MARWELL WILDLIFE
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Cash
£2.7m
-25.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
-8.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
257
-3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.5m
-273.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £3,876,802 | £4,162,814 | £4,239,635 | +1.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£841,254 | -£394,865 | -£1,474,072 | -273.3% | |
| Net profit | -£841,254 | -£394,865 | -£1,474,072 | -273.3% | |
| Cash | £3,907,442 | £3,668,748 | £2,729,388 | -25.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,791,814 | £21,139,987 | £19,406,926 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £19,099,566 | £17,863,447 | £16,389,375 | -8.3% | |
| Equity | £19,099,566 | £17,863,447 | £16,389,375 | -8.3% | |
| Average employees | 253 | 265 | 257 | -3% | |
| Wages | £4,946,917 | £5,222,615 | £5,509,491 | +5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £397,414 | £453,547 | +14.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -21.7% | -9.5% | -34.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 22.0% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.59x | 2.76x | 1.79x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MARWELL WILDLIFE 2009-03-31 → present
- MARWELL PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1978-03-02 → 2009-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MARWELL WILDLIFE · parent
- Marwell Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The board and executive team took the decision to sell Hurst Cottages, on the edge of the Marwell Estate, which will release cash from an unused asset back into the organisation, for use as reserves or for key investments that will drive future growth. This sale is due to complete early in 2026.”
- “Marwell Wildlife opened its new Native Species Corner, a dedicated space designed to celebrate and support UK wildlife.”
- “Through participation in the Big Give Green Match Fund, the charity raised £11,385.25 including Gift Aid.”
- “In partnership with Running Mania, the Marwell 10k was successfully reintroduced, attracting over 1,000 participants and generating more than £11,000. Through the hosting of its inaugural Gala Dinner, the charity raised over £20,000 in support of Grevy's zebra conservation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIE, Robert James | Director | 2025-10-07 | Nov 1980 | British |
| HOOK, Kirsteen Brodie Leith | Director | 2025-10-07 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MCCAFFREY, Francis | Director | 2016-05-24 | Sep 1960 | British |
| MELLOR, Naomi Elise | Director | 2024-05-14 | Feb 1984 | British |
| NEAL, Adrian Digby | Director | 2022-05-10 | May 1954 | British |
| TONGE, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2023-05-09 | Nov 1958 | British |
| WALKINGTON, Diane | Director | 2020-05-05 | Aug 1956 | British |
| WARREN, Andrew | Director | 2020-05-05 | Dec 1964 | British |
| WEARN, Jacqueline | Director | 2024-05-14 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WHITTINGTON, Edward | Director | 2025-10-07 | May 1978 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, William David Winslow | Secretary | — | 2007-05-01 |
| CAIRNS, Christopher Stuart | Secretary | 2011-01-10 | 2020-01-20 |
| KIRK, Lesley | Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2011-01-10 |
| ADAMS, John Linton | Director | — | 1997-10-28 |
| BAILEY, James Harry Christopher | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2026-01-28 |
| BELOE, Simon Trant | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2016-05-24 |
| CHARTER, Richard Mark | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2025-06-03 |
| CHESTNUTT, Alison Margaret | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2002-04-24 |
| COLE, Elspeth Alison Lynford | Director | — | 1995-03-29 |
| CONWAY, Philip | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2015-05-19 |
| DENTON THOMPSON, Merrick Hugh | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2016-05-24 |
| EADES, Alan William | Director | — | 1998-04-22 |
| EDGERLEY, Mark Lester | Director | — | 2000-07-14 |
| FAGAN, Florence Mary | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2004-06-08 |
| FERGUSON, Clifford John, Dr | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2013-11-05 |
| FROST, Teresa Ruth | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2024-05-14 |
| GREEN, John David | Director | — | 2003-04-30 |
| HILL, Arthur | Director | — | 1997-04-16 |
| HORNOR, Harry George | Director | — | 2001-04-25 |
| JAKOB, Peter | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2023-05-09 |
| JONAS, Nicholas | Director | — | 1999-04-20 |
| JONES, David Martin | Director | — | 1996-04-17 |
| KEEP, Dudley Arthur | Director | — | 1999-04-20 |
| KILLINGLEY, Michael Sedley | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2005-04-26 |
| KNOWLES, John Michael | Director | — | 2006-12-19 |
| KNOWLES, Margaret Dalrymple | Director | — | 2001-04-25 |
| LANGFORD, Christopher Edward | Director | 2009-05-12 | 2022-05-10 |
| MACE, David Champion | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2005-03-14 |
| MACLEAN, Norman | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2003-04-30 |
| MARTIN, Nigel Stanley Ellis, Major Royal Marines | Director | — | 1998-04-22 |
| MCALPINE, Alistair, Lord | Director | — | 1993-03-24 |
| MCCLOSKEY, Jane | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2016-12-06 |
| MITCHELL, Patrick Nigel | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2018-05-22 |
| OAKLEY-WHITE, Paul Edward | Director | 1996-04-17 | 2007-05-01 |
| OSULLIVAN, John | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2008-02-05 |
| PACKHAM, Chris | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2005-03-14 |
| PAPE, David Plackett | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2023-01-16 |
| PILLING, Stephen David | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2009-05-12 |
| POPPY, Guy Matthew, Professor | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2014-05-20 |
| QUAYLE, Christine | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2009-05-12 |
| ROBINSON, Nicola | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2024-05-14 |
| SABBEN-CLARE, Geraldine Mary | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2013-05-21 |
| SCOTT, James, Lt Colonel Sir | Director | — | 1993-11-02 |
| STALKER, David Michael | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2023-05-09 |
| STANLEY PRICE, Mark Rangeley, Dr. | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2020-05-05 |
| STEVENS, Peter Michael Collinson | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2008-05-13 |
| STEVENSON, Miranda Faye, Dr | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2022-05-10 |
| STEVENSON, Miranda Faye, Dr | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-04-18 |
| THORNBER, Lin | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2006-09-06 |
| WARNFORD-DAVIS, Karelyn Mandy | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2015-10-05 |
| WATSON, Barry | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2021-07-20 |
| WEATHERALL, James Lamb, Vice Admiral Sir | Director | — | 2007-05-01 |
| WESTWOOD, John Keith | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2002-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.