NOCN
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-09 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+29.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+9% vs 2024
Employees
184
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-6.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NOCN 2013-10-18 → present
- NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK 2000-09-05 → 2013-10-18
- THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK 1999-08-18 → 2000-09-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,082,376 | £20,084,772 | |
| Operating profit | £1,934,000 | £1,772,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,889,823 | £1,760,934 | |
| Net profit | £681,224 | £464,186 | |
| Cash | £1,880,622 | £2,439,187 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,396,837 | £5,611,023 | |
| Net assets | £5,146,837 | £5,611,023 | |
| Equity | £5,146,837 | £5,611,023 | |
| Average employees | 181 | 184 | |
| Wages | £7,322,785 | £8,064,226 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.8% | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | 38.66x | 65.91x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has reviewed the assessment and considers that the Group to remain a going concern and that the Group will continue to make sufficient surpluses in 2025/26 and 2026/27 to cover liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- NOCN · parent
- NOCN India Skills Foundation 99%
- NOCN Job Cards
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2025, the trade and assets of NOCN Job Cards were successfully transferred to the parent charity, NOCN, paving the way for a fully integrated service.”
- “NOCN Awarding Organisation successfully prepared nine new vocational qualifications for launch in 2025/26, covering key construction trades aligned to national housing and infrastructure priorities.”
- “We launched our first fully online qualification and advanced the use of AI to accelerate product development and enhance remote invigilation.”
- “The Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) introduced an online Health, Safety and Environment test and modular CPD renewal model.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDEVEN, Sarah Joanna Scott | Secretary | 2010-10-22 | — | — |
| ALLMAN, Paul John | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| BROWNBRIDGE, Timothy | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| DICKINSON, Kay | Director | 2025-04-01 | Aug 1959 | British |
| EVANS, Stephen James | Director | 2022-08-01 | May 1979 | British |
| FROUD, Mark James | Director | 2023-09-07 | Jun 1961 | British |
| HEMBURY, Corrina Dale | Director | 2017-09-15 | Nov 1978 | British |
| HORNE, Hannah Imogen | Director | 2024-01-30 | Jun 1993 | British |
| PERRYMAN, Simon Charles | Director | 2024-10-31 | Mar 1955 | British |
| TOOMEY, Adrian | Director | 2021-02-25 | Nov 1965 | English |
| WAIN, Michaela Joanne | Director | 2025-06-05 | Mar 1984 | British |
| WILKINS, David Peter | Director | 2023-01-18 | Nov 1979 | English |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWTHER, Yvonne | Secretary | 2005-09-05 | 2010-07-02 |
| MASTORIS, Lynne | Secretary | 2003-03-17 | 2004-07-04 |
| MILLER, Beverley Joy | Secretary | 2001-11-06 | 2003-02-28 |
| STOTT, Carole Mary | Secretary | 1999-08-18 | 2001-11-06 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2004-07-05 | 2005-09-09 |
| ALAND, June Rosemary | Director | 2006-07-11 | 2007-10-11 |
| ASHTON, Sylvia Mary | Director | 2024-02-21 | 2025-01-24 |
| ASSHETON, Christine Anne | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2012-10-25 |
| BABBIDGE, Steve | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2011-07-01 |
| BARRY, Malcolm Victor | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2005-12-15 |
| BARRY, Malcolm Victor | Director | 2002-02-08 | 2005-07-31 |
| BARTON, Rosalie | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2008-01-30 |
| BERGIN, Teresa | Director | 1999-08-18 | 2000-07-31 |
| BLACKHURST, James Bruce | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2017-02-07 |
| BOYJOONAUTH, Leckraz | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2022-05-26 |
| BRIGGS, Nigel Francis | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2005-04-25 |
| BULLOCK, Christine Mary | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2013-02-26 |
| CARDEW, Phil Westbury, Dr | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2010-05-22 |
| CHANGIZI, Christine | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-05-03 |
| CLARKE, Brendan Gerard | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2011-11-29 |
| CLOOK, Sarah Judith | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2012-04-02 |
| COOPER, Mark Lindsay | Director | 2007-11-17 | 2010-10-22 |
| DAVIS, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2022-11-07 | 2024-03-20 |
| DE VIELL, Sandra | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2011-12-12 |
| DICKER, Rodney James, Dr | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-02-12 |
| DICKETTS, Sally Ann Sheila | Director | 1999-08-18 | 2004-07-08 |
| DICKINSON, Kay | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2023-10-30 |
| DONNELLY, Enda Mary | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2005-07-31 |
| DUCKLES CBE, Alison Jane | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
| DURBRIDGE, Ruth | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2011-12-16 |
| ELLIOTT, Michelle | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Peter Henry | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2007-03-23 |
| FARMER, Michael Thomas | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2010-10-22 |
| FARWELL, Ruth Sarah, Professor | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2010-10-22 |
| FIELDING, Denise Ann | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2008-10-09 |
| FIELDING, Denise Ann | Director | 2002-03-24 | 2005-07-31 |
| FLYNN, Martin | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2010-12-23 |
| FULLER, John Kenneth | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2022-07-11 |
| GALVIN, Eric Andrew John | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2010-05-21 |
| GEORGIOUS, Susan Margaret | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2003-06-19 |
| GIBSON, Caroline | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2007-06-13 |
| GIBSON, Caroline | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2005-07-31 |
| GORDON, Rachel | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2010-11-24 |
| GORE, Van Jonathan, Professor | Director | 2007-04-12 | 2007-07-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Margaret | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2008-01-28 |
| GRIFFIN, Lesley Patricia | Director | 2018-11-09 | 2020-06-19 |
| HAIRE, Gary Neville, Dr | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2010-10-22 |
| HAIRE, Gary Neville | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2009-07-09 |
| HARRISON, Richard John | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2005-07-31 |
| HAWORTH, Deborah Margaret | Director | 2023-09-12 | 2026-02-12 |
| HEDGES, Darryn William Harold | Director | 2023-11-29 | 2025-03-11 |
| HOGG, John | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2007-05-08 |
| HOGG, John | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-05-03 |
| HOLLIS-DAVIES, John | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2010-10-22 |
| HUNTE, Lucy Jennifer | Director | 2022-01-11 | 2024-10-08 |
| HUNTER, David Forde | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2004-11-01 |
| JONES, David Gareth | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2025-04-29 |
| JOWETT, Sandra Rosaline, Professor | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2017-06-30 |
| JOWITT, Anthony, Professor | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-11-10 |
| JOWITT, John Anthony, Professor | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2005-07-31 |
| JUTSUM, Michael | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-10-18 |
| KERTON, Brett | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2002-06-20 |
| KHAN, Daniel Yameen Prakash, Mr. | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2012-10-25 |
| KILLICK, Doreen | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2012-05-23 |
| KNIGHT, David, Dr | Director | 2007-06-08 | 2016-06-08 |
| LANE, Guy | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2016-04-04 |
| LARDEN, Fiona | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-07-25 |
| LARDEN, Fiona | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2005-07-31 |
| LAWTON, John Scott | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2013-02-28 |
| LAYER, Geoffrey Mark, Professor | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2010-06-30 |
| LAYER, Geoffrey Mark, Professor | Director | 2003-03-20 | 2005-07-31 |
| MACASKILL, Fiona Eileen | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2023-05-30 |
| MACDONALD, Clive | Director | 1999-08-18 | 2000-07-31 |
| MASON, Michael John | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2020-11-27 |
| MCLEOD, John Patrick | Director | 2007-06-08 | 2010-10-20 |
| MCPHAIL, Graham | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2020-05-11 |
| MOGFORD, Keith John | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2005-07-31 |
| MOORE, Annie Elizabeth | Director | 2002-08-08 | 2005-07-31 |
| MORLEY, Stephen | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2015-03-30 |
| MORRITT, Louise | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2012-10-25 |
| NEILANDS, Trevor | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-09-01 |
| PENGLIN, Kam | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2020-11-25 |
| RICKETTS, Paul Stuart | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-09-15 |
| RIDDIFORD, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2003-02-05 |
| RILEY, Pauline Christiane | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2007-08-28 |
| RILEY, Pauline Christiane | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-05-03 |
| RILEY, Pauline Christiane | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2005-07-31 |
| SANDERS, John Robert, Dr | Director | 2002-01-23 | 2005-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 358 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-09 CC02 Notice removal restriction on company articles
- 2025-03-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CC02 | change-of-constitution | Notice removal restriction on company articles | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+5.3%
£19,082,376 £20,084,772
-
Cash
+29.7%
£1,880,622 £2,439,187
-
Net assets
+9%
£5,146,837 £5,611,023
-
Employees
+1.7%
181 184
-
Operating profit
-8.4%
£1,934,000 £1,772,000
-
Profit before tax
-6.8%
£1,889,823 £1,760,934
-
Wages
+10.1%
£7,322,785 £8,064,226
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