THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN'S TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+6.2% vs 2024
Employees
228
+11.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£568K
-51.6% vs 2024
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 | £26,156,000 | £27,407,000 | |
| Operating profit | £961,000 | £262,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,174,000 | £568,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,174,000 | £568,000 | |
| Cash | £8,225,000 | £8,095,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,196,000 | £10,324,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,196,000 | £9,764,000 | |
| Equity | £9,196,000 | £9,764,000 | |
| Average employees | 204 | 228 | |
| Wages | £7,541,000 | £8,262,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.5% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.2% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.45x | 3.57x |
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
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based upon reserves, the forecast for future trading, and the market environment, the Trustees consider that the Company has adequate resources to remain in operation for the foreseeable future and have, therefore, continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN'S TRUST · parent
- Foster Care Values Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Successful acquisition of Foster Care Values Limited in North Wales on 1 October 2024.”
- “TACT was recognised as the fifth best charity to work for in 2024, securing its first ever three-star accreditation for world-class employee engagement.”
- “Launched a new, focused website in September 2024 aimed at enhancing foster carer recruitment efforts.”
- “Strengthened relationships with local communities by attending over 50 events to promote fostering in the latter half of 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Liam | Secretary | 2024-01-16 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Paul John | Director | 2021-01-26 | Oct 1976 | British |
| BINGHAM, Thomas Michael David | Director | 2021-11-30 | Jun 1967 | British |
| GHILANI, Tusnyme | Director | 2026-02-13 | Jul 1997 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Lorraine, Professor | Director | 2024-09-11 | Dec 1972 | British |
| LISTER, Michael | Director | 2025-11-04 | Jan 2003 | British |
| O'CONNELL, Jennifer Marica Ginette | Director | 2021-09-21 | Dec 1983 | British |
| O'DONOGHUE, Bert | Director | 2024-03-27 | Aug 1955 | Irish |
| OKARO, Chizoma | Director | 2024-06-19 | Sep 1968 | British |
| PENNEY, Richard George | Director | 2024-06-19 | Aug 1964 | Irish |
| SCOTT, Michael Colin | Director | 2020-09-23 | Nov 1957 | British |
| YEO, Francisco | Director | 2024-06-19 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Thelma | Secretary | — | 1995-01-14 |
| OLDFIELD, Philip David | Secretary | 2019-05-08 | 2023-05-01 |
| PETER, Kingsley Eusebe | Secretary | 2002-06-17 | 2019-05-04 |
| RUSSELL, Betty Violet | Secretary | 1998-07-27 | 2002-03-04 |
| TYRWHITT, Stephen Lewin | Secretary | 1993-01-14 | 1994-01-14 |
| TYRWHITT, Stephen Lewin | Secretary | — | 1998-05-12 |
| ANDREW, Linda Magdalene | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2007-07-06 |
| ARMSTRONG, Malcolm James | Director | — | 1995-01-14 |
| ARMSTRONG, Thelma | Director | — | 1995-01-14 |
| AUSTIN, John Eric | Director | 1996-11-28 | 1999-02-02 |
| BARR, Hugh, Professor | Director | 1996-11-28 | 2001-09-01 |
| BHOGAL, Karam | Director | 1996-06-27 | 1998-02-01 |
| BOND, Martine Ann | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2021-04-30 |
| CAMPOLINI, John | Director | 1998-06-22 | 2001-09-01 |
| CHARLES, Sarah | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2011-02-05 |
| CLARKE, Martha | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2013-02-18 |
| DOYLE, Matthew Robert | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2023-11-10 |
| EDMONDS, Michael Ramsay | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2015-03-31 |
| ELLIS, Leanne Carol | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2020-08-26 |
| EMMET, Timothy | Director | — | 1996-04-22 |
| EVANS, Owen | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2024-03-27 |
| FARRAR, Leon Antony | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-03-27 |
| FAYLE, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2018-10-29 |
| FOSTER, Melanie | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2016-08-04 |
| GRANT, Gordon | Director | — | 2002-03-04 |
| GRIFFITH-JONES, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2023-04-01 |
| GRINDLEY, Ada | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2015-11-24 |
| GROVE, Richard | Director | 1997-12-04 | 2014-01-15 |
| HALE, Louise Helen | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2017-01-30 |
| HALL, Gillian Mary | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2011-10-17 |
| HARDING, Belinda Ruth | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2010-11-18 |
| HARVEY, Terence | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2004-09-22 |
| HESLINGTON, Terence | Director | — | 1996-09-02 |
| HILTON, Ann | Director | 2004-09-22 | 2006-03-19 |
| HORTON, Matthew | Director | 2019-01-30 | 2021-01-26 |
| JOHNSON, Wendy | Director | 1993-01-14 | 1994-01-14 |
| JOHNSON, Wendy | Director | — | 2002-03-04 |
| JONES, Deborah | Director | 2012-01-25 | 2015-11-24 |
| KEARNEY, Lily Ranjini | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2005-11-22 |
| KHAN-SHAFIQUE, Marium | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2016-08-15 |
| KNOX, Geoffrey Drayson | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2018-06-27 |
| LAWTON, Joan | Director | 2007-08-07 | 2017-09-27 |
| LEE, Ann | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2018-10-29 |
| LIDTOWEL, Francis | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2010-11-15 |
| LUCAS, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2009-06-30 |
| MEARS, Walter Alan | Director | 1994-01-23 | 1998-01-26 |
| PHILLIPS, Ian | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2006-06-23 |
| RANKIN, David Robertson Shepherd | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2023-11-29 |
| SANTI, Gillian Louise | Director | 2007-08-07 | 2017-09-27 |
| SHAFIQUE, Marium | Director | 2024-09-11 | 2025-01-31 |
| SHERWIN, Michael Meredith | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2016-09-18 |
| SHILLINGFORD, Anastasia | Director | 2005-01-24 | 2014-01-23 |
| STONE, Jacqueline | Director | 1996-09-19 | 1999-11-17 |
| SUKUMARAN, Suparna, Doctor | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2004-09-22 |
| THOMAS, Michael David | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-06-24 |
| THOMAS, Philip | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2010-02-17 |
| WATERMAN-GLASGOW, Lisa Joann | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2024-06-19 |
| WEBSTER, John Desmond | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2004-11-05 |
| WHITE, Andrew | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2021-09-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Melanie | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2006-09-26 |
| WOODMAN, Philip Benson | Director | 2023-12-05 | 2025-12-05 |
| WOODMAN, Philip | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2022-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 285 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-07 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-07 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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%
£26,156,000 £27,407,000
-
Cash
-1.6%
£8,225,000 £8,095,000
-
Net assets
+6.2%
£9,196,000 £9,764,000
-
Employees
+11.8%
204 228
-
Operating profit
-72.7%
£961,000 £262,000
-
Profit before tax
-51.6%
£1,174,000 £568,000
-
Wages
+9.6%
£7,541,000 £8,262,000
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