SPREAD A SMILE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
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.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Knox Cropper LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that based on the circumstances existing at the date of signature, the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations for the next 12 months, and the accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “This year saw a major milestone with the launch of our pilot project in the Northwest - our first steps in bringing smiles beyond London on a regular basis.”
- “Josephine made the difficult decision to step down as a trustee... Josephine's resignation took effect on 30 September 2025... she becomes Co-Founder and Lifetime President of Spread a Smile.”
- “Richard Segal... stepped down after many years of extraordinary service.”
- “Louise Jacobs also stepped down as a trustee during the year.”
- “We introduced new events to support teenagers and their families including an incredible event at the Met Lounge in Fitzrovia, London and at the beautiful vegan restaurant, Mallow.”
- “We organised our second residential trip to Flynne's Barn in the heart of the Cumbrian mountains.”
- “We held a brilliant Valentine's Party at the Brunswick Art Gallery, and a fun afternoon of virtual racing at F1 Arcade and welcomed families to LEGO workshops and a Derwent Art event at the Oxo Tower.”
- “We joined forces with The Brain Tumour Charity to host our first family event for young patients affected by a brain tumour, along with their families at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.”
- “In March 2024, we held our first memorial ceremony to remember children and young people supported by the charity who have sadly died.”
- “In 2024, we were honoured to be chosen as winner of the EMEA Blackstone Gives Back Initiative.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOM, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2022-07-31 | Dec 1975 | British |
| CROCKER, Paul Jacob | Director | 2013-03-13 | Jan 1961 | British |
| CROCKER, Vanessa Sara | Director | 2013-03-13 | Jun 1963 | British |
| GODFREY, Paul | Director | 2014-05-12 | May 1961 | British |
| GORDON-HALL, Edward James Stanton | Director | 2025-11-25 | Nov 1964 | British |
| GOULD, Elizabeth Reine | Director | 2020-03-05 | Apr 1959 | British |
| HALL, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2025-09-15 | Jan 1969 | British |
| HIKMET, Fiona, Dr | Director | 2022-03-09 | Jan 1976 | British |
| PATEL, Sanjiv, Dr | Director | 2025-05-14 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBS, Louise Sara | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2025-07-15 |
| SEGAL, Josephine Patricia | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2025-09-30 |
| SEGAL, Richard Lawrence | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2025-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lucy Joanne Jackson | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-04 | Ceased 2018-01-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-18 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
Latest filed period vs the prior one