UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
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Cash
£17M
+33.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24M
+19.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
737
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.6M
+195.1% 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 | £788,000 | £68,331,000 | £76,011,000 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,228,000 | £3,624,000 | +195.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,201,000 | £1,228,000 | £3,624,000 | +195.1% | |
| Cash | £15,069,000 | £13,067,000 | £17,487,000 | +33.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £19,822,000 | £23,699,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £18,390,000 | £19,822,000 | £23,699,000 | +19.6% | |
| Equity | £18,390,000 | £19,822,000 | £23,699,000 | +19.6% | |
| Average employees | 641 | 709 | 737 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £24,980,000 | £28,489,000 | £31,185,000 | +9.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £232,347 | £239,254 | +3% |
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 | -152.4% | 1.8% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.7% | 53.3% | 50.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.18x | 1.32x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY 2019-10-03 → present
- CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY 2018-04-17 → 2019-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees of UKCEH consider the organisation to be a successful going concern. Since it was established on 1 December 2019, UKCEH has had a positive net income in aggregate, and built its general reserves to a level in the top half of the target reserve range. We believe that there are no known measurable material uncertainties that could call into doubt the ability of the UKCEH to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY · parent
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Enterprise Limited 100%
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, we hosted our inaugural Trustees’ Dinner at the Royal Institution in London, highlighting our shared commitment to collaboration, innovation and lasting environmental impact.”
- “Violinist Ellie Wilson created Moth x Human, an immersive audio-visual performance bringing to life the decline of moths in our environment. It premiered at the New Music Biennial event in Bradford and London.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULLEN, Samuel David | Secretary | 2021-04-19 | — | — |
| BATCHELAR, Judith Margaret | Director | 2024-12-02 | Mar 1959 | British |
| CLARE, Philip Michael, Dr | Director | 2025-12-10 | May 1968 | British |
| DAVISON, Ruth Kelly | Director | 2025-07-02 | Jan 1977 | British |
| EASTMAN, Lynette Claire | Director | 2021-01-11 | May 1956 | British |
| GALGEY, William James Hyde | Director | 2019-12-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| GODFRAY, Hugh Charles Jonathan, Professor Sir | Director | 2021-08-19 | Oct 1958 | British |
| HANNAH, David Meldrum, Professor | Director | 2026-01-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MCMYN, Victoria Alexandra | Director | 2024-06-26 | Dec 1982 | British |
| MONKS, Paul Steven, Professor | Director | 2025-10-01 | May 1967 | British |
| NORTHCOTE, Alexander Benet Paul Hornby | Director | 2018-07-10 | Jan 1971 | British |
| SHUCKBURGH, Emily Fleur, Professor | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| TYE, Alexia Wai-Chun | Director | 2019-12-01 | Jul 1961 | Singaporean |
| WAINWRIGHT, Stuart Anthony, Dr | Director | 2023-06-28 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Kathleen Margaret | Secretary | 2018-04-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| BAILEY, Mark Jonathan, Professor | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2023-06-17 |
| CAMERON, Ewen James Hanning, Lord | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2024-11-30 |
| EVANS, Fiona Mary | Director | 2018-10-17 | 2020-09-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Iain Miles Macgregor, Professor | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2025-04-16 |
| LEINSTER, Paul, Dr | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2020-04-30 |
| NAYLOR, Linda Anne | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| SCRAGG, Neil Grant | Director | 2018-07-10 | 2024-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.