THE FREMANTLE TRUST

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The financial support from the parent Charitable Company is not legally binding and therefore may be withdrawn. The Trustees consider that this is a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, it may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

1. THE FREMANTLE TRUST 1993-02-22 → present
2. THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST 1992-06-08 → 1993-02-22

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The financial support from the parent Charitable Company is not legally binding and therefore may be withdrawn. The Trustees consider that this is a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, it may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”

Group structure

1. THE FREMANTLE TRUST · parent
   1. Leonard Pulham Limited 100% · England · was a former care home for old people until October 2020 when it ceased operations. The subsidiary has since become non-trading.

Significant events

• “On 1 February 2024, The Fremantle Trust became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Orders of St John Care Trust ('OSJCT').”
• “Following the acquisition by OSJCT in February 2024, the Trust has completed a transfer of all NatWest banking facilities to Barclays bank.”
• “The business case to recommission Carey Lodge (now Wing View Care Centre) was approved in September 2024. The home reopened in October 2025 following an extensive refurbishment and investment by the Trust of £1m.”
• “Following the merger with OSJCT, the headquarters of Fremantle in Aylesbury were identified as a suitable and affordable location for a new group permanent office base in OSJCT's southern region. The office was closed for refurbishment and will reopen in late 2025.”
• “In January 2025, the Board approved the marketing for sale of Leonard Pulham House, a mothballed home owned by Fremantle's subsidiary. A subject-to-planning permission offer was accepted in May 2025.”
• “On 1 September 2025, all staff have transferred to become employed by OSJCT. A secondment agreement is in place to ensure that The Fremantle Trust continues to deliver services.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +4.2%

  £47,490,000 → £49,478,000

• Cash

  +735.9%

  £220,000 → £1,839,000

• Net assets

  +60.4%

  £1,247,000 → £2,000,000

• Employees

  +5.3%

  1,340 → 1,411

• Profit before tax

  +116.2%

  -£1,577,000 → £256,000

• Wages

  +5.7%

  £27,813,000 → £29,407,000

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