THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY TRUST
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Cash
£680K
-18.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.2M
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
39
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,528,340 | £573,308 | £588,696 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £97,822 | £126,220 | £210,664 | +66.9% | |
| Cash | £719,049 | £838,480 | £679,646 | -18.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,399,184 | £2,484,438 | £2,847,697 | +14.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,847,528 | £1,973,748 | £2,184,412 | +10.7% | |
| Equity | £1,847,528 | £1,973,748 | £2,184,412 | +10.7% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 38 | 39 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £606,301 | £662,478 | £748,108 | +12.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £112,846 | £156,504 | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.4% | 22.0% | 35.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.7% | 22.9% | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | 8.98x | 11.68x | 4.81x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY TRUST 2004-08-11 → present
- KC HASTINGS 2000-05-11 → 2004-08-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Shona Wardrop C.A (Senior Statutory Auditor)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees are satisfied that the charity is a going concern and that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue in operation.”
Group structure
- THE HASTINGS COMMUNITY TRUST · parent
- Hastings Centre Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, King's Church 1066 changed from one Newfrontiers "sphere" to another.”
- “In March 2025 a second property was purchased: the former Methodist Church in Sackville Road, Bexhill, is now the meeting place of the Bexhill congregation every Sunday.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Oliver Raymond | Director | 2016-07-14 | Sep 1978 | British |
| MUMMERY, Theresa | Director | 2024-12-10 | Aug 1976 | British |
| RACKSTRAW, Paul | Director | 2022-05-12 | Feb 1959 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Natalie Anne | Director | 2009-07-03 | Dec 1977 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUTTON, Nigel Robert | Secretary | 2000-05-11 | 2013-02-21 |
| CLARKE, Martin Hugh | Director | 2011-01-29 | 2025-05-22 |
| DYER, Gary Hugh | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2019-03-31 |
| FORSDYKE, Darren James | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2001-11-04 |
| GOBBETT, Philip | Director | 2005-05-05 | 2009-07-03 |
| HARWOOD, Andrea Lynn | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2022-09-29 |
| JOHNSON, Janet Caroline | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2009-07-03 |
| NEVEY, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2025-07-01 |
| SIMPKINS, Ronald Argo | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2011-06-10 |
| WEBB, Fiona Helen | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2022-04-07 |
| YOUNG, Stephen Winton | Director | 2009-07-03 | 2017-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Stuart William Mann | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Winton Young | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.