CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£902K
+1.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+3.8% vs 2023
Employees
76
-22.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK 2011-09-06 → present
- KINGSWOOD FOUNDATION LIMITED 1993-05-01 → 2011-09-06
- KINGSWOOD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (INCORPORATED)LIMITED 1973-03-01 → 1993-05-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,523,647 | £3,342,223 | |
| Operating profit | £4,051,425 | £715,686 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £4,051,425 | £715,686 | |
| Cash | £892,136 | £902,220 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,649,915 | £19,750,323 | |
| Net assets | £18,649,915 | £19,365,601 | |
| Equity | £18,649,915 | £19,365,601 | |
| Average employees | 98 | 76 | |
| Wages | £1,878,198 | £1,386,135 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 53.8% | 21.4% | |
| Net margin | 53.8% | 21.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.7% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | 2.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | 33.03x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- “the long-awaited opening of the Courts, a new Creative Enterprise Hub aimed at opening up opportunities within the cultural/creative sectors to talented but disadvantaged/under-represented young people.”
- “significant reduction in service as a result of the funding cuts made in Bristol in 2023 (2024 being the first full year of the reduced delivery programme).”
- “in January 2024 Creative Youth Network entered into a £400,000 loan facility with CAF Bank, which was fully drawn down during Q1 and Q2 of 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Neil | Director | 2023-02-24 | Mar 1968 | British |
| CASWELL, Lucy Millie | Director | 2026-03-31 | Aug 1999 | British |
| FOREMAN, James Robert | Director | 2021-03-02 | Jul 1988 | British |
| NYE, Robert | Director | 2017-05-16 | Nov 1987 | British |
| RASHID, Mohammed | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| RUMBALL, Noelle | Director | 2022-11-14 | May 1981 | British,Canadian |
| SMITH, Andrew Peter | Director | 2019-05-14 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WAINWRIGHT, Kayleigh | Director | 2022-03-01 | Aug 1985 | British |
| WARD, Katherine | Director | 2019-11-19 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYES, William John | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| ROWLEY, Samuel Arthur | Secretary | — | 1993-05-01 |
| THOMAS, Kathleen Mary | Secretary | 2008-08-05 | 2010-12-31 |
| ADAMS, Hugh | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2008-06-17 |
| BENNETTS, John William Floyd | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| BLOCK, Diane Joyce | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2009-10-06 |
| BROOMAN, Thomas Sebastian | Director | 2011-09-09 | 2015-03-10 |
| BROWNE, Anne Mary | Director | — | 1991-12-28 |
| BRUEGGER, Elizabeth | Director | — | 1996-04-09 |
| BURCHER, Anusheh | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2016-03-18 |
| CARRINGTON PORTER, Elizabeth | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2008-06-17 |
| COLLIER, Emma Jane | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2010-06-08 |
| CROCKER, Helen | Director | 2002-01-20 | 2006-12-19 |
| CROUCHER, Neil | Director | 1995-02-21 | 1999-01-01 |
| CURTIS, Margaret Lily | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2021-06-08 |
| DAVIS, Julian | Director | 2011-03-03 | 2019-02-12 |
| DENT, Richard William, The Reverend | Director | — | 2003-05-20 |
| DIFFORD, Marilyn | Director | 1995-02-21 | 2000-03-28 |
| DOUGLAS, Anneli | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2013-03-15 |
| DURIE, William Howard Robert | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2022-09-20 |
| ELVINS, Lynne | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2019-11-19 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, David | Director | 2006-06-06 | 2013-06-04 |
| FOWLER, Bronwen | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2017-11-21 |
| GRANT, Joanna Jane | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| GRANT, Joanna Jane | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2018-04-10 |
| GRAVES, William | Director | — | 1996-02-27 |
| GREGORY, William Henderson | Director | 1997-11-18 | 1999-02-26 |
| HALL, Jane Olive | Director | — | 1994-04-26 |
| HENRY, Melissa Jane | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2018-05-31 |
| HIRST, John | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2017-06-13 |
| HOLDER, Nicholas James | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2019-01-25 |
| HUNTER, Rhiannon | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2010-07-10 |
| IMRAN, Maria | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2022-09-20 |
| JERROLD, Sophie | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2010-12-31 |
| JONES, Pippa | Director | 2009-12-17 | 2011-08-01 |
| KAKAR-CLAYTON, Raj | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2023-01-10 |
| KATON, James Henry | Director | 2010-12-07 | 2014-06-20 |
| LAMBERT GORWYN, Christopher | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2016-11-22 |
| LAWES, Henry | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2015-11-15 |
| LEA, Michael David | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2021-09-07 |
| MARKS, Daniel | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2013-01-03 |
| MESQUITA, Lucio Flavio De Souza | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2022-11-20 |
| NEUBAUER, Kyra Anne, Dr | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2023-04-17 |
| POWELL, Mark | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2010-07-26 |
| RAMSAY, Scott | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2006-06-06 |
| RICHARDS, Christopher Armstrong | Director | — | 2001-04-10 |
| RILEY, Graeme Edward | Director | — | 1996-02-27 |
| ROWE, Michael John | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2006-12-19 |
| SANDILANDS, Robyn | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2019-09-20 |
| SAVAGE, John Christopher | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2014-01-16 |
| SINGH, Deepraj | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2021-09-07 |
| SMITH, Alan | Director | 1996-02-27 | 2012-12-01 |
| SWAN, Kirsty Louise | Director | 2017-09-12 | 2025-09-30 |
| TANNER, Graham Llewllin | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2012-12-13 |
| WALTON, Akilah | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2024-05-21 |
| WELLS, Anthony Barton | Director | — | 2007-10-23 |
| WESTCOTT, John Miles | Director | — | 2008-12-16 |
| WHITE, Eric Stuart | Director | — | 1994-12-13 |
| WILLAN, Alison | Director | 1995-02-21 | 2006-12-19 |
| WRIGHT, Heather Anne | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2016-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lynne Elvins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-14 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Ms Joanna Jane Grant | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Ms Melissa Jane Henry | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Ms Margaret Lily Curtis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Mr Julian Eldridge Davis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Mr William Howard Robert Durie | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Mr John Hirst | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Mr Christopher Lambert-Gorwyn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
| Mr Michael David Lea | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 257 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-55.6%
£7,523,647 £3,342,223
-
Cash
+1.1%
£892,136 £902,220
-
Net assets
+3.8%
£18,649,915 £19,365,601
-
Employees
-22.4%
98 76
-
Operating profit
-82.3%
£4,051,425 £715,686
-
Wages
-26.2%
£1,878,198 £1,386,135
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