ASPIRE SERVICES (LEEDS) LTD

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  Subsequent to the balance sheet date of 31st March 2025, the possibility of a retrospective VAT liability has been identified as a consequence of contracting arrangements, as set out in note 8. There is a potential for this VAT liability and additional VAT in future years, to have a significant financial impact on both the company and its parent undertaking but until this matter has been concluded with HMRC, it is not possible to be certain about or to quantify its impact on the Group. Consequently at the date of signing the financial statements the Directors consider that this potential liability creates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. The directors are taking all possible steps to mitigate the liability and remain confident about the outcome and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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  6 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

Accounting basis

FRS 102 §1A

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“Subsequent to the balance sheet date of 31st March 2025, the possibility of a retrospective VAT liability has been identified as a consequence of contracting arrangements, as set out in note 8. There is a potential for this VAT liability and additional VAT in future years, to have a significant financial impact on both the company and its parent undertaking but until this matter has been concluded with HMRC, it is not possible to be certain about or to quantify its impact on the Group. Consequently at the date of signing the financial statements the Directors consider that this potential liability creates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. The directors are taking all possible steps to mitigate the liability and remain confident about the outcome and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “We have agreed investment and undertaken a competitive procurement exercise to implement a digital care records system. The successful supplier Nourish, have commenced a bespoke development and rollout plan with Aspire which will start in May/June 2025.”
• “Aspire were highly commended at the Stars of Social Care Learning & Development Awards and overall winner, in the SGUK Development Through Education Awards. Both awards highlight the creative and unique learning process in supporting customers at Aspire to be at the heart of planning and delivering health and safety training.”
• “From 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025 we employed 145 new staff of which 128 are still employed - an improved retention rate on last year (of 78%) to 88%.”
• “Commissioned three independent internal audits across our services to ensure practice is in accordance with policy and procedures, awaiting formal outcomes but with positive feedback across all areas to date and some valuable low-level recommendations to improve systems and processes.”
• “Our regulated services all remained "GOOD" rated overall by the CQC.”

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

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

6

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +2.5%

  £30,353,235 → £31,111,159

• Cash

  0%

  £5,000 → £5,000

• Net assets

  0%

  £1 → £1

• Employees

  0%

  6 → 6

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