CAREFREE CORNWALL
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Cash
£408K
-31.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£446K
-19.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
43
+19.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£109K
-259.1% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,360,822 | £1,470,533 | £1,596,000 | +8.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £26,004 | £68,267 | -£108,714 | -259.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £68,676 | -£109,243 | -259.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £26,004 | £68,676 | -£109,243 | -259.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | £412,361 | £597,378 | £408,155 | -31.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £554,878 | £445,635 | -19.7% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £486,202 | £554,878 | £445,635 | -19.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | £486,202 | £554,878 | £445,635 | -19.7% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 43 | +19.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £900,820 | £942,407 | £1,204,665 | +27.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £274 | £133,387 | £146,699 | +10% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.9% | 4.6% | -6.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.9% | 4.7% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.3% | -24.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 16.4% | 21.4% | 19.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 6.05x | 4.63x | 5.18x |
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
- CAREFREE CORNWALL 2025-07-24 → present
- CAREFREE - FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE CORNWALL 2008-01-23 → 2025-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Charity changed its name from Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall to Carefree Cornwall on 24 July 2025.”
- “The charity supported a record 644 young people in 2025, celebrating its 20th anniversary and reaching 100 times more young people than in 2005. 72 young people engaged in local participation, chairing the Corporate Parenting Board and assisting in social worker and foster carer recruitment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGINS, Sheila Mari | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | — | British |
| BIGNELL, Mark | Director | 2026-01-28 | Jul 1962 | British |
| EARLE, Andrew | Director | 2023-03-14 | Nov 1956 | British |
| ELLIS, Mark Conrad | Director | 2019-06-18 | May 1966 | British |
| GRANT, Richard | Director | 2008-01-23 | Aug 1945 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Sophie, Mx | Director | 2024-11-13 | Dec 1989 | British |
| JOHNSON, Nicola Dawn | Director | 2021-06-17 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGGINS, Sheila Mari | Secretary | 2008-01-23 | 2008-02-13 |
| FOLLETT STOCK CORPORATE SUPPORT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-13 | 2009-07-01 |
| BURGESS, Helen | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2010-09-07 |
| CARNE, Melanie | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2022-06-23 |
| COOK, Nicholas | Director | 2018-02-21 | 2018-12-04 |
| COOK, Nicholas James | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2014-12-04 |
| COOMBS, Paul | Director | 2008-06-11 | 2009-04-23 |
| DAVIES, Joanne Ruth | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2018-12-04 |
| DORMER, Keith Russell | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2014-12-04 |
| EVANS, Elly | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2023-01-19 |
| GAIRN, Diane Sybella | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2010-09-30 |
| HAMPTON, Jane Belinda | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2025-07-16 |
| HUTTON, Richard Alexander | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2012-03-15 |
| LAITY, Rona | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2017-09-11 |
| LAMB, Tarn | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2011-09-30 |
| LEE, Annabel Kate | Director | 2008-06-11 | 2010-11-18 |
| LLOYD, Lawrence | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2024-11-13 |
| MACDONALD, Emily Beatrice | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2014-01-17 |
| ROWE, Amy Louise | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2009-04-23 |
| SEYMOUR, Holly | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2023-06-13 |
| TILLEY, Luke | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2022-09-15 |
| TRESIDDER, Michael Alan | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2020-12-30 |
| VOKINS, Linda Marie | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2015-12-02 |
| WALKER-BOOTH, Christine Jane | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2022-09-15 |
| WILKINS, Gary Ronald | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2015-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-07-24 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2025-07-24 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-24 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2025-07-24 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.