EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
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Cash
£3.4M
+100.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5M
+18.1% vs 2024
Employees
229
+3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£229K
-60.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · 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 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,554,279 | £12,734,430 | +10.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £580,272 | £229,378 | -60.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £580,272 | £229,378 | -60.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,706,129 | £3,421,716 | +100.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,389,225 | £1,533,873 | +10.4% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,269,748 | £1,499,126 | +18.1% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £1,269,748 | £1,499,126 | +18.1% | |
| Average employees | 267 | 265 | 248 | 231 | 222 | 229 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,709,217 | £5,202,415 | +10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. 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 | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.23x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 2004-11-12 → present
- NIPPA - THE EARLY YEARS ORGANISATION 2000-04-12 → 2004-11-12
- NORTHERN IRELAND PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION 1989-11-08 → 2000-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- GMCG BELFAST
- 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 charity'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.”
Group structure
- EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN · parent
- Giggles Early Years
- Adventures Day Nursery
Significant events
- “A partnership with Stranmillis University College continued with proposals for a Memorandum of Association to be developed to bring forward the establishment of a professional body for early care and education workers.”
- “Delivery on Year 9 of the Pathway Fund which enabled an investment by DE of £3,938,026 across 177 projects.”
- “The €34.4m ASPIRE project (€6.4m allocated directly to early years) funded by the EU Peace IV Programme for shared education within the pre-school sector commenced.”
- “Activity in 2024/25 focused on recruitment of project staff, project initiation and recruitment of settings for year 1 delivery.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALMSLEY, Pauline Mary | Secretary | 2019-07-01 | — | — |
| BURTON, William, Dr | Director | 2026-02-04 | Sep 1984 | Irish |
| CANAVAN, Teresa | Director | 2026-02-04 | Apr 1973 | Irish |
| FULTON, Nemonie Alexandra Michelle | Director | 2018-11-23 | Jul 1971 | British |
| LOYE, Francis | Director | 2023-11-24 | Aug 1980 | Irish |
| MCCAMBLEY, Sarah | Director | 2022-11-25 | Apr 1990 | British |
| O'NEILL, Bernadette | Director | 2026-02-04 | Feb 1986 | Northern Irish |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FITZPATRICK, Siobhan Margaret | Secretary | 2016-07-08 | 2019-06-30 |
| FITZPATRICK, Siobhan | Secretary | 2008-01-25 | 2008-04-07 |
| SNODDY, Sandra Kay | Secretary | 1989-11-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| TROUGHTON, Geoffrey | Secretary | 2005-06-10 | 2008-01-25 |
| WEINIGER, Siobhan Marie | Secretary | 2008-04-07 | 2016-07-08 |
| ADAIR, Gladys Louise | Director | 1989-11-08 | 1999-06-18 |
| BARKLEY, Jennifer | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2025-09-16 |
| BENNETT, Maureen Elizabeth Jane, Dr | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2014-03-09 |
| BURNS, Stephen | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2017-06-08 |
| COLGAN, Ruth | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2016-06-03 |
| D'ARCY, John Roger | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2016-06-03 |
| DALY, Linda Jennifer | Director | 1998-06-06 | 2002-06-14 |
| FAIRBAIRN, Catherine | Director | 1989-11-08 | 1998-06-06 |
| FELL, Sandra | Director | 1989-11-08 | 2003-05-13 |
| GARBUTT, Nick | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2015-05-06 |
| GILLIES, Pamela | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2011-06-09 |
| GROVES, Michele | Director | 2001-05-20 | 2003-08-12 |
| HARPER, John Clive | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2010-06-10 |
| HUDDLESTON, Julie Ann | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2012-05-16 |
| JOHNSTON, Sara Olivia | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2017-06-08 |
| KEENAN, Mary Caroline | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2008-10-02 |
| KELLY, Deirdre Laura | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2011-08-25 |
| KEMPER, Helena Maria | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2017-06-08 |
| KOPLEWSKY, Rosaleen Diane | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2019-02-07 |
| LAVERTY, Hugh | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2004-12-31 |
| LAWTHER, Derek | Director | 2015-06-05 | 2016-11-14 |
| LOUGHREY, Alma Mary | Director | 2017-06-08 | 2022-04-29 |
| LOUGHREY, Alma Mary | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2010-06-10 |
| MAJELLA, Caherty | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| MCADAM, Linda | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2011-06-09 |
| MCARDLE, Bernadette | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2003-01-01 |
| MCBRIDE, Philip | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2014-03-06 |
| MCCURRY, Susan Frances | Director | 1989-11-08 | 2002-06-14 |
| MCCUSKER, Lauri Gerald | Director | 2007-06-07 | 2009-06-18 |
| MCDERMOTT, Anne | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2012-02-12 |
| MCDONAGH, Mary Theresa | Director | 2016-06-03 | 2025-10-23 |
| MCIVOR, Ethel | Director | 2016-06-03 | 2022-11-25 |
| MCVARNOCK, Una | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2004-12-31 |
| MILLS, Sharon Rose Louise | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2002-06-14 |
| MONROE, Leandre | Director | 1989-11-08 | 1998-06-06 |
| MORROW, Margaret Evelyn Ruth | Director | 1989-11-08 | 2000-06-17 |
| MULDOON, John Joseph | Director | 1989-11-08 | 2007-06-07 |
| O'ROURKE, Jane Anne | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2016-06-03 |
| PARK, Ronan Patrick | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2025-09-16 |
| PRESTON, Sandra | Director | 1989-11-08 | 2003-05-13 |
| RODGERS, Rosaleen Diane | Director | 2017-06-08 | 2017-06-08 |
| SMITH, William Beattie | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2012-05-16 |
| SOBIERAJ, Agata Zofia | Director | 2017-06-08 | 2023-12-31 |
| TIGHIOUART, Margaret | Director | 2017-06-08 | 2018-02-19 |
| WEINIGER, Siobhan Marie | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2009-08-26 |
| WILLIAMSON, Catherine Marie | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-06-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.