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Cash
£1.3m
+95.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.6m
+8.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
454
+1.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£435k
+569.2% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-10.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £15,307,000 | £16,620,000 | £17,654,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £65,000 | £435,000 | +569.2% | |
| Net profit | -£308,000 | £65,000 | £435,000 | +569.2% | |
| Cash | £710,000 | £671,000 | £1,314,000 | +95.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,284,000 | £5,307,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,121,000 | £5,186,000 | £5,621,000 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £5,121,000 | £5,186,000 | £5,621,000 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 451 | 448 | 454 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £9,213,000 | £10,011,000 | £10,188,000 | +1.8% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -2.0% | 0.4% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.3% | 17.9% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.44x | 2.31x | 2.81x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist.”
Group structure
- BREAK · parent
- Break Trading Company Limited 100%
- Helpcards Holdings Limited 67%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLACK, Alan | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | — | — |
| ALLAN, Juliet Clare | Director | 2023-03-06 | Dec 1968 | British |
| DOBSON, Neil | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jul 1981 | British |
| FOREMAN, Gabrielle Ellen Jane | Director | 2025-07-28 | Aug 1991 | British |
| GALLO, Ina Christiane | Director | 2025-04-28 | Feb 1968 | British |
| HALL, Beverley | Director | 2019-07-15 | Oct 1953 | British |
| HEALEY, Samantha Jane | Director | 2024-04-03 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HILL, Sara Louise | Director | 2025-07-28 | Sep 1986 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Christopher | Director | 2025-07-28 | May 1961 | British |
| LINDSAY, Graham John | Director | 2024-05-23 | Aug 1958 | British |
| READ, Alison Catherine | Director | 2025-03-03 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2013-07-19 | 2014-05-12 |
| DAVISON, Judith Ann | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| DEAKIN, Jan | Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| EWING, Robert John | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1998-06-08 |
| GODDARD, Philip David | Secretary | 1998-06-08 | 2005-01-01 |
| HUDSON, Michael | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| STOVELL, Tessa | Secretary | 2014-05-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| STOVELL, Tessa | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2013-11-18 |
| BRAMFORD, Nicola Jane | Director | 2023-03-06 | 2024-08-12 |
| BROWN, Trevor | Director | 2003-02-10 | 2019-07-15 |
| CORTI, Miranda Geraldine | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2024-01-04 |
| DARLINGTON, Jane | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2022-07-19 |
| DAVISON, John Malcolm | Director | — | 2005-02-21 |
| DUNKLEY, Paul Adam | Director | 2025-07-28 | 2025-07-28 |
| EVANS, Don Winstone | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2022-01-12 |
| EVANS, Hilary | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2007-08-10 |
| EWING, Jennifer Joan Elizabeth | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| FOWLER, Simon Charles Trevor | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2023-07-27 |
| GARDINER, Maureen Catherine, Dr | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2020-07-20 |
| GEORGE, Simon Ian | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2015-04-02 |
| GILDERSLEEVE, Geoffrey | Director | 2012-07-20 | 2021-10-18 |
| HARVEY, Sarah Kate | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2023-07-17 |
| HILLDRUP-BOORMAN, Louis | Director | 2020-07-20 | 2021-10-27 |
| HUNT, Peter Frederick | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| HUTCHINGS, Philip | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2010-08-13 |
| JOYCE, Anne Louise | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2021-10-04 |
| KRYKANT, Thomas | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2024-12-31 |
| LAMB, Carl | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2015-11-16 |
| LEDWARD, Pamela | Director | 2022-01-12 | 2024-03-07 |
| MARTIN, Sally Martha | Director | 2001-10-29 | 2020-07-20 |
| MAW, Chris | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2015-02-23 |
| MILLS, Anthony John | Director | 2001-10-29 | 2015-11-16 |
| MORLEY, Leslie James, Revd Canon | Director | — | 2014-07-18 |
| NICHOLLS, Adam Stuart | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2019-02-04 |
| OVENS, Annette Louise | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2023-07-17 |
| PARTNER, Michael Eric | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2002-07-05 |
| PEMBERTON, Ceri Wyn | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2015-07-17 |
| POOL, Howard Lonsdale | Director | 2006-11-22 | 2013-07-19 |
| ROY, Alastair Peter Kennedy | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2021-07-19 |
| SAM, Johnnie Lee | Director | 2011-08-12 | 2025-07-28 |
| SCOTT, Muriel Joan Cleland | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2003-07-28 |
| SELLICK, Clive William, Dr | Director | 2011-08-12 | 2014-02-06 |
| SHIPPAM, Frank | Director | 2014-07-18 | 2026-07-06 |
| STANLEY, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2022-07-14 |
| SUTARIA, Ethan | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2023-07-27 |
| THOBURN, June, Emeritus Professor | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2019-07-15 |
| THOLEN, Wendy Joan | Director | 1996-01-18 | 1997-07-31 |
| WALDEGRAVE, Harriet Horatia | Director | 2024-10-07 | 2026-03-12 |
| WARD, Karen | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2017-12-04 |
| WOODDISSEE, Karen | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2012-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hilary Bridget Richards | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2019-05-31 |
| Mr Alastair Peter Kennedy Roy | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2016-07-28 |
| Mr Frank Shippam | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2016-07-28 |
| Mr Michael Hudson | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2016-07-28 |
| Ms Rachel Helen Cowdry | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2016-07-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.