THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD
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Cash
£1M
-9.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.8M
0% vs 2024
Employees
40
+5.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,251,819 | £1,037,542 | £1,188,487 | +14.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £205,267 | -£120,301 | -£779 | +99.4% | |
| Cash | £776,227 | £921,578 | £888,706 | £1,141,088 | £1,141,523 | £1,036,423 | -9.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,475,446 | £1,622,297 | £1,684,675 | £1,889,942 | £1,769,641 | £1,768,862 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £1,475,446 | £1,622,297 | £1,684,675 | £1,889,942 | £1,769,641 | £1,768,862 | 0% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,889,942 | £1,769,641 | £1,768,862 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 40 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £514,322 | £580,317 | £643,706 | +10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £71,453 | £60,370 | £75,231 | +24.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 16.4% | -11.6% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 33.38x | 17.44x | 21.87x |
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
- THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE FARM TRUST LTD 2016-03-07 → present
- THE ADVENTURE FARM TRUST 1990-11-23 → 2016-03-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “2025 was a year of significant progress for The Children's Adventure Farm Trust. We welcomed 22,655 children to the Farm, a 35% increase on the previous year and our highest ever, with every visit provided entirely free of charge.”
- “In 2025 we published Our Way Forward, our five-year strategy to 2030. Our ambition is to welcome 150,000 children to the Farm by 2030.”
- “Progress in 2025 including the launch of our membership scheme, a full board of nine trustees, and significant growth in visits”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Rachel Mary | Director | 2026-04-21 | Mar 1966 | British |
| COHEN, Paula | Director | 2026-04-21 | Feb 1971 | British |
| COLLIER, Peter Andrew | Director | 2024-08-06 | Aug 1962 | British |
| COVERDALE, Adrian | Director | 2024-08-23 | Dec 1963 | British |
| FITTON, Noela Ann | Director | 2026-04-21 | Dec 1965 | British |
| GOWING, Peter John | Director | 2026-04-21 | Mar 1968 | British |
| GRAHAM, Nicola Michelle | Director | 2024-08-20 | Feb 1964 | British |
| SANDLAND, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2024-08-06 | Jun 1965 | British |
| SCOTSON, Peter John Hector | Director | 2024-08-06 | Nov 1961 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULCOCK, Michael John | Secretary | 2006-12-22 | 2017-11-28 |
| CLEGG, Nigel Stephen | Secretary | — | 1993-07-21 |
| MCKINLAY, Andrew John Robert | Secretary | 2017-11-28 | 2018-05-31 |
| MONTAGUE, Nicholas Peter | Secretary | 1993-07-21 | 2006-12-22 |
| BABINGTON, Anthony Brutus | Director | — | 1998-04-24 |
| BAKER, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 1993-02-26 | 2006-07-13 |
| BERGIN, Roy | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2009-10-01 |
| BULCOCK, Michael John | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2024-08-04 |
| FAIRHURST, Graham | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2006-04-05 |
| FARRINGTON, Paul Raymond | Director | 2007-10-12 | 2015-11-13 |
| FOUNTAIN, Christopher Simon | Director | 1996-04-30 | 1998-06-25 |
| GRAHAM, Nicola Michelle | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2018-05-31 |
| GRUNDY, Timothy | Director | — | 2006-04-20 |
| HAM, Gary | Director | 1997-07-23 | 2000-06-01 |
| JONES, Brian | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1995-10-31 |
| KENNEDY, John Thomas | Director | 1992-10-27 | 1998-07-27 |
| LAING, Carol Margaret | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2006-08-15 |
| MCCARTHY, Shaun Nicholas | Director | 1994-01-25 | 1996-11-04 |
| MCGLADRIGAN, Alice Fiona | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| MCKINLAY, Andrew John Robert | Director | 2016-05-19 | 2018-05-31 |
| MCKNIGHT, David Angus | Director | — | 1994-01-25 |
| MCLEAN, Bruce | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Jonathan Louis | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1995-02-01 |
| MONTAGUE, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2018-06-03 | 2020-03-30 |
| MONTAGUE, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2017-02-16 |
| PEARSON, Mark Philip | Director | 2000-07-24 | 2005-04-18 |
| PLOWRIGHT, Katheryn Anita | Director | — | 1993-01-26 |
| PUGH, Eleanor | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2021-12-23 |
| ROGERS, Dennis | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2003-01-14 |
| ROUGHTON, Terence William | Director | 2005-04-18 | 2015-11-11 |
| RUSH, Christine Helen Ferguson | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2001-01-07 |
| SCHOLES, Teresa Mary | Director | — | 1992-04-28 |
| TOBIN, Gary Denis | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2006-07-13 |
| WARNES, Matthew Giles | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2010-01-23 |
| WORRALL, Jayne | Director | 2020-03-30 | 2024-08-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Andrew Collier | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-08-06 | Active |
| Ms Catherine Elizabeth Sandland | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-08-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Hector Scotson | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-08-06 | Active |
| Mrs Alice Fiona Mcgladrigan | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-12-01 | Ceased 2024-07-31 |
| Mrs Jayne Worrall | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-03-30 | Ceased 2024-08-05 |
| Eleanor Pugh | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-07-03 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
| Mr Nicholas Peter Montague | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-07-03 | Ceased 2020-03-30 |
| Ian Eccles | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Bulcock | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-17 | Ceased 2024-08-04 |
| Mr Nicholas Peter Montague | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.