LEARNING SPACE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£633K
+31.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£522K
-2.9% vs 2024
Employees
34
+3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£16K
-108.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LEARNING SPACE 2005-06-21 → present
- SURREY YOUTH INITIATIVE (DORKING) 1997-02-28 → 2005-06-21
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,272,430 | £1,199,205 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £182,054 | -£15,593 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £182,054 | -£15,593 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £182,054 | -£15,593 | |
| Cash | — | — | £482,374 | £632,991 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £537,272 | £521,679 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £537,272 | £521,679 | |
| Equity | — | — | £537,272 | £521,679 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 30 | 33 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | — | £814,287 | £867,890 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.3% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.3% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 33.9% | -3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 13.7% | 31.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 6.94x | 3.06x |
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
- Morris Palmer Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Leadership: We appointed Mark Lister as interim CEO”
- “Fundraising: We adopted our fundraising strategy and invested in experienced contract staff to implement the programme. We introduced a fundraising policy and began registration with the Fundraising Regulator.”
- “Brand refresh: We launched our refreshed branding, starting the journey towards professional management of our brand”
- “We secured funding for continuing professional development for our Leadership team”
- “We recruited several expert pro-bono volunteers including a branding specialist, a Data Protection Adviser and website contractors and are seeking new volunteers across other disciplines”
- “During the past year, Learning Space has addressed risks that arose from poor governance ard loss of major contracts. New Company Articles were adopted, strong governance has been implemented and the charity has strengthened leadership.”
- “Since the year end, banking risk has been reduced by spreading reserves across more banks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH, Eleanor Faye | Director | 2025-02-17 | Dec 1998 | British |
| JENKINS, Susan | Director | 2023-11-08 | Dec 1964 | English |
| KEMPSTER, Sian | Director | 2025-02-17 | Sep 1988 | British |
| LIGHTFOOT, Michael John | Director | 2024-04-02 | Nov 1958 | British |
| NAHAJSKI, Stefan | Director | 2023-11-09 | Nov 1966 | English |
| PITT, Lesley | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYRES, Judith Mary | Secretary | 1998-10-12 | 1999-07-19 |
| NEWTE, Stephen Michael Harold | Secretary | 1998-03-01 | 1998-09-25 |
| PEARCE, Bruce Ralph | Secretary | 1997-02-28 | 1998-10-12 |
| PORTER, James Nelson Yardley, Rev | Secretary | 1999-09-20 | 2021-10-01 |
| STANFORD, Jean Mary | Secretary | 2006-07-05 | 2008-10-01 |
| ALLOWAY, Ruth, Doctor | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2010-03-10 |
| ALSTON, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2012-07-21 |
| AYRES, Judith Mary | Director | 1998-10-12 | 1999-07-19 |
| BAILEY, Sarah Lorraine | Director | 2025-02-17 | 2025-07-28 |
| BEER, Victoria Jane | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2000-01-10 |
| BROWN, Sara | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2015-07-09 |
| BULLEN, Tim | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-25 |
| DI GREGORIO, Gina | Director | 1998-03-24 | 1999-02-01 |
| EATON, David John, Canon | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2021-10-01 |
| EDGINTON, Samantha Ursula | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-04 |
| ESSEX, Robert Anthony | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2002-11-13 |
| GEORGE, Ian Laurence | Director | 2015-11-19 | 2018-03-21 |
| GEORGE, Ian Laurence | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2000-11-29 |
| GOODALE, Penelope Ann | Director | 2000-09-21 | 2009-11-11 |
| GORECKA, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2017-11-02 |
| GOVIND, Senel Emin | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-11-08 |
| HOPKINS, Alison | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2022-03-31 |
| JEATER, Juliet Mary | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2001-11-21 |
| KEYNTON, Deryn | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-11-21 |
| LAMBON, Michael George | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2000-02-02 |
| LIGHT, Susan Jane | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2022-03-31 |
| MOCKLER, Jayne Marion | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2023-09-30 |
| NEWTE, Stephen Michael Harold | Director | 1997-02-28 | 1998-09-25 |
| NORTH, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2019-03-14 |
| NORTH, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2019-02-14 |
| NORTH, Gillian Margaret | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2012-07-21 |
| PARRY, Claire | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2023-03-31 |
| PEARCE, Bruce Ralph | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2010-12-07 |
| PEARCE, Bruce Ralph | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2000-12-04 |
| PORTER, James Nelson Yardley, Rev | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2021-10-01 |
| REED, Alison Stephanie | Director | 2000-09-21 | 2004-11-17 |
| SCHOFIELD, Jane Ellen | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2017-07-06 |
| SCHOFIELD, Jane Ellen | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2001-11-21 |
| SCOTT, Mike | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| STANFORD, Jean Mary | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2008-10-01 |
| STONEHOUSE, Pauline Patricia | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2000-11-29 |
| SWAIN-FOSSEY, Sue | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Grahame Reid | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2002-11-13 |
| WALSH, Alison Lewis | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2010-12-01 |
| WATSON, Hazel Valerie Ann | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2000-09-21 |
| WESTGATE, Michael William | Director | 1998-12-07 | 1999-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-19 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-09-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-19 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
-5.8%
£1,272,430 £1,199,205
-
Cash
+31.2%
£482,374 £632,991
-
Net assets
-2.9%
£537,272 £521,679
-
Employees
+3%
33 34
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-108.6%
£182,054 -£15,593
-
Profit before tax
-108.6%
£182,054 -£15,593
-
Wages
+6.6%
£814,287 £867,890
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