TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN SUNDERLAND LIMITED
Operating on behalf of Sunderland City Council, the company provides children's social care, educational support, and voluntary adoption services.
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Cash
£4.7M
-21.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£0
Equity attributable
Employees
1,034
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7M
+736.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £160,701,776 | £184,311,513 | £212,866,458 | +15.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,090,699 | -£1,048,704 | £947,911 | +190.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£693,000 | -£274,000 | £1,745,000 | +736.9% | |
| Net profit | -£519,750 | -£205,500 | £1,308,750 | +736.9% | |
| Cash | £2,231,490 | £5,955,731 | £4,657,200 | -21.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£2,531,250 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Equity | -£2,531,250 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Average employees | 963 | 1,011 | 1,034 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £33,883,744 | £32,923,874 | £37,550,719 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £320,854 | £209,767 | £159,014 | -24.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | -0.6% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.00x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | -5.48x | -29.96x | 5.92x |
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
- TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN SUNDERLAND LIMITED 2016-10-21 → present
- TOTAL HELP FOR CHILDREN LIMITED 2016-03-25 → 2016-10-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The use of the going concern basis is appropriate because there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt over the ability to continue as a going concern. Sunderland City Council has confirmed that it will financially support the Company for a further 12 months from the date the financial statements are signed by the directors and the auditor.”
Significant events
- “In January 2025, Ofsted inspected Sunderland's Children's Services under the ILACS framework and judged services to be Outstanding overall.”
- “TfC's Fostering Service was inspected in April 2025 and received an Outstanding judgment.”
- “Successfully registered Marlow Drive Children's Home and expanded supported accommodation capacity through the move to Lyndore.”
- “The organisation undertook preparatory activity to support the implementation of the DfE Families First approach, a pilot has been undertaken in the Coalfields area which will guide the further City-wide roll-out.”
- “Sustained exceptional Early Years quality, with 98% of PVIs, 97% of childminders, and 100% of maintained nursery schools judged Good or Outstanding.”
- “The Company received 251 compliments from children and young people, parents and other family members, foster carers, external professionals, and staff within TfC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANKS, Tammy Lorraine | Director | 2023-04-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| HOUGHTON, Patrick | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| MARSHALL, Simon John | Director | 2024-09-23 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAY, David | Secretary | 2017-03-27 | 2018-01-26 |
| AULD, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2019-07-29 | 2024-03-31 |
| BLAKE, David Michael | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-06-26 |
| CARTY, Suzanne Deborah | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2022-07-31 |
| COLBERT, Jill Patricia | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2024-09-23 |
| DILLON, Michael Howell | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2020-03-31 |
| EXLEY, Denise Mary | Director | 2019-11-27 | 2024-03-31 |
| FIDLER, Peter Michael, Professor | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-09-25 |
| GALLAGHER, David James | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2022-11-30 |
| HEARNE, Catherine Mary | Director | 2020-04-27 | 2024-03-31 |
| HOPKINS, Alexander Gabriel | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2017-12-01 |
| JENKINS, Deborah Mary | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2020-03-31 |
| LAVERICK, Jillian | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2024-03-31 |
| MASON, Steven Philip | Director | 2020-04-27 | 2024-03-31 |
| MAY, David | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2018-01-26 |
| MITCHELL, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2020-09-30 |
| MOFFAT, Paul | Director | 2020-04-27 | 2022-11-30 |
| RENWICK, Stephen George | Director | 2018-06-04 | 2024-03-31 |
| STANDFIELD, Elspeth Fiona Gordon | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-11-08 |
| WHITFIELD, Nick Gerard Peter, Mr. | Director | 2016-03-25 | 2017-03-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Steven David | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| WILSON, Paul Scott | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland City Council | Legal person | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-27 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Gerald Peter Whitfield | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.