DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£349K
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
10
Average over period
Profit before tax
£198K
Period ending 2024-08-31
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £827,447 | — | £923,186 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £387,624 | — | £170,671 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £390,228 | — | £197,933 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £390,228 | — | £197,933 | |
| Cash | — | £339,842 | — | £88,007 | — | £281,484 | £88,007 | £349,069 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £874,972 | — | £1,072,905 | |
| Net assets | — | £821,526 | — | £484,744 | — | £874,972 | — | £1,072,905 | |
| Equity | — | £821,526 | — | £484,744 | — | £874,972 | — | £1,072,905 | |
| Average employees | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-09-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 46.8% | — | 18.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 47.2% | — | 21.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 44.3% | — | 15.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 37.1% | — | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | — | 1.41x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The London Borough of Lewisham had approached the Trust to seek an agreement whereby they would transfer Section 106 funds, relating to the development of Marine Wharf West, to the Trust to invest those funds and make grants for the benefit the residents within a designated area. An agreement was signed after the end of the Trust's financial year, in October, and funds of £211,664.20 were received.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Jonathan Richard William | Secretary | 2025-03-01 | — | — |
| ADEFIRANYE, Obajimi, Hon Alderman | Director | 2012-04-02 | Oct 1941 | British |
| BROWN, Stella Mutsa | Director | 2015-12-09 | May 1970 | British |
| ELLSON, Bill | Director | 2009-01-21 | Jul 1959 | British |
| FLOOK, Robert James | Director | 2007-06-26 | Jul 1977 | British |
| HETHERINGTON, Shaun Michael | Director | 1997-06-23 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MALLORY, James Russell | Director | 2007-06-26 | Jul 1944 | British |
| MALONE, Desmond George | Director | 1997-06-23 | Jun 1953 | British |
| MCCAUSLAND, Candice Kimberley | Director | 2025-02-26 | Sep 1985 | British |
| PARRY, Rosie, Cllr | Director | 2022-06-27 | Jan 1995 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Linda Theresa | Secretary | 2015-08-01 | 2025-03-01 |
| FITZPATRICK, Desmond Robert | Secretary | 1997-06-23 | 2015-08-01 |
| AKINYEMI, Matilda Chinyere, Dr | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2006-07-07 |
| ANNIBALE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| ANNIBALE, Robert Anthony | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2000-12-01 |
| BOLA, Femi Flora | Director | 2000-08-02 | 2004-10-14 |
| BROOKS, Matthew Harry Morrison | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2021-03-25 |
| CHAMBERS, Richard Wedlake | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2000-08-01 |
| EKWUEME, Caroline Amaka | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2012-12-31 |
| FENTON, Carlene Susan | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-10-09 |
| FLYNN, Declan Paul | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2024-06-07 |
| FORREST, Patricia | Director | 2015-08-26 | 2020-07-15 |
| FRANCIS, Michael Marcellus Anderson | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2015-10-05 |
| GALLAGHER, Una | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2006-06-06 |
| GIBSON, Kathryn | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2010-07-08 |
| HORTON, Alan | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2004-12-22 |
| HUMPHREY, Michael James | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2002-10-28 |
| JEAL, Philip Graham | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1998-10-06 |
| JONES, William Vivian | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2005-06-14 |
| LIDDELL, Richard | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2013-03-20 |
| MASLIN, Paul Jeremy | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2011-06-30 |
| MASLIN, Paul | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1998-06-01 |
| NEWMAN, Laurence Edward | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2015-08-26 |
| NG, Mee Ling, Dr | Director | 1997-07-11 | 2002-03-07 |
| NICHOLAS, David, Sir | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2005-07-01 |
| PADMORE, Stephen, Councillor | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2012-04-02 |
| PARR, Lucinda Annabella | Director | 2015-01-31 | 2016-09-06 |
| PINKER, Robert, Professor | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| RABOT, Adrian Kenneth, Superintendent | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2008-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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