GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES
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Cash
£648K
-9.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£696K
-33.2% vs 2024
Employees
42
+16.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,508,058 | £2,117,002 | -15.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £359,917 | -£345,888 | -196.1% | |
| Cash | £713,039 | £648,226 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,042,246 | £696,358 | -33.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,042,246 | £696,358 | -33.2% | |
| Equity | £1,042,246 | £696,358 | -33.2% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 42 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | £1,369,733 | £1,508,136 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 14.4% | -16.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.8% | 23.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.74x | 4.03x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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
- GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES 2013-06-14 → present
- NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ONE PARENT FAMILIES 1946-01-04 → 2013-06-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Albert Goodman
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have considered the charity's financial position, with particular focus on the £197,756 reduction in general funds to €74,685 to 31st March 2025. Despite this decrease, the trustees are confident that Gingerbread remains a going concern as cash at bank of £648,226 means we retain healthy liquidity whilst reserves recover and, following a review of Gingerbread's cost reductions and financial plans, we expect this recovery to occur in the next financial year.”
Significant events
- “As part of this transition, we made the difficult but necessary decision to close the Gingerbread Helpline in March 2025. The service, while impactful historically, was no longer financially sustainable or fit for the scale of need. In its place, we are investing in: • A self-led digital advice hub, available 24/7 • Peer-led support via our growing Gingerbread House network • Group workshops and downloadable toolkits, co-created with single parents”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 93 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHALEY, Ella | Secretary | 2024-12-17 | — | — |
| AUTY, Benjamin Giles | Director | 2025-04-17 | Nov 1984 | British |
| DEANS, Phil, Dr | Director | 2024-10-30 | Feb 1967 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Harriette | Director | 2024-12-06 | Oct 1990 | British |
| MOORE, Daniel Thomas | Director | 2025-09-11 | May 1993 | British |
| PINCH, Sarah Ann Boyd | Director | 2024-11-25 | Aug 1972 | British |
| TAIT, Edward | Director | 2024-12-06 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 93 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALSIGER, Otto | Secretary | 2017-11-27 | 2018-08-15 |
| BENSON, Marina Victoria | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2024-12-17 |
| FERGUSON, Rosie | Secretary | 2017-09-08 | 2017-11-27 |
| GREEN, Katherine Anne | Secretary | 2000-07-10 | 2004-06-30 |
| HARRIS, Paula Dawn | Secretary | 2018-12-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| PAPPENHEIM, Karin Lea | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 1997-08-20 |
| POND, Chris | Secretary | 2005-06-24 | 2007-12-31 |
| SHERLOCK, Maeve Christina Mary | Secretary | 1997-09-24 | 2000-07-09 |
| SIMPSON, Nicola | Secretary | 2004-09-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| SLIPMAN, Susan | Secretary | — | 1995-05-31 |
| STORM, Andrew James | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2017-09-08 |
| AHMAD, Amina Yasmin | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2019-11-26 |
| ASHWORTH, Anne | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| ATCHLEY, Catherine Margot | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| BARCLAY, Sarah | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2008-01-21 |
| BARNETT, Marilyn | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| BENSON, Victoria | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2019-01-30 |
| BENTLEY, Simon Anthony | Director | 2020-12-09 | 2023-07-03 |
| BLASZKIEWICZ, Irena Victoria | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2003-06-12 |
| BOYCOTT, Kay Elizabeth | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2015-12-02 |
| BRAYFIELD, Celia | Director | — | 2006-12-05 |
| BRIDGEMAN, June | Director | 1994-11-23 | 2001-11-19 |
| CAIRNS, The Countess | Director | 1995-11-22 | 2006-12-05 |
| CAPRANI, Lily Jane Louise | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2018-11-28 |
| CARBERRY, Kay | Director | — | 2010-11-29 |
| CARTER, Rosemary Elizabeth | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2009-12-07 |
| CASEBOURNE, Jo, Dr | Director | 2021-07-21 | 2024-12-20 |
| CHOUDHARY, Karen | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2006-12-05 |
| CHOUDHURY, Jasmin Akhtar | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2021-07-28 |
| COBB, Stephen | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| COLEMAN, George Andrew | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2020-12-09 |
| DALTON, Fiona Elizabeth | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2015-12-02 |
| DONNELLY, Martin Eugene, Sir | Director | 2018-03-07 | 2019-11-30 |
| DWORKIN, Betsy | Director | — | 1999-11-24 |
| DYER, Jake | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2022-06-29 |
| EASTMAN, Lynette Claire | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2024-03-27 |
| EDWARDS, Francesca Ann | Director | 1993-11-24 | 1999-11-24 |
| FAHERTY, Sorcha Lesley | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2019-11-26 |
| FISHER, Jeremy James | Director | 1994-11-23 | 1999-11-24 |
| FLETCHER, Tracey Sheila | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2019-11-26 |
| FOREST, Cathy Ann | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2002-11-21 |
| FREEMAN, Anthony Charles Lewis | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-07-18 |
| GANNON, Derek Thomas | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2017-10-17 |
| GARLICK, Helen | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| GAULT, Diane | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2025-06-09 |
| GRANGER, Richard | Director | 2000-09-13 | 2002-09-09 |
| GREGG, Henry | Director | 2021-07-21 | 2025-06-04 |
| GRUNDY, Barbara | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1997-11-26 |
| HAMITON, Tina | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-07-21 |
| HARVEY, Karen | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2002-09-09 |
| HINTON, Deborah Mary | Director | 1998-11-24 | 1999-11-24 |
| HOWLING, Ema Elizabeth | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2024-10-27 |
| HUGHES, Bernard | Director | 2006-01-22 | 2012-12-10 |
| JENNER, Faith Stella | Director | 1993-11-24 | 1998-11-24 |
| JOHNSON, Ellen | Director | — | 1995-11-22 |
| JOSHI, Hasumati | Director | 2001-03-07 | 2001-11-19 |
| JUDGE, Graham | Director | — | 1999-11-24 |
| KEMPLE-HARDY, Mariam | Director | 2021-07-21 | 2025-02-19 |
| LECLERC, Elise | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2015-07-07 |
| LEWIS, Jane | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| LUMETTA, Mary | Director | 2013-03-05 | 2019-02-13 |
| MACLEAN, Mavis | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2010-11-29 |
| MACLEOD, Mary | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2014-04-29 |
| MADDERS, Tom | Director | 2021-07-21 | 2025-03-04 |
| MATEREGO, Joyce | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2020-12-09 |
| MAUGHAM, Jolyon Toby Dennis | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2011-10-24 |
| MAXTED, Ruth | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2009-01-26 |
| MEARS, Patrick Michael | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2018-11-28 |
| MENNELL, Anita | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| MOOR, Philip Drury, Sir | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2011-08-30 |
| MORGAN, Lucy Anne | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2024-06-13 |
| NOWROOZI, Sanaz, Misa | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2025-07-21 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Margaret | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2009-12-07 |
| PARRY, Frances Eluned | Director | 2016-07-12 | 2020-12-09 |
| PETETIN, Martine Alice | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2014-11-25 |
| RAPTIS, Evangelos | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2023-12-08 |
| REILLY, Carole | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2002-06-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Karen | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| ROVETA, Sara | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2014-08-15 |
| RUIZ MORENO, Natalie | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2006-12-05 |
| RYAN, Janet | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1998-11-24 |
| SADEK, Jackie | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| SCOTT, Wendy | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2019-02-13 |
| SHARMA, Vijay | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2016-12-13 |
| SHOTBOLT, Victoria | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2015-07-07 |
| SHOWUMNI, Victoria, Dr | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2016-02-02 |
| SHOWUNMI, Victoria | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2004-11-16 |
| SIDDIQUI, Tayyaba | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2024-10-27 |
| SIMPSON, Jeremy | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2018-06-27 |
| SMETHERS, Samantha Josephine | Director | 2007-06-05 | 2014-11-25 |
| SMITH, Anne Josephine | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1994-11-23 |
| SMITH, Duncan Paul Sawyer | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2009-01-26 |
| SOUCHON, Stephen Alec | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2011-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 326 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.