ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial position of the charity represents a material uncertainty which may cast doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
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| Turnover | — | £1,575,869 | £1,295,618 | -17.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£278,797 | -£36,646 | — | — | |
| Cash | £356,234 | £368,670 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£328,172 | -£364,818 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£328,172 | -£364,818 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£328,172 | -£364,818 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 33 | 31 | — | — | |
| Wages | £1,020,670 | £992,922 | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
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| Net margin | — | -2.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 147.2% | 150.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.58x | 0.58x | — |
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
- ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN 2017-03-23 → present
- MEMRALIFE GROUP. 2009-01-02 → 2017-03-23
- ETERNALFX 2008-08-08 → 2009-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial position of the charity represents a material uncertainty which may cast doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN · parent
- Song Solutions Ltd
- Copycare Pacific Pty Ltd 70%
- Daybreak Music Ltd
Significant events
- “631 young people responded to the invitation to follow Jesus at the main events.”
- “The Spring Harvest Carols service grew again this year and was delivered to a significantly increased audience of more than 500 people.”
- “Essential Christian (as a body corporate) was appointed as President of the French Association Le Pas Opton.”
- “The charity provides an all-in-one package for collective worship in primary schools, 'Big Start Assemblies', trialled at schools in Sussex and Kent, now used by over 250 schools.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWAY, Jonathan Ross, Dr | Secretary | 2026-01-13 | — | — |
| AMARTEY, Olivia Laverne | Director | 2021-07-05 | Jan 1962 | British |
| BRIGHT, Tania | Director | 2016-03-10 | Feb 1973 | British |
| DORRICOTT, David | Director | 2008-08-08 | Jun 1956 | British |
| DUNCAN, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2012-08-31 | Aug 1958 | British |
| FRANCIS, Hugh Anthony | Director | 2023-11-22 | Oct 1966 | British |
| GREEN, Debra | Director | 2021-07-05 | Feb 1958 | British |
| ROGERS, Christopher, Revd Dr | Director | 2021-09-21 | Feb 1979 | British |
| TARIMA, Tsanangurai Constance | Director | 2026-01-22 | Aug 1977 | British |
| YOUNG, Martin James | Director | 2018-10-16 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACDOWELL, Christopher Ian | Secretary | 2008-08-08 | 2025-06-30 |
| BEECH-WARD, Wendy Heather | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2012-12-31 |
| BENDOR-SAMUEL, David Carey | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-08-11 |
| BOOKER, Geoffrey James | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2021-12-07 |
| BROADBENT, Peter Alan, Rt Rev | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2022-11-30 |
| CALVER, Gavin Jonathan Eric, Rev | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2020-12-31 |
| CHALKE, Stephen John | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2010-05-21 |
| DUNCAN, Malcolm James, Reverend | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2018-01-23 |
| JOHNSON, Alan David | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2009-12-31 |
| KANDIAH, Krishna Rohan, Dr | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2011-06-07 |
| MARTIN, Peter Timothy | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2021-10-31 |
| ROOK, Russell David, Dr | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2013-07-05 |
| ROOK, Russell David, Dr | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2008-12-20 |
| SUTTON, Roger Ian, Reverend | Director | 2015-11-30 | 2020-11-30 |
| VALERIO, Ruth Elizabeth | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2013-06-13 |
| WATSON, Alastair Ronald Maclaren | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2015-12-31 |
| WHITE, Ian Richard, Rev. Dr | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2015-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.