THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION

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

Forvis Mazars LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “In a year that has seen child exploitation, grooming and care home pressures dominate headlines, the need for different agencies to get better at working together to protect children has never been clearer.”
• “We began 2025 with the launch of our new strategy, which expands our approach to include more professionals working in children's services, in addition to social workers.”
• “Our second year of Step Forward, funded by The Garfield Weston Foundation, was delivered this year, for aspiring leaders in the sector. We had 62 participants complete the second cohort, including attending a residential in which 96% of attendees felt that the programme helped them identify a solution to enact the change needed in their organisation. 2025 also saw the start of the third and final cohort of the programme.”
• “This year we held our third Frontline Awards, recognising excellent practice, leadership and innovation in children's services, and highlighting the resilience and achievements of some remarkable young people.”
• “During the period, the trustees have designated £0.6m to cover the anticipated costs of a number of initiatives to improve the charity's impact which are being considered during the year. These include new leadership training programmes, investment in Al software and an amount for a future tax liability associated with ordinary commuting.”

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

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

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

  -6.2%

  £23,096,000 → £21,659,000

• Cash

  +8%

  £10,226,000 → £11,043,000

• Net assets

  +10.2%

  £8,994,000 → £9,915,000

• Employees

  -9.9%

  203 → 183

• Wages

  -13%

  £7,877,000 → £6,856,000

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