DURHAM COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED
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Cash
£669k
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£796k
+0.8% vs 2025
Employees
20
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.2k
+105.8% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,194,890 | £1,046,445 | £1,141,155 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£106,200 | £6,172 | +105.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£106,200 | £6,172 | +105.8% | |
| Net profit | £304,149 | -£106,200 | £6,172 | +105.8% | |
| Cash | £875,207 | £702,260 | £669,109 | -4.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £896,272 | £790,072 | £796,244 | +0.8% | |
| Net assets | £896,272 | £790,072 | £796,244 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £896,272 | £790,072 | £796,244 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 19 | 20 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £566,990 | £613,666 | £692,387 | +12.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -10.1% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 25.5% | -10.1% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -13.4% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.0% | 4.7% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 19.35x | 20.90x | 65.01x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DURHAM COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED 2013-07-24 → present
- DURHAM RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIMITED 2007-10-30 → 2013-07-24
- DURHAM RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIMITED 1991-02-06 → 2007-10-30
- COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED 1936-01-15 → 1991-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have considered a period of 12 months from the balance sheet date and consider no further disclosures relating to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern need to be made.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Katherine Joanne | Secretary | 2022-08-11 | — | — |
| BANKS, Sarah Jane | Director | 1998-10-15 | Jul 1955 | British |
| BHOWMICK, Stephen Kumar | Director | 2025-11-20 | Feb 1963 | British |
| BIRD, Linda Catherine | Director | 2020-11-26 | Jan 1956 | British |
| BUCKLEY-ATKINS, Patricia | Director | 2018-09-11 | Dec 1945 | British |
| DAVISON, Karen Lesley | Director | 2024-11-21 | Jul 1960 | British |
| HAWKES, Angela | Director | 2021-09-23 | Feb 1960 | British |
| HUNTER SMART, Ian Douglas | Director | 2024-11-21 | Nov 1960 | British |
| KILGANNON, Elaine | Director | 2021-09-23 | May 1952 | British |
| LITCHFIELD, Michael John | Director | 2020-07-16 | Jun 1949 | British |
| ROBINSON, John | Director | 1999-10-21 | Mar 1958 | British |
| SMITH, Clarice Annie | Director | 2010-10-14 | Jul 1939 | British |
| WORTERS, Janice Margaret | Director | 2010-02-25 | Feb 1951 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD, Lyn | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2000-05-04 |
| COWELL, Raymond | Secretary | 1995-09-04 | 2000-01-31 |
| FROSTWICK, Joy | Secretary | 2004-06-04 | 2004-10-04 |
| FROSTWICK, Joy | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 1995-09-04 |
| HAYWARD, Russell Selwyn | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2018-06-16 |
| HORTON, Marion Martin | Secretary | 1994-02-01 | 1995-01-31 |
| LAVERICK, Joanna | Secretary | 2018-06-16 | 2022-08-11 |
| LAVERICK, Joanna | Secretary | 2004-10-04 | 2011-05-31 |
| ROBERTS, Leslie Harvey | Secretary | — | 1994-01-31 |
| VALLANCE, Leigh | Secretary | 2000-05-04 | 2004-06-04 |
| ARMSTRONG, Joseph | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2017-05-08 |
| ASHBY, Kenneth Roy, Dr | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2003-09-01 |
| ASHBY, Kenneth Roy, Dr | Director | 1994-10-13 | 1997-10-16 |
| BAILEY, Joan | Director | 1992-10-15 | 1994-10-13 |
| BANKS, Sarah Jane | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1997-10-16 |
| BARRON, Henry | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2008-11-27 |
| BATEMAN, Glyn | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2019-11-21 |
| BEELS, Raymond Eric | Director | — | 1992-10-15 |
| BESTFORD, Gavin | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2018-11-22 |
| BROWN, Peter Ruff | Director | 2001-10-18 | 2006-02-21 |
| BROWN, Peter Ruff | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2001-07-30 |
| BURTON, Colin | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2001-04-04 |
| CADAXA, Victor Ricardo | Director | 1998-10-15 | 1999-10-21 |
| CULVERHOUSE, Kate | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2009-05-26 |
| DUNN, Dennis | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2009-02-20 |
| ELLIOTT, James Anthony | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2006-02-21 |
| ESPINER, John Stewart | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2011-11-29 |
| FEE, Verna | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2000-05-04 |
| FLYNN, Jennifer | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2023-11-09 |
| FORM, Julie | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2010-10-14 |
| GOWTON, Christine | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2002-05-14 |
| HEPBURN OBE, George Charles | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2020-11-26 |
| HORTON, Marion Martin | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1994-08-25 |
| HOVVELS, Lucy | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1994-10-13 |
| HUGHES, Philip | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2004-10-14 |
| INKPIN, Jonathan David Francis, Reverend | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2001-02-15 |
| LUCAS, Joanna | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1994-09-12 |
| LUND, Judith | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2015-02-09 |
| LUND, Judith | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2006-10-12 |
| LUND, Judith | Director | 1994-10-13 | 2000-01-31 |
| MOORHOUSE, Sandra Josephine | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2012-10-18 |
| MYERS, Brian Leslie | Director | 2013-10-17 | 2013-11-19 |
| MYERS, Brian Leslie | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2006-10-12 |
| NICHOLSON, Alan Edward | Director | 1992-10-15 | 1993-03-18 |
| PEART, Alexander Eadington | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2016-10-06 |
| PEART, Alexander Eadington | Director | — | 1992-10-15 |
| PORTER, George, County Councillor | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2007-10-18 |
| ROBINSON, John Frederick Francis, Professor | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2025-11-20 |
| SAUNDERS, Stephen Edwin | Director | 1998-10-15 | 1999-10-21 |
| SPENCER, John Thompson | Director | — | 1993-10-14 |
| STOKES, Lewis Adam | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2019-09-25 |
| SWAN, David | Director | 1998-10-15 | 1999-10-21 |
| TOMLINSON, Edward Warner | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2001-05-17 |
| TOWARD, Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-14 |
| TOWNSEND, Alan Robson | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2006-10-12 |
| TOWNSEND, Alan Robson | Director | — | 1994-10-13 |
| TRIBE, Mary Helen | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2011-06-13 |
| WATSON, Geoffrey, Rev | Director | — | 1992-10-15 |
| WELSH, Rita | Director | 1998-10-15 | 1999-10-21 |
| WHARTON, George | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2000-02-19 |
| WHITTLE, Ross | Director | 1994-10-13 | 1996-01-26 |
| WYNNE, Patricia | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2016-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 295 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.