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SLOUGH CHILDREN FIRST LIMITED
Cash
£8M
-19.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+276.6% vs 2024
Employees
321
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£254K
-95% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 09487106
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2015-03-12
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 88990
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
SLOUGH CHILDREN FIRST LIMITED
SLOUGH CHILDREN FIRST LIMITED
SLOUGH CHILDREN FIRST LIMITED
SLOUGH CHILDREN FIRST LIMITED
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,044,972 | £253,908 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,044,972 | £210,189 | |
| Cash | — | £9,810,706 | £7,866,958 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | -£2,166,980 | £3,827,209 | |
| Equity | — | -£2,166,980 | £3,827,209 | |
| Average employees | — | 319 | 321 | |
| Wages | — | £14,292,070 | £14,984,770 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are of the view that Slough Children First is a going concern for the next 12 months. The current contract end date for the company to deliver services on behalf of Slough Borough Council is 31st July 2026.”
Significant events
- “The P&L shows a surplus of £210k for the financial year ending 31st March 2025. It became apparent during the financial year that SCF were predicting a large underspend of circa £2M and it was agreed at the Board meeting of January that this amount would be offered back to SBC in the form of a credit note.”
- “The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Slough Borough Council (the Council) and is constituted as a company limited by guarantee.”
- “The Company was established in response to inadequate OFSTED ratings following inspection of children's services at Slough Borough Council in 2011, 2013 & 2015. The service is now rated overall 'Requires Improvement' though a statutory direction to improve remains in place.”
- “During 2023/24, the company has continued to see practice improvements, alongside a small reduction in demand for its services following on from the positive foundation set by the Company during 22/23. Since the appointment of its permanent Director for Children's Services in February 2022, other permanent appointments to the leadership team were also confirmed.”
- “The OFSTED focussed visit during Spring 2024 noted these positive improvements including reduction of staff turnover and how the associated greater workforce stability has had a positive impact on consistency and quality of practice.”
- “With the resignation of the Chair of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee, it was approved by the Board to integrate the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee with the Finance Committee to streamline decision making and allow a single lens on financial oversight and risk management. This is now the Audit and Finance Committee.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANKIVELL, Andrew | Secretary | 2024-08-27 | — | — |
| JONES, Deborah Anna | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jul 1950 | British |
| MASON, Steven Philip | Director | 2023-05-11 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-03-12 | 2016-02-09 |
| ADAMS, Alan Edgar | Director | 2021-11-12 | 2021-12-24 |
| BAINS, Satwant Singh | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2016-01-07 |
| BAKER, Simon William | Director | 2023-09-07 | 2026-03-31 |
| BALASUNDARAM, Dheepa | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2021-09-04 |
| BHAMBER, Raj | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| BUNYAN, Andrew | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2018-09-14 |
| BUTCHER, Sue Heather | Director | 2023-01-04 | 2026-02-06 |
| CARTER, Martin Frank | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2021-05-20 |
| CLEMO, Nicola Joy | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2018-04-27 |
| CROFT CHAHINE, Jennifer Jo | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2016-09-01 |
| DE MELLO, Eric Francis | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2019-09-12 |
| DOUCH, Carol Wendy | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-02-03 |
| DOUGHTY, Trevor Charles | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2021-05-31 |
| FRASER, Andrew | Director | 2022-01-11 | 2023-02-03 |
| GADSBY, Marc | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2022-10-17 |
| GANDHI, Ketan | Director | 2022-10-19 | 2024-02-29 |
| HAGGER, Lesley | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2024-10-31 |
| HONE, Martin Philip | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2016-03-03 |
| HULME, Christine | Director | 2021-05-20 | 2022-03-15 |
| HUNTER, Anthony John | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2023-05-10 |
| IOANNIDES, Eleni Chloe | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2021-07-14 |
| LYONS, Lisa Jane | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2020-10-31 |
| MAIR, Steven | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2021-05-28 |
| MARSDEN, Anthony John | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2021-05-31 |
| MARSDEN, Matthew John | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2023-04-17 |
| MCDONALD, Paula Marilyn Grace | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| MORRIS, Kathryn Mary, Professor | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2020-07-03 |
| PETITT, John Derek | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2019-09-12 |
| PILGERSTORFER, Alexandra Louise | Director | 2024-03-04 | 2026-03-31 |
| RAILTON, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2019-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, Nina | Director | 2021-09-08 | 2025-02-28 |
| SHORT, Benjamin | Director | 2023-09-07 | 2025-12-31 |
| SIMPSON, Elaine Veronica | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2017-05-01 |
| SINGH, Dilbagh | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2021-04-01 |
| TAPSFIELD, Robert Wilfred | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2021-04-01 |
| USMANI, Khaula | Director | 2017-10-05 | 2019-05-01 |
| WEST, Richard Douglas | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2021-12-20 |
| WILKINS, David | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2018-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slough Borough Council | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-01 | Active |
| Ms Eleni Chloe Ioannides | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-11-20 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Ms Paula Marilyn Grace Mcdonald | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-03-28 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Ms Lisa Jane Lyons | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2018-09-17 | Ceased 2020-10-31 |
| Mr Robert Wilfred Tapsfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-04 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Department For Education | Corporate entity | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Jane Railton | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
| Ms Nicola Joy Clemo | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-27 |
| Mrs Elaine Veronica Simpson | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | replacement filing of director appointment with name |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-22 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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