DURHAM CARE LINE LIMITED
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Cash
£7.2m
+77.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+41.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
393
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.5m
+26.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £15,270,207 | £18,698,471 | £21,796,088 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,300,387 | £4,655,744 | £5,515,709 | +18.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,051,484 | £4,366,106 | £5,506,495 | +26.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,313,850 | £3,228,597 | £4,116,552 | +27.5% | |
| Cash | £2,233,443 | £4,070,562 | £7,213,964 | +77.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,360,360 | £11,060,846 | £14,324,323 | +29.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,716,897 | £7,979,443 | £11,278,059 | +41.3% | |
| Equity | £5,716,897 | £7,979,443 | £11,278,059 | +41.3% | |
| Average employees | 355 | 386 | 393 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £6,802,894 | £9,159,616 | £10,317,555 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £111,618 | £112,420 | £112,403 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £210 | £188 | — | — |
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 | 21.6% | 24.9% | 25.3% | |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 17.3% | 18.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.3% | 42.1% | 38.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.2% | 43.8% | 37.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 2.00x | 2.75x | |
| Interest cover | 10.91x | 12.94x | 31.70x |
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
- DURHAM CARE LINE LIMITED 1992-08-19 → present
- JEWELSURE LIMITED 1986-09-03 → 1992-08-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's lending facilities are in place for a period of in excess of 12 months, all covenants are being met and continued support from lenders are expected to continue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMA, Geeta | Secretary | — | — | British |
| SHARMA, Archana | Director | 2001-12-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| SHARMA, Geeta | Director | — | Oct 1949 | British |
| SHARMA, Rahul | Director | 1999-07-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
| SHARMA, Rakhee | Director | 2022-12-19 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SHARMA, Swatanter Bharat, Dr | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMA, Rakhee | Secretary | 2015-09-08 | 2017-07-01 |
| SHARMA, Rakhee | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2015-09-09 |
| SPEKER, Barry Neil | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2015-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Geeta Sharma | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dr Swatanter Bharat Sharma | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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