THE CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMING ACCESS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
Cash
£603K
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£559K
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
18
Average over period
Profit before tax
£110K
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-24 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,958,434 | £1,769,215 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£225,835 | £109,835 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£225,835 | £109,835 | |
| Cash | — | — | £440,588 | £512,971 | £603,355 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £362,191 | £448,840 | £558,675 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £362,191 | £448,840 | £558,675 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £448,840 | £558,675 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 15 | 21 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | — | £417,624 | £661,609 | £745,097 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-24 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | -11.5% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 34.0% | 29.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.90x | 3.39x |
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
- Innovi Advisors Ltd
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In 2024 TASO delivered a highly successful annual conference over two days in Nottingham, with 125 delegates attending.”
- “In June 2024 TASO published a report on the economic returns of different education pathways.”
- “Two reports published on supporting disabled students.”
- “In 2024/25 new projects on student mental health commenced with Cabinet Office funding.”
- “Work began on the Higher Education Evaluation Library, to be launched in Spring 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUME, Susannah Summers | Director | 2022-12-13 | Apr 1986 | Australian |
| MCNEIL, Jane | Director | 2021-04-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| NJOROGE, Jacqueline | Director | 2025-01-31 | Oct 1972 | British |
| PATEL, Hamir | Director | 2023-10-05 | Dec 1986 | British |
| SHORTHOUSE, Ryan Paul | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| SIMMONS, Eunice Angela, Professor | Director | 2020-02-25 | Jul 1961 | British |
| SIMPSON, Grace Elizabeth Pollard | Director | 2023-10-05 | Mar 1989 | British |
| SMITH, Joshua William | Director | 2023-10-05 | Apr 1996 | British |
| SOGBETUN, Temidire Olufunmilola Idah | Director | 2025-06-19 | Apr 1982 | British |
| WESTON, Rebecca Hanalore | Director | 2023-10-05 | May 1987 | British |
| WOOLLEY, David John | Director | 2022-12-13 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSELL, Maddalaine Caroline | Director | 2020-02-25 | 2025-03-18 |
| CHOWDHURY, Tahmid Rahman | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-10-05 |
| CROFFIE, Charlotte | Director | 2023-10-05 | 2025-03-18 |
| DUFFY, Robert, Professor | Director | 2020-02-25 | 2023-02-28 |
| HODGE, Heather Kay | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| KIHM, Christal Delaurianne | Director | 2023-10-05 | 2024-08-19 |
| MARTIN, Shakira Cotcheta | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddalaine Caroline Ansell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-25 | Ceased 2025-03-18 |
| Robert Duffy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-25 | Ceased 2023-03-28 |
| Professor Eunice Angela Simmons | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.