FORGE HOUSE CARE LTD
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Cash
£670K
+390.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+28.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
318
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+46.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £12,070,948 | £13,487,565 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,014,772 | £1,325,025 | +30.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £760,164 | £1,110,512 | +46.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £532,945 | £832,000 | +56.1% | |
| Cash | £47,518 | £66,508 | £136,611 | £670,071 | +390.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,384,653 | £2,155,469 | £5,507,759 | £6,285,279 | +14.1% | |
| Net assets | £497,348 | £869,622 | £2,327,824 | £2,989,824 | +28.4% | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,327,824 | £2,989,824 | +28.4% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 216 | 322 | 318 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | £9,470,887 | £10,409,568 | +9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £267,231 | £261,567 | -2.1% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.4% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.4% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 18.4% | 21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.28x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.99x | 6.05x |
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
- FORGE HOUSE CARE LTD 2014-04-10 → present
- PLACESUPER LIMITED 1998-10-16 → 2014-04-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Perrys Audit Limited
- 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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRACE-MCMENEMY, Edward James | Director | 2019-04-02 | Feb 1988 | British |
| FINEMAN, Nicholas Russell | Director | 2010-10-13 | Mar 1963 | British |
| FINEMAN, Octavia Emma Lindsay | Director | 2016-03-24 | Feb 1994 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINEMAN, Susan | Secretary | 2010-11-11 | 2014-07-04 |
| LOCK, Jemma Joy | Secretary | 2008-01-25 | 2010-11-04 |
| LOCK, Leanora Anne | Secretary | 1998-11-05 | 2006-03-06 |
| WYKES, Martyn | Secretary | 2006-03-06 | 2008-01-25 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-16 | 1998-11-05 |
| BERNSTEIN, Jeffrey | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2004-10-31 |
| FINEMAN, Susan Caroline | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2019-04-24 |
| LOCK, John Colin | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2010-10-13 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-16 | 1998-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Russell Fineman | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2026-03-27 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Caroline Fineman | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2026-03-27 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Caroline Fineman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2026-03-27 |
| Mr Nicholas Russell Fineman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2026-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-03 | 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
- 11
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.