NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-07 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-7.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
-2.7% vs 2024
Employees
206
+40.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£545,000 | -£225,000 | |
| Cash | £4,740,000 | £4,375,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,402,000 | £8,177,000 | |
| Net assets | £8,402,000 | £8,177,000 | |
| Equity | £8,402,000 | £8,177,000 | |
| Average employees | 147 | 206 | |
| Wages | £5,933,000 | £8,079,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.6% | 35.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 1.87x |
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
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking all these factors into consideration Trustees believe it is reasonable to expect that NCB will generate sufficient resources to finance its operations for the foreseeable future and believe there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the charity's ability to continue. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on the basis that the charity is a going concern.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU · parent
- NCB RIP 1%
- National Children's Bureau Enterprises Ltd 1%
Significant events
- “The end of the ten-year Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) marked a significant milestone where we celebrated the achievements... following her retirement from longstanding role as Director.”
- “The General Election of 2024 saw our central policy team... working swiftly to build relationships with new parliamentarians, Ministers and officials.”
- “Integration of Research in Practice into the NCB family”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 86 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEEDEN, Emma Margaret | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 2001 | British |
| BETER, Onder | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
| CROCKER, Steven James | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| HAZEL, Neal, Professor | Director | 2024-01-01 | May 1971 | British |
| HOGGAN, Bethan Myfanwy | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 2003 | British |
| HUGMAN, Catriona Lucy, Dr | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1985 | British |
| JAMES, Marjorie Ann | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
| LEIGH, Tayo Louise | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MCSHERRY, Dominic Martin, Dr | Director | 2024-07-03 | Aug 1970 | Irish |
| MULLEN, Sarah Margaret | Director | 2022-01-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| OLUSANYA, Jadesola Chiamaka Oluwatobiloba | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 2001 | British |
| PUGH, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2022-01-01 | May 1961 | British |
| RANA, Sarbjit | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| SHAH, Nainan Ramanlal | Director | 2020-09-23 | Feb 1963 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMFITT, Louise Anthea Florence, Councillor | Secretary | 1993-10-12 | 1994-01-26 |
| CHUTER, Michael David | Secretary | 2011-05-01 | 2013-12-01 |
| EMERY, Hilary | Secretary | 2013-12-01 | 2014-06-20 |
| ENNALS, Paul Martin, Sir | Secretary | 1998-09-14 | 1999-01-11 |
| FEUCHTWANG, Anna | Secretary | 2015-11-05 | 2017-03-22 |
| HISCOX, Annamarie | Secretary | 2014-06-20 | 2014-10-22 |
| HOLLINGBERY, Denise Julie | Secretary | 1999-01-11 | 2011-03-11 |
| KING, Denis Philip | Secretary | 2014-10-22 | 2015-11-05 |
| REA PRICE, William John | Secretary | 1996-03-01 | 1998-07-31 |
| WEYMAN, Anne Judith | Secretary | — | 1996-03-01 |
| ABRAHAMS, Caroline Susan | Director | 2006-11-23 | 2009-03-26 |
| AKINSULIRE, Rose Idowu Oluwamayokun | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-09-20 |
| BARNES, Pamela Alice | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2003-11-27 |
| BARRITT, Gordon Emerson, Reverend Dr | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| BAYRAM, Elizabeth Dunbar | Director | 2006-11-23 | 2010-04-30 |
| BELL, Karen Patricia | Director | 2007-01-11 | 2011-06-30 |
| BENNETT, Julia | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2003-11-27 |
| BERRY, Gwenda Lynne | Director | — | 1993-11-23 |
| BORN, Chris Cookes | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2012-10-18 |
| BOUSHEL, Margaret | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| BOYLE, Louis Francis | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| BRAMFITT, Louise Anthea Florence, Councillor | Director | 1993-10-12 | 1995-05-31 |
| CALLAGHAN, Audrey, Lady | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| CAMPBELL, Stephen Lloyd | Director | 1993-01-14 | 1997-04-22 |
| CAMPBELL, Yvonne | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| CLARK, David William | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2006-07-20 |
| COLLIS, Terrence Ivor | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2020-12-02 |
| COLWILL, Stephen John | Director | 1995-11-28 | 2001-11-08 |
| COOPER, Joan Davies | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| CRACKNELL, David | Director | — | 1997-11-25 |
| CROUCHMAN, Marion Rose, Dr | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| DAVIDSON, Sarah, Dr | Director | 2008-10-24 | 2017-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Edward David Grant, The Honourable | Director | — | 1993-04-21 |
| DAVY, Jennette Margaret | Director | 1997-11-25 | 1999-11-25 |
| DAY, Ruth Elizabeth, Doctor | Director | — | 1993-04-21 |
| DE'ATH, Erica Gold | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2005-11-24 |
| DE'ATH, Erica Gold | Director | — | 1998-11-26 |
| DEWAR, Ian Andrew | Director | 1995-11-28 | 2001-11-08 |
| DHALIWAL, Ajit Singh Roger | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2023-12-31 |
| DIMMOCK, Gary William, Cllr | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2001-11-08 |
| DRUMMOND, Mary Jane | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| EISENSTADT, Naomi Helen | Director | 1996-11-26 | 1999-04-13 |
| ELLIS, Robert John Mark | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| ENNALS, Paul Martin, Sir | Director | — | 1998-03-10 |
| FAITHFULL, Lucy, Baroness | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| FARMER, Elaine Rosemary Gordon | Director | 1995-11-28 | 1998-11-26 |
| FITZPATRICK, Siobhan Margaret | Director | 1999-04-13 | 2005-11-24 |
| FORREST, Angela Mary | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2009-11-26 |
| GEORGE, Claudia | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2008-11-27 |
| GIFFORD, Barry Thomas | Director | 2001-11-08 | 2007-11-29 |
| GOLDSMITH, Ann Oriole Monica | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| GOODY, Helen Lesley | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-04-06 |
| GRAHAM, Philip Jeremy, Dr | Director | 1994-11-29 | 2000-11-01 |
| GRANT, Edwina Constance | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2009-11-26 |
| GREIG, Mike | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2014-05-15 |
| HANNAN, Edward George Fitzgerald | Director | 2013-10-24 | 2019-06-19 |
| HARDING, James | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2000-11-01 |
| HARRISON, Brian, Councillor | Director | 1995-11-28 | 1997-11-25 |
| HASNAIN, Farhat, Doctor | Director | 2005-07-20 | 2010-11-25 |
| HELD, Catherine Jane | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2015-11-19 |
| HILL, Paul Francis | Director | 2001-11-08 | 2003-02-04 |
| HINDSON, Helen Felicity, Councillor Mrs | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2004-12-01 |
| HOLLINGBERY, Linda Margaret | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2004-12-01 |
| HUGHES, Dewi Rowland | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2015-11-19 |
| HUNTINGTON, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2006-11-23 |
| JACKSON, Sonia Charlotte | Director | 1997-10-23 | 2000-11-01 |
| JAMIESON, John Hill | Director | 1992-01-14 | 1994-11-29 |
| JEYASHANKER, Thivya | Director | 2014-10-22 | 2021-12-02 |
| JOLLIFFE, Kiri | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2018-11-20 |
| JONES, Barry Clive | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| JONES, Brian Rex | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1997-02-18 |
| JONES, Hugh Arthur | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2009-11-26 |
| JORDAN, Clive, Councillor | Director | — | 1996-11-26 |
| KAHAN, Barbara Joan | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| KAY, Adah, Professor | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1996-11-26 |
| KRYMER, Deirdre Dawn, Dr | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2006-07-20 |
| LANE, David Christopher | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2007-11-29 |
| LAXTON, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2021-09-23 |
| LEE, Eileen Maw Maw Win, Dr | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2007-11-29 |
| LONG, Martyn Howard | Director | — | 1996-11-26 |
| LONGFIELD, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1995-11-28 | 2000-11-01 |
| LOTHIAN, Cecile Veronica, Councillor | Director | 1994-11-29 | 1997-11-25 |
| LOWE, Marion Irene | Director | 1993-11-23 | 1995-05-31 |
| MACKINNON, Helen, Dr | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2013-08-08 |
| MACLEOD, Mary | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2009-11-26 |
| MARKS, Sandy | Director | 1994-11-29 | 1995-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 452 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-7.7%
£4,740,000 £4,375,000
-
Net assets
-2.7%
£8,402,000 £8,177,000
-
Employees
+40.1%
147 206
-
Wages
+36.2%
£5,933,000 £8,079,000
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