SAFER PLACES
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
Cash
£998K
-16.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
55
+10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£104K
+11.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SAFER PLACES 2010-05-11 → present
- HARLOW WOMEN'S AID 1993-02-12 → 2010-05-11
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 | £4,162,295 | £4,337,011 | |
| Operating profit | £79,481 | -£112,682 | |
| Profit before tax | £93,011 | £103,824 | |
| Net profit | £93,011 | £103,824 | |
| Cash | £1,200,387 | £997,955 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,099,687 | £2,114,511 | |
| Net assets | £2,099,687 | £2,114,511 | |
| Equity | £2,099,687 | £2,114,511 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 55 | |
| Wages | £1,543,456 | £1,716,761 |
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 | 1.9% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | -5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 27.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.90x | 1.92x |
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
- Knox Cropper LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the going concern basis has continued to be used in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SAFER PLACES · parent
- Safer Places Professional Training and Development C.I.C. 100%
- Safer Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We were unsuccessful in securing continued funding from Essex County Council for safe accommodation services.”
- “We started 2024/25 with a budget deficit knowing we would have to bid for funding for our Essex services.”
- “We lost income on one of our private rental properties due to problems with tenants and the letting agent we were using. This led to significant legal costs to secure eviction and loss of rent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Tracy | Secretary | 2025-06-24 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Claire Ruth | Director | 2021-05-25 | Apr 1962 | British |
| BOYCE, Melanie Jane, Dr | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| DAVIES, Greg | Director | 2025-09-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| FISHER, Tracy | Director | 2024-03-16 | Apr 1968 | British |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Jayelene Ann | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| OWEN, Matthew Robert | Director | 2026-03-30 | Jun 1990 | British |
| POCHEE, Sureiya | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1985 | British |
| TALBOT-RICE, Martina | Director | 2024-02-28 | Apr 1961 | South African,British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Nicky Stephen | Secretary | 2006-02-23 | 2008-09-19 |
| BAKER, Pauline Kathleen | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2005-10-14 |
| GARDNER, Allison | Secretary | 2008-09-19 | 2025-06-24 |
| TRAVERS, Judith Brenda | Secretary | 1993-02-12 | 2001-01-31 |
| ABRAHAM, Laila | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2022-10-25 |
| AHMED, Chloe Ann | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2022-10-25 |
| AUSTIN, Kathryn Margarita | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2005-01-13 |
| BOWEN, Erica, Dr | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2021-10-25 |
| BROWN, Joy Michelle | Director | 2025-06-24 | 2025-10-21 |
| BROWN, Julia Anne | Director | 2002-09-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| BRUCE, Pauline Amelia | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2010-11-29 |
| BRUCE, Pauline Amelia | Director | 1993-02-12 | 2003-10-29 |
| CARROLL, Sean | Director | 2022-10-25 | 2024-05-21 |
| CARTER, Mavis Doris | Director | 1993-02-12 | 2001-08-05 |
| CHAMBERS, Sian Catherine | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2026-03-30 |
| CHAMBERS, Stephanie | Director | 2005-02-21 | 2007-01-15 |
| CHAPMAN, Jonathan | Director | 2011-11-12 | 2019-01-11 |
| CLARK, Valerie Jean | Director | 2002-09-12 | 2005-11-13 |
| CLARKE, April | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2010-03-06 |
| CUFFIN, Sarah | Director | 2002-09-12 | 2005-01-13 |
| DAS, Jayati | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2008-04-02 |
| DAS, Joy | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2010-09-13 |
| DOWSETT, Susan Frances | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2003-10-29 |
| HADLEY, Susan | Director | 2015-02-20 | 2017-04-03 |
| HALLAM, Alexandra Jane | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2019-11-30 |
| HOWARTH, Emma, Dr | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2020-05-26 |
| JAMES, Hannah | Director | 2002-09-12 | 2007-06-21 |
| JOHNSON, Sandra Mary | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2019-12-12 |
| JOWITT, Suzy | Director | 2007-04-05 | 2008-10-15 |
| KAPSWARA, Gift | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2025-04-15 |
| KING, Susan Mary | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2014-02-25 |
| KING, Susan Mary | Director | 2002-09-12 | 2007-05-08 |
| LARMAN, Lorraine Pauline | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2025-07-09 |
| LEACH, Carol | Director | 2002-09-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| LOLOMARI, Valerie | Director | 2024-08-27 | 2025-12-19 |
| MARSHAL, Helen | Director | 2020-05-26 | 2020-09-10 |
| MATTHEWS, Garry | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2021-11-28 |
| MCRAE, Jenni | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2017-09-12 |
| MOORE, Cliff | Director | 2007-04-05 | 2009-10-27 |
| MORRISSEY, Denise | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2016-12-12 |
| NOSA SAMUEL, Paul | Director | 2011-11-12 | 2018-07-09 |
| OSBORNE, Kathy | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2023-12-22 |
| PARMENTER, Ruth Margaret | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2019-12-12 |
| RAMMELL, Beryl Maria Agneta | Director | 1993-02-12 | 1998-03-05 |
| RODIE, Sharon Lutchmie | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2017-05-03 |
| STEVENS, Edna Rose | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2013-07-30 |
| STRELLING, Grant Mclelland | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2011-10-10 |
| SWEENEY, Joyce Ada Rita Rose | Director | 2005-02-21 | 2007-07-30 |
| WILDEY, Douglas | Director | 2005-02-05 | 2025-12-17 |
| WOODWARD, Kathleen | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2010-09-22 |
| YOUNG, Elisabeth Carol | Director | 1993-02-12 | 1997-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Ruth Arnold | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-10-25 | Active |
| Mrs Laila Abraham | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-05-15 | Ceased 2022-10-25 |
| Ms Alexandra Jane Hallam | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-01-11 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
| Mr Jonathan Chapman | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
| Mr Paul Nosa Samuel | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2018-07-09 |
| Mrs Susan Hadley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2017-04-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 6
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
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Turnover
+4.2%
£4,162,295 £4,337,011
-
Cash
-16.9%
£1,200,387 £997,955
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£2,099,687 £2,114,511
-
Employees
+10%
50 55
-
Operating profit
-241.8%
£79,481 -£112,682
-
Profit before tax
+11.6%
£93,011 £103,824
-
Wages
+11.2%
£1,543,456 £1,716,761
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