THE REME CHARITY
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Cash
£548K
+52% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
+37.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£524K
-10.9% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-15.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified 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 | £182,958 | £2,831,837 | £3,071,624 | +8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £40,152 | £159,849 | £101,643 | -36.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£61,052 | £587,564 | £523,767 | -10.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £515,311 | — | |
| Cash | £278,752 | £360,522 | £547,911 | +52% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,525,233 | £19,208,383 | £19,723,694 | +2.7% | |
| Net assets | £18,512,129 | £19,195,279 | £19,710,590 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £18,512,129 | £19,195,279 | £19,710,590 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 29 | 40 | +37.9% | |
| Wages | £554,934 | £609,747 | £760,298 | +24.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £129,786 | £134,878 | +3.9% |
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 | 21.9% | 5.6% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 7.10x | 6.70x | 4.00x |
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
- Godfrey Wilson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 charity'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 REME CHARITY · parent
- The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum 100%
- The REME Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The trustees reviewed and amended the organisations Charity Governance Manual in 2025.”
- “Our total welfare case expenditure amounted to £388,954 (2024: £386,743; 2023: £408,695; 2022: £227,632), with average grants of £913 (2024: £655; 2023: £718; 2022: £605).”
- “'Lifting the Decks' has become an institution since its inception in 2021 and attracts major fundraising events, raising £60,553 this year (2024: £33,141).”
- “In 2025 the Charity was remembered in the wills of two REME veterans, amounting to legacy income of £202,173.”
- “In January 2025, The REME Trading Co took on the direct management of Crowns Café, resulting in staff headcount increasing to 40 and trading income increasing by 71%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Barbel Christiane | Secretary | 2021-09-10 | — | — |
| ASHTON, Megan, Commander | Director | 2023-08-10 | Jul 1985 | British |
| BROWN, Abigail | Director | 2024-05-23 | May 1979 | British |
| BURNS, Harriet, Captain | Director | 2023-08-10 | Nov 1995 | British |
| FOSTER, James Alexander | Director | 2024-01-18 | Dec 1966 | English |
| FRAM, Robert Charles, Col | Director | 2018-11-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HEMBERY, Paul Charles Dennis | Director | 2018-07-20 | Mar 1983 | British |
| HIRST, Trevor | Director | 2023-08-10 | May 1963 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Clare, Brigadier | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| SHAND, Alexander, Major | Director | 2024-03-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
| TUMIM, Paul | Director | 2023-08-10 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, William John Richard, Lt Col (Retd) | Secretary | 2016-03-02 | 2016-09-01 |
| TIZARD, Michael James, Lt Col (Retd) | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | 2021-09-10 |
| ANDREWS, Stephen Michael, Major General | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2024-05-23 |
| BULLARD, Michael Jeremy Ainstie, Col | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2024-05-23 |
| GIBSON, Ian Paul, Colonel | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2018-11-01 |
| GRAHAM, Alastair Paul | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2023-10-11 |
| MITCHELL, Paul Gordon, Colonol | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2019-10-01 |
| NORRIS, Rosemary | Director | 2023-01-13 | 2023-11-14 |
| PENDLINGTON, Michael Andrew, Colonel | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2016-12-04 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Colleen | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2023-01-13 |
| ROGERS, Andrew James, Colonel | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2023-10-11 |
| SCOTT, Daniel Gordon, Colonel | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2025-04-10 |
| SIMPSON, Mark Andrew, Colonol | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2024-05-23 |
| WADDINGTON, Simon Thomas, Colonol | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2016-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-19 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-01 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.