THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE
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Cash
£5.7M
+7.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,024
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,420,000 | £35,580,000 | £43,502,000 | +22.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,620,000 | £2,694,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£816,000 | -£1,328,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£816,000 | -£1,328,000 | £1,706,000 | +228.5% | |
| Cash | £5,837,000 | £5,347,000 | £5,732,000 | +7.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £20,064,000 | £21,688,000 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £21,310,000 | £19,982,000 | £21,688,000 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £21,310,000 | £19,982,000 | £21,688,000 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 866 | 980 | 1,024 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £21,731,000 | £25,916,000 | £29,500,000 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £631,434 | £690,934 | +9.4% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 7.6% | — | |
| Net margin | -2.7% | -3.7% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.8% | 10.4% | 12.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.16x | 3.39x | 2.82x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE 1999-01-25 → present
- THE DAVID LEWIS ORGANISATION 1997-05-01 → 1999-01-25
- THE DAVID LEWIS CENTRE 1990-09-06 → 1997-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The charity has sufficient financial resources, together with contracts with local authorities and suppliers varying from 1 to 24 months depending on the service provided. Having reviewed the charity's forecasts and other relevant evidence including various downside scenarios, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that David Lewis has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Neil Alan | Secretary | 2017-02-10 | — | — |
| BREARLEY, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2023-12-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| CARTWRIGHT, Elaine | Director | 2024-01-23 | Aug 1965 | British |
| ELLIS, Lisa | Director | 2022-06-20 | May 1972 | British |
| GREEN, Christine | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1957 | British |
| HALLIWELL, Victoria | Director | 2022-06-20 | Sep 1971 | British |
| KALLOO, Tricia | Director | 2022-01-31 | Oct 1969 | Trinidadian |
| LOUGHLIN, Geoff | Director | 2018-01-19 | Aug 1953 | British |
| MCKEVITT, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2023-11-21 | Feb 1968 | British |
| SPENCER, Carole | Director | 2022-01-13 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WALKER, Paul Martin | Director | 2025-01-31 | Nov 1957 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISSET, James Valentine | Secretary | 2000-09-15 | 2003-10-06 |
| FRANCE, Peter David | Secretary | 1997-06-20 | 2000-04-15 |
| HANCOCK, Robert Michael | Secretary | 1995-01-06 | 1997-06-20 |
| HINSELWOOD, Michelle | Secretary | 2015-07-13 | 2017-02-09 |
| LARKIN, Matthew | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2015-04-23 |
| MURDOCH, John Alan, Dr | Secretary | 2003-10-06 | 2006-10-31 |
| THOMPSON, Hugh Neville Marshall | Secretary | — | 1995-01-06 |
| ASBURY, Michael John, Doctor | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2010-10-19 |
| BARCLAY, Robert David Assheton | Director | — | 2012-11-09 |
| BERESSI, Roisin Maria | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2020-05-10 |
| BROOMHEAD, John Peter | Director | — | 2009-11-13 |
| BROWN, Douglas Dunlop, Sir | Director | 2005-10-07 | 2008-11-14 |
| BRYCE, Nanette Hyde | Director | — | 1994-06-23 |
| CHATBURN, John Norman | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2009-11-13 |
| COLQUHOUN, Diana Margaret | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2014-12-16 |
| CORNWALL, Darren Karl | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2023-11-06 |
| CURTIS, Andrew Grant | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2012-11-09 |
| DEVLIN, George | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2023-09-10 |
| DEVLIN, Stephen | Director | 2014-12-16 | 2023-12-16 |
| DYSON, Richard George | Director | 2009-06-02 | 2018-06-01 |
| EYRE, James David | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2016-04-14 |
| FEERICK, Linda | Director | 2018-02-13 | 2024-02-05 |
| FOSTER, Sarah Anne Mary | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2000-06-06 |
| HANNAM, Philip | Director | 1990-10-25 | 1992-08-03 |
| HARDERN, Barrie Rushworth | Director | — | 2007-11-09 |
| HEALD, Joan | Director | — | 1996-10-13 |
| HESTER, Robert John | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2009-01-28 |
| HIGHAM, Peter Richard | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2012-11-09 |
| HIND, Isobel Mary Sloan | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2013-11-09 |
| HOLE, David Alexander | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-17 |
| HOLLOWS, Alistair Vincent | Director | 2018-01-19 | 2025-09-10 |
| HOLT, Peter Anthony Lord | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2014-12-16 |
| IMRIE, Alastair Milne | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2021-08-14 |
| INSLEY, Audrey Betsy | Director | — | 2000-01-19 |
| LOCK, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2017-06-06 |
| MANN, Timothy | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2018-07-18 |
| MARLAND, Osman Peter | Director | — | 1992-10-22 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Marie Elizabeth | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2021-06-12 |
| MEECHAM, Philip Henry | Director | 1993-01-28 | 1995-04-07 |
| MELROSE, Margaret Elstob | Director | — | 1998-11-20 |
| MILLS, Anthony John | Director | 1996-08-20 | 1997-10-03 |
| MORTLOCK, Gillian Kay | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2015-08-05 |
| PARROTT, Ian Thomas | Director | 2009-06-02 | 2012-11-09 |
| PARROTT, Ian Thomas | Director | 1990-10-25 | 2006-06-28 |
| PAYNE, Robert Gardiner | Director | — | 2005-11-04 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Ellis Backhouse | Director | — | 2000-11-19 |
| SHAHIN, Marie | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2018-12-18 |
| SPARROW, Joan Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-05-26 |
| SQUIRES, John Christopher | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2017-09-22 |
| STEEL, George Malcolm | Director | 1995-05-05 | 1998-09-03 |
| TATTERSALL, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | 2009-11-13 |
| TEBBY-LEES, Susan Jane | Director | 2019-02-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Lynda | Director | 1998-12-08 | 2000-02-25 |
| THOMPSON, Brian Hooton | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2006-09-05 |
| THOMPSON, Brian James | Director | 1995-03-03 | 1996-07-17 |
| WACEY, Brian | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2009-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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