DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CHALLENGE
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Cash
£787k
+14.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£970k
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
35
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£19k
-47.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,105,481 | £1,241,262 | £1,351,065 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £36,079 | £18,869 | -47.7% | |
| Net profit | -£70,689 | £36,079 | £18,869 | -47.7% | |
| Cash | £695,054 | £689,643 | £786,682 | +14.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £915,045 | £951,124 | £969,993 | +2% | |
| Net assets | £915,045 | £951,124 | £969,993 | +2% | |
| Equity | £915,045 | £951,124 | £969,993 | +2% | |
| Average employees | 38 | 34 | 35 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £672,989 | £725,638 | £779,038 | +7.4% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -6.4% | 2.9% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.4% | 6.2% | 11.1% | |
| Current ratio | 7.65x | 11.74x | 6.90x |
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
- DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CHALLENGE 1997-11-12 → present
- NORTH LONDON RESCUE COMMANDO 1988-03-23 → 1997-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Goldwins Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAL, Chris | Director | 2022-05-30 | Nov 1985 | British |
| CASTLE, Tom | Director | 2026-09-05 | Aug 1979 | English |
| CLAYTON, Michaela | Director | 2022-05-30 | Oct 1987 | British |
| CORONA, Angharad | Director | 2023-07-17 | Oct 1976 | Welsh |
| FONG, Lai-Jin | Director | 2026-09-05 | May 1984 | Malaysian |
| GOLDBERG, Naomi | Director | 2023-07-17 | May 1964 | British |
| HOBDEN, Daniel James | Director | 2022-05-30 | Dec 1986 | British |
| KURUP, Abhinav Manikanta | Director | 2025-07-21 | May 1983 | British |
| PAYNE, Tim | Director | 2026-09-05 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SHAOUL, Alan | Director | 2026-09-05 | Dec 1971 | British |
| WULANDARI PARISH, Sylvia | Director | 2026-09-05 | Jan 1983 | Indonesian |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Steven | Secretary | 1996-06-21 | 1997-06-11 |
| COTTAM, David William, Dr | Secretary | 2000-06-26 | 2006-05-22 |
| COX, John James | Secretary | 1997-06-11 | 2005-04-01 |
| JOSHI, Hiren | Secretary | 2006-05-22 | 2015-07-29 |
| MURPHY, Kevin | Secretary | 2015-07-29 | 2020-09-07 |
| ROOK, Keith | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 1995-12-12 |
| TRIM, Richard Graham | Secretary | — | 1994-03-31 |
| BLEWETT, Adam | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2022-10-31 |
| COOPER, Steven | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1997-06-11 |
| COX, John James | Director | 1997-06-11 | 2005-04-01 |
| DOBBYN, Francis | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2011-07-25 |
| FILIPPINI, Carolina | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2026-05-16 |
| HAFAJEE, Salim | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2021-03-22 |
| HAFESJI, Khatija | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2023-02-13 |
| HELLYER, Nicholas | Director | 1997-06-11 | 2001-02-04 |
| JAQUES, Damian | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2019-11-18 |
| LEEFE, Rod | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2026-03-16 |
| MCLEAN, Calum | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2026-09-05 |
| MONKSFIELD, Dennis John | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| MURPHY, Kevin | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2020-09-07 |
| NASH, Tim Mark | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2020-04-20 |
| PERRERA, Rohitha | Director | 1997-06-11 | 1998-10-28 |
| PETTITT, Michael Charlton | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1997-06-11 |
| POWELL, Robert | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2011-07-07 |
| SOULSBY, Martin | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2022-06-27 |
| TAGGART, Brenda Lorraine | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2022-06-27 |
| TEAGUE, Matthew | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-03-22 |
| TRIM, Richard Graham | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.