THE NELSON TRUST

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Sumer Auditco Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees have considered the going concern position of the charity, particularly having regard to the strength of the charity's asset base and consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “The Trust celebrates its 40th anniversary.”
• “The Nelson Trust has adeptly responded to the evolving landscape of social needs, exacerbated by rising living costs and complex challenges.”
• “The Trust enhanced trauma and gender-responsive services, invested in staff training and wellbeing, and broadened its reach in Wales by establishing two new Women's Centres.”
• “The Trust achieved Gold standard Lived Experience Charter status.”
• “John Trolan, Chief Executive Officer, departed in June 2025, and Christina Line was welcomed as the new Chief Executive Officer from July 2025.”
• “A new Women's Centre was opened in Newport, and a mini centre in Carmarthenshire.”
• “New women's substance use services, the One Wales partnership, and Integrated Non-Custodial service were introduced.”
• “Residential rehab services continue to provide specialised treatment with 3 women's only houses and 1 men's house.”
• “In April 2024, the Gloucestershire Drug and Alcohol Service came under the direction of Via, with The Nelson Trust commissioned to manage specific components.”
• “The refurbished women's centre in Bristol was opened and is successfully delivering services.”
• “£30,000 was raised in the Somerset Women's Centre for a vehicle.”
• “Funding was secured to replace the SWOP van in Gloucestershire.”
• “Funding was secured to implement the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol in the Gloucester Women's Centre.”
• “In April 2025, an equitable pay framework was successfully introduced.”
• “Further women's centres are planned to open in Wales, including one in Rhondda Cynon Taf in financial year 2025/26.”
• “The women's centre in Swindon is to be redeveloped in 2025, funded through existing reserves and fundraising efforts.”
• “The first Gloucestershire Recovery Festival is planned for Autumn 2025.”
• “On 1 April 2024, the new One Wales Women's and Young Adult's Service was rolled out across Wales.”
• “In 2024, HRH Prince William visited the newly opened centre in Newport.”
• “In May 2024, funding was secured from Swindon Borough Council to deliver a Family Support Service.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +59.5%

  £7,965,287 → £12,704,024

• Cash

  +13%

  £3,416,026 → £3,858,979

• Net assets

  +24.8%

  £8,828,297 → £11,014,840

• Employees

  +14.2%

  239 → 273

• Wages

  +20.3%

  £5,345,519 → £6,430,780

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