The Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd
Registered name: THE ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES LTD
The Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd made £707k revenue and £3.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd’s revenue fell 11% to £707k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.5k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “activities of professional membership organizations” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £734k | £645k | £796k | £707k |
| Operating profit | £114k | £16.1k | £39.2k | −£22.9k |
| Profit before tax | £120k | £30.5k | £63.3k | £3.5k |
| Profit after tax | £120k | £30.5k | £63.3k | £3.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £120k | £30.5k | £63.3k | £3.5k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 16.4% | 4.7% | 8% | 0.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £81.5k | £71.7k | £88.4k | £78.5k |
| Profit per employee | £13.4k | £3.4k | £7k | £392 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12% | ▲23.3% | ▼11.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼74.7% | ▲107.8% | ▼94.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £908k | £1m | £998k | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £992k | £1m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3k | £1.6k | £2.3k | £3.1k |
| Current assets | £1m | £1m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £106k | £26.8k | £147k | £19.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £392
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲0%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲10%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲36%
- Now £3.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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