THE CAREERS AND ENTERPRISE COMPANY

1. THE CAREERS AND ENTERPRISE COMPANY 2026-01-14 → present
2. THE CAREERS AND ENTERPRISE COMPANY LIMITED 2015-07-16 → 2026-01-14
3. ENTERPRISE FOR EDUCATION LIMITED 2015-02-10 → 2015-07-16

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 Company's abil”

Significant events

• “Growing partnerships with JPMorgan Chase allow for renewed funding into transforming work experience for young people across England.”
• “CEC has a signed a Grant Funding Agreement with the Department for Education for £44.53m for delivery of Careers information, advice and guidance (CIAG) support for schools and colleges from April 2025 to August 2026.”
• “More than 233,000 students completed the Future Skills Questionnaire.”
• “More than 1,000 employers engaged with our Employers Standards, to maximise the impact of their education outreach, an increase of 34% from the previous year.”
• “The implementation of a work experience guarantee - underpinned by a learning outcomes framework that promotes quality, and with Careers Hubs supporting increased employer engagement to facilitate the ambition for two weeks' worth of work experience for every young person, and workplace encounters, to help ensure young people are work-ready.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.1%

  £34,110,188 → £34,479,549

• Cash

  -9.1%

  £5,481,102 → £4,985,023

• Net assets

  -20.1%

  £220,260 → £176,084

• Employees

  +0.9%

  112 → 113

• Operating profit

  -575.1%

  -£23,201 → -£156,619

• Profit before tax

  -136.1%

  £121,798 → -£44,028

• Wages

  +8.8%

  £5,700,009 → £6,204,323

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