ACTION FOR CHILDREN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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

  -6.5%

  £14,758,716 → £13,794,184

• Cash

  -91.9%

  £95,144 → £7,681

• Net assets

  +100%

  -£106,276 → £0

• Employees

  -24.3%

  559 → 423

• Operating profit

  +1,313.3%

  -£68,999 → £837,182

• Profit before tax

  +1,313.3%

  -£68,999 → £837,182

• Wages

  -19%

  £9,744,314 → £7,893,774

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

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The budget and associated cashflow planning undertaken demonstrate the Company has sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities. In support of this, the Directors have obtained confirmation from the parent charity that it will not make demand in respect of any intercompany balance arising in relation to the intragroup liabilities unless Action for Children Developments Limited has confirmed in writing that it has sufficient available cash to meet such a proposed demand and all other liabilities to any creditors of the Company.”

Significant events

• “The year has been affected by increasing costs driven by inflation and increased recruitment costs due to a challenging labour market. Focus over the past year has been ensuring all nurseries are profitable and this has led to a number of exits/closures.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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