THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF
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Cash
£31m
+46.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.8m
+11.3% vs 2024
Employees
403
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£892k
+168.8% 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 | £148,777,000 | £91,000 | £176,000 | +93.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,297,000 | £892,000 | +168.8% | |
| Net profit | £457,000 | -£1,297,000 | £892,000 | +168.8% | |
| Cash | £21,220,000 | £21,441,000 | £31,479,000 | +46.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,810,000 | £8,513,000 | £9,518,000 | +11.8% | |
| Net assets | £9,215,000 | £7,918,000 | £8,810,000 | +11.3% | |
| Equity | £9,215,000 | £7,918,000 | £8,810,000 | +11.3% | |
| Average employees | 358 | 400 | 403 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £16,170,000 | £18,792,000 | £19,555,000 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £796,590 | £873,902 | £985,879 | +12.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.3% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 76.7% | 80.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 2.34x | 3.63x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF · parent
- UNICEF UK Enterprises Limited 100%
- Soccer Aid Productions Limited 50%
Significant events
- “Soccer Aid for UNICEF reached new heights, raising a record £15.3 million.”
- “UNICEF could respond to 443 emergencies in 146 countries.”
- “UNICEF UK's role in advocating for the abolition of the two-child benefit cap. This change will lift half a million children out of poverty in the UK.”
- “In 2025, UNICEF UK, introduced Making Childhood Unstoppable: a bold, unifying brand platform.”
- “The Board completed a thorough review of the membership model of the charity and decided to move to a foundation model with updated Articles of Association.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAUGH, Steven Miller | Secretary | 2020-06-05 | — | — |
| AL-QASSAB, Usama Anmar | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| AMIN, Sheena | Director | 2025-10-09 | May 1988 | British |
| ATKINSON, Margaret Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2021-03-10 | Sep 1956 | British |
| BAGGULEY, Meryl Candice | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| DASANI, Shatish Damodar | Director | 2020-09-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| DAVIS, Sarah Andrea | Director | 2017-06-26 | Nov 1968 | British |
| FRANCIS, Heather | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MERRY, Christopher James | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
| PENDER, Sophie | Director | 2025-10-09 | Jun 1996 | British |
| SKINGSLEY, Zamila | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULL, David | Secretary | 1999-12-17 | 2016-06-03 |
| DEVITT, Rachel Louise | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | 2020-06-05 |
| PENROSE, Michael | Secretary | 2016-06-03 | 2019-09-30 |
| SMITH, Robert Daglish | Secretary | 1998-11-05 | 1999-12-17 |
| ALEXANDER, Douglas Garven | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2020-09-24 |
| ANELAY OF ST JOHNS, Joyce Anne, Baroness | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2007-07-26 |
| BADAWI, Mohamed Aboulkhair Zaki, Doctor | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2006-01-24 |
| BADMAN, Graham Michael | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-07-06 |
| BAUM, John David | Director | 1998-11-05 | 1999-09-05 |
| BLACK, Margaret Penelope | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2003-07-02 |
| BRIGID CROFTON, Mary | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2006-07-19 |
| BRINTON, Sarah Virginia, Baroness | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2019-06-26 |
| CARNEY, Sean Robert | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2025-06-24 |
| CONNOCK, Alexander Michael | Director | 2017-06-26 | 2025-10-24 |
| COOKE, Justin Alex Edward | Director | 2017-06-26 | 2019-06-24 |
| COULTER, Paddy | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2002-07-17 |
| CRABTREE, Harriet, Dr | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2013-06-24 |
| CUND, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2019-06-26 |
| DAVIES, Mary Lynn, Professor | Director | 2005-06-29 | 2011-06-29 |
| DAY, Steven Timothy | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2020-08-31 |
| DEAN OF THORNTON LE FYLDE, Brenda, Rt. Hon Baroness Dean Of Tiior | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2003-07-02 |
| ELLIS, Jacob Dafydd | Director | 2025-03-31 | 2025-06-23 |
| FERGUSON, Matthew | Director | 2021-03-10 | 2025-09-30 |
| GILL, Kirsty Judith | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2021-03-10 |
| GUNDARA, Jagdish, Professor | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2014-06-23 |
| HALL, David Michael Baldock | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2005-06-29 |
| HAWKES, Richard Charles | Director | 2021-03-10 | 2025-07-07 |
| HIND, Andrew Fleming | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2002-07-17 |
| HOWE OF IDLICOTE, Baroness (Elspeth Morton) | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2002-07-17 |
| HOWLING, Ilse Robin Charis | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2018-06-27 |
| ISHERWOOD, Robert Glyn | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2016-09-07 |
| JENKIN, Anne Caroline, Baroness | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2017-06-26 |
| JHUMAT, Aneil Kumar | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2024-07-09 |
| KHAN WILLIAMS, Mehr | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2008-06-26 |
| LANSDOWN, Gerison | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2010-06-23 |
| LORD CARLILE OF BERRIEW QC | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2000-09-19 |
| LOVELL, Christopher Charles | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2012-06-25 |
| MACGREGOR, Susan Katriona | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2013-06-24 |
| MARSHALL, Kathleen Anne | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2004-07-07 |
| MASSEY, Doreen Elizabeth, Baroness | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2015-07-06 |
| MAULEVERER, Peter Bruce | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2008-06-26 |
| MILLER, Susan Elizabeth, Baroness | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2012-07-28 |
| MORRIS OF BOLTON, Patricia, Baroness | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2012-11-23 |
| NORTHOVER, Lindsay Patricia | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2010-06-23 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Patrick | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2003-07-02 |
| PUTTNAM OF QUEENSGATE, David, Lord | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2005-07-31 |
| RECZEK, Cosette Marie | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2022-06-22 |
| REDMOND, Anthony Gerard, Sir | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2020-08-31 |
| RENFREW, Mary Josephine, Professor | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2017-06-26 |
| RICHARDS, Alison Hazel | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2007-07-04 |
| SCOTT, Robert Lee | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2017-06-26 |
| SCOTT, Robert Lee | Director | 1998-11-19 | 2003-07-02 |
| SHARMA, Surinder Mohan, Professor | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2019-06-26 |
| SIBBALD, David James | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2006-07-19 |
| SMITH, Brian | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2011-06-29 |
| STANTON, David Leslie | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2013-06-24 |
| THOMAS OF MACCLESFIELD, Terence James, Lord | Director | 1998-11-19 | 1999-09-13 |
| THOMSON, Caroline Agnes Morgan | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2014-02-26 |
| TOMKINS, Andrew Mervyn, Professor | Director | 2005-06-29 | 2011-06-29 |
| TOWNSEND, Cyril David, Sir | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2000-09-05 |
| UNDERWOOD, Caroline Jane | Director | 2016-06-20 | 2020-09-24 |
| UNWIN, Peter William | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2000-12-31 |
| WAITE, John Douglas, Sir | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2004-07-07 |
| WALMSLEY, Joan Margaret, Baroness | Director | 2003-07-03 | 2009-10-01 |
| WHITAKER, Janet Alison, Lady | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2009-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert | Director | 2008-12-10 | 2011-12-07 |
| WOODHEAD, Martin, Professor | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2018-06-27 |
| WORTHINGTON, Bryony Katherine, Baroness | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2018-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.