MAKING A DIFFERENCE LOCALLY LTD
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Cash
£1.6m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,321,562 | £1,387,710 | £1,991,326 | — | |
| Operating profit | £98,820 | £119,073 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £98,820 | £119,073 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £98,820 | £119,073 | -£84,949 | — | |
| Cash | £1,373,745 | £1,534,521 | £1,575,570 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,493,262 | £1,612,335 | £1,527,386 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,493,262 | £1,612,335 | £1,527,386 | — | |
| Equity | £1,493,262 | £1,612,335 | £1,527,386 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £163,020 | £189,055 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 8.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 8.6% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 7.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 9.0% | 8.9% | |
| Current ratio | 9.71x | 11.11x | 11.27x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and not less than one year from the date of approval.”
Group structure
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE LOCALLY LTD · parent
- Making a Difference Locally (Marketing) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Reserves have decreased mainly due to slightly lower grant awards from Co op Wholesale driven by Own Label performance, with donations to charities increasing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARROLL, Catherine | Secretary | 2025-06-17 | — | — |
| ASTON, Valerie | Director | 2021-11-17 | Nov 1963 | British |
| BATTY, Duncan Horsfield | Director | 2023-03-28 | Sep 1974 | British |
| GISBY, Michael Keith | Director | 2022-06-09 | Apr 1968 | British |
| HARDCASTLE-HILL, Tania Sultana | Director | 2023-03-28 | May 1993 | British |
| LUCKIN, David Joshua | Director | 2024-05-23 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MARSDEN, Daniel | Director | 2026-02-10 | Oct 1974 | British |
| MARTIN, Sally Ioanna Leycester | Director | 2026-02-10 | Apr 1978 | British |
| SOHAL, Mandeep Singh | Director | 2024-07-25 | Dec 1980 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAIGH, John | Secretary | 2008-02-12 | 2013-12-17 |
| SCOTT, Benjamin Richard Denison | Secretary | 2013-12-17 | 2016-11-07 |
| SELLERS, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 2019-02-26 | 2025-04-29 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-12-07 | 2018-05-30 |
| ASLAM, Mohammed | Director | 2021-11-17 | 2024-09-11 |
| BARBER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2023-03-28 |
| BARBER, Angela Margaret | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| CLARK, James Antony Corbett | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2019-07-11 |
| CLARKSON, Kim | Director | 2024-11-19 | 2025-09-30 |
| COLLINS, Steven Anthony | Director | 2008-02-12 | 2008-07-31 |
| DHILLON, Taranjit Singh | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| DUNWELL, Sarah Jayne | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2017-08-03 |
| ETHERINGTON, Michael Scott | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2021-09-22 |
| GRAY, Nigel Robin Alexander | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2019-07-31 |
| HAIGH, John | Director | 2009-02-11 | 2015-11-23 |
| HEAGNEY, John Francis Alexander | Director | 2008-02-12 | 2015-11-24 |
| HOPKINS, John Richard | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2013-02-11 |
| IVEL, Nicholas | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-10-17 |
| LEACH, Stephen | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2022-06-09 |
| LEATHLEY, Ian | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2015-05-21 |
| LOCKIE, Victoria Jane | Director | 2023-03-28 | 2024-05-23 |
| MARSDEN, Kathryn | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2024-11-19 |
| MCNEILL, John | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2024-07-09 |
| READ, Nicholas James | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2015-10-21 |
| RONDEPIERRE, Phillippe | Director | 2017-12-10 | 2020-08-31 |
| SCHOFIELD, John | Director | 2008-02-12 | 2012-02-06 |
| SCOTT, Benjamin Richard Denison | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2016-11-07 |
| SHARPE, John William | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2014-05-30 |
| SMITH, Stewart Dorian | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2017-02-16 |
| STOKES, David | Director | 2017-12-10 | 2023-05-17 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2021-09-22 |
| TURTON, Neil Andrew | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2015-06-26 |
| WEBSTER, Simon | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2015-04-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Lisa Marie | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2017-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.