THE CHILDWICK TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-05 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£355K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£83M
Equity attributable
Employees
2
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,042,519 | -£1,793,034 | |
| Net profit | -£603,602 | -£763,027 | |
| Cash | £473,184 | £354,724 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,420,377 | £82,657,350 | |
| Net assets | £83,420,377 | £82,657,350 | |
| Equity | £83,420,377 | £82,657,350 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | £77,346 | £85,712 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 2.92x | 6.68x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have prepared a budget to 31 March 2026 which assumes that further unrestricted reserves will be used. They have also considered the potential cash requirements for one year from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The charitable company commenced operation on 1 April 2013 when it took over the activities of the unincorporated charity, The Childwick Trust (Charity Commission reference 326853).”
- “Following the appointment during the year of Navera Investment Management, the Trust's investment portfolios are now split between three discretionary managers with different investment strategies and asset spreads, in order to increase diversification and reduce risk.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANWYL-HARRIS, Peter David | Director | 2012-09-21 | Aug 1949 | British |
| FARMAR, Mark Philip | Director | 2013-05-16 | Mar 1951 | British |
| FIDDES, Michael John Alexander | Director | 2017-07-20 | Nov 1959 | British |
| MAURICE, Clare Mary, Mrs. | Director | 2013-05-16 | Feb 1954 | British |
| STRANDERS, Alan Patrick O'Connell, Dr | Director | 2013-05-16 | Oct 1947 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROOM, Karen | Secretary | 2012-09-21 | 2013-02-01 |
| JAMESTOWN INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-01 | 2021-02-09 |
| CANE, Anthony Richard Godwin | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2017-03-31 |
| FROST, Sarah Helen Duff | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2013-02-25 |
| GLOSSOP, Peter George | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2015-03-31 |
| WOOD, John Dudley | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2020-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31