ABOVE BAR CHURCH
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+300.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+7.2% vs 2024
Employees
18
-21.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,381,761 | £1,180,596 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£111,328 | £200,490 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £288,969 | £1,157,534 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2,792,253 | £2,992,743 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,792,253 | £2,992,743 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,792,253 | £2,992,743 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £440,934 | £418,517 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £116,321 | £134,120 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-14.6%
£1,381,761 £1,180,596
-
Cash
+300.6%
£288,969 £1,157,534
-
Net assets
+7.2%
£2,792,253 £2,992,743
-
Employees
-21.7%
23 18
-
Wages
-5.1%
£440,934 £418,517
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | 17.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 40.43x | 30.75x |
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 §1A
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Knight Goodhead 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. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Sadly, there were insufficient numbers signed up to run the Formation School in 2024/25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICK, Karen Michelle | Secretary | 2022-11-03 | — | — |
| DICK, Karen Michelle | Director | 2022-06-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| HUGHES, Christopher Anthony Rupert | Director | 2023-11-27 | Nov 1954 | British |
| JAMES, Ashley Nicholas | Director | 2019-10-21 | Feb 1962 | British |
| JAMES, Joanne Caroline | Director | 2022-11-03 | Dec 1974 | British |
| PICKUP, Trevor Martin | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| THWAITES, Philip | Director | 2022-06-01 | May 1961 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANTER, Hannah | Secretary | 2009-07-11 | 2022-05-31 |
| HUDSWELL, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | 2022-11-03 |
| AKINYEGUN, Olanrewaju, Dr | Director | 2013-10-24 | 2021-10-18 |
| ALLCOCK, Paul Clifford | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2013-06-30 |
| BAKER, Martin James | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| BEER, Jonathan Francis | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2015-12-31 |
| BERRYMAN, Nicholas David | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2023-08-31 |
| BERRYMAN, Nicholas David | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| BISHOP, Roger | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2021-10-18 |
| BLAKE, Richard Charles | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2017-10-30 |
| BLUE, George Meldrum | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2009-11-28 |
| CASTRO, Ian Peter, Professor | Director | 2010-10-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| CHANTER, Hannah | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2022-05-31 |
| CLARK, Benjamin Matthew Thorrington | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-10-18 |
| CLIFTON, John Robert Victor | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2010-10-13 |
| COLLINS, Richard Thor | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2020-06-29 |
| DEACON, Daniel Robert | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2019-10-21 |
| ELDRIDGE, Roger John | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2011-10-20 |
| FOUNTAIN, Richard Mark | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2022-11-03 |
| HAITCHI, Hans Michael, Dr | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2010-10-13 |
| HENSTOCK, Timothy John, Professor | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| HUDSWELL, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2022-11-03 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Anthony Rupert | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2023-08-31 |
| MILTON, Greg | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2012-10-24 |
| NORBURY, Peter Leonard | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2017-10-30 |
| PAGE, Andrew Scott | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2011-03-31 |
| RISBRIDGER, John Neil | Director | 2009-07-11 | 2022-05-31 |
| STONEHOUSE, Bryan William | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-10-24 |
| SUTTON, Timothy Charles | Director | 2013-07-08 | 2016-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Benjamin William | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-03-19 |
| WATKINS, Anthony Richard Simon | Director | 2010-10-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| WEBB, Christopher Aneurin | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| WEBBER, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| ZEALEY, Paul Derek | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2019-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Neil Risbidger | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-25 | Ceased 2022-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2023-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.