CHILDREN IN DISTRESS
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£318K
-15.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£324K
-11.9% vs 2023
Employees
7
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £71,519 | -£43,976 | |
| Cash | — | — | £375,276 | £317,629 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £368,464 | £324,488 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £368,464 | £324,488 | |
| Equity | — | — | £368,464 | £324,488 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
| Wages | — | — | £147,770 | £136,152 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £22,750 | £0 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-15.4%
£375,276 £317,629
-
Net assets
-11.9%
£368,464 £324,488
-
Employees
0%
7 7
-
Wages
-7.9%
£147,770 £136,152
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | 13.67x | 24.07x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CHILDREN IN DISTRESS 2010-03-11 → present
- ORCHID FOUNDATION 2008-11-13 → 2010-03-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fortus Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The charity celebrated 35 years in 2024 with events provided in the UK and in Romania to mark this important milestone.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMSA, Diana Laura | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
| ERRINGTON, Simon David | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| GIBBS, Margaret Helen | Director | 2025-07-19 | Oct 1955 | British |
| IRIMIE, Cristina | Director | 2025-07-02 | Dec 1982 | Romanian |
| MARTIN, Anne-Marie Nicola | Director | 2022-06-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| MITU, Maria Cristina | Director | 2022-06-01 | Dec 1975 | British |
| PARIS, Christopher John | Director | 2024-07-26 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRON, Alisdair Forsyth | Secretary | 2009-04-15 | 2018-12-31 |
| MCGILL, Cornelius | Secretary | 2019-08-14 | 2021-05-31 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-13 | 2009-11-13 |
| AMADI, Victoria Chienyenwa | Director | 2015-07-14 | 2019-08-14 |
| BURNS, John, Mr. | Director | 2017-09-16 | 2022-06-01 |
| CATLEY, Ian Arthur | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-07-26 |
| DUNN, Robin | Director | 2015-07-14 | 2022-06-01 |
| HENDERSON, Christine Selbie | Director | 2009-04-15 | 2018-11-27 |
| HUGHES, Alyth Elisabeth | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2018-11-22 |
| HURN, June Barbara, The Reverend | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2025-07-02 |
| LOCKSTONE, Colleen Rose | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2015-03-31 |
| LOCKSTONE, Derek Reginald, Dr | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2015-03-31 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen George | Director | 2008-11-13 | 2009-11-13 |
| MARTIN, Anne-Marie Nicola | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2020-02-18 |
| MCGILL, Corneilius | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2021-05-30 |
| MCGILL, Cornelius | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2018-07-31 |
| MITA, Maria Cristina | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2019-08-14 |
| SAMUELS, Christopher William John, Rev Canon | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2022-06-01 |
| THORNE, Neil Gordon, Sir | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2022-06-01 |
| WARD, Harry Charles | Director | 2015-07-14 | 2022-06-01 |
| WISEMAN, Ian | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2022-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alisdair Barron | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.