THE NEXT CHAPTER (EAST OF ENGLAND)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£742K
-15.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-19.2% vs 2024
Employees
77
+8.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE NEXT CHAPTER (EAST OF ENGLAND) 2018-12-18 → present
- COLCHESTER AND TENDRING WOMEN'S REFUGE 2003-12-12 → 2018-12-18
- COLCHESTER WOMENS AID 1988-06-13 → 2003-12-12
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,606,792 | £2,876,349 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£173,128 | -£311,318 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £882,219 | £741,709 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,621,499 | £1,310,181 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,621,499 | £1,310,181 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £1,621,499 | £1,310,181 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,903,637 | £2,274,655 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -6.6% | -10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | 10.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 17.33x | 6.83x |
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
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2022-03-23 | Jul 1970 | British |
| CAETANO DA ROCHA, Isabel | Director | 2025-05-22 | Feb 1976 | British |
| CARTY, Lara Kirsten | Director | 2024-02-23 | Mar 1984 | British |
| DEARLOVE, Lyndsey | Director | 2024-03-03 | Apr 1981 | British |
| HURST, Deborah Jean | Director | 2025-05-22 | Feb 1962 | British |
| JANES, Sarah | Director | 2025-02-20 | May 1963 | British |
| KHAN, Anisa Mazher | Director | 2024-02-19 | Mar 1997 | British |
| MARSHALLSAY, Hannah | Director | 2023-11-07 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SHAH, Louise Catherine Farida | Director | 2025-05-22 | May 1980 | British |
| TANSEY, Ruth Ann | Director | 2024-03-14 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY, Phillipa | Secretary | — | 1991-06-01 |
| GOLYNIA, Anne | Secretary | 2007-10-10 | 2008-11-14 |
| INMAN, Alison Jane | Secretary | 1997-12-08 | 2000-01-08 |
| INMAN, Alison Jane | Secretary | 1993-06-09 | 1994-10-05 |
| MARKHAM-LEE, Christine Rosemary | Secretary | 2000-01-08 | 2000-07-19 |
| MILLER, Harold Victor | Secretary | 2000-07-19 | 2005-07-04 |
| POWELL, Julie | Secretary | 2008-11-10 | 2017-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Ann Florence | Secretary | 1997-06-04 | 1997-11-12 |
| TOULSON, Carol | Secretary | 2005-07-04 | 2007-10-10 |
| WLC PHILLIPS, Bernadette | Secretary | — | 1993-06-09 |
| S L SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 1997-12-08 |
| BAIRD, Beth Leigh | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2018-11-13 |
| BRAILEY, Natasha | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2010-08-31 |
| BUCHAN, Penny | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2007-07-09 |
| CALDWELL, Kay Dawn | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2024-03-14 |
| CLARK, Catherine Bridget | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2018-11-13 |
| COOK, Mandy | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-07-28 |
| CUSSELL, Catherine Mary | Director | 2021-08-12 | 2025-10-25 |
| DOWMAN, Christine | Director | 2011-07-11 | 2012-08-20 |
| DOYLE, Rory Kevin Sean Patrick Dominic | Director | 2019-02-12 | 2020-06-18 |
| ELLIOTT, Tina | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2011-05-24 |
| FREEMAN, June, Doctor | Director | — | 2017-01-13 |
| GARANDE, Runyararo | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2024-02-08 |
| GOLYNIA, Anne | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2010-09-11 |
| HARRINGTON, Sally Jane | Director | 2018-06-05 | 2019-01-14 |
| INMAN, Alison Jane | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1996-06-05 |
| KIELY, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2020-03-10 |
| LINSEY, Pamela Christine | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2007-03-28 |
| MARKHAM-LEE, Christine Rosemary | Director | 1996-06-05 | 2004-06-30 |
| MCNICHOLS, Nancy Carroll | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2017-01-06 |
| MILLER, Harold Victor | Director | 1998-09-02 | 2005-07-04 |
| OLIVER, Patricia Margaret | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2016-01-18 |
| OLORENSHAW, Jane Marian | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-03-19 |
| POWELL, Julie | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2017-07-31 |
| REGAN, Emma Jane | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2023-10-08 |
| RHATIGAN, Clare | Director | 2010-07-12 | 2016-02-11 |
| RIGO, Francesca Connie | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2020-11-18 |
| RONAYNE, Joanna | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2021-06-16 |
| SKAMBALLIS, Agnes | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2002-08-25 |
| SMART, Holly Frances May | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2023-02-02 |
| STEPHENS, Sharon | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-11-28 |
| STEVENS, Nina Frances | Director | 1999-07-05 | 2000-03-01 |
| TARALA, Alexander Mark | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2019-03-05 |
| TAYLOR, Ann Florence | Director | — | 1995-05-01 |
| TAYLOR, Sarah | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2025-05-22 |
| TOULSON, Carol | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2008-02-28 |
| WALLIS, Caroline Jane | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-03-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Karen | Director | 2019-02-12 | 2022-02-21 |
| WILSON, Jane Margaret | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2018-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+10.3%
£2,606,792 £2,876,349
-
Cash
-15.9%
£882,219 £741,709
-
Net assets
-19.2%
£1,621,499 £1,310,181
-
Employees
+8.5%
71 77
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+19.5%
£1,903,637 £2,274,655
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