VOLUNTARY SECTOR CENTRES
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-03 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-19
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-22.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+1.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
13
-43.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£36K
+191.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,465,921 | £1,719,596 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £29,769 | £24,749 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £12,534 | £36,491 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £12,534 | £36,491 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,845,717 | £1,555,911 | £1,572,450 | £1,221,112 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,740,834 | £2,760,876 | £2,470,771 | £2,341,839 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,150,385 | £2,283,824 | £2,305,348 | £2,341,839 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,305,348 | £2,341,839 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 30 | 31 | 23 | 13 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £983,920 | £724,366 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-30.3%
£2,465,921 £1,719,596
-
Cash
-22.3%
£1,572,450 £1,221,112
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£2,305,348 £2,341,839
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-43.5%
23 13
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-16.9%
£29,769 £24,749
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Profit before tax
+191.1%
£12,534 £36,491
-
Wages
-26.4%
£983,920 £724,366
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 20.3% | 5.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.79x | 10.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.58x | 3.39x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- McCabe Ford Williams
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- VOLUNTARY SECTOR CENTRES · parent
- Mansion Garden Estates Limited 45.79%
- Urban Develop Limited 75%
Significant events
- “At the year end, the Charity was committed to investing a further £1m into the share capital of Mansion Garden Estates Limited (MGE) via its wholly owned subsidiary, Voluntary Sector Centres 1 Ltd. As a result of other investors acquiring new shares at the same time, the shareholding in MGE decreased after this transaction from 45.79% to 38.05%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLISON-JONES, Steven David | Director | 2006-05-13 | Jun 1968 | British |
| ORMISTON, Graham Timothy | Director | 2024-07-23 | Oct 1984 | British |
| RHONE, Ashley Stephanie | Director | 2024-11-27 | Jun 1993 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPIE, Glenn | Secretary | 2006-02-24 | 2007-09-13 |
| FLEMING, Richard Alexander | Secretary | 2005-08-31 | 2006-02-24 |
| MARSH, Nicholas Gavin | Secretary | 2007-09-13 | 2023-08-10 |
| GD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-04-19 | 2004-10-20 |
| SECRETARIAL & ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-20 | 2005-09-15 |
| COOK, George Michael | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2005-09-15 |
| ESPIE, Glenn | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2007-09-13 |
| FLEMING, Richard Alexander | Director | 2005-08-31 | 2006-02-24 |
| JUNG, Marcel | Director | 2004-05-28 | 2005-08-31 |
| MARSH, Nicholas Gavin | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2023-08-10 |
| SIMMS, Anthony John | Director | 2004-05-28 | 2004-11-08 |
| TRIPP, Keith Charles | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2024-07-02 |
| WILSON, Philip Ronald | Director | 2006-02-24 | 2008-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Charles Tripp | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-19 | Ceased 2024-07-23 |
| Mr Nicholas Marsh | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-19 | Ceased 2023-08-10 |
| Mr Steven David Mallison-Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.