THE EDEN TRUST
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Cash
£2.4m
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-12% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
329
-15.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £33,649,000 | £29,661,000 | £30,761,000 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£2,481,000 | -£3,162,000 | -£1,530,000 | +51.6% | |
| Cash | £2,422,000 | £2,415,000 | £2,357,000 | -2.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,982,000 | £41,702,000 | £44,782,000 | +7.4% | |
| Net assets | £17,316,000 | £13,954,000 | £12,284,000 | -12% | |
| Equity | £17,316,000 | £13,954,000 | £12,284,000 | -12% | |
| Average employees | 378 | 388 | 329 | -15.2% | |
| Wages | £12,384,000 | £12,964,000 | £11,034,000 | -14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £638,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £145,000 | £155,000 | — | — |
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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -7.4% | -10.7% | -5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.0% | 72.6% | 76.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.55x | 0.66x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis... Trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of signing.”
Group structure
- THE EDEN TRUST · parent
- Eden Project Campaigns Limited 100%
- Eden Project International Limited 100%
- Eden Sessions Limited 50%
- Eden Project Morecambe Limited 100%
- Eden Project Morecambe Holdings Limited 100%
- Eden Project Wildflower Limited 100%
- Eden Project Wildflower Holdings Limited 100%
- Eden Project Scotland Limited 100%
- Eden Project Scotland Holdings Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BINGHAM, Tina Dawn | Secretary | 2012-06-21 | — | — |
| BELL, Leonie Sarah | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jul 1975 | Scottish |
| BOOTH, Edwin John | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jul 1955 | British |
| FULCHER, James Robert Edward | Director | 2022-06-14 | Aug 1990 | British |
| GODLEE, Fiona Nicolette, Dr | Director | 2020-05-01 | Aug 1961 | British |
| HAYNES, Christopher Mark | Director | 2025-08-18 | Jun 1970 | British |
| KEMP, Sarah Louise | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
| LUSTY, Matthew Peregrine | Director | 2024-05-20 | Feb 1966 | British |
| NEVE, Erica Ruth | Director | 2022-06-14 | May 1977 | British |
| NICHIONNA, Orna | Director | 2023-03-09 | Feb 1956 | Irish |
| VALENTINE, Victoria | Director | 2024-06-01 | May 1984 | British |
| WATTS, Jonathan Christopher | Director | 2023-07-20 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Peter Mark | Secretary | 2002-07-30 | 2012-01-20 |
| LLOYD, Stephen Thomas | Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2002-07-30 |
| ALLWOOD, Charles John | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-03-16 |
| AUSTIN, Geoffrey Neil | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2026-03-30 |
| BEAUMONT, Adam Jason, Dr | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2024-03-05 |
| BENTHALL, Edward Anfrid Pringle | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2023-06-28 |
| CAREW POLE, Richard, Sir | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2007-02-12 |
| CUNIS, Richard Cawton | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2008-11-17 |
| DRORI, Jonathan Ilan | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2024-05-31 |
| GEORGE, Edward Alan John, Lord | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2009-02-20 |
| HAMPEL, Ronald Claus, Sir | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2007-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Emma Louise | Director | 2009-09-28 | 2014-12-31 |
| HAVELOCK, Kevin John | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2025-09-01 |
| HOLBOROW, Mary Christina, Lady | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2016-07-24 |
| LIVINGSTON, Alan George, Professor | Director | 2006-08-21 | 2012-02-29 |
| MACE, Georgina Mary, Dame | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2020-09-21 |
| OWERS, Helen | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-06-25 |
| PARKER, Lucy Blaise | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2019-03-28 |
| PARKER, Penelope Jane | Director | 2015-06-10 | 2019-09-19 |
| PRANCE, Ghillean Tolmie, Sir | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2017-12-12 |
| PUTTNAM, David Terence, Lord | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-03-14 |
| REID, Richard Harry | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2019-09-19 |
| ROBERTSON, Simon Manwaring, Sir | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2015-03-31 |
| ROSE, John Edward Victor, Sir | Director | 2006-08-21 | 2017-01-27 |
| SALZ, Anthony Michael Vaughan, Sir | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2015-06-11 |
| SLINGO, Julia, Dame | Director | 2021-09-17 | 2026-03-11 |
| SMITH, Steven Murray, Professor Sir | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2015-01-02 |
| VYVYAN, Ralph Ferrers Alexander, Sir | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2026-03-30 |
| WHALLEY, Guy Ainsworth | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2005-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.