TURNING POINT
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-05 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
+53% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2M
+73.7% vs 2024
Employees
7,624
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£961K
-10% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- TURNING POINT 1991-01-24 → present
- TURNING POINT LIMITED 1984-04-18 → 1991-01-24
- HELPING HAND ORGANISATION LIMITED(THE) 1964-02-27 → 1984-04-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £165,266,000 | £191,940,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,663,000 | £1,418,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,068,000 | £961,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,068,000 | £961,000 | |
| Cash | £12,765,000 | £19,528,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,549,000 | £22,092,000 | |
| Net assets | -£6,004,000 | -£1,581,000 | |
| Equity | -£6,004,000 | -£1,581,000 | |
| Average employees | 7,380 | 7,624 | |
| Wages | £112,544,000 | £126,253,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.5% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 114.9% | 103.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 1.70x | 1.40x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has reviewed the budgets and cashflow forecasts for 2025-26 and 2026-27, which reflect all the known opportunities and challenges, both internally and in the external environment. They consider the cash balance to be adequate for the purpose of meeting the working capital requirements for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- TURNING POINT · parent
- Turning Point (Services) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Marking our 60th year in 2024 with a campaign to tell the 'story of Turning Point's 60 objects'.”
- “Announcing our '61st object', a packet of flower seeds, to represent the future of Turning Point.”
- “28 March – Sunflower Growth Day, planting sunflowers to symbolise hope and new beginnings.”
- “Held our third Safer Lives conference in November 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON, Clare Elizabeth, Ms. | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jan 1975 | British |
| GILHAM, Nicola | Director | 2018-05-08 | Oct 1962 | British |
| HAY, Peter | Director | 2018-09-11 | Jul 1962 | British |
| KENSON, Edith Dawn | Director | 2023-01-17 | Mar 1960 | British |
| SHARMAN, Greig John | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jul 1978 | British |
| SLEGG, David Allan | Director | 2023-09-12 | Nov 1955 | British |
| STREATHER, Christopher Paul, Dr | Director | 2025-12-17 | Dec 1962 | British |
| VAN STOLK, Christian Cornelis | Director | 2020-12-11 | Oct 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Julie Bass | Director | 2009-11-27 | May 1964 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADEBOWALE, Victor Olufemi, Lord | Secretary | 2001-09-01 | 2019-05-14 |
| BLAKE, Andrew Julian | Secretary | 1996-03-15 | 1996-09-10 |
| HEDWITT, Rex Alexander | Secretary | 1996-09-10 | 1998-10-09 |
| THOMSON, Wendy, Doctor | Secretary | 1995-02-14 | 1996-03-15 |
| UNSWORTH, Edward | Secretary | 1998-10-09 | 2001-09-03 |
| WIGNALL, Douglas James | Secretary | — | 1995-02-14 |
| ABBOTT, Lee | Director | 1994-12-05 | 1997-12-09 |
| ADEAGBO, Ibironke Basirat | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2003-07-29 |
| ADEBOWALE, Victor Olufemi, Lord | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2020-03-31 |
| AL-KHALIFA, Elisabeth | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2008-08-22 |
| ATHA, Derek | Director | 1991-12-09 | 2003-07-29 |
| BAILEY, Caroline Susan, Mrs. | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-06-30 |
| BRODIE, Judith Anne | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2009-06-09 |
| BURTON, Brian William John | Director | — | 2000-12-12 |
| CLEMENTS, Judy Glenys Gould | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2009-06-09 |
| CROISDALE-APPLEBY, David, Professor | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2009-06-09 |
| CROWTHER, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| DHILLON, Amarjit Singh | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| ELLIS, Louise Stephanie | Director | — | 2000-09-06 |
| EVERY, John Stephen | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2007-03-26 |
| FRASER, Ian | Director | — | 2000-12-12 |
| FREEMAN, Benjamin Patrick | Director | 2017-10-06 | 2018-03-01 |
| HALLIDAY, Celeste | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2010-06-16 |
| HART, John | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| HIBBS, Laurie, Mr. | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2009-11-26 |
| HILL, Alison Paice, Doctor | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2021-07-03 |
| HILL, Iain Burns | Director | 1996-02-13 | 1999-12-14 |
| HOARE, David | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2017-11-15 |
| HORE, Brian David | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| HORE, Brian David, Dr | Director | — | 2002-05-14 |
| JAMES, Andrew David | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2017-02-03 |
| JOYCE, Lionel Roderic | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2005-06-28 |
| KHAN, Usman Awais | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2007-03-28 |
| LAW, Noreen Rosina | Director | — | 1996-12-05 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Simon Philip | Director | 1995-12-05 | 1996-02-16 |
| MACK, John Walker, Dr | Director | — | 2000-12-12 |
| MARTIN, Richard | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2009-06-09 |
| MCKEOWN, Stephen Patrick | Director | 1991-12-09 | 1993-12-14 |
| MCKITTERICK, William Henry | Director | — | 1996-02-13 |
| METCALFE, Charles King | Director | — | 1995-07-18 |
| MITCHELL, Alison | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2003-07-29 |
| MUIJEN, Matthijs | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2004-12-14 |
| NARGA, Dee | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2003-07-29 |
| OWUSU, Aubrey Albert | Director | 2005-12-13 | 2008-12-15 |
| PALMER, Helen | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2003-04-08 |
| PARKER, Christopher | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2021-01-19 |
| PICKNETT, Paul William, Mr. | Director | 2014-03-11 | 2023-03-21 |
| PRIDEAUX, Angela Isabella Agnes, Dr | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2017-09-12 |
| ROWELL, Hilary Clare | Director | 2005-12-13 | 2011-12-13 |
| RUSSELL, Justin Nicholas | Director | 2005-12-13 | 2011-12-13 |
| SMITH, Warren James, Lord Lieutenant | Director | 1995-07-18 | 1997-12-09 |
| SPICE, Helen Braidwood | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| TALBOT, Michael Stuart | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2003-07-29 |
| TZORTZIOU BROWN, Victoria, Dr | Director | 2021-05-11 | 2026-01-31 |
| UNSWORTH, Edward | Director | — | 1996-12-05 |
| WEBSTER, Andrew Malcolm | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2012-09-09 |
| WEBSTER, Andrew Malcolm | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2006-04-14 |
| WIGNALL, Douglas James | Director | — | 1994-12-05 |
| WILSON, Dianne Eilzabeth | Director | 1997-12-09 | 2003-07-29 |
| WOOD, Sarah Ann | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-09-12 |
| WOOD, Sarah Ann | Director | 1998-12-08 | 2003-07-29 |
| WRIGHT, Barbara Jean | Director | 1996-12-05 | 2003-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 308 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+16.1%
£165,266,000 £191,940,000
-
Cash
+53%
£12,765,000 £19,528,000
-
Net assets
+73.7%
-£6,004,000 -£1,581,000
-
Employees
+3.3%
7,380 7,624
-
Operating profit
-14.7%
£1,663,000 £1,418,000
-
Profit before tax
-10%
£1,068,000 £961,000
-
Wages
+12.2%
£112,544,000 £126,253,000
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