OAKWOOD YOUTH CHALLENGE
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£291K
-36% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+3.5% vs 2023
Employees
36
+20% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,790,154 | £1,910,834 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £97,419 | £35,689 | |
| Cash | £454,890 | £291,259 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,610,059 | £3,475,239 | |
| Net assets | £1,019,262 | £1,054,951 | |
| Equity | £1,019,262 | £1,054,951 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 36 | |
| Wages | £655,583 | £764,057 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 5.4% | 1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.2% | 75.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.61x |
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
- Ward Williams
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing 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 ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Towards the end of 2024 we planned for the replacement of our existing high ropes course, which had served us exceptionally for over a decade. We designed a course that would improve engagement, expand on the existing elements, and offer extra features such as a Zipline, Quick Flight and Gladiator Challenge. Planning permission was granted, and construction commenced at the beginning of December. The new course will be ready in March 2025 for the 2025 season.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN, David Edward | Secretary | 2024-02-02 | — | — |
| BUCHANAN, Daniel Jonathan | Director | 2024-09-16 | May 1982 | British |
| GREEN, Sean Edward Philip | Director | 2024-09-16 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HAYWARD, Owen David | Director | 2024-07-22 | Aug 1984 | British |
| HELLIAR SYMONS, Pauline Elizabeth | Director | 2004-03-01 | May 1947 | British |
| KAY, Richard Daniel | Director | 2024-09-16 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MAIN, David Edward | Director | 2017-06-01 | Jul 1951 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUDNER, Elizabeth Joyce | Secretary | 2002-12-31 | 2021-10-21 |
| DAVIES, Benjamin Francis, Rev | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2021-10-13 |
| DAVIS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2024-01-20 |
| LANDER, Alan John | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2008-04-30 |
| LAYTON-MATTHEWS, Lee | Director | 2020-10-28 | 2024-01-26 |
| OTTO, Stuart Peter | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2021-07-23 |
| PLUMLEY, Ian Charles | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2004-06-26 |
| PUDNER, Anthony | Director | 2024-02-02 | 2024-07-22 |
| PUDNER, Anthony Richard Gordon | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2021-10-21 |
| PUDNER, Elizabeth | Director | 2024-02-02 | 2024-07-22 |
| PUDNER, Elizabeth Joyce | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2021-10-21 |
| SEAGER, Anthony John, The Revd | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2014-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Richard Gordon Pudner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.7%
£1,790,154 £1,910,834
-
Cash
-36%
£454,890 £291,259
-
Net assets
+3.5%
£1,019,262 £1,054,951
-
Employees
+20%
30 36
-
Wages
+16.5%
£655,583 £764,057
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