RUNWOOD HOMES LIMITED
Runwood Homes is a large private care home group based in Essex, operating as a subsidiary of GS Group Limited, which provides residential and dementia care for the elderly.
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Cash
£11m
-23.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£448m
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,940
+0.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£36m
-39.6% vs 2025
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 Health Care 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 | £168,726,455 | £190,747,484 | £213,892,024 | +12.1% | |
| Operating profit | £40,464,235 | £53,463,079 | £40,220,155 | -24.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £33,890,396 | £59,527,735 | £35,935,456 | -39.6% | |
| Net profit | £25,322,808 | £45,322,477 | £29,267,926 | -35.4% | |
| Cash | £8,565,580 | £14,275,738 | £10,985,073 | -23.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £565,931,228 | £596,508,932 | £607,028,483 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | £389,385,410 | £414,783,393 | £448,453,572 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £389,385,410 | £414,783,393 | £448,453,572 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 3,795 | 3,937 | 3,940 | +0.1% | |
| Wages | £84,814,051 | £94,931,473 | £132,487,807 | +39.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,090,132 | £1,353,924 | £3,874,920 | +186.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £57,858 | £6,824 | £6,824 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £351,711 | £333,333 | £3,094,108 | +828.2% |
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 | 24.0% | 28.0% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | 15.0% | 23.8% | 13.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 9.0% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.3% | 33.4% | 32.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.20x | 5.37x | 3.43x | |
| Interest cover | 6.00x | 8.73x | 8.89x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- RUNWOOD HOMES LIMITED 2010-03-30 → present
- RUNWOOD HOMES PLC 1994-01-11 → 2010-03-30
- RUNWOOD PROPERTIES PLC 1962-07-30 → 1994-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the going concern position of the company and have concluded that there remains sufficient support available to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The company's holding of shares in Runwood Homes (Waltham) Limited and AAG Homes Limited were disposed to its parent company GS Group Limited for cost on 27 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARP, William | Secretary | 2020-10-07 | — | — |
| FRIEND, Susan | Director | 2023-05-31 | Dec 1969 | British |
| O'HARE-CONNOLLY, Gavin James, Dr | Director | 2024-06-20 | Sep 1982 | Irish |
| PROTHERO, Anne-Marie | Director | 2023-05-31 | Dec 1952 | British |
| SANDERS, Gordon George | Director | 1988-01-29 | Apr 1946 | British |
| SANDERS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2009-03-26 | Mar 1975 | British |
| SANDERS, Thomas | Director | 2004-08-16 | Aug 1966 | British |
| SHARP, William | Director | 2021-02-24 | Oct 1947 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Martin James | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Jamie Owyn | Secretary | 2008-04-25 | 2017-08-31 |
| JARMAN, Colin | Secretary | 1996-04-10 | 1998-01-08 |
| SKEATS, Peter | Secretary | 1998-01-08 | 2008-04-25 |
| TOWNSEND, Josephine | Secretary | — | 1996-04-10 |
| ALABASTER, Susan Janet | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2019-01-23 |
| BACON, Joy | Director | 1996-01-31 | 1998-06-09 |
| BATES, David John | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2003-12-05 |
| BUDD, Sarah Jane | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2009-03-25 |
| CHEEKOORY, Sunil | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2009-05-18 |
| CLARK, Kathryn | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2026-09-08 |
| COOPER, Martin James | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Jamie Owyn | Director | 2015-07-28 | 2017-08-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Kathryn | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2009-03-25 |
| FITZGERALD, Johanna | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2021-12-21 |
| FITZGERALD, Johanna | Director | 2014-04-09 | 2017-08-31 |
| GILVEAR, Elaine Catherine | Director | 2018-03-14 | 2018-08-06 |
| GOODALL, Gordon | Director | 2001-07-20 | 2004-02-13 |
| HARDILL, Celia | Director | 2020-09-03 | 2021-03-31 |
| HUGILL, Glynis | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2003-02-28 |
| ILESANMI, Muyiwa | Director | 2018-03-14 | 2019-04-24 |
| KUPFUWA, Emerson | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2015-02-20 |
| KUPFUWA, Emerson | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2012-07-16 |
| LARKIN, Stephen Alan | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2014-12-17 |
| LEE, Celia Mary Ann | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2019-02-04 |
| LEE, Celia Mary Ann | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2019-02-04 |
| LOGESWAREN, Nadarajah | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2018-08-24 |
| MCGARRY-WALL, Lorraine | Director | 2022-09-28 | 2023-05-08 |
| O'HARE-CONNOLLY, Gavin James | Director | 2018-04-19 | 2022-04-13 |
| PARRY, David | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2013-01-03 |
| PORTER, Simon | Director | 2023-09-20 | 2025-05-08 |
| PRIDE, Geoffrey | Director | 2013-12-24 | 2014-11-21 |
| PURWAHA, Jasmine | Director | 2023-09-20 | 2024-07-17 |
| PURWAHA, Jasmine | Director | 2022-02-09 | 2022-09-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Jeremy Robert Arthur | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-05-17 |
| ROBINSON, Muriel | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2018-10-26 |
| SANDERS, Evelyn | Director | 1988-01-29 | 2014-07-23 |
| SANDERS, Janice Elizabeth | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2010-06-15 |
| SKEATS, Peter | Director | 1996-01-31 | 2014-07-23 |
| SMITH, Sue | Director | 2015-07-27 | 2020-03-16 |
| SPENCER, David John | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2015-03-27 |
| THOMAS, Phillip Gary | Director | 2023-01-03 | 2023-05-10 |
| VENCATASAWMY, Coopoosamy | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2009-05-18 |
| VENTHAM, Michael John | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-08-24 |
| VENTHAM, Michael John | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2014-06-06 |
| WARD, Lynn Elizabeth | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2006-03-31 |
| ZAIDI, Linda Yvonne | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2014-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gs Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-05 | Active |
| Gordon George Sanders | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 448 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.