WAYTHROUGH
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-18 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-04
Watchouts
Cash
£22M
-26.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£65M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
3,183
+6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-02-06
- WAYTHROUGH 2025-02-06 → present
- HUMANKIND CHARITY 2018-06-05 → 2025-02-06
- DEVELOPING INITIATIVES FOR SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY 2011-03-18 → 2018-06-05
- DEVELOPING INITIATIVES FOR SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY LIMITED 1998-06-24 → 2011-03-18
- DURHAM INITIATIVES FOR SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY LIMITED 1992-02-03 → 1998-06-24
- DURHAM TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LIMITED 1984-05-30 → 1992-02-03
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 | £156,415,000 | £163,918,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,857,000 | £1,152,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £5,597,000 | £169,000 | |
| Cash | £29,801,000 | £21,794,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £75,096,000 | £77,029,000 | |
| Net assets | £64,392,000 | £64,561,000 | |
| Equity | £64,392,000 | £64,561,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,983 | 3,183 | |
| Wages | £78,179,000 | £87,682,000 |
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 | 2.5% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.4% | 35.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.13x | 2.31x | |
| Interest cover | 57.57x | 14.77x |
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
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Trustees have reasonable expectations that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue the operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months after the date on which the report and financial statements are signed. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WAYTHROUGH · parent
- More Time (UK) Limited 1%
- The Sector Group Limited 1%
- Humankind Support Services Limited 1%
- EDP Drug & Alcohol Services 1%
- Aquarius Action Projects 1%
Significant events
- “It has been a transformational year; bringing together two organisations... culminated firstly in June 2024 when we completed the legal process to merge and then in October 2024, when we launched our new collaboratively developed identity...”
- “A one-off investment of £2.69m was made from reserves this year to support the integration...”
- “Revenue increased by 4.8%, reaching £163.71m in 2025.”
- “During the year, the charities Humankind Charity and Richmond Fellowship (and their respective subsidiary entities) came together through merger to form a single new charity by means of a Transfer Agreement, enacted on 31 May 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RILEY, June | Secretary | 2025-08-01 | — | — |
| AYLING, Ian Edward | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Selina | Director | 2021-09-28 | Aug 1974 | British |
| GITSHAM, Caroline Lesley | Director | 2018-12-12 | May 1967 | British |
| HOPCROFT, Maureen Shira | Director | 2024-06-01 | Dec 1957 | British |
| MACQUEEN, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2020-04-01 | Mar 1947 | British |
| MOORE, Susan Anne | Director | 2024-06-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| NAJSAREK, Paul John | Director | 2024-06-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| OUM, Danielle | Director | 2024-06-01 | Dec 1964 | British |
| REGAN, Carolyn Ann | Director | 2024-06-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| WALDER, James | Director | 2023-01-04 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITCHISON, Ian | Secretary | — | 1993-11-16 |
| CAVENDER, Lesley | Secretary | 2001-09-24 | 2017-01-31 |
| GRANATH, David | Secretary | 1993-11-16 | 1997-06-21 |
| HAVERS, Mark Charles | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2001-09-24 |
| HEATLEY, Edward Anthony | Secretary | 2019-11-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| HORNER, Camila | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2024-06-13 |
| HORNER, Camila | Secretary | 2017-02-01 | 2019-11-01 |
| SMELLIE, Gillian | Secretary | 1996-11-11 | 2000-07-31 |
| WHITLEY, Andrew | Secretary | 2024-06-13 | 2025-08-01 |
| AITCHISON, Ian | Director | — | 1996-07-20 |
| AITCHISON, Rosalind Kaye | Director | — | 1993-11-16 |
| ANDERSON, Patrick Norman | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2005-01-24 |
| BAKSHI, Kapil, Dr | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| BILBIE, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-09-14 |
| BLACK, James | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2022-03-31 |
| BOYT, Alexander | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2025-05-31 |
| BRAWN, Imogen Kate | Director | 2021-09-09 | 2021-10-07 |
| COPE, Michael | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| CRANFIELD, Ruth Elizabeth Gertrude | Director | — | 1995-09-12 |
| DENNIS, William | Director | — | 1993-05-01 |
| DEWHIRST, Ian Roberts, Mr. | Director | 2008-10-06 | 2023-03-09 |
| DRUMMOND-HILL, Joyce | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2017-10-30 |
| FELTIN, Eric John | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-03-07 |
| FOYLE, James Ronald | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-09-16 |
| GRANATH, David | Director | — | 1997-06-21 |
| HALL, Karen Elaine | Director | 2002-06-17 | 2007-03-05 |
| HAVERS, Mark Charles | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2002-01-21 |
| HAYWARD, James Douglas, Cdr | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2016-11-28 |
| HILLS, William | Director | 1993-08-07 | 2000-02-21 |
| HOLMES, Vivienne Jane | Director | 2006-08-07 | 2022-02-07 |
| KEITH, Linda Elizabeth | Director | 1999-02-02 | 1999-10-18 |
| KERSHAW, Peter | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| MATTHEWS-MAXWELL, Christopher George | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2024-06-01 |
| MOONEY, Jennifer Louise | Director | — | 1994-12-12 |
| PETERSON, Craig Alistair | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2018-06-25 |
| SETH, Bhakti, Doctor | Director | 2023-01-04 | 2025-05-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Sarah Patricia | Director | 2017-08-21 | 2025-12-31 |
| SHUTKEVER, Adam Emmanuel | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2019-10-02 |
| SMELLIE, Gillian | Director | 1996-11-11 | 2000-07-31 |
| SMITH, Roger, Professor | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2018-12-12 |
| SPENCER, John Thompson | Director | 2006-08-07 | 2015-01-26 |
| TAYLOR, Gillian Kathryn | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-05-22 |
| TREASURE, Michael William | Director | — | 2021-09-27 |
| WILD, David | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2016-11-28 |
| WOODWORTH, Ronald Leslie | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2015-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Caroline Lesley Gitsham | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2022-04-01 | Ceased 2023-06-22 |
| Mr Paul Vincent Townsley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-22 |
| Mr James Black | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
| Ms Lesley Cavender | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-06 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-02-06 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2025-02-06 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2024-06-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-06 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-02-06 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2025-02-06 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-10-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
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Turnover
+4.8%
£156,415,000 £163,918,000
-
Cash
-26.9%
£29,801,000 £21,794,000
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£64,392,000 £64,561,000
-
Employees
+6.7%
2,983 3,183
-
Operating profit
-70.1%
£3,857,000 £1,152,000
-
Wages
+12.2%
£78,179,000 £87,682,000
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