SEFTON NEW DIRECTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+2.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-33.2% vs 2024
Employees
376
+6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£743K
+30.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £10,035,855 | £11,460,364 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,108,818 | -£765,510 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,065,407 | -£742,897 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,065,407 | -£742,897 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,532,533 | £1,568,047 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,238,045 | £1,495,148 | |
| Equity | -£283,833 | £112,254 | -£505,120 | £4,194,582 | £3,303,452 | £2,238,045 | £1,495,148 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 376 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £8,059,877 | £8,992,383 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -11.0% | -6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -10.6% | -6.5% |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Council has agreed that Sefton New Directions Limited is an integral part of their delivery operations within social care and have agreed to provide the additional short-term financial support should further losses be incurred. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During 2024/25, the company has supported the broader system transformation and has been redesigning services, incorporating: Increased Reablement capacity by recruiting 19 staff in three months; supporting the wider system and enabling more individuals to be independent.”
- “Improving people's independence by working in partnership with Sefton Council and partners to launch the home-first pathway in January 2025; supporting wider system savings and contributing to reducing more expensive alternatives to reablement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINS, Paul Paschal | Director | 2024-09-23 | Mar 1951 | British |
| DALY, Neil | Director | 2020-11-30 | Sep 1961 | British |
| GRAHAM, John | Director | 2023-04-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELL, Penelope | Secretary | 2014-10-14 | 2017-07-31 |
| HOLBECHE, Wendy | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2011-03-06 |
| MACKEY, David | Secretary | 2007-01-16 | 2007-10-31 |
| 7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-15 | 2007-01-15 |
| BLACKBURNE, Janis, Councillor | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2022-05-05 |
| BRENNAN, Robert John | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2022-05-02 |
| CARNEY, Margaret | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2022-12-31 |
| CARNEY, Margaret | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2019-06-14 |
| DOWD, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2022-07-28 | 2024-05-17 |
| HARDMAN, Judith Anne | Director | 2022-11-03 | 2026-04-07 |
| HAYWOOD, Graham John | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2008-12-31 |
| KELLY, John Joseph | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2024-05-02 |
| MOORE, Alan Richardson | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2010-06-30 |
| NEARY, David Lawrence | Director | 2024-09-12 | 2026-02-17 |
| PALMER, Sandra Louise | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2025-09-22 |
| PARRY, Paula Margaret | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2012-05-15 |
| RIMMER, David Prescott | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2016-01-31 |
| WATSON, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-07-13 |
| 7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-01-15 | 2007-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+14.2%
£10,035,855 £11,460,364
-
Cash
+2.3%
£1,532,533 £1,568,047
-
Net assets
-33.2%
£2,238,045 £1,495,148
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Employees
+6.8%
352 376
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Operating profit
+31%
-£1,108,818 -£765,510
-
Profit before tax
+30.3%
-£1,065,407 -£742,897
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Wages
+11.6%
£8,059,877 £8,992,383
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