THE NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£782K
-31.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-15.6% vs 2024
Employees
131
-3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£289,000 | -£755,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£59,000 | -£724,000 | |
| Cash | £1,149,000 | £782,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,601,000 | £3,883,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,601,000 | £3,883,000 | |
| Equity | £4,333,000 | £3,609,000 | |
| Average employees | 135 | 131 | |
| Wages | £4,153,000 | £4,176,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -6.3% | -19.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.95x |
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
- HaysMac 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. The trustees consider that the charity is resilient to the impact of inflation and returning to online courses.”
Group structure
- THE NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST · parent
- NCT Trading Limited 100%
- NCT (Maternity Sales) Limited 100%
- NCT Publishing Limited 100%
- First 1,000 Days Foundation 100%
Significant events
- “NCT launched the For Every Parent strategy in 2023.”
- “The UK maternity system remained in crisis in 2024, prompting NCT to engage with policymakers to improve it.”
- “NCT advocated for parents and babies through campaigning, engaging with policymakers, and representing parents' voices at national forums including the APPG on Birth Trauma inquiry (April 2024) and the UK COVID-19 Inquiry (September 2024).”
- “New partnerships were launched to strengthen financial foundations, expand NCT membership, and grow community fundraising.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONWAY, Christopher James | Secretary | 2025-05-21 | — | — |
| BEVAN, Sherida Rose | Director | 2019-11-16 | Aug 1963 | British |
| BROWN, Sarah Louise | Director | 2017-11-04 | Feb 1984 | British |
| CASSIDY, Colin James | Director | 2025-11-19 | Mar 1975 | British |
| DUFF, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2025-11-19 | May 1953 | British |
| FIRTH, Keshia Mbeck | Director | 2025-11-19 | Oct 1991 | Dutch |
| HAYE, Julien Patrick Marie | Director | 2023-11-08 | May 1977 | British,French |
| LAMBE, Elaine Sharon | Director | 2017-11-04 | Dec 1978 | British |
| PENCROSS, Mikayla | Director | 2023-11-08 | Feb 1985 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Charles Austen | Director | 2022-07-16 | Sep 1972 | British |
| SHARIFF, Salima Begum | Director | 2026-03-26 | Sep 1975 | British |
| SUNDARRAJ, Vikram | Director | 2026-03-26 | Apr 1983 | Indian |
| WARREN, Joelle Susan | Director | 2024-10-16 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Michael Richard | Secretary | 2022-05-26 | 2025-05-01 |
| DOMINGUES, Rui | Secretary | 2016-06-28 | 2018-01-08 |
| DWIGHT, Ruth | Secretary | 2019-06-10 | 2019-09-23 |
| HARVEY, Thomas Anthony | Secretary | 2020-04-07 | 2021-05-27 |
| HUTCHINSON, Paul William | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2010-11-30 |
| LANGRIDGE, Rosemary Jane | Secretary | 1995-04-22 | 1997-10-22 |
| LOWE, Joseph Christopher | Secretary | 2011-03-14 | 2016-06-28 |
| MURRAY, Richard Mark | Secretary | 2019-09-23 | 2020-04-07 |
| PEGUM, Stephen James | Secretary | — | 1995-04-22 |
| RAEBURN, David | Secretary | 2018-01-08 | 2019-06-10 |
| SPONG, Anne Paulette | Secretary | 1999-05-08 | 2008-08-15 |
| STANTON, Tracy | Secretary | 1998-02-02 | 1999-05-18 |
| WORLLEDGE, Anne Teresa | Secretary | — | 1992-06-30 |
| ABLEMAN, Helen | Director | 2010-05-15 | 2012-09-16 |
| ADAMS, David | Director | 2012-09-15 | 2014-06-17 |
| AITKEN, Jill Karen | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| ASHTON, Malcolm George | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2012-09-15 |
| BAKER, Helen Kay | Director | 1998-06-13 | 1999-11-01 |
| BARNARD, Alice Mary | Director | — | 1997-06-14 |
| BARTLETT, Mavis Irene | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| BARTLETT, Pamela Mary | Director | — | 1992-05-06 |
| BASSNETT MCGUIRE, Lucy Mercedes | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2007-05-31 |
| BHASIN, Sanjay | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2012-09-15 |
| BOOTH, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1999-05-08 | 2000-06-24 |
| BOYCE, Carole Ann | Director | 1997-06-14 | 1997-11-07 |
| BRIDGWATER, Jo | Director | 2002-06-22 | 2007-04-20 |
| BROEKHUIZEN, Susmita, Dr | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2023-11-08 |
| BROEKHUIZEN, Susmita, Dr | Director | 2007-06-09 | 2013-09-14 |
| BROME THOMPSON, Anne | Director | 1999-02-03 | 2004-06-12 |
| BROME THOMPSON, Anne | Director | 1998-06-13 | 1999-02-03 |
| BROOK, Sarah Jane | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2009-06-20 |
| BROWN, Peter John Cameron | Director | 2018-10-13 | 2023-11-08 |
| BRUTON, Susan | Director | 1992-04-11 | 1993-06-30 |
| CAREY, Alison Aithna | Director | 2002-06-22 | 2008-06-21 |
| CARRATT, Jean | Director | 1996-05-11 | 1997-09-17 |
| CHANDLER, Helen Louise | Director | 2010-05-15 | 2011-06-18 |
| CHANDLER, Ian Roy | Director | 2007-06-09 | 2010-05-15 |
| CHERRY, Clodagh Margaret Louise | Director | — | 1991-06-22 |
| CHOTAI, Tarun Gokaldas | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2010-09-06 |
| CLARK, Andre Dominique, Dr | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2015-09-26 |
| CLARKSON, Cynthia Margaret | Director | 1998-06-13 | 2004-06-12 |
| COFFEE, Lisa | Director | 2012-09-15 | 2015-09-26 |
| CROSBIE, Christine Mary | Director | — | 1996-05-11 |
| DANIEL, Marsha | Director | 2014-11-04 | 2018-10-13 |
| DARROCH, Stephanie | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2016-09-06 |
| DOCHERTY, Lucy Clare | Director | 1994-04-23 | 1997-06-14 |
| DOCHERTY, Lucy Clare | Director | 1992-04-29 | 1993-06-30 |
| DOLPHIN, Anne Marie | Director | 2002-06-22 | 2005-06-18 |
| DUSCHENES, Marc Joel | Director | 2007-06-09 | 2008-01-11 |
| EL-IMAD, Nina | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2016-03-22 |
| ELLIS, Ruth Jane | Director | 1992-04-11 | 1996-05-11 |
| ERDAL, Carolyn | Director | — | 1992-04-11 |
| EVANS, Don Winstone | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2010-04-20 |
| EVANS, Michelle Catherine | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2010-05-15 |
| EVI-PARKER, Chi Innocentia | Director | 2020-12-11 | 2025-04-23 |
| FIGUERAS, Jessica Maia | Director | 2016-10-08 | 2021-07-31 |
| FLETCHER, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2000-06-24 | 2005-06-18 |
| FLETCHER, Lonnie Gudrun | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2008-06-21 |
| FLINT, Caroline | Director | 2015-09-26 | 2019-11-16 |
| FOSTER, Amber Elizabeth | Director | 2012-09-15 | 2017-06-29 |
| GEORGE, Catherine Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2001-06-16 | 2003-06-14 |
| GEORGE, Catherine Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1995-04-22 | 1999-05-08 |
| GILBERT, Veronica | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| GORE, Shona Margaret St Clair | Director | 1997-09-17 | 1997-10-23 |
| GOUDIE, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1998-06-13 | 2004-06-12 |
| GRAY, Fiona Margaret Wilson | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2001-02-02 |
| GRIFFIN, Dorotka | Director | 2001-06-16 | 2005-09-28 |
| GROCOTT, Suzanne Ellen | Director | 2003-06-14 | 2009-06-20 |
| GROULEF, Victoria | Director | 2007-06-09 | 2007-09-27 |
| GYTE, Gillian Myra Lynne | Director | 1997-06-14 | 1998-02-02 |
| HALL, Gregory John | Director | 2013-09-14 | 2016-10-08 |
| HALLETT, Richard Vaughan | Director | 2002-06-22 | 2004-06-12 |
| HAM, Gail Lucia | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2009-06-20 |
| HANSON, Susan Janet | Director | 1995-04-22 | 2000-06-24 |
| HARDY, John Lindsay | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2008-01-20 |
| HAYTER, Robert Charles | Director | 2008-06-21 | 2014-11-04 |
| HOBSON, Beryl | Director | 2013-06-10 | 2015-09-26 |
| HOWARD, Ruth Helen | Director | 1997-06-14 | 2002-06-22 |
| HOWELL, Louise | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2004-10-09 |
| HUGHES, Margaret | Director | 1998-06-13 | 2001-06-16 |
| HUNT, Sarah Jayne | Director | 2005-06-18 | 2007-09-13 |
| HUSBANDS-CHEVOT, Franciane | Director | 2020-12-11 | 2025-11-19 |
| HUTTON, Eileen Isobel Mary | Director | — | 1995-04-22 |
| KOTT, Barbara Ann | Director | 1995-04-22 | 2000-06-24 |
| LANGRIDGE, Rosemary Jane | Director | 1995-04-22 | 1997-10-22 |
| LEWISON, Helen | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Caroline | Director | 2000-06-24 | 2004-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 456 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | 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
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-31.9%
£1,149,000 £782,000
-
Net assets
-15.6%
£4,601,000 £3,883,000
-
Employees
-3%
135 131
-
Operating profit
-161.2%
-£289,000 -£755,000
-
Wages
+0.6%
£4,153,000 £4,176,000
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