INTERCONTINENTAL CHURCH SOCIETY
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Cash
£85k
-32.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.6m
-5.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£197k
+19.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £1,597,454 | £561,294 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£351,897 | -£298,563 | +15.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£244,086 | -£197,300 | +19.2% | |
| Net profit | £976,204 | -£244,086 | -£197,300 | +19.2% | |
| Cash | £473,794 | £125,665 | £85,021 | -32.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,768,299 | £3,570,999 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,012,385 | £3,768,299 | £3,570,999 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £4,012,385 | £3,768,299 | £3,570,999 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0% | |
| Wages | £224,095 | £240,485 | £255,138 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £83,750 | £88,463 | +5.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -62.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 61.1% | -43.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -9.3% | -8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.9% | 1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 25.18x | 21.16x | 14.10x |
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
- INTERCONTINENTAL CHURCH SOCIETY 1998-12-31 → present
- THE NEW INTERCONTINENTAL CHURCH SOCIETY 1998-09-11 → 1998-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Council Members' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INTERCONTINENTAL CHURCH SOCIETY · parent
- The Colonial and Continental Church Society
- Intercontinental Church Society (Nominees) Limited
Significant events
- “Bishop Ric Thorpe departed from ICS after his appointment as Archbishop of Melbourne, and Jim Perryman retired from his role, being replaced by Tim Wright as Recruitment and Short-term Mission Manager.”
- “Mission Director Richard is approaching retirement in 2026, leading to significant transitions for the society.”
- “Four new permanent chaplains were recruited for Holy Trinity Brussels, St Marc's Grenoble, Aquitaine, and St Mark's Versailles with St Paul's Chevry, and new mission partners welcomed in Algiers, Poland/Kyiv, and Budapest.”
- “A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication was held at St Peter's Château d'Oex to mark the completion of the church restoration project and its 125th anniversary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 78 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROMLEY, Richard William, Reverend | Secretary | 2013-01-02 | — | — |
| CREW, Ruan John, The Revd | Director | 2024-06-20 | Jul 1970 | British |
| DUMAIN, Elizabeth | Director | 2020-09-11 | May 1965 | British |
| HANCE, Stephen John, The Very Revd Dr | Director | 2017-09-07 | Apr 1966 | British |
| HOPKINS, Anna Louise | Director | 2024-06-20 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MENTZEL, Kevin David, Reverend | Director | 2020-09-11 | Sep 1960 | British |
| OLOKOSE, Folorunso Oladosu, Reverend | Director | 2019-03-14 | Apr 1970 | Nigerian,French |
| PARKER, Philip Vernon, The Revd | Director | 2024-06-20 | Apr 1960 | British |
| SAVILL, Jemima | Director | 2022-09-08 | Feb 1977 | British,Australian |
| SKUDDER, Elizabeth Diane | Director | 2017-09-07 | Jul 1984 | British |
| SOPP, Graham Jenman | Director | 2022-09-08 | Sep 1958 | British |
| WILKINSON, Susan Wendy | Director | 2025-06-27 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 78 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEALEY, John David | Secretary | 2008-07-08 | 2011-07-12 |
| HEALEY, John David | Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2005-04-15 |
| JOHNSON, Brian, The Reverend | Secretary | 2003-02-26 | 2003-12-19 |
| KIRK, Elizabeth Mary | Secretary | 1998-09-11 | 2003-02-26 |
| LUSON, Peter Ian | Secretary | 2005-02-10 | 2008-06-13 |
| ALISON, Michael James Hugh, Rt Hon | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| ALLEN, Glyn James | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| BIGGS, Laurence John, The Revd | Director | 2020-09-11 | 2023-06-27 |
| BIGGS, Laurence John, The Revd | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-09-18 |
| CARTER, John | Director | 2016-09-17 | 2021-08-26 |
| CORBYN, John, Reverend | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2008-06-11 |
| CORNWELL-KELLY, Malachy Patrick | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2014-09-23 |
| DALE, Martin Nicholas, Rev | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2023-06-27 |
| DICKSON, John Park | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2012-09-18 |
| DUXBURY, James Campbell, The Revd Canon | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2016-09-17 |
| DYMOND, Rosemary Carmen, Revd Dr | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2014-09-23 |
| EAVES, Brian Maxwell, The Reverend | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2010-06-14 |
| FARR, Richard William | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2001-11-19 |
| FRAY, Berenice | Director | 2003-06-21 | 2009-06-09 |
| GAYLE, Calen Ebere Lee | Director | 2021-09-09 | 2024-05-01 |
| GOLDSMITH, Christopher David | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| GREEN, Edward Marcus, The Reverend | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2010-06-14 |
| HALLETT, Keith Philip, Reverend | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| HARDINGHAM, Paul David, Rev | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2003-06-21 |
| HEGARTY, Gerald, The Revd | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2010-06-14 |
| HENDERSON, Julian Tudor, The Rt Revd | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2016-09-17 |
| HOVENDEN, Gerald Eric, Rev | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| HOYLE, Roger Anthony | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2024-06-20 |
| JACKSON, Richard Charles, Bishop | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2024-06-20 |
| JONES, Glyn, Revd | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2003-06-21 |
| JOYNSON-HICKS, Crispin William, The Viscount Brentford | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2016-09-17 |
| KENDALL, Thomas Joseph | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2003-06-21 |
| LEA, Gillian Ann Carol | Director | 2001-06-13 | 2007-06-27 |
| LEYTON, Sylvia | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2016-09-17 |
| MADDEN, William Robert Bernard | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2012-09-18 |
| MARSHALL, Angela, The Revd | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-09-18 |
| MASDING, John William, Reverend | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2009-06-09 |
| MASON, Thomas Henry Ambrose, The Revd Canon | Director | 2008-06-11 | 2012-09-18 |
| MCHAFFIE, Alistair, Rev | Director | 2003-06-21 | 2009-06-09 |
| MOORE, John Richard, The Revd Canon | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2010-06-14 |
| MORGAN, Richard | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| MOUGHTIN, Ross | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2003-06-21 |
| NEWSTEAD, Dominic Gerald Bruno, The Revd | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2017-09-07 |
| OLBY, Madge Elizabeth | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2008-06-11 |
| PERRYMAN, James Edward, The Revd | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2013-07-01 |
| PHILPOTT, John David, The Reverend | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-09-18 |
| POLE, Francis John Michael, Rev | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| PRICE, Dorothea Elizabeth | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2016-09-17 |
| PURSER, Alan Gordon, Rev | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2001-06-13 |
| RITCHIE, David John Rose, Rev | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2005-06-25 |
| ROBBINS, Keith Christopher | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2017-01-07 |
| ROYLE, Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2001-06-13 |
| SADLER, Dennis | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2016-09-17 |
| SADLER, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2011-09-28 |
| SANDERS, Lesley | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2011-09-28 |
| SANDERS, Michael Barry, Reverend | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2022-09-08 |
| SCOONES, Roger Philip, Reverend | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2002-06-19 |
| SCRIVEN, Henry William, The Rt Revd | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2020-09-11 |
| SEAMER, Stephen James George, The Reverend | Director | 2001-06-13 | 2004-09-08 |
| SERTIN, Marilyn Eve | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2009-06-09 |
| SMITH, Gillian Angela, Revd | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| SOPP, Graham Jenman | Director | 2005-11-12 | 2006-01-19 |
| STRANGE, Alan Michael, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2012-09-18 |
| STRANGE, Alan Michael, The Reverend Canon | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2004-12-13 |
| THOMAS, Susan Valerie | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2020-09-11 |
| THORPE, Richard Charles, The Rt Revd | Director | 2024-06-20 | 2025-10-20 |
| TYNDALL, Ann Christine | Director | 2015-09-19 | 2024-06-20 |
| UNDERWOOD, Brian, Rev | Director | 1998-09-11 | 2006-06-29 |
| WALLEY, Peter Francis, The Revd | Director | 2005-06-25 | 2008-06-11 |
| WELLER, Christopher Stewart | Director | 2016-09-17 | 2023-06-27 |
| WHITE, David Mccahon | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2021-09-09 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2010-06-14 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Director | 2003-06-21 | 2006-06-29 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Director | 1998-11-14 | 1999-07-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Rocyn Ailwyn | Director | 2003-06-21 | 2012-09-18 |
| WILTON, Gary Ian, The Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2023-06-27 |
| WOOKEY, Stephen Mark, The Revd | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2018-08-27 |
| WRIGHT, Timothy, The Very Reverend | Director | 2016-09-17 | 2025-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverend Richard William Bromley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 295 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.