GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES
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Cash
£1.2m
+91.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
+67.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
13
-69% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£531k
+229.6% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES·Technology median
GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES·Technology median
GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES·Technology median
GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES·Technology median
GINGERBREAD, THE CHARITY FOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES·Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,508,058 | £2,117,002 | £1,490,509 | -29.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£410,010 | £531,414 | +229.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£410,010 | £531,414 | +229.6% | |
| Net profit | £359,917 | -£389,275 | £532,269 | +236.7% | |
| Cash | £713,039 | £648,226 | £1,239,147 | +91.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,042,246 | £790,970 | £1,323,239 | +67.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,042,246 | £790,970 | £1,323,239 | +67.3% | |
| Equity | £1,042,246 | £790,970 | £1,323,239 | +67.3% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 42 | 13 | -69% | |
| Wages | £1,369,733 | £1,508,136 | £540,647 | -64.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -19.4% | 35.7% | |
| Net margin | 14.4% | -18.4% | 35.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -51.8% | 40.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.8% | 21.3% | 2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.74x | 4.47x | 44.98x |
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
“Based on this review, the trustees are satisfied that the charity has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 110 resigned
| 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 110 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 |
| SPACKMAN, Anne Patricia | Director | — | 2002-11-21 |
| SUNDERLAND, Linda | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1998-11-24 |
| TAVERNE, Suzanna | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2010-11-29 |
| TAVERNE, Suzanna | Director | 1996-11-20 | 2001-11-19 |
| TAYLOR, Alison Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2021-07-21 |
| TAYLOR, Fiona Jacqueline | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2017-03-27 |
| THORNE, Charlotte Louise | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2020-12-09 |
| VAN KRIEKEN ROBSON, Jennifer | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2019-09-05 |
| WADE, Christine | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2007-01-02 |
| WARNER, Marina Sarah, Professor | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1999-11-24 |
| WEATHERILL, Richard John | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2011-01-25 |
| WELFARE, Jonathan William | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2020-03-31 |
| WERMANN, Christopher Robin | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2003-07-16 |
| WESTON, Celia | Director | — | 1998-11-24 |
| WOODCRAFT, Tess Honor | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2013-01-21 |
| WRIGHT, Michelle Ann | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2019-11-15 |
| WYPORSKA, Wanda Michelle, Dr | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2019-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 327 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.