HOPEDALE CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+3.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+817.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
386
+370.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£20M
+6,239.4% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-05-11 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,325,827 | £22,433,652 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £437,485 | £19,726,796 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £315,211 | £19,982,630 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £325,181 | £20,002,575 | |
| Cash | £836,690 | £1,355,586 | £1,178,590 | — | £996,693 | £1,027,550 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,395,708 | £1,494,799 | £1,837,681 | — | £8,699,266 | £31,001,914 | |
| Net assets | £1,377,493 | £1,471,854 | £1,804,579 | — | £2,448,085 | £22,450,660 | |
| Equity | £1,377,493 | £1,471,854 | — | £2,122,904 | £2,448,085 | £22,450,660 | |
| Average employees | 110 | 98 | 98 | — | 82 | 386 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,342,855 | £8,589,769 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £126,153 | £235,104 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+418.6%
£4,325,827 £22,433,652
-
Cash
+3.1%
£996,693 £1,027,550
-
Net assets
+817.1%
£2,448,085 £22,450,660
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+370.7%
82 386
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4,409.1%
£437,485 £19,726,796
-
Profit before tax
+6,239.4%
£315,211 £19,982,630
-
Wages
+266.6%
£2,342,855 £8,589,769
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 | 2022-05-11 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.1% | 87.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | 89.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 63.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 28.27x | 41.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.19x | 79.06x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year, fixed assets were transferred into the company as part of a group reorganisation, in which the trade and certain assets of a number of fellow subsidiaries were hived across to the company, including the associated deferred tax liabilities amounting to £250,731.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESSWELL, Andrew Paul | Director | 2025-05-12 | Mar 1969 | British |
| DEAVILLE, Sarah Marie | Director | 2012-04-19 | Dec 1978 | British |
| JOHN, Dafydd Rhys | Director | 2024-02-02 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Corinne | Director | 2023-04-28 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Andrew James | Secretary | 2022-05-11 | 2022-07-04 |
| LAWRENCE, Suzanne | Secretary | 2022-11-11 | 2023-01-30 |
| WHITTERN, Steve | Secretary | 2022-07-04 | 2022-11-11 |
| ARMITAGE, Jonathan Spencer | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2022-05-11 |
| BROWN, Andrew James | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2022-07-04 |
| HOPKIN, Amy Louise, Dr | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2022-05-11 |
| HOPKIN, Vivienne | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2022-05-11 |
| LAWRENCE, Suzanne | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2023-01-30 |
| VELLACOTT, Jonathan James | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2025-05-01 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2022-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shine Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-11 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Spencer Armitage | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-11 |
| Mrs Sarah Marie Deaville | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-11 |
| Dr Amy Louise Hopkin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-11 |
| Mrs Vivienne Hopkin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-11-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.