POHWER
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Cash
£3.7M
+18.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6M
+2.7% vs 2024
Employees
429
+0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£121K
-19.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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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 | £16,013,723 | £15,858,790 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £82,235 | £6,005 | -92.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £149,837 | £121,136 | -19.2% | |
| Net profit | £149,837 | £121,136 | -19.2% | |
| Cash | £3,132,987 | £3,702,093 | +18.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,499,751 | £4,613,387 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,492,251 | £4,613,387 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £4,492,251 | £4,613,387 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 428 | 429 | +0.2% | |
| Wages | £9,507,504 | £9,697,816 | +2% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.2% | 20.1% | |
| Current ratio | 5.41x | 4.47x |
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
- POHWER 2002-09-17 → present
- POHWER (PEOPLE OF HERTS WANT EQUAL RIGHTS) 1997-02-24 → 2002-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our position post-year end is that we can meet all our financial commitments on time and POHWER remains a going concern”
Significant events
- “This year also marked a leadership transition We extend our thanks to Vicky Browning, our interim Chief Executive, for her contribution, and to Dr Felix Davies who served as our CEO from September 2024 to May 2025 We are pleased to welcome Belinda Phipps as our interim CEO from 17 June 2025”
- “We wish to acknowledge the late Janet Douglas, our Company Secretary and Governance Manager, whose recent passing was a great loss to the charity”
- “A major milestone this year was the successful implementation of our new Learning Management System (LMS)”
- “An important highlight this year was the excellent outcome of our safeguarding audit”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Laura Anne | Secretary | 2025-10-30 | — | — |
| AGUILAR, Maria | Director | 2026-03-26 | Oct 1965 | British,Spanish |
| ARHIRE, Ciprian | Director | 2025-06-09 | Dec 1986 | British |
| GILTHORPE, Rachael | Director | 2022-10-26 | Aug 1989 | British |
| HOPE, Gemma Rebecca | Director | 2022-10-26 | Aug 1984 | British |
| KANES, John | Director | 2026-03-26 | Mar 1967 | British |
| ROBINSON, Paul | Director | 2022-10-26 | May 1961 | British |
| TEMPLETON, Robert Stuart | Director | 2024-07-11 | Oct 1969 | British |
| TESSARO, Michelle | Director | 2026-03-26 | Jul 1963 | Irish,Canadian |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Emma | Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 1997-10-01 |
| DOUGLAS, Janet Maxwell | Secretary | 2023-02-02 | 2025-07-07 |
| GIBBS, Geoffrey Stephen | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| HEDGECOCK, Elaine | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| HOSKIN, Neil | Secretary | 2007-11-08 | 2007-11-08 |
| JARVIS, Tim | Secretary | 2017-08-14 | 2023-02-02 |
| JOHNSON, Carolyn | Secretary | 2011-11-17 | 2012-02-17 |
| RODDE, Katharine Mary | Secretary | 2025-07-31 | 2025-10-30 |
| SADLER, William Joel | Secretary | 2012-03-31 | 2012-09-01 |
| SMART, Judith Mary | Secretary | 1999-02-13 | 2011-11-17 |
| AYLETT, Philip John | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2015-07-07 |
| BARZEY, John | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2019-03-01 |
| BATE, Arthur Leonard Jack | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2013-08-31 |
| BAVISHI, Shashikant | Director | 2004-05-22 | 2011-11-17 |
| BLAKER, Gary Mark | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2012-11-22 |
| BRINE, Linda Anne | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2006-11-08 |
| BUZZARD, Michael Ashcroft | Director | 2000-09-27 | 2001-11-22 |
| CARTER, Richard Anthony | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2020-11-12 |
| CATTERMOLE, Susan Jill | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1998-06-04 |
| CHAUHDRY, Waqas | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2020-09-20 |
| CISNEROS, Alex | Director | 2022-10-26 | 2026-01-31 |
| CORY, Glyn | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2004-05-22 |
| COTTON, Toby Hogarth | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| COTTON, Toby Hogarth | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2018-11-22 |
| ELLIOTT, David Raglan John | Director | 1998-06-04 | 1999-11-30 |
| FLETCHER, Agnes Mary | Director | 2012-12-22 | 2015-11-19 |
| FLINT, Bridget Juanita | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2022-10-26 |
| GIBBS, Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2022-10-26 |
| GODFREY, John Patrick | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2016-07-21 |
| GOSS, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2015-11-19 |
| GOULD, Michael | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2011-06-07 |
| GRAY, Mark James | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2018-01-10 |
| GREEN, Robert Charles | Director | 2003-02-08 | 2004-05-22 |
| HARDING, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| HARWOOD-ARMITAGE, Genna | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2022-03-02 |
| HASLER, Frances Noel | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2017-11-23 |
| HOLLAND, Ian | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2025-11-19 |
| HOSKIN, Neil | Director | 2007-11-08 | 2012-01-19 |
| HUTCHINGS, Leigh Peter | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2019-07-06 |
| KILDARE, Antony Patrick | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-09-30 |
| KINSEY, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2025-03-31 |
| KUMARA-MOORTHY, Sundera | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2022-10-26 |
| LAWRENCE, Philip John | Director | 2000-09-27 | 2012-11-22 |
| LEE, Andrew Jeffrey | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2000-09-27 |
| LEE, Carol Alice | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2013-12-05 |
| LIGHTFEET, Olivia Lucy | Director | 2004-12-04 | 2010-11-04 |
| LUSACK, Iris | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2008-11-06 |
| MAYLIN, Richard John | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2000-09-27 |
| MCGRATH, Andrew | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2025-10-09 |
| MCGURK, Lauren May Langford | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2022-03-29 |
| MILES, Edna Margaret | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1998-06-04 |
| MILLER, Mitchell | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2024-03-31 |
| MILLS, Corinne | Director | 2022-10-26 | 2025-10-09 |
| MOHAMED, Abdihaken | Director | 2022-10-26 | 2025-09-30 |
| MURPHY, Christopher Samuel | Director | 1998-06-04 | 2000-09-27 |
| PARRY, John Owen | Director | 1998-07-04 | 2010-11-04 |
| PATEL, Aruna | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2018-11-22 |
| PATEL, Sarifa | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2018-11-22 |
| RATHBONE, Steven Paul | Director | 2000-09-27 | 2011-11-17 |
| RATHBONE, Steven Paul | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1999-06-24 |
| SMART, Judith Mary | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2011-11-17 |
| SPOONER, Wanda | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2011-11-17 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Robert Barton | Director | 2018-08-02 | 2020-07-31 |
| WILKIN, Lesley Patricia | Director | 2012-03-31 | 2015-11-19 |
| WYATT, Tracey | Director | 2009-09-19 | 2013-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lauren May Langford Mcgurk | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-14 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mr Mitchell Miller | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-14 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mrs Genna Harwood-Armitage | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-14 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Ann Kinsey | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-14 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mr Toby Hogarth Cotton | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-01 | Ceased 2021-07-21 |
| Mrs Sandra Elizabeth Harding | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-01 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mr Robert Barton Wainwright | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-08-02 | Ceased 2020-07-31 |
| Mrs Sarifa Patel | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-23 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
| Mr Geoffrey Stephen Gibbs | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mr Sundera Kumara-Moorthy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mrs Bridget Juanita Flint | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-19 | Ceased 2021-07-20 |
| Mr Waqas Chaudry | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-19 | Ceased 2020-09-20 |
| Mr John Barzey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-19 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
| Mr Mark James Gray | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-19 | Ceased 2018-01-10 |
| Mrs Frances Noel Hasler | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-19 | Ceased 2017-11-23 |
| Mr Richard Anthony Carter | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-17 | Ceased 2020-11-12 |
| Mr Toby Hogarth Cotton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-12 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
| Mrs Aruna Patel | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-06 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
| Mr Leigh Peter Hutchings | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-04 | Ceased 2019-07-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.