FACING THE WORLD
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Cash
£436K
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£416K
-6.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£30K
+48.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | — | £527,582 | £741,256 | +40.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£58,564 | -£30,395 | +48.1% | |
| Net profit | -£13,284 | -£58,564 | -£30,395 | +48.1% | |
| Cash | £523,896 | £460,414 | £435,858 | -5.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £504,742 | £446,178 | £415,783 | -6.8% | |
| Net assets | £504,742 | £446,178 | £415,783 | -6.8% | |
| Equity | £504,742 | £446,178 | £415,783 | -6.8% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £70,367 | £99,762 | £113,866 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -11.1% | -4.1% | |
| Current ratio | 19.81x | 21.48x | 15.74x |
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
- Auditor
- Georgiades Charalambou & Co 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 foundation's ability to continue.”
Significant events
- “During a State Visit 28th - 30th October 2025 by Secretary General Mr To Lam and First Lady Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, Facing the World was actively involved in both public and private meetings and received extensive national press coverage.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAST, Florian Christoph | Director | 2025-11-12 | Jun 1978 | German |
| CHAN, Michael Chiu | Director | 2019-06-13 | Jun 1963 | Canadian |
| CLARKE, Peter Murray | Director | 2023-09-28 | Sep 1960 | British |
| FENNELL, Simon John Paul | Director | 2015-06-09 | May 1969 | British |
| KANDEL, Katrin | Director | 2011-09-07 | May 1958 | American |
| PATEL, Anil | Director | 2020-03-19 | Jan 1967 | British |
| PORTER, Richard William James, Dr | Director | 2022-06-16 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SCHELL VON BAUSCHLOTT, Peter Constantin William | Director | 2015-01-12 | Aug 1963 | American |
| SCHRAGER VON ALTISHOFEN, Charles Leland | Director | 2017-09-14 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECCLES, Simon James | Secretary | 2007-01-17 | 2019-06-05 |
| KIRKPATRICK, Philip Duncan John | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2002-11-22 |
| RANDHAWA, Neil Andrew, Dr | Secretary | 2002-11-22 | 2007-01-17 |
| BANTON, Graham David | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2013-02-01 |
| BUTLER, Peter Edward Michael | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2010-04-19 |
| COLLIER, Jonathan Marc | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2017-11-02 |
| DUNAWAY, David James | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2012-12-17 |
| ECCLES, Simon James | Director | 2013-06-08 | 2019-06-05 |
| FORREST, Christopher | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2025-11-12 |
| JOSHI, Naresh, Dr | Director | 2011-11-23 | 2012-12-12 |
| KELLY, Martin Bernard Hirigoyen | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2008-05-20 |
| KIRKPATRICK, William Niall Alexander | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2022-01-09 |
| MCELHONE, Natascha | Director | 2011-01-12 | 2020-02-18 |
| O'NEILL, James Patrick | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2018-09-13 |
| OPPENHEIMER TURNER, Emily | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2013-07-09 |
| RANDHAWA, Neil Andrew, Dr | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2010-01-01 |
| REES, Timothy Seaborn, Dr | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2019-06-05 |
| SCHMELTZER, Mary | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2016-01-24 |
| THYKIER, Kris | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2013-07-09 |
| TIMONEY, Norma, Dr | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2025-03-02 |
| UZUNER, Tolga Ibrahim | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2022-03-28 |
| WATERHOUSE, Norman | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2013-07-03 |
| WHYTE, Tim James | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2016-11-28 |
| YOUNG, Richard Charles | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2019-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.