Family Businesses UK Ltd

Active04258666 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
25 July 2001 (25 years)
Previously known as
The Institute for Family Business (UK) (until 5 April 2023)
Industry
Activities of business and employers membership organizations (94110)
Directors
Neil Edward Urquhart
Sarah Lois Dean
Controlled by
Steven Rigby
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
80 Brook Street
London
W1K 5EG

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
8 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
25 July 2026

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Urquhart, Neil Edward
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
British
Born June 1975 (51)
Dean, Sarah Lois
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
British
Born March 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 22 April 2025
British
Born March 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 22 April 2025
British
Born May 1987 (39)
Heseltine, Rupert, Hon
Director · Appointed 22 April 2025
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 28 March 2023
British
Born December 1972 (53)
Director · Appointed 8 October 2016
British
Born November 1981
Officer history (37 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Urquhart, Neil Edward as Director
1 January 2026
Appointed Dean, Sarah Lois as Director
24 April 2025
Resigned Martin, Thomas Gordon as Director
22 April 2025
Appointed Davy, Neil Kevin as Director
22 April 2025
Appointed Naghshineh, Sarah Ashley as Director
22 April 2025
Appointed Heseltine, Rupert, Hon as Director
10 April 2025
Resigned Macphie, Alistair Charles Stewart as Director
10 April 2025
10 April 2025
Resigned Linney, Nicholas Steven as Director
10 April 2025
Resigned Benest, Chloe as Director
10 April 2025
Resigned Bailey, Christopher Edward as Director
18 November 2024
Resigned Bibby, Geoffrey Frank Harold as Director
24 April 2024
Resigned Osborne, Andrew Simon Charles as Director
28 March 2023
Appointed Rigby, Steven Paul as Director
10 December 2021
Resigned Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director
19 November 2020
Resigned Clark, Hugh Daniel as Director
19 November 2020
Appointed Wates, James Garwood Michael, Sir as Director
15 May 2020
Resigned Gibbs, Dominic Vaughan as Director
4 February 2020
Resigned Warburton, William Ross as Director
21 November 2019
Resigned Samworth, Mark Charles Chetwode as Director
22 November 2018
Resigned Gatty, Fiona Katherine Adelaide as Director
22 November 2018
Appointed Macphie, Alistair Charles Stewart as Director
22 November 2018
Appointed Bibby, Geoffrey Frank Harold as Director
22 November 2018
Appointed Bailey, Christopher Edward as Director
22 November 2018
Appointed Benest, Chloe as Director
22 November 2018
Appointed Martin, Thomas Gordon as Director
22 November 2017
Resigned Shepherd, Alastair Mark as Director
9 June 2017
Resigned Armitage, Peter Lockhart as Director
8 October 2016
Appointed Linney, Nicholas Steven as Director
8 October 2016
Appointed Field, Charles Edward Dyer as Director
31 January 2016
Resigned Hastings, Mark Oliver Winton as Secretary
29 January 2016
Resigned Amos, James Benedict as Director
31 October 2015
Resigned Hoare, Arabella Saxon as Director
1 October 2015
Resigned Pedder, Roger Anthony as Director
1 July 2015
Resigned Roberts, Michael Frank as Director
10 September 2014
Appointed Osborne, Andrew Simon Charles as Director
5 June 2014
Resigned Jatania, Bharat Devshi as Director
5 December 2013
Resigned Dwyer, Roshanak Khalili as Director
5 December 2013
Resigned Pearce Gould, Rupert Anthony as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Pedder, Roger Anthony as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned Scott, Francis Alexander as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned Oughtred, Christopher Mclaren as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Armitage, Peter Lockhart as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Gibbs, Dominic Vaughan as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Pearce Gould, Rupert Anthony as Director
19 December 2012
Resigned Cracknell, Christopher David as Director
19 December 2012
Appointed Cracknell, Christopher David as Director
9 July 2012
Appointed Hastings, Mark Oliver Winton as Secretary
8 July 2012
Resigned Gordon, Grant Edward as Secretary
6 March 2012
Resigned Hayman, Christopher Frank as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Amos, James Benedict as Director
8 December 2011
Resigned Hoare, Robert Michael as Director
8 December 2011
Resigned Kaye, David Wolf as Director
27 September 2011
Appointed Gatty, Fiona Katherine Adelaide as Director
12 September 2011
Appointed Clark, Hugh Daniel as Director
2 March 2011
Appointed Warburton, William Ross as Director
16 December 2010
Resigned Wates, Andrew Trace Allan as Director
11 January 2010
Appointed Samworth, Mark Charles Chetwode as Director
24 November 2009
Resigned Bailey, Martin Richard as Director
17 September 2008
Appointed Shepherd, Alastair Mark as Director
14 July 2008
Resigned Mohinani, Sunil Ramchand as Director
28 April 2008
Appointed Hoare, Robert Michael as Director
28 April 2008
Resigned Wates, Andrew Eugene Paul as Director
15 February 2007
Appointed Hoare, Arabella Saxon as Director
11 December 2006
Appointed Jatania, Bharat Devshi as Director
7 August 2006
Appointed Wates, Andrew Eugene Paul as Director
15 March 2005
Appointed Roberts, Michael Frank as Director
20 April 2004
Appointed Gordon, Grant Edward as Secretary
20 January 2004
Appointed Wates, Andrew Trace Allan as Director
21 October 2003
Appointed Dwyer, Roshanak Khalili as Director
6 October 2003
Resigned Dovey, Geoffrey Alan James as Director
6 October 2003
Resigned Davies, James Ralph Parnell as Secretary
25 July 2001
Appointed Dovey, Geoffrey Alan James as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Kaye, David Wolf as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Hayman, Christopher Frank as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Bailey, Martin Richard as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Oughtred, Christopher Mclaren as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Mohinani, Sunil Ramchand as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Scott, Francis Alexander as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Davies, James Ralph Parnell as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Steven Rigby
Individual · Notified 10 April 2025
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born December 1972 (53)
Former controllers (4)
10 April 2025
Ceased James Garwood Michael Wates — Has significant influence or control
20 November 2020
Ceased Andrew Simon Charles Osborne — Has significant influence or control
19 November 2020
Ceased Hugh Daniel Clark — Has significant influence or control
9 June 2017
Ceased Peter Lockhart Armitage — Has significant influence or control

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Cash
£1,222,547
Current Ratio
1.0x

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £50k £100k 2024 2025 £30,881 £56,408
Balance sheet detail
20252024
Fixed Assets£30,047£39,401
Current Assets£1,596,996£1,307,897
Debtors£374,449£360,228
Cash£1,222,547£947,669
Creditors (< 1 year)£1,570,635£1,316,417
Net Current Assets£26,361(£8,520)
Shareholder Funds£56,408£30,881

What Family Businesses UK say about themselves

“Family Business UK is a growing movement of family businesses working to create a more prosperous and sustainable future for generations to come.”

— from familybusinessuk.org

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Show all recent filings

Some other companies at this address

Other companies in this industry

By trade and location

New companies in London →

Explore the largest companies

Largest companies in London, UK →

Need accounts figures, ownership or websites for thousands of companies? Bulk data & API →

← Back to companies Official record on Companies House ↗

Already have an account?

Create your account

Save searches and get the weekly email of new matches.

First name is required.
Last name is required.
Enter an email address like name@example.com.
Must be at least 8 characters. Password must be at least 8 characters.

Already have an account?