SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED
Operating under the Sanctuary Care brand, the company manages residential care homes for the elderly and disabled as a subsidiary of the not-for-profit Sanctuary Housing Association.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
5,056
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+102% 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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £190,625,000 | £210,798,000 | £249,714,000 | +18.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,870,000 | £4,111,000 | £9,924,000 | +141.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,752,000 | £5,329,000 | £10,762,000 | +102% | |
| Net profit | £2,814,000 | £6,013,000 | £6,969,000 | +15.9% | |
| Cash | £26,811,000 | £34,546,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,321,000 | £3,546,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,607,000 | £3,516,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £1,607,000 | £3,516,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 4,701 | 5,015 | 5,056 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £137,714,000 | £159,622,000 | £171,425,000 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £270,000 | £285,000 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £13,000 | £19,000 | £16,000 | -15.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £249,000 | £270,000 | £285,000 | +5.6% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 123.7% | 115.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.2% | 95.1% | — |
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
- SANCTUARY CARE LIMITED 2002-04-17 → present
- SANCTUARY CARE SERVICES LIMITED 2001-06-08 → 2002-04-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- 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”
Significant events
- “the operating activities of Cornwall Care Limited, Tayside Care Limited, Dornoch Medical Care Limited and Mull Hall Care Limited were transferred to Sanctuary Care Limited during the year, transferring 16 operational care homes into a single operating entity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEYMOUR, Nicole | Secretary | 2018-05-23 | — | — |
| BLACKWOOD, Leanne Jane | Director | 2019-05-22 | Feb 1980 | British |
| CLARKE-KUEHN, Sarah Ann | Director | 2018-05-23 | Nov 1971 | British |
| FRENCH, Diane Phyllis | Director | 2020-12-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MOULE, Craig Jon | Director | 2016-09-21 | Jun 1966 | British |
| SEYMOUR, Nicole | Director | 2019-01-01 | Dec 1988 | British |
| THALLON, James Robert, Dr | Director | 2018-05-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Sophie | Secretary | 2014-08-27 | 2017-11-17 |
| BOYLES, Lynette | Secretary | 2001-06-08 | 2001-10-01 |
| MOULE, Craig Jon | Secretary | 2017-11-17 | 2018-05-23 |
| MOULE, Craig Jon | Secretary | 2002-02-18 | 2014-08-27 |
| BENNETT, David John | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2019-01-01 |
| BOYLES, Lynette | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2001-10-01 |
| EVANS, Gilean Mary Rohilla | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2011-09-26 |
| GARDNER, Hilary | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2002-05-29 |
| GORE, Valerie | Director | 2003-06-25 | 2004-11-24 |
| JAMES, Derek Claude | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2009-03-31 |
| MCCARTHY, Mark Richard | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2018-04-09 |
| MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeffrey | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2016-09-21 |
| MERTON, Len | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2013-05-24 |
| MOULE, Craig Jon | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-09-26 |
| MOULE, Craig Jon | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2004-11-24 |
| NASH, Joan Isabel | Director | 2007-04-02 | 2011-09-26 |
| NASH, Joan Isabel | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2002-05-29 |
| REES, Stephen | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2017-10-18 |
| STACY, Graham Henry | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2003-06-25 |
| TUCKWELL, Gareth David, Dr | Director | 2013-11-20 | 2020-09-22 |
| WATSON, Paul John | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2005-02-08 |
| WOOD, Stephen John | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2014-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary Housing Association | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-08 | Ceased 2023-09-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-09-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.