WORTHWHILE OCCUPATIONAL & RECREATIONAL KRAFTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
Cash
£293K
+8.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£578K
+2.1% vs 2023
Employees
43
+13.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,072,661 | £1,266,682 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £68,730 | £11,930 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £269,306 | £293,129 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £566,310 | £578,240 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £566,310 | £578,240 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £566,310 | £578,240 | |
| Average employees | 34 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 43 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £688,274 | £792,204 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.95x | 4.48x |
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
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The year 2024 marked an exciting period of growth and development for WORK Ltd. One of our most significant milestones was the opening of our second location, Kreate, which welcomed students into a brand-new learning environment.”
- “We finished our renovation on our second centre Kreate and were able to open the doors to our students in the summer.”
- “Secured planning permission has been obtained to enhance access to our main facility by connecting it to a council-run car park.”
- “Secured permission to expand our facility by six metres into Bents Green Playing Fields, allowing for the erection of two log cabins that will serve as additional workshop spaces.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON, Brenda | Secretary | 2014-08-06 | — | — |
| CAMP, Alan | Director | 2025-03-04 | Sep 1959 | British |
| EVANS, Michaela Tracy | Director | 2022-03-22 | Dec 1966 | British |
| GILSON, Helen | Director | 2025-03-24 | Oct 1987 | British |
| LAING, Stacey | Director | 2014-10-15 | Dec 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Jonathan | Director | 2022-10-25 | Mar 1972 | British |
| WILMER, Peter James | Director | 2025-08-05 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREARLEY, Julie Elayne | Secretary | 1998-06-30 | 2008-10-31 |
| BURNS, Jennifer | Secretary | 2009-01-28 | 2012-03-31 |
| FINNEY, Karen | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2014-08-06 |
| HOUSLEY, Margaret | Secretary | 1995-07-28 | 1998-06-30 |
| WILSON, Diane | Secretary | 2014-08-06 | 2014-08-06 |
| ALFORD, Louise | Director | 2016-10-12 | 2021-05-26 |
| CLARKE, Marie | Director | 2011-02-02 | 2021-04-30 |
| CORDINGLEY, Catherine Mary | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2025-02-28 |
| DARLISON, Roy | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-04-22 |
| DAWES-WESLEY, Lesley | Director | 2009-01-16 | 2010-06-16 |
| ETCHELLS, Hilary Elizabeth | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2021-04-30 |
| ETCHELLS, Hilary Elizabeth | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2008-12-31 |
| FEARNE, Michael Anthony | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2009-01-10 |
| FINNEY, Karen | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2011-11-02 |
| GARNHAM, David Niel | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2009-01-10 |
| GROSBERG, Richard Desmond | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2017-08-01 |
| HAWKSWORTH, Ellen Delysia | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2009-01-10 |
| HICKMAN, Valerie | Director | 1999-10-09 | 2000-10-31 |
| HILL, Roland | Director | 2009-01-16 | 2009-08-28 |
| HOUSLEY, Herbert | Director | 1995-07-28 | 2000-10-31 |
| HUTTON, David | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2005-03-30 |
| JENKINSON, John Richard | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2008-07-25 |
| MARSHALL, Kenneth | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2008-07-25 |
| NOBLE, Keith | Director | 2009-01-16 | 2009-05-11 |
| PEAT, Andrew Michael | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2009-01-10 |
| ROBB, Charles Middleton Thow | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2016-03-02 |
| SAWLE, Geoffrey William | Director | 1995-07-28 | 1999-09-30 |
| SMITH, Albert Terrance | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2001-10-31 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2010-07-12 |
| SNOWLING, Sheila | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2000-05-31 |
| STEWART, Ann | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2001-10-31 |
| TURNER, John Brian | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2004-10-31 |
| WALTERS, David Michael | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2017-07-02 |
| WALTERS, David Michael | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan James | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| WOODS, Gordon | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2008-08-30 |
| YARWOOD, Daniel Clive | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2022-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+18.1%
£1,072,661 £1,266,682
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Cash
+8.8%
£269,306 £293,129
-
Net assets
+2.1%
£566,310 £578,240
-
Employees
+13.2%
38 43
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+15.1%
£688,274 £792,204
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