INSTITUTE OF ERGONOMICS AND HUMAN FACTORS
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Cash
£217k
-40.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£343k
-4.6% vs 2024
Employees
7
+16.7% highest in 6 filed years
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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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | £1,038,660 | £836,407 | £999,215 | +19.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £122,616 | -£166,530 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £122,616 | -£160,285 | -£16,455 | +89.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £340,724 | £366,828 | £217,419 | -40.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £322,339 | £353,858 | £427,988 | £519,998 | £359,713 | £343,258 | -4.6% | |
| Net assets | £322,339 | £349,839 | £380,376 | £519,998 | £359,713 | £343,258 | -4.6% | |
| Equity | £322,339 | £349,839 | £380,376 | £519,998 | £359,713 | £343,258 | -4.6% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £281,135 | £295,809 | £304,579 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.8% | -19.2% | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.3% | 1.1% | 12.6% | 31.5% | 37.3% | 36.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.64x | 2.62x | 2.66x |
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
- INSTITUTE OF ERGONOMICS AND HUMAN FACTORS 2009-10-20 → present
- ERGONOMICS SOCIETY(THE) 1985-06-18 → 2009-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ormerod Rutter Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “We began our preparations to host the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) conference in 2027. This included the formation of a community interest company (CIC) called IEA2027 CIC which has been registered at Companies House.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 133 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABY, Reji | Director | 2024-04-15 | Apr 1976 | Indian |
| BIRD, Fiona Clare | Director | 2026-04-13 | Apr 1976 | British |
| BROADBENT, Suzanne Elizabeth | Director | 2024-04-15 | Aug 1978 | British |
| FRANKLIN, Stephen James | Director | 2026-04-13 | Jan 1987 | British |
| HARMER, Steven Richard | Director | 2022-04-11 | Dec 1963 | British |
| IVES, Frances Ruth | Director | 2025-04-14 | Aug 1980 | British |
| JAMES, Ian Michael Zanelli | Director | 2025-04-14 | Jan 1978 | British |
| KELLY, Lisa Kay, Dr | Director | 2025-04-14 | Apr 1985 | British |
| KIRBY, Barry Peter | Director | 2026-04-13 | Dec 1978 | British |
| LANSDOWN, Terry Clement | Director | 2021-04-19 | Jul 1969 | British |
| RIDSDALE, Emma-Louise | Director | 2023-04-17 | Jun 1984 | British |
| SEN GUPTA, Monica Santyana | Director | 2021-04-19 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SUJAN, Mark Alexander, Professor | Director | 2024-04-15 | Jan 1970 | German |
| SUTTON, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2023-04-17 | Jul 1970 | British |
| THODY, Martin | Director | 2024-04-15 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 133 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOMBES, Karenna Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1992-07-09 |
| MAYFIELD, Thomas Frank | Secretary | 1992-07-09 | 1994-04-30 |
| O'NEILL, David Hugh | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2006-05-18 |
| SCRIVEN, Julia Gay, Dr | Secretary | — | 2000-04-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Claire, Dr | Secretary | 2006-05-18 | 2009-05-19 |
| ANDERSON, Donald Maxwell Marchmont | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2002-12-31 |
| ANDERSON, Martin | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2013-05-09 |
| ANDREWS, Clive John Amon | Director | 1999-04-08 | 2003-03-27 |
| ANGERER, Kirsty | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2022-04-11 |
| ARDRON, Ann | Director | 1999-04-08 | 2005-04-04 |
| ATKINSON, Sarah, Dr | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2008-03-31 |
| AVERY, Julie Ann | Director | 2021-04-19 | 2025-04-14 |
| BA, Ibrahima | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2026-04-13 |
| BALFE, Nora, Dr | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-04-23 |
| BARGE, Roland Anthony, Dr | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2017-04-25 |
| BERMAN, Jonathan Victor Frank | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2023-04-17 |
| BERMAN, Jonathan Victor Frank | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2017-04-25 |
| BRACE, Charlotte | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2008-03-31 |
| BRIDGER, Robert Spencer | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2026-04-13 |
| BRIDGER, Robert Spencer | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2016-04-19 |
| BUCKLE, Peter William | Director | 2010-04-12 | 2016-04-19 |
| BUST, Philip | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2009-05-19 |
| CAREY, Michael Scott | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2026-04-13 |
| CAYZER, Fiona | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2023-04-17 |
| CHANDLER, Edward | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2012-04-16 |
| CHARLES, Rebecca | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2023-04-17 |
| CHARLES, Rebecca | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2014-04-07 |
| CHAUHAN, Dipak | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2008-03-31 |
| CLARKE, Theresa Ellen | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2014-04-07 |
| COOKE, Rebecca | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2020-04-28 |
| COTTER, Samuel Joseph | Director | 2009-05-19 | 2012-04-16 |
| DAVIES, Josephine Mary | Director | 2005-03-10 | 2006-05-18 |
| DICKINSON, Claire Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| EASON, Kenneth Douglas, Professor | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2007-04-16 |
| EDWARDS, Brian David, Dr | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2021-04-19 |
| EDWARDS, Byron John Harry | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2026-04-13 |
| EDWARDS, Byron John Harry | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2017-04-25 |
| FARKAS, Nicholas Laszlo | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2009-05-19 |
| FERGUSON, Margaret Anne | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2009-05-19 |
| FERRIS, Alan John | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2016-04-19 |
| FRANKLIN, Stephen James | Director | 2024-04-15 | 2024-11-19 |
| GALE, Alastair George | Director | — | 1999-12-07 |
| GALLEY-TAYLOR, Magdalen Elizabeth | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2009-05-19 |
| GIBSON, William Huw, Dr | Director | 2023-04-17 | 2026-04-13 |
| GKIKAS, Nikolaos, Dr | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| GRANT, Courtney | Director | 2021-04-19 | 2024-04-15 |
| GRAVELING, Richard Alan, Dr | Director | 2009-05-19 | 2015-05-14 |
| GRAVES, Rodney James | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2002-12-31 |
| GRAY, Michael Ian | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2004-04-15 |
| HANSON, Margaret Ann | Director | 1997-04-16 | 2001-04-11 |
| HARROD, Susan | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2003-01-09 |
| HARVEY, Roger Spencer | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| HARVEY, Roger Spencer | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1997-04-16 |
| HASLAM, Roger Andrew, Professor | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2016-04-19 |
| HASLAM, Roger Andrew, Professor | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2010-04-12 |
| HAWARD, Barbara Margaret | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2022-03-11 |
| HAWARD, Barbara Margaret | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2010-04-12 |
| HEATON, Nigel Oliver | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2000-04-05 |
| HEAVENOR, Glen | Director | 1999-04-08 | 2003-03-27 |
| HIGNETT, Sue, Professor | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2018-11-30 |
| HIGNETT, Susan, Dr | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2009-05-19 |
| HUBBARD, Ella-Mae, Dr | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2022-04-11 |
| KALA, Nu'Maan | Director | 2021-04-19 | 2023-04-17 |
| KIRBY, Barry Peter | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2025-04-14 |
| LANCASTER, Rebecca Jane | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2000-04-05 |
| LANGFORD, Joseph Brien | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2007-04-16 |
| LAYCOCK, Geoffrey | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1996-04-11 |
| LOVESEY, Edward James, Dr | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2000-04-05 |
| MANSFIELD, Neil, Professor | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2020-04-28 |
| MARSHALL, Andrew Anthony | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1999-04-08 |
| MARSHALL, Edward Charles | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2001-04-11 |
| MAYFIELD, Thomas Frank | Director | 1998-04-02 | 1999-04-08 |
| MCCABE, Paul Thomas | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2005-04-04 |
| MCCAIG, Ronald, Dr | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1996-04-11 |
| MCLEOD, Ronald Walter, Dr | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| MORRIS, Leonard Alexander | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2000-04-05 |
| NEWELL, Geraldine, Dr | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2011-04-11 |
| NORRIS, Beverley, Dr | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2002-12-31 |
| O REILLY, Orla | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2010-04-12 |
| O'NEILL, David Hugh | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2007-06-30 |
| PAGE, Jean | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-04-23 |
| PARSONS, Corinne Anita, Dr | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2015-05-14 |
| PINDER, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2017-04-25 |
| POLLARD, Clare | Director | 2009-05-19 | 2015-05-14 |
| PORTER, Caroline Samantha, Dr | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2019-04-30 |
| PORTER, Michael Leonard | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2017-04-25 |
| PORTER, Michael Leonard | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2012-04-16 |
| PORTER, Michael Leonard | Director | 1998-04-02 | 2002-04-04 |
| PORTER, Michael Leonard | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1996-04-11 |
| RAINBIRD, Graeme Anthony | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2002-04-04 |
| RAJAN, Jane Andrea, Doctor | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2006-05-18 |
| RAJAN, Jane Andrea, Doctor | Director | 1996-04-11 | 1998-04-02 |
| RAMSDEN, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2023-04-17 |
| RAMSDEN, Christopher Stuart | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2000-04-05 |
| RANDLE, Ian Peter Michael, Dr | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-04-23 |
| RICH, Karl | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2004-09-09 |
| RICHARDSON, Miles, Dr | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-04-23 |
| RIDD, John | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2017-04-25 |
| ROBERTSON, Struan Alexander | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2004-04-15 |
| RUSSELL ROSE, Tony, Dr | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2012-04-16 |
| SANDOVER, Jack, Dr | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1998-04-02 |
| SCRIVEN, Julia Gay, Dr | Director | — | 2000-04-05 |
| SELL, Reginald George | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2015-05-14 |
| SELL, Reginald George | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2003-03-27 |
| SHARPLES, Sarah Catherine, Professor | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2012-04-16 |
| SHARPLES, Sarah Catherine, Professor | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2017-04-25 |
| SINCLAIR, Murray Alexander | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2004-04-15 |
| SOUTHAM, Timothy Howard | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2010-12-03 |
| STEDMON, Alexander Winstan | Director | 2021-04-19 | 2023-06-02 |
| STEWART, Thomas Francey Mckenzie | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-04-11 |
| STOCKBRIDGE, Hugh Charles Walter | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1996-04-11 |
| STUBBS, David, Professor | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2006-05-18 |
| SUJAN, Mark Alexander, Professor | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2023-04-17 |
| TAINSH, Michael Anthony | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2004-04-15 |
| TAPLEY, Sarah Elisabeth | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2013-07-02 |
| TAYLOR, Nick Henry | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2015-05-14 |
| THOMPSON, David | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2005-04-04 |
| TUTTON, Will, Dr | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| USHER, David Michael, Dr | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2008-03-31 |
| WADSWORTH, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2005-04-04 |
| WADSWORTH, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2000-04-05 |
| WALLACE, Alyson | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1998-04-02 |
| WARD, Heather Ann | Director | — | 1992-07-09 |
| WATERSON, Patrick Edward, Dr | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2016-07-11 |
| WHITFIELD, David John Christopher | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2006-05-18 |
| WIDDOWSON, Amanda Jane | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2025-04-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Claire, Dr | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2013-04-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Claire, Dr | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2009-05-19 |
| WILSON, John Richard, Professor | Director | 2009-05-19 | 2013-07-01 |
| WOOLMER, Terence Martin | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2018-04-23 |
| WOOLMER, Terence Martin | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2011-04-11 |
| YOUNG, Mark Stuart, Dr | Director | 2018-04-23 | 2026-04-13 |
| YOUNG, Mark, Dr | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2011-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Charles Peachey | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-16 | Active |
| Miss Tina Worthy | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Noorzaman Rashid | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-24 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
| Mr Stephen Barraclough | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 424 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.