FIRST STEPS (BATH)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-26 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£632K
+20.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+2.3% vs 2024
Employees
54
+1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- FIRST STEPS (BATH) 2007-02-27 → present
- FIRST STEPS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (BATH) 2004-04-20 → 2007-02-27
- FIRST STEPS NURSERY (BATH) 1991-10-22 → 2004-04-20
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 | £1,648,227 | £1,891,315 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£132,360 | £39,544 | |
| Cash | £524,630 | £632,388 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,737,757 | £1,777,301 | |
| Net assets | £1,737,757 | £1,777,301 | |
| Equity | £1,737,757 | £1,777,301 | |
| Average employees | 53 | 54 | |
| Wages | £1,290,193 | £1,418,175 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -8.0% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.0% | 9.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.66x | 3.71x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our overall financial position remains sound; at the end of this financial year, we can be confident that the charity will continue as a going concern. 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2013-09-17 | — | — |
| ANDREWS, Simon | Director | 2019-04-30 | Feb 1983 | British |
| BARRATT HACKING, Elisabeth | Director | 2020-07-21 | Dec 1958 | British |
| FARWELL, Tracey | Director | 2024-11-07 | Dec 1971 | British |
| GOODE, Lysha | Director | 2024-07-16 | Jul 1977 | British |
| MICHAEL, Isobel Margaret | Director | 2017-07-18 | May 1969 | British |
| MIRI, Mir Abdullah | Director | 2024-07-16 | Feb 1990 | Afghan |
| NORTH, Meg Ruth | Director | 2012-09-18 | Feb 1954 | British |
| ROSE, Janet Anne, Dr | Director | 2016-06-15 | Feb 1963 | British |
| SALKELD, James Alexander Graham | Director | 2024-07-16 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SLOAN, Marina | Director | 2019-01-22 | Apr 1968 | British |
| WHEELER, Valerie | Director | 1996-07-10 | Jan 1946 | British |
| WITT, Jayanna | Director | 2023-10-17 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Linda Janet | Secretary | 2000-09-06 | 2002-09-04 |
| HODGES, Ann Christine | Secretary | 1991-10-22 | 2000-09-06 |
| JONES, Lesley Christine | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2004-09-08 |
| MCCARTHY, Marie | Secretary | 2002-09-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| MCKISSOCK, Penelope Lewis | Secretary | 2004-09-08 | 2005-10-26 |
| NORTH, Meg | Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2007-02-24 |
| PENDLE, Sue | Secretary | 2007-09-24 | 2013-09-17 |
| TRENTHAM, Naomi Sarah | Secretary | 2009-09-22 | 2012-08-31 |
| BAKER, Tracey Ann | Director | 1991-10-22 | 1996-07-10 |
| BAKER, Wayne Anthony | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2018-01-24 |
| BEYER, John | Director | 1991-10-22 | 1995-07-06 |
| BOURKE, Patricia Anne | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2012-07-17 |
| BROWN, Douglas | Director | 2013-02-05 | 2020-10-20 |
| BURRIDGE, Ann Margaret | Director | 1993-04-26 | 2003-09-10 |
| CHIKHANI, Sarah | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2019-01-22 |
| CODD, Anthony Rex | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2006-05-01 |
| COOK, Linda Janet | Director | 2000-09-06 | 2002-09-04 |
| DAWSON, Jane Frances | Director | 1991-10-22 | 2003-09-10 |
| HATHERILL, Pauline Elizabeth | Director | 1993-04-26 | 1995-09-28 |
| HODGES, Ann Christine | Director | 1991-10-22 | 2000-09-06 |
| JONES, Lesley Christine | Director | 2003-09-10 | 2004-09-08 |
| KANE, Alison | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2012-03-20 |
| LAZARE, Jacqueline Imogen | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2017-10-26 |
| LITTLEWOOD, Kenneth | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2024-11-07 |
| LOCHRIE, Margaret | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2007-02-28 |
| MCCARTHY, Marie | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2004-03-31 |
| MCKISSOCK, Penelope Lewis | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2005-10-26 |
| MCLEOD, Claire Michelle | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2010-07-26 |
| MILLAR, Jane Isobel | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2020-07-21 |
| NORTH, Margaret Ruth | Director | 2003-09-10 | 2009-09-22 |
| O'DONNELL, Patricia | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2014-09-16 |
| O'KELLY, Suzanne Margaret | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2013-09-17 |
| PENDLE, Sue | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2018-05-24 |
| PILKINGTON, Laura | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2015-11-02 |
| PORTER, Jill, Dr | Director | 2006-04-10 | 2009-09-22 |
| QUICK, Lynn | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2011-09-20 |
| RIFAT, Jenie | Director | 1991-10-22 | 1994-06-07 |
| SANDS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2014-07-22 |
| SCOTT, Simon Kayhan | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2008-09-23 |
| STAPLETON, Janet Patricia | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2005-09-07 |
| STEVENS, Shirley Ann | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2015-09-15 |
| THOMAS, Susan Christine | Director | 1996-07-10 | 2008-07-22 |
| TRENTHAM, Naomi Sarah | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2012-08-31 |
| TUCKWELL, Katherine Victoria | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2023-10-17 |
| TURNER, Michael Edward | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2023-10-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Thomas | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2024-07-17 |
| WRIGHT, Cheryl Margaret | Director | 1991-10-22 | 1993-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+14.7%
£1,648,227 £1,891,315
-
Cash
+20.5%
£524,630 £632,388
-
Net assets
+2.3%
£1,737,757 £1,777,301
-
Employees
+1.9%
53 54
-
Wages
+9.9%
£1,290,193 £1,418,175
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