THE VEGAN SOCIETY
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Cash
£1.2M
-31.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-24.4% vs 2024
Employees
72
+9.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,408,287 | £3,864,563 | -12.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £195,458 | -£636,283 | -425.5% | |
| Cash | £1,798,231 | £1,236,988 | -31.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,605,842 | £1,969,559 | -24.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,605,842 | £1,969,559 | -24.4% | |
| Equity | £2,605,842 | £1,969,559 | -24.4% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 72 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £2,399,989 | £2,535,304 | +5.6% | |
| 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.4% | -16.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.7% | 22.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.47x | 3.09x |
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
- THE VEGAN SOCIETY 1994-04-20 → present
- VEGAN SOCIETY LIMITED(THE) 1979-12-27 → 1994-04-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Locke Williams Associates LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE VEGAN SOCIETY · parent
- The Vegan Society Trading International Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Our new campaign, The Future is Vegan launched in 2024 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the society. This is a unique, bold, first of its kind campaign, creating a virtual vegan world to show people the positive benefits of veganism and to inspire change for the future. In 2025 we expanded the reach of the campaign through a proactive 360 marketing approach.”
- “At the end of December 2025 membership had reached its highest ever level of 8,965 (8,763 at the end of December 2024). This represented a 2.3% increase over 2024.”
- “The Policy and Nutrition teams had a big win in the publication of the Committee on Toxicology and Scientific Advisory Committee report on plant milks, which concluded that unsweetened & fortified plant-based dairy alternatives are an acceptable and safe alternative to cows' milk from the age of one.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 92 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Ben | Director | 2025-06-28 | Aug 1979 | British |
| GORE, David Hedley | Director | 2016-05-28 | Sep 1974 | British |
| HARMAN, Deborah Christina, Mx | Director | 2026-05-16 | Apr 1972 | British |
| KENNY, Darren Paul | Director | 2025-06-28 | Jun 1982 | Irish |
| MASTERTON-SMITH, Michelle | Director | 2026-05-16 | Aug 1981 | British |
| RIGDEN, Georgina Wendy | Director | 2026-05-16 | Jul 1978 | British |
| WALSH, Stephen Patrick Kieran, Dr | Director | 2026-05-16 | Mar 1964 | British |
| WARN, Jacob Samuel | Director | 2025-06-28 | Sep 1994 | British |
Show 92 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZMI, Kostana | Secretary | 2004-08-02 | 2005-03-11 |
| BEVIS, Terry Kenneth | Secretary | 2000-04-13 | 2001-07-27 |
| DE BOO, Marieke Jasmijn | Secretary | 2011-08-04 | 2016-04-24 |
| DE VERNEUIL SMITH, Peter Robert | Secretary | 2022-11-23 | 2024-05-18 |
| FARHALL, Richard Andrew Stephen | Secretary | — | 2000-01-14 |
| JONES, Menna Myfanwy | Secretary | 2016-04-24 | 2020-07-13 |
| MASTERS, Robert Stephen | Secretary | 2020-11-23 | 2021-07-16 |
| PENDER, Janet | Secretary | 2006-10-28 | 2007-05-21 |
| PENDER, Janet | Secretary | 2005-03-11 | 2006-03-17 |
| SAVAGE, Richard Thomas | Secretary | 2001-10-15 | 2004-08-02 |
| WALSH, Stephen Patrick Kieran, Dr | Secretary | 2021-07-16 | 2022-11-23 |
| WALSH, Stephen Patrick Kieran, Dr | Secretary | 2020-09-19 | 2020-11-23 |
| WALSH, Stephen Patrick Kieran | Secretary | 2006-03-18 | 2006-10-28 |
| WINTER, Nigel Paul | Secretary | 2007-05-20 | 2011-06-30 |
| YOUNG, Danya | Secretary | 2025-06-28 | 2025-06-28 |
| ADATIA, Kamal | Director | 2021-07-24 | 2022-05-21 |
| AKBAR, Salim | Director | 2016-05-28 | 2023-05-20 |
| ALLEN, Martyn Geoffrey | Director | 1992-05-10 | 1994-11-12 |
| ANDERSON, Sally Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2020-08-15 | 2021-07-06 |
| ANHU, Nisha | Director | 2025-06-28 | 2026-06-22 |
| ASHRA, Jay | Director | 2006-06-06 | 2006-10-28 |
| ASHRA, Jay | Director | 2004-06-26 | 2006-03-17 |
| ATKINSON, Harold | Director | — | 1992-01-18 |
| AUSTIN, Gwen Amy | Director | — | 1992-01-18 |
| BANE, Gerard | Director | 2001-02-03 | 2001-08-25 |
| BARFORD, Timothy James | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2015-12-08 |
| BARKER, Brian John | Director | 1995-12-02 | 2000-05-13 |
| BARR, Anne | Director | 1997-11-15 | 2001-11-30 |
| BEDROCK, Nigel | Director | 2001-02-18 | 2001-11-10 |
| BEVIS, Terry Kenneth | Director | — | 2000-03-03 |
| BICKLEY, Philip, Dr | Director | 2008-11-22 | 2012-12-03 |
| BONNIE, Henry Thomas | Director | — | 1993-11-13 |
| BORUCH, Cynthia Jane, Dr | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2005-03-02 |
| BOURKE, Alexander Leslie | Director | 1993-11-13 | 2007-11-24 |
| BRAVETTE, Joel Phillip | Director | 2020-08-15 | 2021-07-15 |
| BROWNE, Patrick Alexander Howe | Director | 1993-11-13 | 1996-12-07 |
| CALVERT, Samantha Jane | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-11-19 |
| CHEN, Chapman Samuel, Dr | Director | 2024-05-18 | 2026-01-12 |
| CHILDE, Christopher Francis | Director | 2002-10-26 | 2007-11-24 |
| CLARIDGE, Alexander Nigel | Director | 2008-11-22 | 2010-11-20 |
| CLARKE, Vanessa Ann Amina | Director | 2007-12-16 | 2010-11-20 |
| CLARKE, Vanessa Ann Amina | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2006-10-28 |
| COLE, Matthew Daniel De Courcy, Dr | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2012-10-31 |
| COLE, Matthew Daniel De Courcy, Dr | Director | 2008-11-22 | 2011-02-24 |
| CROUCH, Paul Adam | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-04-11 |
| CROUCH, Paul David Arthur | Director | 2012-10-10 | 2015-05-30 |
| CRUSE, Lance Serdiville | Director | — | 1992-01-27 |
| DANIEL, Edward, Mr. | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-05-28 |
| DE VERNEUIL SMITH, Peter Robert | Director | 2022-05-21 | 2024-05-18 |
| EMPTAGE, Barry Philip | Director | 1992-01-18 | 1992-03-22 |
| FAIREY, Patricia Mary | Director | 2016-05-28 | 2019-05-18 |
| FEEHAN, Paula Eileen | Director | 2022-05-21 | 2026-01-31 |
| FENWICK-PAUL, Sophie | Director | 2005-10-30 | 2007-11-24 |
| FOSKETT, Daniel | Director | 2010-12-11 | 2011-02-21 |
| FOX, Michele Anne Marie | Director | 2020-08-15 | 2021-07-15 |
| FRASER, Christine Joan | Director | 2021-09-03 | 2022-05-21 |
| GOLD, Catriona | Director | 2009-11-21 | 2012-08-31 |
| GORDON, Andrew Douglas | Director | 1992-05-10 | 1992-12-05 |
| GORDON, Una | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2014-02-02 |
| GRAHAM, Eshe Naomi | Director | 2019-05-18 | 2019-07-12 |
| GRAHAM, Eshe Naomi | Director | 2019-05-18 | 2021-07-15 |
| GREEN, William Edward | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2014-04-11 |
| HEATH, Roy | Director | 2002-10-26 | 2003-01-02 |
| HIGGINS, Paul | Director | 2021-09-03 | 2022-05-21 |
| HNAT, Felix | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-05-24 |
| HUGHES, Joe Terence | Director | 2023-05-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| HUTSON, Andrew | Director | 1993-11-13 | 2001-02-03 |
| IMBS, Constantin Edouard | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2018-05-19 |
| JENKINS, Ruth Gudrun | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-02-07 |
| JONES, Menna Myfanwy | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2020-07-13 |
| JONES, Olive Kathleen | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1994-01-16 |
| KAPILA, Alex | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2016-04-11 |
| KELLEY, Vanessa | Director | 2009-11-21 | 2010-08-06 |
| KLEIN, Laurence David | Director | 1999-11-20 | 2006-03-17 |
| LANE, Robin Peter | Director | 1996-12-07 | 1997-09-04 |
| LANE, Robin Peter | Director | 1993-01-10 | 1995-12-02 |
| LEE, Donald | Director | 2021-09-03 | 2024-05-18 |
| LIDDLE, Ian | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2014-12-31 |
| LIDDLE, Jennifer | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2014-02-02 |
| LING, Adrian James | Director | — | 1992-01-18 |
| LING, Charles Arthur | Director | — | 1992-10-07 |
| MACINNESS, Angus | Director | 2002-10-26 | 2003-01-05 |
| MAIN, Laurence Cyril | Director | 2001-11-10 | 2007-11-24 |
| MALKINSON, Caroline Sarah | Director | 2002-10-26 | 2004-10-30 |
| MARTIN, Nicola | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2014-06-30 |
| MARTIN, Nicola | Director | 2010-12-11 | 2013-01-03 |
| MARTIN, Tony Paul | Director | 1992-01-18 | 1996-12-07 |
| MASTERMAN-LISTER, Martin Joseph | Director | 1997-11-15 | 1998-03-18 |
| MASTERMAN-LISTER, Martin Joseph | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1995-08-02 |
| MASTERS, Robert Stephen | Director | 2018-05-19 | 2021-07-15 |
| MCKEARS, Sylvia Jane | Director | 2018-05-19 | 2019-06-09 |
| MCLAREN, Christine Zuleka Audrey, Mx | Director | 2022-05-21 | 2026-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 443 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.