THE CHESTER BLUECOAT CHARITY
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Cash
£339k
+7.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.4m
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
+16.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | £572,629 | £471,977 | -17.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £23,841 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £23,841 | £49,856 | +109.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £315,809 | £339,319 | +7.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £9,721,375 | £9,632,357 | -0.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £0 | £9,297,205 | £9,362,011 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | £0 | £9,297,205 | £9,362,011 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £125,534 | £142,729 | +13.7% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | 10.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 7.0% | 6.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 0.99x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Champion Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “Major refurbishment of three properties allowing new residents to secure a new home.”
- “Grants and bursaries paid out during the year totalled £198,848.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERLAIN, Paul, Councillor | Director | 2023-07-27 | Jan 1957 | British |
| DANBY, Susan Claire | Director | 2025-05-28 | Mar 1970 | British |
| FARRALL, Andrew George | Director | 2021-03-31 | Apr 1958 | Welsh |
| FEARNALL, Laura Jane | Director | 2019-11-08 | Jul 1979 | British |
| RICE-JONES, Justin | Director | 2021-03-31 | Sep 1957 | British |
| SNAPE, Michael Joseph | Director | 2025-05-28 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SYMONS, Hannah, Dr | Director | 2024-07-24 | Sep 1990 | British |
| THOMAS, Nigel Brian, Dr | Director | 2025-05-28 | May 1965 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Shuhin | Director | 2020-09-09 | 2021-02-16 |
| BISSET, Robert, Councillor | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2025-11-28 |
| CATHERALL, Peter John | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Julia | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2024-11-27 |
| DAVIES, Neil Cranstoun | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2023-12-31 |
| DIXON, Samantha Kate, Councillor | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2022-12-18 |
| EBO, John Brian | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2023-10-10 |
| FEARNALL, Mark Arthur Heber | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| GILL, Robin Jon | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2023-04-26 |
| HARVEY, Jacqui | Director | 2024-07-24 | 2026-01-22 |
| HASSETT, Kevin | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| MAKINSON, Alexander James | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2024-11-27 |
| MANN, Timothy | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2023-10-10 |
| RICHARDS, Patricia | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2023-04-23 |
| RUDD, Robert George | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-08 |
| RUSSELL, Christine Margaret | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2023-10-10 |
| STRINGFELLOW, Emma Jane | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2022-10-04 |
| WOOD, Nicholas Hardwick | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2019-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.