KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
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Cash
£2m
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.8m
-8.4% vs 2025
Employees
108
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£441k
-117.9% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,541,473 | £5,483,599 | £2,718,146 | -50.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,456,440 | -£440,591 | -117.9% | |
| Net profit | -£293,747 | £2,456,440 | -£440,591 | -117.9% | |
| Cash | £146,270 | £1,876,817 | £2,024,085 | +7.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,778,859 | £5,235,299 | £4,794,708 | -8.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,778,859 | £5,235,299 | £4,794,708 | -8.4% | |
| Equity | £2,778,859 | £5,235,299 | £4,794,708 | -8.4% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 99 | 108 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £1,882,842 | £1,940,886 | £2,044,941 | +5.4% | |
| 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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -11.6% | 44.8% | -16.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.4% | 5.0% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.34x | 12.27x | 8.95x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have assessed the financial position of the Charity... and the level of reserves held the trustees conclude that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYNNE, Eithne, Mrs. | Secretary | 2016-08-31 | — | — |
| BETTS, Paul Alex | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1954 | British |
| CASHIN, Luke | Director | 2023-09-06 | Mar 1998 | British |
| COLWELL, Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-05 | Apr 1949 | British |
| GROVES, Hazel Anne | Director | 2016-05-25 | Jul 1978 | British |
| HEAP, Rory | Director | 2026-02-25 | Apr 1949 | British |
| LANGMAN-HEATH, Avril | Director | 2024-03-07 | May 1976 | British |
| MILNE, James William | Director | 2026-02-25 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Leslie Robert | Secretary | 1997-03-25 | 2007-03-21 |
| OSBORN, Karen Ann | Secretary | 2007-03-21 | 2016-06-23 |
| BENSON, Michael | Director | 2016-02-24 | 2025-03-05 |
| BEST, Mark Neville | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2017-09-05 |
| BETTS, Betty Alberta | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2002-04-05 |
| BLACKMAN, Anthony | Director | 2020-06-03 | 2025-05-06 |
| BOSLEY, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2022-09-07 |
| BURKE, James Michael | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2026-09-02 |
| BURLEY, Sheila | Director | 2003-07-23 | 2016-01-07 |
| BURTON, Allan | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2008-08-01 |
| CONNOR, Ivan Arnold | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2012-10-31 |
| DAFFARN, John Kenneth | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2018-09-05 |
| DRIVER, Joan Edith | Director | 1998-07-29 | 1999-05-01 |
| ELLIS, Leslie Robert | Director | 1997-03-25 | 1997-04-01 |
| FORDHAM, Jonathan Harvey | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2002-01-01 |
| GROOM, Carol | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2009-02-09 |
| HALL, Cathy Jean | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2003-05-07 |
| HARRIS, Timothy Gordon | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2020-09-02 |
| HARVEY, Donald | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2006-04-19 |
| HEPPENSTALL, Philip | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2001-12-19 |
| HOLMAN, Valerie Brythonig | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2007-10-17 |
| HORTON, Clive | Director | 1997-03-25 | 2004-10-25 |
| JARDINE, Robert Kerr | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2007-10-17 |
| KETLEY, Malcolm | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2022-09-07 |
| LEWIS, Dennis John | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2016-08-31 |
| LIYANAGE, Dai | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2009-07-29 |
| MARTINDALE, Lynne | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2015-04-16 |
| MUNTON, Charles Gregory Francis | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2018-09-05 |
| OLDFIELD, Amicia Kathryn | Director | 2002-05-08 | 2005-10-19 |
| PLATT, Ian George | Director | 2024-03-07 | 2025-12-03 |
| RIVERS, Janet | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2017-09-05 |
| ROSS, Aaron | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2013-08-21 |
| SPILLER, Leonard John | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2023-09-06 |
| TERRY, Jennifer | Director | 2008-04-30 | 2023-09-06 |
| THORPE, Alan Arthur | Director | 2023-12-08 | 2024-04-03 |
| WOOD, Betty May | Director | 1998-07-29 | 2003-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-27 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.