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Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
01396139 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2024

End date: 31 March 2025

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Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes

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Directors' report period ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2025

Principal activities of the company

Objectives and activities 1. For the relief of parents and their children and other close family members suffering from the consequences of separation by providing advice, assistance and other support and in so doing, helping parents stay in touch with their children after divorce or separation. 2. To further the emotional development of children whose parents have divorced or separated by encouraging shared parenting arrangements. 3. To conduct study and research into problems concerned with children who are deprived of the presence of a parent in their families, and into the problems concerned with establishing good relations between parents living apart from their children, and to publish the useful results of all such study and research in order to encourage appropriate changes in professional and public opinion. 4. To relieve poor parents by helping to obtain and promoting the provision of legal advice, assistance and other legal services which such persons would be unable to obtain by reason of their lack of means



Directors

The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Paul O'Callaghan

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
16 December 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Paul O'Callaghan
Status: Director

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Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024


£
£
Turnover: 82,997 53,201
Gross profit(or loss): 82,997 53,201
Administrative expenses: ( 189,765 ) ( 92,529 )
Operating profit(or loss): (106,768) (39,328)
Profit(or loss) before tax: (106,768) (39,328)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: (106,768) (39,328)

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Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 5,875 6,000
Investments: 4 24 24
Total fixed assets: 5,899 6,024
Current assets
Debtors: 5 9,210 60,165
Cash at bank and in hand: 122,467 144,379
Total current assets: 131,677 204,544
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 6 ( 3,699 ) ( 7,803 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 127,978 196,741
Total assets less current liabilities: 133,877 202,765
Total net assets (liabilities): 133,877 202,765
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 133,877 202,765
Total members' funds: 133,877 202,765

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 16 December 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Paul O'Callaghan
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following basis: Fixtures and fittings over 4 years The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 2 1

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 April 2024 8,000 8,000
Additions 2,500 2,500
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 March 2025 10,500 10,500
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 2,000 2,000
Charge for year 2,625 2,625
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 March 2025 4,625 4,625
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 5,875 5,875
At 31 March 2024 6,000 6,000

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

4. Fixed assets investments note

Fixed asset investments arc initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and arc subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/ (expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred. A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the charity. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

5. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 7,312 6,562
Other debtors 1,898 53,603
Total 9,210 60,165

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 1,421
Taxation and social security 909
Accruals and deferred income 1,800 2,400
Other creditors 478 4,494
Total 3,699 7,803