ADOPT-A-CHILD
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Cash
£246k
-46.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£259k
-47.7% vs 2024
Employees
13
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£237k
-173.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £122,777 | £1,332,397 | £984,383 | -26.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £331,417 | -£236,555 | -171.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£252 | £323,479 | -£236,823 | -173.2% | |
| Net profit | -£893 | £323,479 | -£236,823 | -173.2% | |
| Cash | £144,614 | £462,990 | £246,057 | -46.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £172,766 | £496,245 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £172,766 | £496,245 | £259,422 | -47.7% | |
| Equity | £172,766 | £496,245 | £259,422 | -47.7% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 14 | 13 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £57,858 | £61,562 | £82,703 | +34.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £34,652 | £31,628 | £28,039 | -11.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 24.9% | -24.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | 24.3% | -24.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 66.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 6.09x | 2.71x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The charity is a going concern and there are no material uncertainties casting significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees continue to monitor and review income and expenditure against budget and will take action as necessary to meet its ongoing liabilities.”
Group structure
- ADOPT-A-CHILD · parent
- AAC Traiding Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMSAY, Andrew John Mitchell | Secretary | 2025-03-31 | — | — |
| BABB, David Charles | Director | 2025-11-03 | May 1962 | British |
| BALL, Morven Fiona | Director | 2025-01-20 | Mar 1968 | British |
| BEATON, Elma Christine | Director | 2023-01-27 | Dec 1967 | British |
| BROAD, Michael, Rev | Director | 2021-09-30 | May 1951 | British |
| RAMSAY, Andrew John Mitchell | Director | 2020-07-30 | Dec 1959 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew, Rev | Director | 2023-07-03 | Jan 1981 | British |
| WILBY, Janis Alison | Director | 2021-09-30 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOTHERGILL, Jessica Jane | Secretary | 2016-11-10 | 2025-03-31 |
| FRANCIS, Sarah | Secretary | 2014-11-01 | 2016-11-10 |
| MASSON, David | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2015-01-26 |
| MCKENZIE, Iain William | Secretary | 2000-09-21 | 2004-07-01 |
| RALLER, Thomas Richard | Secretary | 1999-12-21 | 2000-09-21 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-21 | 1999-12-21 |
| BOOMER, David | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2020-07-30 |
| BOOMER, Hilda | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2012-02-25 |
| DOWLING, Sarah | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2021-09-30 |
| DUCE, John Harvey | Director | 1999-12-21 | 2006-03-10 |
| FOTHERGILL, Jessica Jane | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2025-03-31 |
| FOTHERGILL, Roger | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2024-10-05 |
| FRANCIS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2024-06-24 |
| GIBSON, Ernest Hilder | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2025-06-30 |
| GIBSON, Sheila Mary | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2012-03-09 |
| MACLEAN, David Robert | Director | 2016-07-07 | 2020-07-30 |
| MASSON, David | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2015-01-26 |
| MASSON, Elspeth Margaret Stewart | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2015-10-01 |
| MCKENZIE, Iain William | Director | 2000-09-21 | 2004-07-01 |
| NORMINGTON, George Henry | Director | 1999-12-21 | 2011-02-04 |
| PEACOCK, Caroline Anne | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2014-07-15 |
| PEACOCK, Frank Clark | Director | 1999-12-21 | 2014-07-15 |
| RALLER, Thomas Richard, Rev | Director | 1999-12-21 | 2007-07-10 |
| SCOTT, David Vaughan, Reverend | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2010-11-12 |
| SCOTT, Fena Ann | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2010-11-12 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-21 | 1999-12-21 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-12-21 | 1999-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew John Mitchell Ramsay | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-10-28 | Active |
| Mr Roger Fothergill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.