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Cash
£991k
-32.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.5m
+7.2% vs 2025
Employees
136
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£167k
+159.1% highest 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,851,976 | £4,268,454 | £4,813,898 | +12.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£279,808 | -£282,989 | £167,373 | +159.1% | |
| Net profit | -£279,808 | -£282,989 | £167,373 | +159.1% | |
| Cash | £2,543,671 | £1,465,328 | £990,953 | -32.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,602,547 | £2,319,558 | £2,486,931 | +7.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,602,547 | £2,319,558 | £2,486,931 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £2,602,547 | £2,319,558 | £2,486,931 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 140 | 136 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £3,327,832 | £3,421,365 | £3,384,980 | -1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -7.3% | -6.6% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.5% | 24.6% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | 13.16x | 3.75x | 3.80x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The board have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOVEY, Lisa Ann | Secretary | 2026-02-23 | — | — |
| ASHCROFT, Peter | Director | 2023-12-11 | Mar 1982 | British |
| CURRIN, Julie Christine | Director | 2024-08-09 | Jul 1969 | British |
| DAWSON, John Adrian | Director | 2015-07-23 | Sep 1951 | British |
| FOREMAN, Claire Michele | Director | 2020-03-04 | Jun 1962 | British |
| JENKIN, Stephen | Director | 2023-12-11 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMAN, Mark Richard | Secretary | 1996-04-18 | 2026-02-23 |
| ANDREWS, Lisa | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2014-12-16 |
| APPLETON, Nigel | Director | 2007-03-08 | 2013-09-05 |
| BACON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2019-11-05 |
| BARKER, Hugh Sidney, Major | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2001-06-19 |
| BARSLEY, Alan John | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2012-07-19 |
| BOND, Ann Margaret | Director | 2020-10-08 | 2024-05-30 |
| BOWEN, Rachel | Director | 2015-05-21 | 2017-10-26 |
| BROWNING, Roger | Director | 2012-02-23 | 2020-11-18 |
| CHESNEY, Jo | Director | 1998-05-12 | 2005-05-15 |
| COOK, Eileen | Director | 1996-04-18 | 1999-11-01 |
| COWDELL, Fiona | Director | 2006-10-21 | 2012-04-26 |
| CUNNETT, Jessie Kay | Director | 2014-05-11 | 2015-05-29 |
| DATE, Carolyn Lesley Eileen | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2011-01-31 |
| FOREMAN, Claire Michele | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2013-10-24 |
| HAYDEN, Terry Colin | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2025-07-19 |
| HEMUS, Margaret Cecilia | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2004-09-14 |
| HENNEN, Susan | Director | 2012-09-27 | 2014-09-04 |
| HICKMAN, Paul Harold | Director | 2003-02-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| JACKSON, Sarah | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2026-07-10 |
| KNIGHT, Fiona Olivia | Director | 2013-10-24 | 2019-11-22 |
| MCDOUGALL, Isabella Campbell | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2004-09-14 |
| MOUSLEY, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2019-06-24 |
| NICHOLSON, Ann Patricia | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2019-11-05 |
| PEARCE, Kathleen | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2017-12-14 |
| RAINFORD, Wilfrid Langley | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2001-04-01 |
| SPARKES, Meriel Frances | Director | 2007-11-08 | 2008-06-01 |
| STANDERWICK, Michael | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2012-12-17 |
| STEDMAN, Norman Thomas | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2002-10-01 |
| STEPHENS, Geraldine | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2005-01-31 |
| SWAFFER, Marlene Joyce | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2009-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Edward James | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2021-10-04 |
| WEINBERG, Aubrey, Dr | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2004-02-03 |
| WICKS, Pauline Anne | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2015-06-04 |
| YEO, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2021-10-04 | 2026-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Adrian Dawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-08-31 | Ceased 2025-02-25 |
| Mr Paul Harold Hickman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.