Variety, the Children's Charity

Active00509811 Private company limited by guarantee

What Variety, The Children's Charity say about themselves

“We fund and deliver life-changing programmes that give children and young people across the UK a better future.”

— from variety.org.uk
Incorporated
16 July 1952 (74 years)
Previously known as
Variety the Children's Charity (until 19 June 2012)
The Variety Club Children's Charity (until 28 May 2012)
Variety Club Children's Charity Limited(the) (until 3 February 1995)
Earlier: Heart of Variety Limited(the)
Industry
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990)
Directors
Rory James De Poulton Ferguson
Andrew Carnie
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Variety House
93 Bayham Street
London
NW1 0AG

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 October 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Ferguson, Rory James De Poulton
Director · Appointed 20 April 2026
British
Born July 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 20 April 2026
Also at Planixs GRP Limited, 57 Montagu Square RTM Company Limited · more companies
British
Born September 1960 (66)
Guinness, Laurence
Secretary · Appointed 8 December 2025
Carnie, Andrew
Director · Appointed 19 May 2025
British
Born February 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 19 May 2025
Also at Stefanie Reid Limited, Women's Sport Trust · more companies
British
Born October 1984 (42)
Davies Kc, Helen Louise
Director · Appointed 3 May 2024
British
Born May 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 3 May 2024
Also at Zurg Properties Limited, Hamm Investments Limited
British
Born October 1959 (67)
Bryer, Tania Sara
Director · Appointed 22 May 2023
British
Born July 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 27 February 2023
Also at HB Capital Partners Limited
British
Born September 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 27 February 2023
Also at Moore SGD Law LLP, Moore Kingston Smith Group Holdings LLP, Appold Members LLP · more companies
British
Born July 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 11 February 2022
Also at Variety Events Limited, Accessible Retail Limited, The Variety Club Children's Charity Limited
British
Born January 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 29 April 2021
Also at Rac Insurance Limited, Rac Group Limited, Rac Midco Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1966
Officer history (112 former)
20 April 2026
Appointed Ferguson, Rory James De Poulton as Director
20 April 2026
Appointed Yates, Philip John as Director
26 January 2026
Resigned Kitchlew-Williamson, Dilaram as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Shalit, Jonathan Sigmund, Prof. as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Prabhu, Tushar Sudhakar as Director
8 December 2025
Appointed Guinness, Laurence as Secretary
8 December 2025
Resigned Shalson, Talya Kim as Secretary
19 May 2025
Appointed Carnie, Andrew as Director
19 May 2025
Appointed Reid, Stefanie Mcleod as Director
19 May 2025
Resigned Remond, Guy Antony as Director
3 May 2024
Appointed Geddes, Andrew Gordon as Director
3 May 2024
Appointed Davies Kc, Helen Louise as Director
22 May 2023
Appointed Bryer, Tania Sara as Director
1 March 2023
Resigned Salter, Stanley Anthony as Director
1 March 2023
Resigned Salter, Stanley Anthony as Secretary
27 February 2023
Appointed Shalson, Talya Kim as Director
27 February 2023
Appointed Shalson, Talya Kim as Secretary
27 February 2023
Appointed Sammeroff, Candice Laura as Director
9 December 2022
Resigned Nathan, Ronald as Director
9 December 2022
Resigned Lewis, Jason Grant Rees as Director
9 December 2022
Resigned Sinclair, Ronald Neil as Director
31 March 2022
Resigned Sinclair, Pamela as Director
31 March 2022
Resigned Brenner, Malcolm Howard, Mr. as Director
31 March 2022
Resigned Harris, Anthony Leonard as Director
11 February 2022
Appointed Whittle, Benjamin Thomas as Director
28 September 2021
Appointed Remond, Guy Antony as Director
29 April 2021
Appointed Mohindra, Tesula as Director
30 September 2020
Resigned Martin, James Oliver, Mr. as Director
5 June 2020
Resigned Tillman, Harold Peter as Director
5 June 2020
Resigned Sangster, William James as Director
5 June 2020
Resigned Davis, Laurence Howard as Director
30 April 2020
Resigned Green, Estate Of Trevor Henry as Director
22 May 2019
Resigned Gold, Jonathan Paul as Director
2 April 2019
Resigned Shattock, Nicholas Simon Keith as Director
26 February 2019
Appointed Tillman, Harold Peter as Director
4 February 2019
Resigned Syers, Duncan Sinclair as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Hatch, Anthony Peter as Director
9 October 2018
Resigned Natkiel, Rodney Victor as Director
30 November 2017
Resigned Cohen, Eliot Moses as Director
11 April 2016
Appointed Kitchlew-Williamson, Dilaram as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Syers, Duncan Sinclair as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Gold, Jonathan Paul as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Martin, James Oliver, Mr. as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Williamson, Dilaram as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Astaire, Jarvis Joseph as Director
1 November 2015
Appointed Williamson, Dilaram as Director
16 October 2015
Resigned Kerner, Jane Vivian as Director
27 July 2015
Resigned Barr, Lloyd as Director
1 May 2015
Appointed Cohen, Eliot Moses as Director
27 February 2015
Resigned Andrews, Keith John as Director
19 February 2015
Appointed Prabhu, Tushar Sudhakar as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Kaphan, Norman Leslie as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Rosenblatt, Lionel Theodore as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Kahn, Russell Alexander as Director
30 November 2013
Resigned Curtis, Raymond Brian as Director
21 May 2013
Resigned Blackburn, Anthony Wainwright as Director
1 January 2013
Appointed Curtis, Raymond Brian as Director
1 January 2013
Appointed Natkiel, Rodney Victor as Director
1 January 2013
Appointed Kerner, Jane Vivian as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Kahn, Russell Alexander as Director
31 December 2012
Appointed Kahn, Russell Alexander as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Nathan, Ronald as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Beckwith, Gary Mervyn William as Director
31 December 2012
Appointed Nathan, Ronald as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned Mustoe, Kenneth Richard as Director
1 October 2012
Resigned Freeman, Richard Anthony Mackenzie as Director
30 September 2012
Resigned Williams, Joseph as Director
30 September 2012
Resigned Barnett, John Evan as Director
30 September 2012
Resigned Sachs, John Raymond as Director
30 September 2012
Resigned Burley, Philip George as Director
30 September 2012
Resigned Fraser, Filan Henderson as Director
19 June 2012
Appointed Green, Estate Of Trevor Henry as Director
6 March 2012
Resigned Beecham, Robert Simon as Director
21 February 2012
Resigned Crown, Stephen Maurice as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Sangster, William James as Director
23 September 2011
Resigned Wadsworth, Anne Jacqueline as Director
23 August 2011
Resigned Ratcliff, John Edward as Director
1 January 2011
Appointed Beecham, Robert Simon as Director
1 January 2011
Appointed Shattock, Nicholas Simon Keith as Director
1 January 2011
Appointed Salter, Stanley Anthony as Secretary
31 December 2010
Resigned Henry Lyons, Anthony as Director
31 December 2010
Resigned Simmonds, Anthony as Director
31 December 2010
Resigned Lawrence, Paul David as Director
31 December 2010
Resigned Crown, Stephen Maurice as Secretary
1 January 2010
Appointed Freeman, Richard Anthony Mackenzie as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Barr, Lloyd as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Sinclair, Ronald Neil as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Salter, Stanley Anthony as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Lewis, Jason Grant Rees as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Crown, Stephen Maurice as Secretary
1 January 2010
Appointed Williams, Joseph as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Austin, Philip as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Simmonds, Anthony as Secretary
19 June 2009
Resigned Barnett, Jonathan Ian as Director
1 January 2009
Appointed Sachs, John Raymond as Director
1 January 2009
Appointed Wadsworth, Anne Jacqueline as Director
1 January 2009
Appointed Brenner, Malcolm Howard, Mr. as Director
1 January 2009
Resigned Fontenla Novoa, Manuel as Director
31 December 2008
Resigned Curtis, Raymond Brian as Director
21 October 2008
Resigned Amaya Torres, Hugo as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Henry Lyons, Anthony as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Barnett, Jonathan Ian as Director
1 January 2008
Appointed Blackburn, Anthony Wainwright as Director
31 December 2007
31 December 2007
Resigned Beddow, Charles Edward Kenneth as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Austin, Philip as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Andrews, Keith John as Director
23 May 2006
Resigned Murray, Charles Harold as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Beckwith, Gary Mervyn William as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Fraser, Filan Henderson as Director
31 December 2005
Resigned Wadsworth, Anne Jacqueline as Director
31 December 2005
Resigned Babani, Hedy-Joy Joy as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Shalit, Jonathan Sigmund, Prof. as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Beddow, Charles Edward Kenneth as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Davis, Laurence Howard as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Simmonds, Anthony as Secretary
1 January 2005
Appointed Kaphan, Norman Leslie as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Murray, Charles Harold as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Webber, John David as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Jennings, Alan Robert as Secretary
31 December 2004
Resigned Natkiel, Rodney Victor as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Rippon, Angela May as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Harrington, Richard Irwin as Director
19 March 2004
Resigned Whittell, James William as Director
17 February 2004
Appointed Fontenla Novoa, Manuel as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Rosenblatt, Lionel Theodore as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Wadsworth, Anne Jacqueline as Director
15 July 2003
Resigned Robertson, Pamela Ann as Secretary
15 July 2003
Appointed Jennings, Alan Robert as Secretary
18 March 2003
Appointed Webber, John David as Director
4 February 2003
Resigned Frame, Anthony Christopher as Director
22 January 2003
Appointed Simmonds, Anthony as Director
1 January 2003
Appointed Mustoe, Kenneth Richard as Director
1 January 2003
Resigned Bloomfield, Patricia Diana as Director
1 January 2003
Resigned Stocker, Ivor Charles as Director
1 January 2003
Resigned O'Connor, Thomas Patrick as Director
1 January 2003
Appointed Harrington, Richard Irwin as Director
1 January 2003
Appointed Barnett, John Evan as Director
1 January 2003
Appointed Kahn, Russell Alexander as Director
1 January 2003
Resigned Webber, John David as Director
1 January 2003
Resigned Barr, Lloyd as Director
16 July 2002
Appointed Robertson, Pamela Ann as Secretary
16 July 2002
Appointed Barr, Lloyd as Director
16 July 2002
Resigned Mcgrath, Bernard Michael as Secretary
16 July 2002
Resigned Langton, Edward as Director
9 April 2002
Resigned Shaw, Martin Alan as Secretary
9 April 2002
Appointed Mcgrath, Bernard Michael as Secretary
1 January 2002
Appointed Whittell, James William as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Langton, Edward as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed O'Connor, Thomas Patrick as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Stocker, Ivor Charles as Director
1 January 2002
Appointed Webber, John David as Director
1 January 2002
1 January 2002
Appointed Burley, Philip George as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Webber, John David as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Barr, Lloyd as Director
31 December 2001
31 December 2001
Resigned Whittell, James William as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Hunniford, Gloria as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Burley, Philip George as Director
17 July 2001
Appointed Taylor, Jack Carle as Director
17 July 2001
Resigned Taylor, Jack Carle as Director
8 June 2001
Appointed Shaw, Martin Alan as Secretary
8 June 2001
Resigned Weinrabe, Eric Melvyn as Secretary
1 January 2001
Appointed Bloomfield, Patricia Diana as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Sinclair, Ronald Neil as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Langton, Edward as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Morley, Julia Evelyn as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Murray, Charles as Director
9 November 2000
Resigned Morley, Eric as Director
6 February 2000
Resigned Riches, Ian Norman as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Lawrence, Paul David as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Natkiel, Rodney Victor as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Ratcliff, Marsha Rae as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Fishman, Stanley as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Zabludowicz, Chaim as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Hatch, Anthony Peter as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Fishman, Stanley as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Sinclair, Pamela as Director
31 December 1998
Resigned Garrod, Norman John as Director
26 August 1998
Resigned Samuelson, Michael Edward Wylie as Director
2 February 1998
Resigned Selinger, Dennis Julian as Director
1 January 1998
Appointed Zabludowicz, Chaim as Director
1 January 1998
Appointed Ratcliff, Marsha Rae as Director
1 January 1998
Appointed Riches, Ian Norman as Director
1 January 1998
Appointed Amaya Torres, Hugo as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Micheal, Dennis as Director
9 April 1997
Resigned Mcgrath, Bernard Michael as Secretary
9 April 1997
Appointed Weinrabe, Eric Melvyn as Secretary
1 January 1997
Appointed Burley, Philip George as Director
1 January 1997
Resigned Gottlieb, Stephen Louis Gerald as Director
1 January 1997
Resigned Woods, Michael John as Director
1 January 1997
Appointed Hunniford, Gloria as Director
1 January 1997
Appointed Rippon, Angela May as Director
1 January 1997
Resigned Biggs, George Christopher as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Crown, Stephen Maurice as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Nathan, Ronald as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Gottlieb, Stephen Louis Gerald as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Curtis, Raymond Brian as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Frame, Anthony Christopher as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Ratcliff, John Edward as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Biggs, George Christopher as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Murray, Charles as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Micheal, Dennis as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Babani, Hedy-Joy Joy as Director
1 January 1996
1 January 1996
Appointed Astaire, Jarvis Joseph as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Morley, Eric as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Langton, Edward as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Sinclair, Ronald Neil as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Barr, Lloyd as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Samuelson, Michael Edward Wylie as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Garrod, Norman John as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Selinger, Dennis Julian as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Harris, Anthony Leonard as Director
1 January 1995
Resigned Regan, Terence as Director
1 January 1995
Resigned Barr, Lloyd as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Webber, John David as Director
1 January 1994
Resigned Ratcliff, Marsha Rae as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Woods, Michael John as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Morley, Julia Evelyn as Director
1 January 1994
Resigned Murray, Charles Harold as Director
1 January 1994
Resigned Sinclair, Ronald Neil as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Whittell, James William as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Regan, Terence as Director
21 December 1992
Resigned Gregg, Paul Richard as Director
31 December 1991
Appointed Mcgrath, Bernard Michael as Secretary
31 December 1991
Resigned Webster, Robert Aird as Secretary
19 November 1991
Appointed Ratcliff, Marsha Rae as Director
19 November 1991
Resigned Dutfield, Raymond John as Director
1 January 1991
Appointed Murray, Charles Harold as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 2

Companies where Variety, the Children's Charity is registered as a person with significant control

Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active

Filings 380

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
4 November 2026Confirmation statement with no updates29 October 2026
10 August 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
3 July 2026Appointment of a director
8 May 2026Appointment of a director
2 February 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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