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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£105K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£825K
Equity attributable
Employees
18
Average over period
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 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £770,851 | — | £874,116 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £127,055 | — | £261,998 | |
| Cash | — | £34,714 | — | £137,170 | £34,714 | £105,353 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £596,156 | — | £709,031 | — | £993,131 | |
| Net assets | — | £435,777 | — | £562,832 | — | £824,830 | |
| Equity | — | £435,777 | — | £562,832 | — | £824,830 | |
| Average employees | — | 15 | — | 15 | — | 18 | |
| Wages | — | £296,733 | — | £322,959 | — | £417,650 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £112,744 | — | £118,000 |
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 2024-04-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 16.5% | — | 30.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.91x | — | 0.75x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer AuditCo NI Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the continuing support of the Health & Social Care Trusts and their acknowledgement of the valuable work by the charity in providing high quality training and rehabilitation, the directors are confident in the future of the Association and consider the going concern basis suitable for the preparation of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.”
Significant events
- “In the year 2024/25 the total number of trainees reached 43 (2023/24: 41) all of whom gained a number of units within the City & Guilds/NVQ structures.”
- “The Association has developed a Social Programme which covers rights and equality, online safety around digital services and social media, anti-social behaviour and person centred care planning for each trainee.”
- “Our Hug A Mug Ability Café, based in Castle Mall, Antrim, opened in July 2024.”
- “Having secured loan and overdraft facilities from our bankers it is anticipated that Phase 2 of the construction of our new Training Unit/Community Hub project will commence in early 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Jacqueline Lindsay | Secretary | 2022-03-07 | — | — |
| BARNES, Jacqueline Lynsay Harris | Director | 2003-08-18 | Mar 1966 | British |
| DUNLOP, Paul Samuel | Director | 2022-03-07 | Nov 1970 | British |
| EDMONT, David | Director | 2011-09-30 | Apr 1959 | British |
| MCCLELLAND, Noreen Patricia | Director | 2022-03-07 | Sep 1952 | Irish |
| MCCULLAGH, Alexander Isaac | Director | 2019-02-22 | Aug 1953 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, William Alexander | Director | 2016-07-04 | May 1982 | British |
| MURRAY, Carole Ann | Director | 2015-11-05 | Mar 1964 | British |
| WATSON, Adrian David Cochrane | Director | 2010-10-18 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Jacqueline Lynsay Harris | Secretary | 2008-04-01 | 2018-03-19 |
| EUSTACE, David John | Secretary | 1988-03-08 | 2008-04-01 |
| MURRAY, Carole Ann | Secretary | 2016-06-04 | 2022-03-07 |
| BROWN, Graham | Director | 1988-03-08 | 2003-05-31 |
| COLLIER, Matt | Director | 2003-03-05 | 2005-08-03 |
| EDMONT, David | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2005-08-03 |
| EUSTACE, David John | Director | 2010-10-18 | 2016-04-01 |
| EUSTACE, David John | Director | 1988-03-08 | 2008-04-01 |
| EUSTACE, Richard Ian | Director | 2003-08-18 | 2016-04-01 |
| MCCLURE, Derek Andrew | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2002-12-02 |
| MCCREADY, Samuel | Director | 1988-03-08 | 1999-11-09 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Johnny, Cllr | Director | 2005-08-17 | 2010-09-28 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Matthew | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2024-11-26 |
| MONTGOMERY, William | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2015-04-15 |
| NEILL, Bessie | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2022-03-07 |
| NEILL, Campbell Hugh | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2022-03-07 |
| SIMPSON, William | Director | 1988-03-08 | 2004-07-01 |
| THOMSON, Ian Philip | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2022-03-07 |
| THE BRIDGE ASSOCIATION | Corporate Director | 2010-10-18 | 2016-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alexander Mccullagh | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-07 | Active |
| Mrs Bessie Neill | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2022-03-07 |
| Mr David Edmont | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-09-01 | Active |
| Mrs Carole Murray | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-09-01 | Active |
| Mr William Alexander Montgomery | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-09-01 | Active |
| Mrs Jacqueline Lynsay Harris Barnes | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-09-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-03-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.