SOUTH COAST NURSING HOMES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£993K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20M
Equity attributable
Employees
621
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £36,682,569 | £28,408,665 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £5,812,574 | £4,857,452 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,986,102 | £3,370,601 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,797,197 | £2,296,901 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,003,131 | £993,227 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £30,797,109 | £30,098,841 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £18,272,976 | £20,229,877 | |
| Equity | £13,105,071 | £12,768,336 | — | — | — | £18,272,976 | £20,229,877 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 603 | 621 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £18,800,705 | £15,398,505 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,507 | £639 | £954 | £397 | £0 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 17.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.39x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.58x | 6.57x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTH COAST NURSING HOMES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- COOPERITE LIMITED 1977-11-03 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements. the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Poets, our premier care home, is now settled and operating well, having achieved over £4m of revenue in the year.”
- “Company staffing levels have consistently improved across the year, driving down the need for agency staff.”
- “The Directors will be moving forwards with an enhanced marketing strategy, primarily through the optimisation of our digital channels.”
- “Interest rates have dropped 1.0% over the last year in response to easing inflationary pressures, and further reductions are expected in 2025.”
- “A number of key supplier contracts were successfully renegotiated in the year, locking in competitive pricing and realising savings.”
- “The company secured a competitive three-year gas contract and is currently reviewing its primary electricity contract.”
- “The company has recently invested in a comprehensive Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme which is being rolled out company wide.”
- “The company also continues to invest in sustainable, renewable, ecologically-aware initiatives, including maintaining its extensive photovoltaic installations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLVILLE, Patrick George | Secretary | 1994-06-10 | — | British |
| COLVILLE, Patrick George | Director | — | Mar 1947 | British |
| HAZELL, Sarah Margaret Lindy | Director | 2010-05-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| SCOTT, Rosemary | Director | 2019-01-31 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLVILLE, Valerie | Secretary | — | 1994-06-10 |
| BLACKBURN, Catherine | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2021-03-19 |
| COLVILLE, Alan Michael Robert | Director | — | 1997-04-07 |
| COLVILLE, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2020-02-19 |
| COLVILLE, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2012-11-13 |
| COLVILLE, George William | Director | 1997-04-07 | 1998-06-11 |
| COLVILLE, Jeremy James | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2018-11-30 |
| COLVILLE, Norma Dorothy | Director | — | 1997-04-07 |
| COLVILLE, Valerie | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| DAVIS, Graham | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2005-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Margaret Lindy Hazell | Individual | voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2025-10-31 | Active |
| Mrs Rosemary Scott | Individual | voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2025-10-31 | Active |
| Christopher Patrick Colville | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-17 |
| Mr Patrick George Colville | Individual | voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.