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Cash
£1.1M
-10.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.3M
+11.2% vs 2024
Employees
255
+9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£131K
+189.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £6,413,985 | £7,404,902 | +15.4% | |
| Operating profit | £37,969 | £123,232 | +224.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £45,172 | £130,690 | +189.3% | |
| Net profit | £45,172 | £130,690 | +189.3% | |
| Cash | £1,206,652 | £1,085,346 | -10.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,210,264 | £1,345,863 | +11.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,210,264 | £1,345,863 | +11.2% | |
| Equity | £1,210,264 | £1,345,863 | +11.2% | |
| Average employees | 234 | 255 | +9% | |
| Wages | £4,930,105 | £5,566,578 | +12.9% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.1% | 9.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 2.32x |
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
- Smith & Goulding 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”
Significant events
- “A belated 35th anniversary celebration evening was held on 5th June at Rivington Barn. Performances from the people we support at each location were a special treat for all those who attended.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCHRANE, Christina Mary | Secretary | 2021-09-20 | — | — |
| CHU, Christine Anne | Director | 2020-03-10 | Jun 1970 | British |
| ENTWISTLE, Philip | Director | 2010-08-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MARGERISON, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2023-09-05 | Apr 1970 | British |
| PATTINSON, Kathryn Fiona | Director | 2016-12-13 | May 1966 | British |
| SULLIVAN, Peter John | Director | 2023-09-05 | Aug 1945 | British |
| TUPLING, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2016-12-13 | Aug 1951 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALKER, James Alan | Secretary | 1995-07-19 | 2005-04-11 |
| BODDINGTON, Janet Natasha | Secretary | — | 1993-01-28 |
| BUCKLEY, Patricia Marie Theresa | Secretary | 1994-09-21 | 1995-07-19 |
| GRIME, Gillian Elizabeth | Secretary | 1993-01-28 | 1994-09-21 |
| ORMEROD, Martin | Secretary | 2007-09-07 | 2014-12-31 |
| PILKINGTON, Gillian Denise | Secretary | 2014-10-31 | 2021-09-20 |
| SETTLE, Vivien | Secretary | 2005-04-11 | 2007-09-07 |
| ALKER, James Alan | Director | 1994-09-21 | 1995-07-19 |
| ALKER, James Alan | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2007-10-18 |
| BENNETT, Anne | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2002-11-26 |
| BODDINGTON, Janet Natasha | Director | — | 1993-01-28 |
| BODDINGTON, Kenneth William | Director | — | 1994-09-21 |
| BUCKLEY, Patricia Marie Theresa | Director | 1995-07-19 | 1996-10-24 |
| BUCKLEY, Patricia Marie Theresa | Director | 1991-12-09 | 1994-09-21 |
| COLLINGE, Brian | Director | 1997-08-06 | 2004-10-20 |
| CRABTREE, Robert Gordon | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2020-03-10 |
| CRAWFORD, Judith Victoria | Director | 1991-12-09 | 1997-08-18 |
| FLEMING, Bernard | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2011-03-27 |
| GRIME, Gillian Elizabeth | Director | 1993-01-28 | 1997-05-21 |
| HARRISON, Lesley | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2009-07-21 |
| HAWORTH, Ian Thomson | Director | 2020-10-13 | 2022-04-03 |
| HOLLAND, John Anthony | Director | 2012-01-17 | 2024-01-19 |
| HOLMAN, Judith | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2013-11-30 |
| JONAS, Paul Michael | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2019-09-19 |
| JUDD, Dawn Beatrice | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2012-04-24 |
| MEDWAY, Hilary | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2018-01-30 |
| MITCHELL, Duncan | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2021-09-09 |
| NADEN, David George | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2020-01-30 |
| NOLAN, Lynda Margaret | Director | — | 2011-12-31 |
| SAGE, Robert Keith | Director | — | 2010-03-30 |
| STALTMEIER, Andrea Veronica | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2003-05-20 |
| TRUSTAM, Rosemary Marguerite | Director | — | 2020-12-20 |
| WATT, David George | Director | 2013-04-21 | 2016-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christine Anne Chu | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
| Mr David George Naden | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-30 | Ceased 2020-01-30 |
| Mrs Alison Elizabeth Tupling | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-16 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
| Mrs Kathryn Fiona Pattinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-16 | Active |
| Mr John Anthony Holland | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-04 |
| Mr Duncan Mitchell | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Ms Rosemary Marguerite Trustam | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-20 |
| Mr Robert Gordon Crabtree | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Paul Michael Jonas | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-19 |
| Mrs Hilary Medway | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-30 |
| Mr Philip Entwistle | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.