CHURCH COMMUNITIES UK

1. CHURCH COMMUNITIES UK 2007-05-03 → present
2. BRUDERHOF COMMUNITIES IN THE UK 1995-07-10 → 2007-05-03
3. HUTTERIAN BRETHREN 1985-07-04 → 1995-07-10
4. HUTTERIAN SOCIETY OF BROTHERS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1985-07-04
5. SOCIETY OF BROTHERS LIMITED 1948-06-11 → 1978-12-31

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

Azets Audit Services Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The trustees consider the measures implemented are adequate to address these risks, and are confident that the Order will continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the approval of this report. In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 and 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. CHURCH COMMUNITIES UK · parent
   1. Ashdowne Resources Limited 100% · England · provides seconded labour services
   2. Brightling Services Limited 100% · England
   3. Community Products (UK) Limited 100% · England · manufactures and sells high quality educational equipment and furniture
   4. Community Playthings Deutschland GmbH 100% · Germany · carries out profitable business activities in Germany

Significant events

• “The construction of a student boarding house was successfully completed in September 2024.”
• “A property surplus to the needs of the Order was sold for £1 million, freeing up additional capital to be used for the Order's other objects.”
• “During the past year Plough Publishing distributed thousands of books dealing with such topics as forgiveness and reconciliation, marriage, prayer, family life and facing death.”
• “In the past year, members have continued to volunteer in the Ukraine and Thailand, working with other relief organisations.”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +15.2%

  £21,580,462 → £24,851,294

• Cash

  +24.5%

  £2,573,223 → £3,203,105

• Net assets

  -2.7%

  £43,528,658 → £42,350,512

• Employees

  -20%

  10 → 8

• Wages

  -12.8%

  £343,656 → £299,838

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