BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED
Operating as Barchester Healthcare, the company is a major UK provider of nursing and residential care homes owned by the American real estate investment trust Welltower.
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Cash
£4.7m
-38.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£46m
-80.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
16,671
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.1m
-93.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £858,167,000 | £952,168,000 | £965,345,000 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £69,875,000 | £86,952,000 | -£3,658,000 | -104.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £33,283,000 | £47,767,000 | £3,130,000 | -93.4% | |
| Net profit | £21,042,000 | £28,129,000 | £7,508,000 | -73.3% | |
| Cash | £23,747,000 | £7,586,000 | £4,651,000 | -38.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £558,893,000 | £613,936,000 | £51,803,000 | -91.6% | |
| Net assets | £201,580,000 | £235,360,000 | £45,524,000 | -80.7% | |
| Equity | £201,580,000 | £235,360,000 | £45,524,000 | -80.7% | |
| Average employees | 16,126 | 17,074 | 16,671 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £410,454,000 | £457,375,000 | £466,069,000 | +1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,735,000 | £2,263,000 | £2,578,000 | +13.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,901,000 | £1,027,000 | £1,177,000 | +14.6% |
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 | 8.1% | 9.1% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.5% | 14.2% | -7.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.4% | 76.4% | 82.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.29x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | 1.86x | 2.11x | -0.10x |
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
- BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED 1996-09-20 → present
- STATUSTERM ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1993-09-01 → 1996-09-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Group structure
- BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED · parent
- Lakeside Residential Home Limited 100%
- Lakeside Residential Home (2002) Limited 100%
- Mermaid Tavern (2002) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company was acquired by Mint UK Holdco LLC on 16 October 2025.”
- “On 17 October 2025, the Company disposed of the trade and assets associated with 84 homes, generating a gain on disposal of £10.0m.”
- “On 18 October 2025, the Company disposed of its investments in Barchester Assisted Living Properties [...]”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALVELEY, Pete | Director | 2014-07-15 | Nov 1960 | British |
| GLOVER, Alison Ann | Director | 2025-12-18 | May 1977 | British |
| GODINEZ, Ruben | Director | 2025-10-16 | Jan 1994 | American |
| KAY, Dominic Jude | Director | 2025-10-16 | Aug 1972 | British |
| LEHRFIELD, Yechiel Aryeh | Director | 2025-10-16 | Jul 1987 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCAN, David Gregor | Secretary | 2003-01-23 | 2005-02-23 |
| HATHER, Jon | Secretary | 2005-02-23 | 2011-11-22 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Secretary | 1993-10-08 | 2003-01-23 |
| MCLEOD, John | Secretary | 1993-09-20 | 1993-10-08 |
| O'REILLY, Michael Patrick | Secretary | 2017-04-03 | 2025-10-16 |
| PORTAL, Ian | Secretary | 2011-11-22 | 2016-10-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 1993-09-20 |
| BATESON, John Gerard | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2010-02-23 |
| BATESON, John Gerard | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2014-07-15 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2012-08-02 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | 1993-10-08 | 2005-02-23 |
| DUNCAN, David Gregor | Director | 1996-08-14 | 2014-10-14 |
| HAMMOND, Timothy Richard William | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2010-01-29 |
| HATHER, Jon | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2014-10-14 |
| HAZLEWOOD, Dr Mark Antony, Dr | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2025-12-18 |
| IRWIN, Edward Joseph | Director | 1993-11-16 | 1997-01-15 |
| LOMAS, Keith James | Director | 1993-09-20 | 1996-08-07 |
| MCELROY, Eamon Francis | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2014-07-15 |
| MCELROY, Eamon Francis | Director | 1993-11-16 | 1997-01-15 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2007-10-04 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Director | 1993-10-08 | 2005-02-23 |
| MCLEOD, John | Director | 1993-09-20 | 1995-10-04 |
| O'REILLY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2025-10-16 |
| PARSONS, Michael Dennis | Director | 1996-08-14 | 2013-10-08 |
| PORTAL, Ian John | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2016-10-05 |
| SWEETBAUM, Barry Jay | Director | 2004-10-22 | 2006-07-18 |
| WELBORE-KER, Francesca | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1993-11-24 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-09-01 | 1993-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barchester Healthcare Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 343 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.