MARY'S MEALS
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Cash
£2M
+9.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+30.7% vs 2024
Employees
65
+6.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£374,524 | £634,106 | +269.3% | |
| Cash | £1,829,340 | £2,002,694 | +9.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,064,618 | £2,698,602 | +30.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,064,618 | £2,698,602 | +30.7% | |
| Equity | £2,064,618 | £2,698,602 | +30.7% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 65 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £2,355,630 | £2,482,456 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.7% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.34x | 3.74x |
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
- MARY'S MEALS 2012-05-01 → present
- SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL RELIEF 2004-04-02 → 2012-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore believe it is appropriate that the going concern basis of accounting continues to be adopted in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “More than 3 million children were receiving Mary's Meals every school day by the end of 2025.”
- “More than 450,000 children began to receive our life-changing meals for the first time in 2025.”
- “Together we raised a total of £22,517,662 to feed hungry children around the world.”
- “The charity saw an incredible 13% increase on 2024's income.”
- “A bumper year of media engagement combined with our first foray into television advertising allowed us to reach new audiences.”
- “The first investment roundtable was held to explore how to drive greater philanthropic impact.”
- “An Emergency in Southern Africa appeal resulted in more than £200,000 being raised for children in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe experiencing the region's worst drought in 100 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARLEY, Suzanne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2024-01-16 | — | — |
| FERGUSON, Michael David | Director | 2025-03-05 | May 1981 | Irish |
| HUNTER, Clare | Director | 2022-06-23 | Mar 1993 | British |
| LESLIE, David | Director | 2017-03-07 | May 1963 | British |
| MACFARLANE-BARROW, Magnus | Director | 2016-10-27 | Feb 1968 | British |
| MAIN, Robert John | Director | 2023-06-22 | Dec 1965 | British |
| MULGREW, Frank William, Rev. | Director | 2019-06-27 | Aug 1977 | British |
| PATERSON, Graham | Director | 2021-03-25 | Jun 1964 | British,Scottish |
| RAFFERTY, Ellen | Director | 2021-09-23 | Jan 1957 | British |
| TOONE, Maria Antonia | Director | 2025-12-10 | Jun 2002 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Alan | Secretary | 2021-12-03 | 2023-09-30 |
| HAUGH, Janet Hunter | Secretary | 2014-03-25 | 2015-06-15 |
| LATIF, Javaid | Secretary | 2023-10-01 | 2024-01-16 |
| MACDONALD, Lucy Helen | Secretary | 2011-06-13 | 2013-07-12 |
| MACFARLANE-BARROW, Julie | Secretary | 2004-04-02 | 2014-03-25 |
| SMITH, Ishbel Una Mcghie | Secretary | 2015-06-15 | 2021-12-03 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-04-02 | 2004-04-02 |
| ALLEN, Jacob | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2015-01-01 |
| BLACK, Kenneth Dugald | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2017-06-27 |
| CLAYTON, David | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2017-06-27 |
| DIEZ DE RIVERA-LAFFONT, Ana Luisa | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2014-09-23 |
| DUFFY THOMPSON, Angela Jacqueline | Director | 2021-12-03 | 2024-12-03 |
| FOGARTY, Shelagh | Director | 2014-11-21 | 2018-04-05 |
| FULTON, John | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2026-03-31 |
| HIGGINS, Peter John | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2015-01-01 |
| MACFARLANE-BARROW, Calum Seumas | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2013-12-12 |
| MACFARLANE-BARROW, Julie | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2017-01-31 |
| MACFARLANE-BARROW, Mary Anne | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2018-12-04 |
| MARKIC, Zeljka | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-01-01 |
| MCGHEE, Charles | Director | 2015-01-18 | 2022-03-31 |
| MCGREEVY, Mark Gerard | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2015-01-01 |
| MOSER, Thomas | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2014-05-29 |
| ODDIE, Emma | Director | 2019-06-27 | 2023-06-22 |
| PAGAN, Graeme Henry | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2016-10-27 |
| SMITH, Ishbel Una Mcghie | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2021-12-03 |
| STELZER, Christian, Dr | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-01-01 |
| SUMSION, Lucy | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2006-08-30 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-04-02 | 2004-04-02 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-04-02 | 2004-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.