THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED
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Cash
£2M
-8.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£855K
+71.1% vs 2024
Employees
196
+24.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8.1M
-19.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED·Unclassified median
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED·Unclassified median
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED·Unclassified median
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED·Unclassified median
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED·Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,845,445 | £11,229,141 | +26.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,807,942 | -£8,162,650 | -19.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,819,810 | -£8,144,635 | -19.4% | |
| Net profit | -£6,819,810 | -£8,144,635 | -19.4% | |
| Cash | £2,168,151 | £1,978,282 | -8.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £615,682 | £854,847 | +38.8% | |
| Net assets | £499,482 | £854,847 | +71.1% | |
| Equity | £499,482 | £854,847 | +71.1% | |
| Average employees | 157 | 196 | +24.8% | |
| Wages | £3,095,065 | £3,264,073 | +5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £202,500 | £362,500 | +79% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -77.0% | -72.7% | |
| Net margin | -77.1% | -72.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1105.8% | -954.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.6% | 82.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.21x |
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
- Comptroller and Auditor General
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“During the period, the Board regularly reviewed our financial position based on known information and remains confident that we have sufficient access to resources to remain sustainable as a going concern. In auditing the financial statements, I have concluded that the Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “UK General Election in July 2024 led to changes in government and Board membership.”
- “Internal audit contract with Crowe LLP was terminated in September 2024 due to a discrepancy during due diligence, leading to a gap in internal audit coverage until new arrangements with FCDO Internal Audit from FY25/26.”
- “A new lease agreement for office premises was entered into in June 2025, with annual rent of £67,161.51 and annual increases linked to RPI, capped at 5%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2026-02-25 | — | — |
| DEANE, Michael James | Director | 2023-12-19 | Dec 1959 | British |
| DELEVIC, Milica, Dr | Director | 2023-05-22 | Oct 1969 | British,Serbian |
| HAMES, Duncan John | Director | 2024-11-18 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MACDONALD, Alice | Director | 2025-01-10 | Apr 1983 | British |
| MORRISON, Tom | Director | 2025-01-14 | May 1982 | British |
| MORTON, Wendy | Director | 2025-01-08 | Nov 1967 | British |
| QURESHI, Yasmin | Director | 2022-09-07 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SAVILLE ROBERTS, Elizabeth Katherine | Director | 2023-05-24 | Dec 1964 | Welsh |
| SHELBROOKE, Alec Edward, Sir | Director | 2025-01-09 | Jan 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Donald Raymond | Director | 2015-06-24 | Nov 1958 | British |
| WRIGHT, Iain David | Director | 2024-11-18 | May 1972 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWELL, Valerie Angela | Secretary | 2002-07-15 | 2003-05-28 |
| CHUDLEIGH, Susan Anne | Secretary | 1992-07-31 | 2003-07-01 |
| KURZEJA, Natasha Lewis | Secretary | 2024-05-21 | 2025-12-17 |
| LANE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2018-11-29 | 2024-05-21 |
| LANE, Gordon Robert | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2005-05-24 |
| LEACH, Michael | Secretary | 1992-03-04 | 1992-07-31 |
| MACKAY, Hilary Diana | Secretary | 2000-02-24 | 2000-02-24 |
| NAISMITH, Paul John | Secretary | 2008-01-10 | 2018-08-01 |
| RAINFORD, Robert | Secretary | 2005-05-24 | 2008-01-10 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-02-27 | 1992-03-04 |
| AARONSON, Michael John | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2007-10-18 |
| ABDELA, Lesley Julia | Director | 1996-06-25 | 1997-01-27 |
| AHMED-SHEIKH, Tasmina | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2017-06-28 |
| ALAM, Haji Saghir | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2010-10-16 |
| ALI, Rushanara | Director | 2013-01-30 | 2022-01-30 |
| ARBUTHNOT, James Norwich, The Rt Hon | Director | 2004-05-03 | 2005-08-12 |
| ARMSTRONG, Hilary Jane, Rt Hon | Director | 2009-04-21 | 2012-04-21 |
| ASHWORTH, Georgina Teresa | Director | 1998-05-22 | 2007-05-21 |
| BABINGTON, Mark | Director | 2018-10-23 | 2024-11-24 |
| BAYLEY, Hugh Nigel Edward, Sir | Director | 2005-10-14 | 2009-02-27 |
| BELLINGHAM, Henry Campbell, Sir | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2018-04-06 |
| BEWSHER, James Robert | Director | 2003-11-18 | 2012-11-18 |
| BRADY, Graham Stuart | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2010-07-09 |
| BRAKE, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2008-12-09 |
| CALDWELL, Kenneth Mathieson | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2017-04-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Walter Menzies, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 1997-07-07 | 1997-12-09 |
| CLARKE, Lord | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1998-04-27 |
| COLLINGS, Louise | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2020-12-02 |
| D'SOUZA, Frances Clare, Rthon Baroness | Director | 1999-12-29 | 2007-09-27 |
| DONALDSON, Jeffrey Mark, Rt Hon | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2020-02-28 |
| DUCKWORTH, Nicola Anne | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2003-07-02 |
| DUNNE, Philip Martin | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2010-07-09 |
| ELLIOTT MP, Julie | Director | 2023-09-25 | 2024-08-14 |
| EWING, Margaret Anne | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1998-01-18 |
| FAHM, Susannah Tina | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2014-08-14 |
| FARREN, Sean, Dr | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2011-10-03 |
| FOSTER, Donald Michael Ellison | Director | 2010-07-16 | 2012-09-05 |
| FOULKES, George, Lord | Director | 2006-08-04 | 2013-03-31 |
| FRANK, Peter, Prof | Director | 1992-03-04 | 2000-07-03 |
| GAPES, Michael John | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2005-08-19 |
| GARTON ASH, Timothy | Director | 1992-03-04 | 2001-05-21 |
| GASCOYNE CECIL, Robert Michael James | Director | 1992-03-09 | 1992-04-30 |
| GLEN, John Philip | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2013-03-31 |
| GOWING, Nicholas Keith, Mr. | Director | 1996-06-25 | 2005-06-24 |
| GRADY, Patrick John | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2021-03-23 |
| GRAHAM, Richard Michael John Ogilvie | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2024-07-04 |
| HAMILTON, Archibald Gavin, The Right Honourable Sir | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1999-02-17 |
| HARMAN, Harriet | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2022-02-08 |
| HODGE, Margaret Eve, Baroness | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2020-06-17 |
| HOON, Geoffrey William | Director | 1994-04-11 | 1997-05-01 |
| HOWE OF IDLICOTE, Baroness (Elspeth Morton) | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1996-03-04 |
| HUGHES, Thomas Moir | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2023-10-24 |
| INGLISH, Susan Clare | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2023-10-24 |
| JARDINE, Christine Anne | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2023-02-28 |
| JOHNSTON, Russell, Sir | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1997-07-07 |
| JONES, Ieuan Wyn | Director | 1998-01-09 | 2000-12-11 |
| JONES, Kenneth James | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2013-03-31 |
| KALDOR, Mary Henrietta, Professor | Director | 1997-07-07 | 2006-07-06 |
| KIRKWOOD OF KIRKHOPE, Lord | Director | 1998-05-22 | 2002-01-11 |
| KNIGHTS, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2010-10-16 |
| KURZEJA, Natasha Lewis | Director | 2025-06-02 | 2025-12-17 |
| LAIRD, Gavin Harry, Sir | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1996-03-04 |
| LAND, Ralph Richard | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1998-04-27 |
| LIDINGTON, David Roy, Sir | Director | 2008-04-08 | 2010-07-09 |
| LLWYD, Elfyn | Director | 2001-08-24 | 2005-04-19 |
| MACKINTOSH, Joyti Kumari | Director | 2020-12-02 | 2021-07-30 |
| MAIN, Anne Margaret | Director | 2010-08-05 | 2011-03-30 |
| MANBY, Nonie Bronwen | Director | 2011-02-21 | 2017-02-23 |
| MCKECHIN, Ann | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2015-06-12 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2023-08-24 | 2024-08-01 |
| MERRON, Gillian Joanna | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2001-02-02 |
| MILLER, Maria Frances Lewis, Dame | Director | 2020-11-05 | 2024-08-01 |
| MOORE, Michael Kevin | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2005-11-08 |
| MUNN, Margaret Patricia | Director | 2008-10-20 | 2012-09-30 |
| NAISMITH, Paul John | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2018-08-01 |
| NICHOLLS, Patrick | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1993-07-05 |
| O'HARA, Brendan | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2023-08-24 |
| OSMOND, Anthony John | Director | 2011-02-22 | 2017-04-25 |
| OTUKOYA, Bosede Olufemi | Director | 2022-07-28 | 2024-01-23 |
| PAGE, Richard Lewis | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2000-02-21 |
| PINTO-DUSCHINSKY, Michael, Dr | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1998-04-27 |
| ROBERTSON, George Islay Macneill, Lord | Director | 1992-03-04 | 1994-02-17 |
| ROBERTSON, Hugh Michael, Sir | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2008-07-21 |
| ROGAN OF LOWER WEAGH, The Lord | Director | 2005-04-19 | 2008-03-21 |
| ROSINDELL, Andrew Richard, Mr. | Director | 2010-08-18 | 2019-08-17 |
| ROSS, Ernest | Director | 1996-01-15 | 2002-08-31 |
| SAINSBURY, Timothy Alan Davan, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 1995-01-16 | 1997-05-14 |
| SALMOND, Alexander Elliot Anderson | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2016-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | Legal person | Voting 25–50% | 2017-02-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 316 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.