THE CHARLOTTE STRAKER PROJECT
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-30 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£850K
-36.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+1% vs 2024
Employees
66
+1.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £2,015,327 | £2,121,014 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £800,429 | £19,070 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,347,583 | £850,433 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £1,878,028 | £1,897,098 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,878,028 | £1,897,098 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,878,028 | £1,897,098 | |
| Average employees | 63 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,362,202 | £1,496,829 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 39.7% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 10.18x | 6.41x |
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
“At the end of the financial year and after taking appropriate action, the trustees consider that the charity has adequate resources to enable it to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On the 1st May 2024 the charity was pleased to be able to reopen its community respite bed providing residential and nursing care for those who live in Northumberland.”
- “During the year our landlords, Home Group, upgraded fire safety systems to all roof spaces within the care home.”
- “Other work undertaken outside the home during the year has also seen the completion of a project to improve our garden area.”
- “We embarked on an ambitious refurbishment project to modernize our dining room and resident rooms.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASTINGS, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| BLACK, Gavin Macfarlane | Director | 2005-12-01 | Jul 1949 | British |
| CHESSER, David | Director | 2025-03-17 | Mar 1954 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, William F, Dr | Director | 1992-10-16 | Jul 1951 | British |
| DOWDESWELL, Barrie | Director | 2025-04-22 | Feb 1941 | British |
| GORDON, Maureen Anne | Director | 2020-06-17 | Oct 1964 | British |
| GROVES, Berenice Ann | Director | 2016-11-18 | Dec 1967 | British |
| HASTINGS, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2023-06-15 | Mar 1951 | British |
| ILEY, Jane | Director | 2023-06-15 | Oct 1963 | British |
| MCKENDRICK, Hugh | Director | 2024-10-10 | May 1966 | British |
| WOODCOCK, Lesley | Director | 2013-07-10 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAITHWAITE, Neil Elliott | Secretary | 2012-01-18 | 2024-04-01 |
| MOFFATT, Julian J | Secretary | 1992-10-16 | 2005-03-31 |
| WILKIE SMITH, Charles Edward | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2012-01-18 |
| AINSLIE, Dean | Director | 2023-06-15 | 2024-10-10 |
| BARRIE, Duncan Colin | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2023-01-23 |
| BENNINGTON, Joe | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1994-01-06 |
| BLACKETT, Anna Margaret, Lady | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2023-09-20 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Neil Elliott | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2024-04-01 |
| DARLING, Ian Wentworth, Mr. | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1994-03-03 |
| DAWES, Elsie | Director | 1993-02-18 | 1994-03-03 |
| DIXON, Richard Alan | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2021-09-15 |
| DOWNEY, Miriam | Director | 1993-02-18 | 1994-01-06 |
| ELDRIDGE, Robert John | Director | 2023-06-15 | 2023-10-29 |
| FARRER, Frances Mary | Director | 1996-11-13 | 2000-02-09 |
| FURNESS, Neville Atkinson | Director | 1992-10-16 | 2005-09-21 |
| GRANT, Graham, Dr | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1993-06-17 |
| HALL, Ian Graham | Director | 1993-02-18 | 2016-09-21 |
| HUDSON, David Stuart | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1995-09-13 |
| HUNTER, Marilyn | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2015-07-17 |
| I'ANSON, Stephen Mark | Director | 2018-11-12 | 2022-06-15 |
| JOHNSON, David | Director | 1992-10-16 | 2018-05-01 |
| JONES, Mary Elizabeth Angela | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2024-10-10 |
| LIGHTLEY, Janice Elizabeth | Director | 2023-01-23 | 2025-03-17 |
| MARSHALL, John | Director | 1994-09-14 | 1996-05-15 |
| MASON, Mary | Director | 1995-09-13 | 2002-07-16 |
| MCARTHUR, Alexandra Kathleen | Director | 1994-09-14 | 1998-09-16 |
| MCFADZEAN, Joan | Director | 1994-09-14 | 2012-05-16 |
| MEARNS, Alexander M, Dr | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1998-07-05 |
| MERRIMAN, Martin | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2009-11-21 |
| MOFFATT, Julian J | Director | 1992-10-16 | 2002-02-13 |
| PARFITT, Gordon | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2021-05-31 |
| POTTAGE, Michael Francis | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2022-01-09 |
| PRIESTLEY, Michael Shaw | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1995-03-09 |
| SHIEL, David James | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2010-04-28 |
| WAGSTAFF, Margaret Ann | Director | 1992-10-16 | 2024-04-01 |
| WHELAN, Jamie Ryan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-09-22 |
| WILKIE SMITH, Charles Edward | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2012-01-18 |
| WILLEY, Peter Gilhespy | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2023-06-30 |
| WINTER, Ashley John Graham | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2018-03-30 |
| WOOD, Peter | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2023-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Johnson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-14 |
| Dr William F Cunningham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
+5.2%
£2,015,327 £2,121,014
-
Cash
-36.9%
£1,347,583 £850,433
-
Net assets
+1%
£1,878,028 £1,897,098
-
Employees
+1.5%
65 66
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+9.9%
£1,362,202 £1,496,829
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