POLARIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£66
-41.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.5k
+15.9% vs 2024
Employees
90
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3k
-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,363,000 | £5,472 | £5,271 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,299,000 | £1,386 | £1,286 | -7.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,299,000 | £1,378 | £1,286 | -6.7% | |
| Net profit | — | £896,000 | £858 | £754 | -12.1% | |
| Cash | — | £237,000 | £112 | £66 | -41.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,882,000 | £4,739 | £5,492 | +15.9% | |
| Net assets | — | £3,877,000 | £4,735 | £5,489 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £2,981,000 | £3,877,000 | £4,735 | £5,489 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 121 | 96 | 90 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | — | £2,178,000 | £2,123 | £2,100 | -1.1% | |
| 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 24.2% | 25.3% | 24.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 16.7% | 15.7% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 33.5% | 29.2% | 23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 72.0% | 27.6% | 26.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.35x | 3.43x | 3.72x |
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
- POLARIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED 2021-06-30 → present
- CORE ASSETS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED 2013-02-06 → 2021-06-30
- CORE CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED 2010-05-11 → 2013-02-06
- CORE CHILDCARE LIMITED 2008-03-18 → 2010-05-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow information in order to assess going concern over a period of at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements, the going concern assessment period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2010-01-31 | — | — |
| AUGUST, Joanne | Director | 2019-07-02 | Jun 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Jonathan David | Director | 2008-03-18 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Martin | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | 2010-01-31 |
| COCKBURN, Martin James Stuart | Director | 2010-08-27 | 2018-10-31 |
| COSTELLO, Mark Richard | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2019-07-31 |
| GROSVENOR, Stephen John | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2014-07-31 |
| MELBOURNE, Sally | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2017-05-31 |
| OLDHAM, David John | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2016-12-31 |
| REES, Janet | Director | 2009-05-21 | 2018-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrius Central Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-05 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-05 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-05 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-26 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-26 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-26 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-12 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-10-12 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.