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Cash

£753K

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£5M

Equity attributable

Employees

2,325

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£582K

Period ending 2023-10-31

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31

Metric Trend 2022-10-312023-10-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £74,002,985
Operating profit £900,230
Profit before tax £186,452-£581,589
Net profit £195,084-£847,897
Cash £67,346£753,256
Total assets less current liabilities £18,492,955£21,526,374
Net assets £5,812,058£4,964,161
Equity £5,812,058£4,964,161
Average employees 2,1712,325
Wages £44,800,454
Directors' remuneration £1,573,237£1,391,146

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 . Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2022-10-312023-10-31
Operating margin 1.2%
Net margin -1.1%
Return on capital employed 4.2%
Current ratio 0.22x
Interest cover 0.61x

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 2013-03-12 → present
  2. CHILD BASE LIMITED 1989-11-07 → 2013-03-12
  3. KELBROOK LIMITED 1989-08-31 → 1989-11-07

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Ad Valorem Audit Services Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making this assessment, the directors have prepared detailed trading and cash flow forecasts to 31 October 2027. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence over this period and have therefore adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

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

People

5 active · 26 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
THOMPSON, Michael Anthony Norcott Secretary British
HILL, Sarah Louise Director 2017-02-28 Dec 1973 British
KNEALE, Emma Paula Director 2014-09-01 Jul 1981 British
LOCKHART, Michelle Eileen Director 2025-12-15 Jun 1974 Irish
THOMPSON, Michael Anthony Norcott Director Jan 1962 British
Show 26 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ANDREWS, Susan Julia Director 2012-05-23 2013-11-22
BASS, Helen Therese Director 2010-05-19 2014-10-02
BEATTIE, Clive John Director 1996-01-29 2000-04-25
BOWDEN, Frederick Alexander William Director 2012-02-20 2017-02-28
BRAMHAM, Angela Margaret Director 2002-01-29 2010-07-31
BROADHURST, Kate Alicia Director 2018-02-15 2019-05-09
CLUBB, Justin Stuart Director 2020-11-18 2025-05-21
EDWARDS, Sandra Savitri Director 2004-11-01 2009-06-22
FARRANT, John Director 2006-03-21 2014-11-20
GOSTELOW, Lynda Christine Director 1997-11-24 2017-12-04
HINCHLIFFE, Martin Director 2020-11-18 2022-05-26
HISKETT, Geoffrey Ian Director 2011-08-17 2017-09-20
HURN, Francis Roger, Sir Director 2005-10-31 2012-02-20
KNIGHT, Linda Christine Director 1994-01-18 1995-12-22
KNIGHT, Lynn Christine Director 1993-06-22 1994-01-18
LAYDE, Deborah Marie Director 2004-11-01 2009-04-30
LEITCH, Neil Director 2019-06-11 2020-01-23
LEITCH, Neil Director 2013-11-22 2017-02-28
MATHER, John Douglas Director 2000-04-25 2005-11-22
MEAD-HERBERT, Virginia Director 2013-11-22 2019-06-30
MURPHY, Rosemary Lynne Director 2005-07-01 2009-02-27
PHILLIPS, Emma Jane Director 1997-11-24 2007-10-12
PIMENTEL, Ruth Jordan Director 2009-02-27 2010-05-31
THOMPSON, Paul Simon Director 2018-02-15 2020-03-23
THOMPSON, Peter Anthony, Sir Director 2005-11-22
WIGLEY, Lorna Jane Director 2021-11-18 2025-12-12

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Childbase Employee Ownership Trustee Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2017-05-26 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 278 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-03-05 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-12-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-12-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-05-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-07-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-05-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-06-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-06-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-05-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-11-24 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-06-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2020-11-26 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2020-11-26 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

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

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