SKILLS FOR PEOPLE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£600K
+11% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+20.7% vs 2024
Employees
56
+1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Cash
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 | £1,270,180 | £1,449,586 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £28,731 | £187,155 | |
| Cash | £540,479 | £599,795 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £903,368 | £1,090,523 | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £903,368 | £1,090,523 | |
| Average employees | 55 | 56 | |
| Wages | £937,281 | £1,025,908 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2.3% | 12.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.14x | 7.34x |
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
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have prepared a budget and cashflow forecast and have concluded that the Charity continues to be a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “This year, Skills for People delivered a diverse and impactful range of services across the North East and Cumbria.”
- “This year, we were honored to be entrusted with the legacy of the Josephine and Jack Project as the charity prepared to close.”
- “This year marked a significant moment in the history of Skills for People, as we said farewell to our long-serving Chief Executive, Liz Wright, who retired after an incredible 32 years of service to the charity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIGURS, Robert Scott | Secretary | 2025-01-21 | — | — |
| CHAPLIN, Kathryn | Director | 2024-07-04 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HALPIN, Sheila | Director | 2021-11-24 | Aug 1961 | British |
| RUDD, Danielle | Director | 2024-07-04 | Dec 1988 | British |
| SELLARS, Duncan Keith | Director | 2024-07-17 | Apr 1965 | British |
| WHALEY, Joanna Margaret | Director | 2019-11-20 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Diana Katherine Jefferson | Secretary | 2006-07-25 | 2010-09-21 |
| KEY, Richard Paul | Secretary | 2000-09-12 | 2004-09-22 |
| ROBERTSON, Marlene Jean | Secretary | 1998-07-28 | 2000-09-12 |
| WHITEOAK, Geoffrey | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1998-07-08 |
| WRIGHT, Elizabeth Janet | Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2025-01-21 |
| ABRAHAMS, Ruth | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2000-09-12 |
| ADAMS, Peter Thomas | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2001-09-12 |
| ANDERSON, Christopher | Director | 2004-09-23 | 2009-11-24 |
| ASHCROFT, Margaret Louise | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2000-01-11 |
| ATWAL-CHURCHLEY, Gulbarg Kaur | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2024-11-19 |
| BARNES, Diana Katherine Jefferson | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2020-12-15 |
| BARRON, Eleanor, Doctor | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2004-09-23 |
| BENSON, Dawn Veronica, Dr | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2018-09-26 |
| BLAKEY, Charles Robert | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2017-10-18 |
| BOON, Anne Rosemary | Director | 1998-07-28 | 1999-03-31 |
| BURLEIGH, Katherine Anne | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2017-10-18 |
| CARPENTER, Judith Mary | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2010-09-06 |
| COLLINS, Edward Seymour | Director | 2024-07-04 | 2026-01-06 |
| CULLEN, Alison Zoe | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2014-09-24 |
| DACOSTA, Richard Michael | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2018-11-06 |
| DAGG, Alison | Director | 2021-11-24 | 2024-09-22 |
| DAVIES BRANCH, Paul | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2006-07-25 |
| DAVISON, Jacqueline Margaret | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2016-12-30 |
| DEVINE, Nigel Thomas | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2009-04-28 |
| DREDGE, Hilary | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2012-07-31 |
| ERRINGTON, Julia Joyce | Director | 1998-12-09 | 2005-09-22 |
| FORREST, John Christopher Gilmour | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2018-04-17 |
| FORREST, John Christopher Gilmour | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2010-09-21 |
| FOTHERGILL, Susan | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2009-04-28 |
| HAIR, David Noel | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-09-23 |
| HUDSON, Maureen | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2007-03-01 |
| JOHNSTON, Kevin | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-09-27 |
| KELLY, Abi Blair | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2020-01-28 |
| KEY, Richard Paul | Director | 1999-06-30 | 2006-10-24 |
| KNIGHT, David | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2008-09-25 |
| MILLER, Peter | Director | 2010-03-19 | 2014-09-24 |
| MILLER, Peter | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2009-04-28 |
| MOOSMAN, Cornelia Yvonne | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2015-12-17 |
| NEWTON, Graham | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2009-04-28 |
| PARKIN, Philip | Director | 1999-06-30 | 2009-04-28 |
| PARSONS, Margaret Jennifer | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2012-07-31 |
| QUINN, Anthony | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2012-04-24 |
| RICHARDSON, William Michael | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2009-04-28 |
| ROBERTSON, Marlene Jean | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2000-09-12 |
| SCHOFIELD, Ann Veronica | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2021-06-15 |
| SCHOFIELD, Ann Veronica | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2011-07-19 |
| SHIEL, Alison Isabel | Director | 1998-07-28 | 1999-06-30 |
| THOMPSON, Kim Michelle | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2012-02-27 |
| TUNE, Susan | Director | 2004-09-23 | 2012-09-25 |
| WARREN, Kay | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2007-09-20 |
| WATSON, Nigel Gordon, Reverend | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2002-09-18 |
| WHALEY, Ian | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2000-01-11 |
| WHITE, Brian Robert | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2006-11-30 |
| WHITEOAK, Geoffrey | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1999-06-30 |
| WIGHTMAN, Margaret Helen | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2013-10-11 |
| WOOSEY, Sarah Ann | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2024-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-12 | 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
+14.1%
£1,270,180 £1,449,586
-
Cash
+11%
£540,479 £599,795
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
+1.8%
55 56
-
Wages
+9.5%
£937,281 £1,025,908
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