CBUK26
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Cash
£548K
+21.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2M
+0.1% vs 2024
Employees
77
-11.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,007,781 | £3,417,370 | £4,237,731 | +24% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£93,704 | -£805,554 | £5,245 | +100.7% | |
| Cash | £570,502 | £451,603 | £548,006 | +21.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,018,061 | £4,212,507 | £4,217,752 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,018,061 | £4,212,507 | £4,217,752 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £5,018,061 | £4,212,507 | £4,217,752 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 87 | 77 | -11.5% | |
| Wages | £2,386,844 | £2,626,959 | £2,466,811 | -6.1% | |
| 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -9.3% | -23.6% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | 23.07x | 13.37x | 14.08x |
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 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-03-25
- CBUK26 2026-03-25 → present
- CBUK26 LTD 2026-03-17 → 2026-03-25
- CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK 2012-07-16 → 2026-03-17
- CHILD BEREAVEMENT CHARITY 2007-09-05 → 2012-07-16
- THE CHILD BEREAVEMENT TRUST 1994-05-06 → 2007-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Seymour Taylor Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The board announced a planned strategic merger in May 2025 with child bereavement charity Winston's Wish. This merger was completed in February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EATON, Deborah Ann | Director | 2018-07-12 | Mar 1962 | British |
| FITZGIBBONS, Alexander Seamus | Director | 2019-07-16 | Jul 1972 | British |
| JIVRAJ-VIRANI, Shahreen | Director | 2024-07-24 | Dec 1982 | British |
| MANASSEH, Tim | Director | 2019-11-05 | Oct 1960 | British |
| MAYHEW, Therese | Director | 2023-02-06 | Jan 1970 | Swedish |
| WEST, Peter | Director | 2024-07-24 | Sep 1958 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRONIN, James Kieran | Secretary | 2022-02-28 | 2026-04-27 |
| CUMMINGS, Vanessa Susan | Secretary | 1997-12-09 | 2001-02-23 |
| GORTON, Lesley | Secretary | 2001-02-23 | 2002-02-26 |
| MACDONALD, Angus | Secretary | 1994-05-06 | 1997-12-09 |
| SELDON, George Kennison Mark | Secretary | 2002-02-26 | 2022-02-28 |
| BACKHOUSE, David Wynter | Director | 1994-05-06 | 2012-07-10 |
| CAMPION, William Michael | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2020-01-30 |
| DARBY, Roy | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2006-11-30 |
| GEFFEN, Camilla Margaret Adelaide | Director | 2009-02-12 | 2018-02-06 |
| GILHAM, Nicola | Director | 2010-07-08 | 2024-11-08 |
| HEATHCOAT-AMORY, John | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2022-12-06 |
| HOPE, Susan Mary | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2015-04-28 |
| IRELAND, Lorna | Director | 2022-02-09 | 2025-05-27 |
| LAURENT, Susan Janeen, Doctor | Director | 2002-09-10 | 2012-11-08 |
| LEEK-BAILEY OBE, Deborah Ann | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2016-09-13 |
| MACDONALD, Jean | Director | 1994-05-06 | 2002-02-26 |
| MCMULLAN, David Wilson | Director | 1994-05-06 | 2002-01-10 |
| MEREDITH, Richard Evan | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2006-02-23 |
| NEAL, Brynmor Lloyd, Dr | Director | 1994-05-06 | 2012-02-28 |
| ROBINSON, Victor Philip | Director | 2003-04-24 | 2012-02-28 |
| ROSS, Peter Michael | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2005-11-24 |
| RYDER, Richard Andrew, Lord | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2021-02-11 |
| SAMUEL, Julia Aline | Director | 2018-02-06 | 2019-07-16 |
| SAMUEL, Julia Aline | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2016-02-02 |
| SELDON, George Kennison Mark | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2022-02-09 |
| SELDON, George Kennison Mark | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2014-05-01 |
| SHEPPARD, Marie Louise | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2007-09-13 |
| TOWNSLEY, Barry Stephen | Director | 1999-02-10 | 2003-04-24 |
| WELDON, Kristen Stefania | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2026-02-11 |
| WOOD, Jane Frances | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2022-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-25 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-03-17 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-03-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.