CATHOLIC CHILDRENS' SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER)(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£425K
-48.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-1% vs 2024
Employees
84
+6.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £3,167,568 | £2,949,689 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £522,434 | £48,192 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £533,505 | -£70,191 | |
| Cash | £740,792 | £810,369 | £820,823 | £424,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,762,802 | £6,928,416 | £7,115,712 | £7,045,521 | |
| Net assets | £6,452,102 | £6,590,704 | £7,115,712 | £7,045,521 | |
| Equity | £6,452,102 | £6,590,704 | £7,115,712 | £7,045,521 | |
| Average employees | 72 | 79 | 79 | 84 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,703,557 | £1,825,498 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.5% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.8% | -2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 7.3% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 6.1% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.23x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 16.71x | 0.76x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 charitable company'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.”
Significant events
- “Supported 15,162 individuals (an increase of 25% compared to 2023-24); Worked with 74 schools to provide counselling and therapy services, supporting 2,704 individuals; Provided food, gifts and other material support to 3,339 children and parents/carers; Awarded emergency grants via Crisis Funds to help 675 children and parents/carers; Marked the milestone of distributing over £1million via our Crisis Funds since launching this initiative in 2013.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTER, Gregory | Secretary | 2021-07-26 | — | — |
| ANDRADI, Benedict Pius Marilaan | Director | 2018-05-04 | Sep 1960 | British |
| GIBBS, John William Barratt | Director | 2008-10-14 | Feb 1943 | British |
| KERR, Catherine | Director | 2023-03-14 | Sep 1951 | Canadian |
| MCCARTHY, Frances Ellen | Director | 1997-03-24 | Sep 1956 | British |
| MCLYNN, Lucy | Director | 2021-09-20 | Nov 1972 | British |
| O'DONNELL, John Michael | Director | 2008-03-04 | Dec 1945 | British |
| O'HALLORAN, Anthony James Michael | Director | 1994-04-18 | Sep 1936 | British |
| PITTENDREIGH, Michael John Charles | Director | 2025-06-26 | Sep 1955 | British |
| REILLY, David, Father | Director | 2022-07-05 | Jul 1978 | British |
| STOKES, Graham John, Rev | Director | 2024-09-24 | Sep 1972 | British |
| TOSE, Michael Bernard Leigh | Director | 2023-09-26 | Dec 1972 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEENAN, Rosemary Anne Anselm, Dr | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2021-07-23 |
| RICHARDS, James Manson | Secretary | — | 2009-11-30 |
| BARTLEY, Simon John | Director | 1994-06-28 | 2012-09-11 |
| BURNAGE, Anne Bernadette, Dr | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2022-09-20 |
| CARLISLE, Judy | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2005-11-22 |
| CHARLES, William John Errington | Director | 1987-07-09 | 1998-06-29 |
| CUSS, Francis Charles | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1995-07-10 |
| DALEY, Michael James, Reverend Father | Director | 2019-09-24 | 2024-03-19 |
| EELES, Lucretia | Director | 1994-03-03 | 2008-09-16 |
| FISKEN, Margaret-Ann | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2007-11-20 |
| FRANCE, Anna Teresa Mary Josephine | Director | 1994-04-11 | 1996-09-26 |
| HARVEY, Philip, Rt Rev | Director | — | 2002-02-28 |
| HOWELL, Kathleen Teresa | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1996-06-24 |
| HUME, George Basil, His Eminence Cardinal | Director | — | 1994-06-18 |
| KENNY, Rosaria, Sister | Director | 1994-03-08 | 1995-09-05 |
| LONGLEY, Bernard, Right Reverend | Director | 2003-02-06 | 2009-12-07 |
| MACDONALD, John Dominic, Very Reverend Canon | Director | 1994-03-14 | 2011-06-10 |
| MATHIAS, Cecily Mary Agnes | Director | 1994-05-13 | 1997-03-20 |
| MCGEOUGH, Brian Thomas | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1996-06-24 |
| MCMAHON, Thomas, Right Reverend | Director | — | 1994-02-22 |
| MORRIS, Timothy Simon | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2013-12-20 |
| NICHOLL, Victoria Louise | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2017-09-26 |
| RICHARDS, James Manson | Director | — | 2005-06-07 |
| ROCHE, Arthur, The Right Reverend | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2002-09-05 |
| ROE, Maureen Patricia | Director | 2012-02-24 | 2024-09-24 |
| ROWLAND, Phelim Christopher, Reverend Monsignor | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2022-07-05 |
| SILKE, Patricia, Sister | Director | 1993-11-18 | 1997-05-15 |
| SINGH, Minerva Odette Pamela | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2023-03-14 |
| STUBBS, Marie Margaret, Lady | Director | 2004-01-28 | 2007-10-16 |
| TURNER, Henry, Rt Rev Mgr | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2002-10-21 |
| WADDELL, Nadine Ann | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2013-03-19 |
| WEHRLE, Donal Anthony | Director | 1994-03-02 | 2011-09-06 |
| WHEELER, Richard Thomas | Director | 1994-03-02 | 2008-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father David Reilly | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-11 | Active |
| Ms Lucy Mclynn | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-11-28 | Active |
| Reverend Father Michael James Daley | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-09-22 | Ceased 2024-03-19 |
| Right Reverend Monsignor Phelim Rowland | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-6.9%
£3,167,568 £2,949,689
-
Cash
-48.2%
£820,823 £424,953
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-1%
£7,115,712 £7,045,521
-
Employees
+6.3%
79 84
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-90.8%
£522,434 £48,192
-
Wages
+7.2%
£1,703,557 £1,825,498
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers