VOCAL - VOICE OF CARERS ACROSS LOTHIAN
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-02 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£426K
+32% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+6.9% vs 2024
Employees
65
+8.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£191K
-60.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £3,930,199 | £3,765,824 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £480,192 | £191,317 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £480,192 | £191,317 | |
| Cash | — | — | £322,871 | £426,152 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,759,243 | £2,950,560 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,759,243 | £2,950,560 | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,759,243 | £2,950,560 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 57 | 60 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,744,156 | £1,868,381 | |
| 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
-
Turnover
-4.2%
£3,930,199 £3,765,824
-
Cash
+32%
£322,871 £426,152
-
Net assets
+6.9%
£2,759,243 £2,950,560
-
Employees
+8.3%
60 65
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-60.2%
£480,192 £191,317
-
Wages
+7.1%
£1,744,156 £1,868,381
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | 12.2% | 5.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.03x | 3.98x |
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
- Thomson Cooper Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period not less than 12 months. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In 2024, VOCAL celebrated 30 years of supporting carers across Lothian, and developed a new three year Business Plan (2024-27).”
- “VOCAL has three holiday homes - Hawthorn Brae cottage in Blair Atholl and two holiday homes in Seton Sands which opened in September 2024.”
- “In November 2023, VOCAL underwent a rigorous and successful quality assurance assessment which scrutinises all areas of the charity's business, and was awarded the Level 2 Trusted Charity mark. Progress against this mark is assessed through an annual continuous improvement check which VOCAL successfully passed in November 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTRELL, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2025-10-22 | May 1960 | British |
| DADGE, James | Director | 2024-06-12 | Oct 1989 | British |
| HENDERY, Ruth | Director | 2020-03-11 | Aug 1956 | British |
| HENDRY, Douglas Thomson | Director | 2014-10-27 | Mar 1956 | Scottish |
| HOLLIGAN, Fiona Mairi | Director | 2024-12-11 | Dec 1973 | British |
| JARVIS, Alison Mary | Director | 2019-11-28 | Jul 1963 | British |
| MORENO, Amy Brannigan | Director | 2025-06-11 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Geoffrey Alastair | Secretary | 1998-02-17 | 1999-07-27 |
| DIN, Amanullah Asmatullah | Secretary | 1999-07-27 | 2003-12-02 |
| FISCHER, Sebastian | Secretary | 2003-12-02 | 2022-12-14 |
| VETTRAINO, Jan | Secretary | 2022-12-14 | 2023-10-02 |
| AITKEN, William | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2023-07-24 |
| ANDERSON, Ann | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2016-10-11 |
| ANDERSON, Ann | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| BALLARD-SMITH, Sarah | Director | 2021-12-12 | 2024-08-14 |
| BENNETT, Claire Louise | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2017-10-06 |
| BENNETT, Margaret Elizabeth Ormiston | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2019-08-15 |
| BHATNAGAR, Neeru | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2013-10-08 |
| BLACK, Sheila | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2009-10-13 |
| BROWN, Ann Murray | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2004-03-22 |
| CAMPBELL, Helen Mary | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2014-10-27 |
| CASSINI, Evelyn Irene | Director | 2004-08-31 | 2006-10-31 |
| CLARK, Patricia Janice | Director | 2009-10-13 | 2014-10-27 |
| COULTON, Lindsay Jane | Director | 2020-02-12 | 2021-08-10 |
| CRERAR, Michael Richard | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2019-12-31 |
| CUTHBERT, Jane Margaret | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2015-10-13 |
| DAY, Geoffrey Alastair | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-07-27 |
| DEVI, Ashan | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-10-15 |
| DEWAR, Iris Cullen | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2004-02-17 |
| DIN, Amanullah Asmatullah | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2006-10-31 |
| FARQUHAR, Christine Forbes | Director | 2004-08-31 | 2019-08-15 |
| FLETCHER, Alan | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2000-04-01 |
| FLETCHER, Sheila May | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2000-04-01 |
| FORBES, Sylvia Rose | Director | 1999-03-02 | 2008-09-30 |
| GOWAN, Thomas Whiston | Director | 2021-11-10 | 2022-10-19 |
| GOWAN, Thomas Whiston | Director | 2007-05-29 | 2018-10-05 |
| GRAHAM, Mervyn Alexander | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2018-10-05 |
| HAGGERTY, Kim | Director | 2011-06-14 | 2015-10-13 |
| HARLEY, Ann Main | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2012-11-01 |
| HENDRY, Margaret Enel | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| HUNT, Frances Jean | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-02-01 |
| IBRAHIM, Alea | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2019-11-12 |
| JAMIESON, Catherine Elizabeth Campbell | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-10-31 |
| KER, Fiona | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-11 |
| LAIRD, Wendy May | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2015-10-13 |
| LAYDEN, Patricia | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2010-10-12 |
| LAYDEN, Patrick John | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2019-08-15 |
| LEE, Mary Beatrix | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2016-10-11 |
| MACDONALD, Joan | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2009-10-13 |
| MACLEOD, Carol Anne | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2024-09-27 |
| MACLEOD, Margaret Anne | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2010-10-12 |
| MAGEE, Freda | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-10-15 |
| MARSHALL, Jennifer | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2019-05-01 |
| MORRIS, Marion Lily | Director | 2020-01-08 | 2024-10-09 |
| MUNRO, Elizabeth Maureen | Director | 2014-10-27 | 2019-07-08 |
| MURRAY, Georgina | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2002-12-31 |
| RAE, Sheila Ruth | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2003-12-02 |
| RAE, Sheila Ruth | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-10-15 |
| ROARTY, Evlynne Mary | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-07-30 |
| ROSS, Ian Charles | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-07-30 |
| RUSSELL, Pamela Mary | Director | 2017-04-18 | 2019-09-18 |
| SAMUEL, Josephine | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2007-06-30 |
| SANDISON, Roderick | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2004-09-06 |
| SMITH, Alan John | Director | 2021-11-10 | 2023-08-08 |
| SMITH, Yvonne Anne | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2000-04-01 |
| THOMSON, Elizabeth Olive | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2003-06-24 |
| THORPE, Patricia | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2007-12-30 |
| VETTRAINO, Jan | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2022-08-31 |
| VETTRAINO, Jan | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2023-10-02 |
| WAWRZYNIAK, Rosemary Ena | Director | 2017-04-18 | 2017-10-06 |
| WELSH, Alan William | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2016-10-11 |
| WOOD, Gordon | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2016-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Douglas Thomson Hendry | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-10-06 | Active |
| Ms Jan Vettraino | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-12-14 | Ceased 2023-10-02 |
| Mr Sebastian Herbert Fischer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2022-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.