INVACARE UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£28k
-82.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.6m
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
104
-3.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1m
+193.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,776,000 | £6,660,000 | £6,334,000 | £6,951,000 | +9.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £386,000 | £353,000 | £1,036,000 | +193.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £384,000 | £351,000 | £1,030,000 | +193.4% | |
| Net profit | — | £304,000 | £274,000 | £735,000 | +168.2% | |
| Cash | — | £79,000 | £161,000 | £28,000 | -82.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,630,000 | £8,880,000 | £9,602,000 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | — | £8,563,000 | £8,837,000 | £9,572,000 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | — | £8,563,000 | £8,837,000 | £9,572,000 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 112 | 108 | 104 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | — | £3,676,000 | £3,640,000 | £3,544,000 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £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 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.8% | 5.6% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.6% | 4.3% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.5% | 4.0% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 14.0% | 10.7% | 11.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.17x | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- INVACARE UK OPERATIONS LIMITED 2004-12-01 → present
- INVACARE LIMITED 2000-12-05 → 2004-12-01
- SCANDINAVIAN MOBILITY UK LIMITED 1997-01-16 → 2000-12-05
- ADVERTELECT LIMITED 1996-11-20 → 1997-01-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the going concern concept as the parent undertaking has committed to provide the financial support to allow the company to pay its debts as they fall due for a period of twelve months from the date of the balance sheet approval. The directors have considered the willingness and ability of the parent undertaking to provide further funding as part of their going concern assessment.”
Group structure
- INVACARE UK OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Invacare Limited 100%
- Medical Support Systems Holdings Limited 100%
- MSS (Europe) Limited
- Medical Support Systems Limited
- MSS Care Direct Limited
- Poirier (UK) Limited 100%
- Invacare Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30th January 2026, Rhône, a global private equity firm, completed the acquisitions of Invacare Holdings SARL (Invacare Europe and APAC) and its subsidiaries and DHG Holdco SARL and its subsidiaries, combining the businesses and associated brands to create DHCare, with the aim to be one of the international leaders in designing, manufacturing and distributing medical devices in the mobility and post-acute care sectors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, James Phillip | Secretary | 2021-12-16 | — | — |
| EWART, Graham | Director | 2026-01-31 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Rachel Mary | Secretary | 2012-08-13 | 2013-12-20 |
| COX, Simon John | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | 2012-08-12 |
| MCCARTHY, Kevin Carl | Secretary | 2013-12-20 | 2019-05-14 |
| MORGAN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2000-02-29 | 2010-06-30 |
| MYRTHUE, Kenneth | Secretary | 1996-12-11 | 2000-02-29 |
| NEWELL, Kelly Louise | Secretary | 2019-05-14 | 2021-12-16 |
| PEARCE, David Thomas | Secretary | 2010-07-15 | 2011-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-20 | 1996-12-11 |
| BAKER, Clare Teresa Margaret | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2000-08-01 |
| BARLIN, Frank Everett | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2001-09-30 |
| BEVAN, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2022-06-01 |
| DAVIES, Robert Steven | Director | 2003-11-18 | 2007-01-31 |
| FOGHSGAARD, Lars | Director | 1996-12-11 | 2000-02-29 |
| GRETZ, Philippe Jordi | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2021-06-08 |
| GUDBRANSON, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2010-10-14 | 2017-11-26 |
| GUDBRANSON, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2002-11-04 |
| HAWKES, Roy Sidney | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2007-01-31 |
| KRAMMER, Franz Xaver | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2011-04-28 |
| LAWSON, James Arthur | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| LENEGHAN, Kathleen Patricia | Director | 2017-11-26 | 2023-07-01 |
| LEWIS, Jan Anthony | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2006-12-04 |
| MIKLICH, Thomas R | Director | 2000-02-29 | 2003-04-14 |
| MORGAN, Stephen John | Director | 2007-01-31 | 2010-06-30 |
| MYRTHUE, Kenneth | Director | 1996-12-11 | 2000-02-29 |
| PROSSER, Mark | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2019-01-03 |
| PROSSER, Mark | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2006-02-06 |
| PROSSER, Mark | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2003-10-17 |
| PURTILL, Geoffrey Porter | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| SPARROW, Kenneth Allan | Director | 2001-10-31 | 2004-10-20 |
| TABICKMAN, Maurice Louis | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| VASSILOUDIS, Theodoros | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2017-11-30 |
| ZHU, Kai | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-20 | 1996-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-08-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-21 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-07-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.