WE ARE BEAMS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-04 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-21
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+36% vs 2024
Net assets
£733K
+28.4% vs 2024
Employees
106
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£173K
+489.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WE ARE BEAMS 2017-07-06 → present
- WE ARE BEAMS LTD. 2017-02-28 → 2017-07-06
- DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM CONSORTIUM LIMITED 1996-03-25 → 2017-02-28
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 | £2,125,066 | £2,480,058 | |
| Operating profit | -£44,393 | £172,922 | |
| Profit before tax | -£44,393 | £172,922 | |
| Net profit | -£67,285 | £162,168 | |
| Cash | £2,530,919 | £3,442,679 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £579,354 | £732,539 | |
| Net assets | £570,371 | £732,539 | |
| Equity | £570,371 | £732,539 | |
| Average employees | 107 | 106 | |
| Wages | £1,554,121 | £1,676,034 |
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 | -2.1% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | -3.2% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.7% | 23.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | -11.53x | 44.91x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the near future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WE ARE BEAMS · parent
- Beams Payroll Services Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “From 1 April 2025, We Are Beams no longer hold the Kent County Council contract to support 1100 parents with a disabled child living in Kent with their Direct Payments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 72 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Katrina Margaret | Secretary | 2017-10-19 | — | — |
| COX, Terri | Director | 2019-05-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| CROCKER, Susan | Director | 2022-12-01 | Nov 1960 | British |
| GARRETT, Andrew John | Director | 2018-05-10 | Oct 1968 | British |
| NEALE, Rosemarie | Director | 2013-07-08 | Jul 1959 | British |
| PRICE, Graham John | Director | 2025-10-10 | Jul 1959 | British |
| WALKER, Mark, Mr. | Director | 2024-06-20 | Apr 1967 | British |
| WELLS, Jenna | Director | 2024-05-04 | Jun 1986 | British |
Show 72 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Michael Roy | Secretary | 2002-03-13 | 2002-11-15 |
| FIELD, Caroline | Secretary | 1996-05-13 | 1998-10-10 |
| HONYBEN, Valerie Jennifer Daphne | Secretary | 1999-04-12 | 2000-12-29 |
| MILNER, Alan John | Secretary | 2003-03-26 | 2012-03-27 |
| OAKEY, Antonia Anastasia Mary | Secretary | 1996-03-25 | 1996-04-26 |
| PARKES, Leslie Brian | Secretary | 2001-03-26 | 2002-03-13 |
| SMITH, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2012-07-19 | 2017-10-19 |
| THOMPSON, Carmel | Secretary | 2001-01-17 | 2001-03-28 |
| ABUDULLA, Rafiq Shaik | Director | 1996-03-25 | 1996-04-26 |
| ADAIR, Patricia Brenda | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2001-05-23 |
| ADAMS, Katrina Margaret | Director | 2003-09-20 | 2011-04-07 |
| AFOLABI, Margaret Adeola | Director | 2009-12-26 | 2011-10-06 |
| ASHCROFT, Rosemary Dawn | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1997-09-24 |
| ATKINS, Lynda | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2000-10-28 |
| ATKINS, Lynda | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1996-09-03 |
| ATKINS, Sheila | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2006-03-20 |
| ATTWELL, Robert | Director | 2007-09-29 | 2008-09-20 |
| BAKER, Lisa Elizabeth | Director | 2003-09-20 | 2005-01-27 |
| BANSAL, Sanjit Singh | Director | 2018-04-18 | 2019-05-31 |
| BOUCHER, Colin Paul | Director | 1998-12-07 | 1999-09-19 |
| BURTON, Joanna Ruth | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2022-03-22 |
| CHALLIS, Janette | Director | 2022-10-14 | 2025-08-12 |
| CLARKE, Victoria Jane | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2011-11-10 |
| CLINCH, Maximus, Mx | Director | 2024-08-29 | 2025-10-29 |
| CROSS, Claire Alexandra | Director | 2012-05-17 | 2013-03-28 |
| DAVIES, Kim | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2006-06-19 |
| DYBALL, Lesley Diane | Director | 2007-09-29 | 2018-07-25 |
| EDWARDS, Evelyn | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2010-11-25 |
| EVERIST, Evelyn Francis | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1997-09-24 |
| GARDEN, Brian | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2010-03-25 |
| GASKIN, Pamela | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2000-10-28 |
| GIPON, Maarten | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2000-05-21 |
| GOMM, Robert Keith | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2000-05-01 |
| GORTON, Christine | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2001-09-29 |
| GRAINGER, Keith Martin | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2017-07-12 |
| GREEN, Wendy Ann | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2002-03-19 |
| HAMMOND, Sarah Jane | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2012-02-24 |
| HOPE, Catherine Veronica | Director | 2002-09-28 | 2006-09-21 |
| HUNT, Julie Valerie | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2006-09-21 |
| JARVIS, Jason Henry | Director | 2018-04-18 | 2025-10-30 |
| JOHNSTON, Neil Henrik | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2025-11-22 |
| JONES, James Anthony Patrick | Director | 1998-12-07 | 1999-10-27 |
| KARAMUTH, Mary Bernadette | Director | 1997-01-23 | 1997-09-24 |
| KNIGHT, Paul Stephen | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-05-28 |
| LARKMAN, Marion | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1998-09-23 |
| MACKENZIE, Kenneth | Director | 1998-01-13 | 1999-06-06 |
| MALLION, Sonia Janette | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2007-09-29 |
| MCBRYDE, Barbara Lesley | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1997-08-24 |
| MOTE, David James | Director | 2020-07-31 | 2024-01-18 |
| NORMAN, Clare Marie | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2018-08-21 |
| PARKER, Susan Jeannie | Director | 1997-03-25 | 1998-03-15 |
| PARKES, Leslie Brian | Director | 1999-11-20 | 2001-03-21 |
| PARKES, Leslie Brian | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1997-11-20 |
| PARKES, Marilyn Christine | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2002-03-21 |
| POPE, Michael John | Director | 2013-06-06 | 2013-09-30 |
| RAMSAY, Pamela Jean | Director | 1998-12-07 | 1999-09-06 |
| RANA, Jasvir | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2002-09-28 |
| RATCLIFFE, Garry John | Director | 2018-04-18 | 2022-11-06 |
| REDPATH, Sarah Jane | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2018-08-22 |
| SAIZ, Maria | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2001-05-23 |
| SIMS, Stephen Dennis | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1997-09-24 |
| SMART, Jacqueline | Director | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-03 |
| SMITH, Elaine Julie | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2006-12-07 |
| STOKES, Sharon | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2004-05-17 |
| THORNE, Alan | Director | 2022-07-26 | 2023-06-15 |
| TREVEIL, Claire Louise | Director | 1999-11-20 | 2002-02-25 |
| TSIGARIDES, Deborah Jean | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2002-04-08 |
| VINCENT, Stephen John Paul Edmund Mowat | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2011-06-09 |
| WARREN, Leslieann | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1998-06-22 |
| WESTBURY, Linda Rose | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2002-09-28 |
| WRIGHT, Margaret Catherine | Director | 2000-10-28 | 2013-12-05 |
| YON, Michael Stephen | Director | 2006-09-28 | 2008-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
+16.7%
£2,125,066 £2,480,058
-
Cash
+36%
£2,530,919 £3,442,679
-
Net assets
+28.4%
£570,371 £732,539
-
Employees
-0.9%
107 106
-
Operating profit
+489.5%
-£44,393 £172,922
-
Profit before tax
+489.5%
-£44,393 £172,922
-
Wages
+7.8%
£1,554,121 £1,676,034
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