THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA DARBY & JOAN ORGANISATION LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

• Turnover

  +12.2%

  £1,076,683 → £1,207,754

• Cash

  -1.6%

  £2,340,880 → £2,304,591

• Net assets

  -1.2%

  £3,120,072 → £3,082,829

• Employees

  -5.6%

  36 → 34

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Wages

  +6.1%

  £767,306 → £814,034

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Francis James & Partners LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA DARBY & JOAN ORGANISATION LIMITED · parent
   1. The Mission of Help 100% · providing charitable assistance to the poor and needy.

Significant events

• “In October, we undertook a full building survey to assess the condition of the home and identify areas that require repair.”
• “we chose to install another lift in the home both as an additional means to get about for all residents and as a back-up for the main passenger lift.”
• “We installed CCTV throughout our communal areas this year”
• “We recovered the path in bright yellow, mulched rubber to provide a soft walking pathway for those with mobility issues.”
• “This year saw [activities co-ordinators] support by several permanent volunteers and also volunteers from local schools.”
• “our regular entertainers such as the Ladybirds and Ronnie James who bring music and dancing into the home.”
• “The year started with a welcome call from The Southend on Sea Bowls and Social Club whose president, Barry Case, wished to sponsor us for the year. Under Barry's patronage, a great many events were organised including a sky dive in August with his daughter! In total, Barry and the club raised almost £6,000 for St Martins' residents, which is an amazing achievement.”
• “the year saw us form a new committee focused on fundraising.”
• “successful in bidding for a donation from Shared Space in Westcliff, a unique Christian-based network of charity shops.”
• “In March 2025, our service underwent a CQC inspection and was rated as "Requires Improvement." This outcome was deeply disappointing... In response, we have worked closely with CQC inspectors, management teams, and our local authority to develop a comprehensive plan of action.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.