AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-17.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
+57.2% vs 2023
Employees
777
+51.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12M
+1,156.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM 2011-02-10 → present
- THE TREEHOUSE TRUST 1997-05-23 → 2011-02-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,880,000 | £52,404,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £956,000 | £12,014,000 | |
| Net profit | £956,000 | £12,024,000 | |
| Cash | £7,441,000 | £6,114,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,345,000 | £25,740,000 | |
| Net assets | £21,028,000 | £33,052,000 | |
| Equity | £21,028,000 | £33,052,000 | |
| Average employees | 513 | 777 | |
| Wages | £16,137,000 | £24,590,000 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 3.4% | 22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.8% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 1.52x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In concluding 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's or the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM · parent
- Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust
Significant events
- “Merger with St. John's College occurred during the year, resulting in a one-off donation of £1.1m representing the net assets of St. John's College at the point of transfer. All income and expenditure relating to St. John's College will be reflected within the Ambitious about Autism Statement of Financial Activities from the transfer date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Lindsay | Secretary | 2025-08-01 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Robert Ludo James | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jul 1970 | Canadian |
| CAPLAN, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2023-12-08 | May 1981 | British |
| CLARK, Michael Andrew | Director | 2022-07-22 | Feb 1973 | British |
| FORBES, Andrew Fraser | Director | 2021-12-10 | Mar 1955 | British |
| GUTIERREZ-GARCIA, Eduardo | Director | 2021-12-10 | Nov 1967 | British |
| THATCHER, Anna Theresa | Director | 2023-09-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| WELCH, Jack | Director | 2021-12-10 | May 1993 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASBURY, Christine Anne | Secretary | 1998-09-18 | 2006-07-10 |
| ATKINSON, Charles Martin | Secretary | 2006-07-04 | 2010-12-22 |
| BRECKELL, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2025-03-14 | 2025-07-31 |
| BRECKELL, Paul | Secretary | 2021-10-09 | 2022-03-25 |
| BRECKELL, Paul | Secretary | 2018-08-20 | 2019-09-10 |
| CASEY, Ann Elizabeth | Secretary | 2014-06-05 | 2014-09-01 |
| CHOTAI, Tarun | Secretary | 2014-03-14 | 2014-06-04 |
| HONEYSETT, Louise Mary | Secretary | 2022-03-25 | 2025-03-14 |
| LARSEN, Alan | Secretary | 2010-12-23 | 2012-03-30 |
| POSOCCO, Louise Turnbull | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2021-10-08 |
| WEAVER, Zoe | Secretary | 2012-03-30 | 2014-03-14 |
| WHITEROW, John Christopher | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| HAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-05-23 | 1998-09-18 |
| ANDERSON, Koral | Director | 2015-06-26 | 2019-12-13 |
| ANDREWS, Jonathan James | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| BALDWIN, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2014-12-05 |
| BARNARD, Judith Jane | Director | 2005-05-06 | 2010-12-03 |
| BOVAIR, Keith Gerard | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2007-12-14 |
| BOVELL, Virginia | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2004-12-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Maria | Director | 2015-06-26 | 2017-12-31 |
| CLARKE, Tristia Adele | Director | 2007-02-19 | 2014-06-20 |
| CLEMENT-JONES CBE, Timothy Francis, Lord | Director | 2001-07-06 | 2008-12-05 |
| CONSTANTINE, John Lupton | Director | 2009-07-24 | 2018-07-13 |
| COOMBE-TENNANT, Clare | Director | 2006-09-22 | 2015-09-21 |
| CRADDOCK, Martyn Charles | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-19 |
| CRADDOCK, Martyn Charles | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2020-09-01 |
| DISLEY-TINDELL, Paul | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2022-07-22 |
| DORE, Katharine Emma | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2008-05-23 |
| EDWARDS, Karen | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2007-12-14 |
| FALLON, Paul Michael | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2014-12-05 |
| FIDDY, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2018-05-21 |
| FRASER, Bruce Davidson | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2010-12-03 |
| GENTLEMAN, Fenella Jane | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-09-26 |
| GOULDEN, Neil Geoffrey | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2024-12-13 |
| HALSEY, Alison Margaret | Director | 2019-10-07 | 2021-08-30 |
| JEFFRIES, Helen | Director | 2021-12-10 | 2022-12-09 |
| KATZ, Richard | Director | 1998-06-23 | 2000-09-08 |
| LEWIS, Simon David | Director | 2003-06-20 | 2005-11-17 |
| LONGSTONE, Lesley Carol | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2023-07-21 |
| MACCALLUM, Alistair David | Director | 2019-10-07 | 2022-01-28 |
| METH, Jonathan | Director | 2006-09-22 | 2013-12-05 |
| MIAN, Emran | Director | 2007-12-14 | 2014-03-14 |
| PETERSEN, Lorraine | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| PUNSHON, Matthew Guy | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2013-05-24 |
| SETH SMITH, Rosemary Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1998-01-19 | 1998-12-01 |
| SHAW, Rowena Marie, Dr | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2011-12-31 |
| SLOMOVIC, Fiona Jane | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2014-03-14 |
| STANTON, Elizabeth | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2023-09-01 |
| STOBBS, Philippa Ruth | Director | 2012-06-22 | 2021-07-24 |
| SWABEY, Christine Anne | Director | 2001-11-09 | 2005-02-11 |
| TOWNLEY, Richard Alan Harvey | Director | 2003-05-02 | 2013-05-24 |
| WARNER, Charlotte Emma | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2019-12-13 |
| WELLS, Simon Robert | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2011-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+88%
£27,880,000 £52,404,000
-
Cash
-17.8%
£7,441,000 £6,114,000
-
Net assets
+57.2%
£21,028,000 £33,052,000
-
Employees
+51.5%
513 777
-
Profit before tax
+1,156.7%
£956,000 £12,014,000
-
Wages
+52.4%
£16,137,000 £24,590,000
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