ST.CHRISTOPHERS FELLOWSHIP

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Forvis Mazars

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Council's 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 Group's or the parent 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

1. ST.CHRISTOPHERS FELLOWSHIP · parent
   1. St Christopher's (Isle of Man) 100% · Isle of Man · Children's social care
   2. SCF Services Limited 100% · England · Children's social care

Significant events

• “Restructuring our Executive Team following the retirement of Phil Townsend, our Chief Operating Officer, and the departure of our long-standing Director of Finance, Faye Puttock. The appointment of Louise Honeysett as COO has brought fresh energy and focus, and we now have an Executive Team with the skills, experience, and drive to propel St Christopher's into a brighter future.”
• “Further growth of our fostering services, particularly in parent and child placements, building on our track record of supporting families to stay together safely.”
• “National recognition of our outstanding Edge of Care initiative on the Isle of Man through the Children and Young People Now Awards.”
• “Award of a new Children's Residential Care contract in Croydon, which will be mobilised and launched in the new financial year, expanding our reach and impact.”
• “Continued funding for our Staying Close initiatives, ensuring care leavers are supported to build independent, fulfilling lives.”
• “The sale of capital assets during the year has strengthened our cash reserves. These funds are being carefully allocated to support reinvestment in sustainable service growth and future financial resilience.”
• “We closed one home in London due to staff shortages and not being able to provide maternity cover at a management level in the prior financial year and have taken the decision to not to re-open the home due to the ongoing risks associated with recruiting and retaining experienced, qualified staff.”
• “We successfully tendered for a new service project that is a joint venture between London Councils, the Youth Justice Board and is part funded by the Ministry of Justice to provide an innovative alternative to remand in custody for young males aged 16-18. The first two homes opened in August 2023.”
• “Following discussions between the Trustees of the two entities, a decision has been made to separate the Isle of Man operations from those of the UK parent company, at the point when the contract with the primary Isle of Man funder, Manx Care, ends. This "de-merger" will enable St Christopher's (Isle of Man) to focus on local operations going forward.”

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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -2.3%

  £16,635,000 → £16,255,000

• Cash

  -39.3%

  £1,715,000 → £1,041,000

• Net assets

  -1.8%

  £6,056,000 → £5,945,000

• Employees

  -5.9%

  256 → 241

• Operating profit

  +96.4%

  -£2,783,000 → -£99,000

• Profit before tax

  +96%

  -£2,781,000 → -£111,000

• Wages

  -7.5%

  £9,907,000 → £9,164,000

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