THE NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN NEED LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-06 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£749K
-12.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+3.2% vs 2024
Employees
445
+0.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-7.1% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,092,480 | £14,250,205 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,260,608 | £1,171,895 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,260,993 | £1,171,999 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,600,000 | £1,350,000 | £0 | £946,309 | £877,501 | |
| Cash | — | £0 | — | — | — | £851,657 | £748,924 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,844,434 | £1,903,264 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,839,727 | £1,899,256 | |
| Equity | £1,677 | — | — | — | — | £1,839,727 | £1,899,256 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 442 | 445 | |
| Wages | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,904,552 | £10,064,892 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £266,250 | £314,264 |
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+1.1%
£14,092,480 £14,250,205
-
Cash
-12.1%
£851,657 £748,924
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£1,839,727 £1,899,256
-
Employees
+0.7%
442 445
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-7%
£1,260,608 £1,171,895
-
Profit before tax
-7.1%
£1,260,993 £1,171,999
-
Wages
+1.6%
£9,904,552 £10,064,892
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.9% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 68.3% | 61.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.64x | 3.57x |
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
- THE NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN NEED LIMITED 2009-04-03 → present
- THE NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED 2008-12-23 → 2009-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent company'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.”
Group structure
- THE NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN NEED LIMITED · parent
- The National Teaching & Advisory Service Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During recent years, the organisation was subject to many take over bids as a consequence of its financial expansion and success. Our response to that has been to transition The National Teaching & Advisory Service from a privately owned company to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUNNS, Allison | Director | 2023-06-28 | Jun 1969 | British |
| PALIN, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2009-02-10 | Aug 1951 | British |
| WALKER, Timothy Gordon | Director | 2008-12-23 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAMP, John | Director | 2009-02-10 | 2011-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nt&As Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-06-28 | Active |
| Mr Timothy Gordon Walker | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-28 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Anne Palin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.