023-07-05 |
| GORHAM, Robin | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2002-09-05 |
| GRAHAM, Gillian Claire | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2024-09-01 |
| GROVES, Jennifer Mary | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2011-07-06 |
| HOPKINS, Lyn Dyer | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2017-07-05 |
| IVES, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2025-05-20 |
| JENNINGS, Roy Leonard | Director | 2007-07-11 | 2014-07-09 |
| KEATES, Clare Frances | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2000-02-09 |
| KELLY, John Philip | Director | 2002-07-10 | 2007-07-11 |
| KNIGHT, Christopher Moreton, Captain | Director | — | 1993-11-13 |
| MAHONY, Josephine | Director | — | 1995-07-12 |
| MCGRATH, Kevin David | Director | 2009-07-08 | 2017-07-05 |
| MORROGH, Jacqueline Catherine | Director | 1992-06-17 | 2002-07-10 |
| MOULD GRAHAM, Jocelyn Edith Katherine | Director | 1992-06-17 | 2000-01-19 |
| NASH, Olga Michelle Sopronia | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2005-07-13 |
| RAMPTON, Jack Leslie, Sir | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
| REDGRAVE, Roy, Major General Sir | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
| RENWICK, Colin John | Director | 1993-09-21 | 1994-11-29 |
| RICHMAN, Robin Andrew | Director | 2003-07-09 | 2008-05-31 |
| RIVETT, Rosalie Helen | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2010-02-03 |
| ROUGHTON, Caroline | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2019-07-03 |
| SWAN, Jacqueline | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
| WEBBER, Leslie Colin | Director | — | 2005-07-13 |
| WILCOCK, Susan Mary | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.