NABS

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

RSM UK Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

1. NABS · parent
   1. NABS Trading Limited 100% · UK · Fundraising events

Significant events

• “In 2024, the Marketing team separated from the commercial team under a new Director.”
• “2024 was another challenging year for NABS, the industry and society at large, marked with significant geopolitical shifts and international political developments, shaping the global landscape of business in unprecedented ways, which has impacted both on industry confidence and that of the talent who work across all of the sectors.”
• “NABS finished the year with a £331k deficit position, a much improved position on 2023's deficit of £669k (excluding the office move costs).”
• “Our Advice Line has seen a sustained rise in demand, with an 18% increase in 2024, following a 13% rise the year before - representing 5,200 calls.”
• “Emotional support remained the top reason people contacted NABS, with 22% more calls in 2024 than in 2023.”
• “Redundancy was the second most common reason for contact and a significant area of growth. 39% more people sought redundancy support in 2024 than in 2023...”
• “NABS expanded its offer in 2024 with the launch of Managers Mindsets”
• “Through NABS' expert facilitation of timeTo training, 4350 people were trained in 2024 which is an 80% increase on 2023.”
• “NABS' flagship fundraiser, Stranger Than Summer saw income growth YoY of £29k from increased table sales and cost management...”
• “2024 was a strong year for NABS' commercial training, timeTo programme which educates the industry on acceptable behaviors and actions to eradicate sexual harassment. timeTo contributed £103k of net income to support NABS charitable activity in 2024, up 29% year on year.”
• “2024 saw NABS re-launch the Art Auction event, in 3 locations across the country to engage supporters and fundraising...”
• “The Manchester Fashion Show continued in 2024 to be a successful and popular events for NABS in both terms of national engagement and £32k of net income.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +27.5%

  £528,159 → £673,596

• Cash

  -12%

  £668,922 → £588,620

• Net assets

  -7.5%

  £2,918,916 → £2,700,889

• Employees

  -15.4%

  39 → 33

• Wages

  -2.7%

  £1,642,348 → £1,598,431

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