CHILDREN'S SCRAPSTORE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-27 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£199K
-32.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+35.7% vs 2024
Employees
30
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £735,873 | £700,612 | |
| Operating profit | -£79,187 | -£81,642 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£80,187 | -£81,642 | |
| Cash | £293,010 | £198,639 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,258,077 | £1,663,116 | |
| Net assets | £1,168,309 | £1,585,482 | |
| Equity | £1,168,309 | £1,585,482 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 30 | |
| Wages | £483,355 | £477,356 |
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 | -10.8% | -11.7% | |
| Net margin | -10.9% | -11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.3% | -4.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.60x |
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
- Burton Sweet Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, supported by strong asset values, diversified income, and continued demand for services.”
Group structure
- CHILDREN'S SCRAPSTORE · parent
- Artrageous Creative Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The condition of the building we own is deteriorating and costs of repairs are increasing. We decided after much research to sell some of the land at either side of the building to raise funds for a major refurbishment.”
- “The lease of our major tenant, The Better Food Company, ended at 31st March 2025 and they remain on a rolling contract whilst negotiations conclude.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSWELL, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 2005-11-10 | — | British |
| BAKER, Hannah Elizabeth | Director | 2025-04-12 | Sep 1988 | British |
| CASSWELL, Caroline Jane | Director | 2005-11-10 | May 1956 | British |
| COLLIER, Emma Jane | Director | 2010-02-25 | Aug 1966 | British |
| FORD, Jennifer Helen | Director | 2024-02-29 | Jan 1982 | British |
| FORSTER, Alban | Director | 2022-04-14 | Jul 1965 | British |
| JAECKLE, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2021-05-12 | Jun 1954 | British |
| JAMES, Eleanor Kate | Director | 2025-04-12 | Dec 1991 | British |
| MCCALL, Sheryl | Director | 2025-09-25 | Oct 1988 | British |
| PENDLINGTON, John | Director | 2018-03-13 | Mar 1951 | British |
| ROBERTS, Julie Corinna | Director | 2025-03-08 | Aug 1981 | British |
| SHAH-DAYAN, Venetia | Director | 2010-02-25 | Oct 1962 | English |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILL, Nicola | Secretary | 2000-02-28 | 2002-06-19 |
| HAUGHTON, Phil Hugh Michael | Secretary | 2002-09-10 | 2004-11-11 |
| HAWORTH, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 1997-07-03 | 2000-02-28 |
| MOXON, Deirdre Helen | Secretary | 2003-09-17 | 2005-11-10 |
| WEST, Sarah Avalon | Secretary | 1991-06-26 | 1995-09-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-06-26 | 1991-06-28 |
| ANDREWS, Jude | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2003-09-17 |
| ARCHDALE, Ann Patricia | Director | 1996-09-25 | 2000-02-28 |
| BANBURY, Sarah | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2019-07-31 |
| BEAZELEY, Clara Georgina | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2011-01-27 |
| BROWN, Frances Mary | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-06-19 |
| CAPNOS, Peter | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2003-07-15 |
| CASELEY, Lynn | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2007-07-13 |
| CAVENDER, Bev | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2024-07-21 |
| CHURCHILL, Anthony | Director | 2004-12-12 | 2005-04-20 |
| CLARKE, Claire | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2016-12-01 |
| CLEAVER, Marcus Allan | Director | 1991-06-26 | 1994-07-01 |
| COLE, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2009-03-17 |
| COUSINS, Maggie | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2020-07-02 |
| ELMS, Geoffrey Mark | Director | 1991-06-26 | 1995-05-06 |
| GILL, Nicola | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2006-05-22 |
| GRIFFIN, Alexandra | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2017-01-01 |
| GRIFFIN, Alexandra | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2011-06-28 |
| GUNDRY, Clare | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2005-11-10 |
| GUPTA, Rita | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2007-07-19 |
| HAWKINS, John Ernest | Director | 1995-07-05 | 1996-05-06 |
| HOUSTON, Jessamine | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2003-09-17 |
| MCCOLL, Alice | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2002-06-19 |
| MCWILLIAM, Margaret | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2003-01-22 |
| MOXON, Dee | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2002-10-16 |
| PENROSE, Polly Sophia, Secretary | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2015-05-21 |
| PERYER, Dorothy May Ann | Director | 1991-06-26 | 1993-09-29 |
| PIPER, Ben | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2003-09-17 |
| PUGH-JONES, Gwynneth Sarah | Director | 2020-07-02 | 2024-07-11 |
| RICH, Rita May | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2017-11-01 |
| ROCHE, Barbara | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2022-01-12 |
| ROWE, Kerry | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2014-04-29 |
| SHAH DAYAN, Venetia | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2003-07-15 |
| SIMPSON, Joanna Louise | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2011-12-14 |
| SIMPSON, Peter Richard | Director | 2014-02-18 | 2025-01-05 |
| STEVENS, Dayna | Director | 2005-11-10 | 2007-02-22 |
| TILLET, Nikki Jane | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2004-11-11 |
| WALTON, Mark Christopher | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2005-11-10 |
| WESTBROOK, Jane Isabel | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1995-04-01 |
| WORSLEY, Ruth Elisabeth | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2004-11-11 |
| WYCHERLEY, Cherryl | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2002-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-4.8%
£735,873 £700,612
-
Cash
-32.2%
£293,010 £198,639
-
Net assets
+35.7%
£1,168,309 £1,585,482
-
Employees
0%
30 30
-
Operating profit
-3.1%
-£79,187 -£81,642
-
Wages
-1.2%
£483,355 £477,356
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