Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)
Registered name: AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (UNITED KINGDOM)
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) made £13.5m revenue and a £445k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)’s revenue grew 10% to £13.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £445k and 47 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey, London
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.1m | £13m | £12.2m | £13.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | £901k | £904k | −£445k |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £900k | £904k | −£445k |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £900k | £904k | −£445k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £900k | £904k | −£445k |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 42 | 41 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.9% | 7% | 7.4% | −3.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £328k | £309k | £299k | £289k |
| Profit per employee | £39k | £21.4k | £22.1k | −£9.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▼5.5% | ▲10.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼37.6% | ▲0.4% | ▼149.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.5% | ▼2.4% | ▲14.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £289k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£9.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Acn Trading LimitedRev. £355k · Profit £7.8k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£445k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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