ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

Active
Company number 01084747Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1972

Key figures

£29,634,655
Net assets 2023/24

† ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2023/24

Sector comparison

SIC 88100

Where the company stands among the 6,167 active companies whose first SIC code is 88100 (Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled).

Net assets£29,634,655
Higher than 99% · median £16,740
Total assets£29,981,025
Higher than 99% · median £72,701
Cash£400,298
Higher than 87% · median £45,911
Company age53.9 years
Older than 99% · median 6.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE BANKERS BENEVOLENT FUND£89.5m
  2. MIDSHIRES CARE LIMITED£69.2m
  3. COMFORT CALL LIMITED£42.8m
  4. DELAPAGE LIMITED£32.1m
  5. ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY£29.6m
  6. DEMENTIA UK£25.3m
  7. THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BENEVOLENT FUND£24.6m
  8. PREMIER CARE LIMITED£18.2m
  9. THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES (AJR)£17m
  10. CHOICES HOMECARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£10.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 6,167. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

What kind of company is it?

ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 01084747. It was incorporated on 1 Dec 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1B). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled (88100), other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2023/24 (period ending 30 Sep 2024); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £29,634,655. Cash at bank and in hand was £400,298. Total assets were £29,981,025 and total liabilities £346,370.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 6,167 active companies whose first SIC code is 88100: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £16,740). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £72,701). By cash it ranks higher than 87% of them (median £45,911). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 265139) with a latest reported income of £1.2m.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24
2023/24 †
Cash at bank and in hand400,298
Total assets29,981,025
Total liabilities346,370
Net assets / total equity29,634,655

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 265139
Registered with the Charity Commission
21 Feb 1973
Income, year to 30 Sep 2025
£1.2m
Spending
£1.5m

Architects Benevolent Society offers confidential advice, support and financial assistance to the architectural community and their families in times of need.

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £29.6m
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.