CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUST

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

  +17.8%

  £64,095 → £75,500

• Cash

  -75.2%

  £1,744,620 → £432,750

• Net assets

  -4.1%

  £9,324,101 → £8,939,161

• Employees

  0%

  1 → 1

• Wages

  +13.4%

  £56,771 → £64,378

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

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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Caladine 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 Trust'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 total charitable distributions in the year amounted to £831,000 (£691,800 in 2023).”
• “The Trust has made commitments to fund the following organisations for up to a further three years. These have not been charged in the accounts since they are subject to the grant recipients satisfactorily meeting their reporting requirements for future funding to be released. These grants will be paid from current reserves and future income.”
• “After the year end, the charity purchased the property Woodpeckers, Ashford Road, Maidstone, ME14 4AG, with completion occurring on 4 April 2025. The cost of the property was £550,000 and a further £150,000 has been budgeted towards renovations prior to being leased.”

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

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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