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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-28 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-02-14

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

£3K

-65.3% vs 2024

Net assets

-£50K

-368.6% vs 2024

Employees

20

+5.3% vs 2024

Profit before tax

Period ending 2025-03-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31
Turnover £781,686£713,403
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit £48,155-£39,298
Cash £8,236£2,858
Total assets less current liabilities £31,325-£13,996
Net assets -£10,662-£49,960
Equity
Average employees 281920
Wages £260,542£286,897
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

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 2023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31
Net margin 6.2%-5.5%
Current ratio 0.63x0.41x

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 §1A
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
GMCG Lisburn
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the balance sheet of the charity shows a position of net current liabilities, which indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”

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

People

5 active · 26 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BOITEL-GILL, Pierre Director 2021-12-16 Dec 1959 British
FLYNN, Chris Gerard Director 2021-12-16 Apr 1984 Irish
JONES, Sarah Alice Director 2023-12-20 Aug 1980 Irish
RAMON, Maurane Director 2023-12-20 Jun 1990 French
SINCLAIR, Norman Director 2019-12-18 Jun 1993 British
Show 26 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOITEL-GILL, Pierre Secretary 2023-12-20 2026-02-23
JONES, Sarah Alice Secretary 2015-08-28 2015-12-31
KELLY, Sean Secretary 2006-02-22 2015-08-21
MCCARTHY, Ruth Secretary 2015-08-21 2023-12-20
MURRAY, Sandra Secretary 2021-12-16 2026-02-23
STRATFORD, Brian Secretary 2023-02-12 2023-03-20
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD Corporate Secretary 2006-02-22 2006-02-22
BARKLEY, Jennifer Director 2016-12-15 2023-02-12
CHAMBERLAIN, William John Director 2007-04-01 2012-06-30
DICKSON, Sheena Director 2019-03-11 2025-12-01
DONALD, Pedro Felipe Director 2007-04-01 2010-08-03
FREW, Adeline Charlotte Ann Director 2014-04-01 2014-10-28
HACKETT, Stephen Director 2007-04-01 2014-12-08
HILL, Declan Paul Director 2006-02-22 2019-03-31
HYNDMAN, David Director 2007-04-01 2012-04-04
KELLY, Sean Director 2015-08-21 2019-02-14
MCCARTHY, Ruth Ellen Director 2013-09-01 2023-12-20
MCCARTHY, Ruth Director 2013-09-01 2013-09-01
MCCONNELL, Elizabeth Director 2019-03-11 2021-03-04
MORTON, Gerarda Director 2019-03-11 2021-03-04
MURRAY, Sandra Director 2023-02-12 2026-02-23
NORWOOD, Colette Director 2006-02-22 2018-12-31
STRATFORD, Brian Director 2021-12-16 2023-12-20
WATSON, Stuart Philip Director 2014-02-12 2023-12-20
WATSON, Stuart Philip Director 2012-04-04 2014-02-11
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Director 2006-02-22 2006-05-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 113 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-02-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-23 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-02-23 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2026-02-23 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-21 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-02-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-10-30 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-10-30 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-10-30 TM02 officers Termination secretary company PDF
2024-10-30 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-18 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-01-18 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-01-17 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
4

last 12 months

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

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