THE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ESSEX
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Cash
£741k
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
-4.8% vs 2025
Employees
63
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£76k
-164.7% vs 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,557,543 | £1,771,209 | £1,706,590 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £32,991 | £118,113 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £118,113 | -£76,475 | -164.7% | |
| Net profit | £32,991 | £118,113 | -£76,475 | -164.7% | |
| Cash | £726,799 | £703,949 | £741,163 | +5.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,419,459 | £1,579,292 | £1,502,817 | -4.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,419,459 | £1,579,292 | £1,502,817 | -4.8% | |
| Equity | £1,419,459 | £1,579,292 | £1,502,817 | -4.8% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 63 | 63 | 0% | |
| Wages | £960,056 | £1,075,294 | £1,144,159 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £64,491 | £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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 6.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 6.7% | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 7.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.2% | 3.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 12.62x | 14.50x | 11.10x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving these Financial Statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting as a result.”
Significant events
- “The highlight was the completion of the scheme at Thaxted in February 2026 providing four homes for rent to local people.”
- “The Government announced in December that the Mayoral election, originally scheduled for May 2026, would be postponed until 2028. In March, it published its response to the public consultation on local government reorganisation, announcing that from April 2028, the two-tier structure will be replaced by five unitary authorities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Nicholas Digby | Secretary | 2002-12-05 | — | British |
| ALVEY, Barbara Nicolette | Director | 2024-07-03 | Jun 1959 | British |
| BETTLEY, Francis James Archibald, Dr | Director | 2020-09-16 | Apr 1958 | British |
| CALVY, Stewart | Director | 2025-07-09 | Feb 1970 | British |
| DOLLERY, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 2022-10-05 | Feb 1961 | British |
| DUTTON, Susannah Rosemary Peta | Director | 2022-10-05 | Jul 1970 | British |
| GAZELY, Robert Bryan Aird | Director | 2025-07-09 | Mar 1986 | British |
| MEADOWS, Teresa Claire | Director | 2024-07-03 | Dec 1986 | British |
| NICHOLLS, Janet, Reverend | Director | 2019-09-18 | Apr 1964 | British |
| ROBERTS, Paul Gerald | Director | 2021-10-13 | Feb 1955 | British |
| STUCHFIELD, Howard Martin | Director | 2025-07-09 | Apr 1957 | British |
| WEIR, Beverly Ann | Director | 2025-07-09 | Jul 1962 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAGGOTT, Peter Bernard | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2012-02-17 |
| BATESON, Michael Philip | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2006-07-12 |
| BECKER, Gerald Royston Lionel Kendall | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2005-03-29 |
| BELGROVE, Linda | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-07-05 |
| BRAY, Ralph Joseph | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2024-07-03 |
| BRICE, Roger Peter John | Director | 2015-12-02 | 2025-07-09 |
| BRICE, Simon Robert | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2025-07-09 |
| BROWN, John Duncan, Canon | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2008-07-09 |
| BUTLAND, Graham | Director | 2021-10-13 | 2024-07-03 |
| CHARRINGTON, Nicholas Spencer | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2021-10-13 |
| CLOVER, Anthony Harold | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2004-09-29 |
| COURTAULD, George | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2015-12-02 |
| DRAIN, Martyn Nigel | Director | 2005-07-13 | 2018-03-07 |
| FULLER, Jean | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2003-09-24 |
| HAYTER, Gillian Patricia | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2022-10-05 |
| HINDS, Jillian Isla | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2015-12-02 |
| LYSTER, Simon | Director | 2012-12-05 | 2025-07-09 |
| MARTIN, Peter James | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2022-10-05 |
| MOOR, Christine | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2006-07-12 |
| PAGE, Michael John | Director | 2004-09-29 | 2017-05-08 |
| PERCY, Kenneth Edward William, Major | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2006-07-12 |
| PINKERTON, Sarah | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2025-07-09 |
| PORTER, John | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2014-09-17 |
| POWERS, Geoffrey William | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2006-07-12 |
| SAVILL, Roy Anthony | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2006-03-22 |
| SEINET, Guy Anthony Charles | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2004-10-04 |
| ST AUBYN, Mary | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2019-07-10 |
| STUCHFIELD, Martin | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2024-07-03 |
| TURKENTINE, John Henry | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2009-07-09 |
| TURNER, John Maxwell | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2008-07-09 |
| WALSH, Simon Michael, Councillor | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2021-10-13 |
| WEBSTER, Mavis Joan | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2013-07-10 |
| WOOLLEY, Richard Charles | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2012-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.