FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3m
-6.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£91m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
225
-5.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.1m
+4.4% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £71,730,000 | £77,024,000 | £82,143,000 | +6.6% | |
| Operating profit | £7,571,000 | £8,681,000 | £9,067,000 | +4.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,569,000 | £8,681,000 | £9,067,000 | +4.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,234,000 | £2,995,000 | £3,686,000 | +23.1% | |
| Cash | £2,224,000 | £3,556,000 | £3,310,000 | -6.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,965,000 | £86,970,000 | £90,603,000 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | £83,862,000 | £86,857,000 | £90,543,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £83,862,000 | £86,857,000 | £90,543,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 244 | 238 | 225 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £7,778,000 | £8,314,000 | £8,333,000 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 10.6% | 11.3% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.6% | 30.3% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.22x | 3.26x | 2.77x |
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
- FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2014-03-31 → present
- CORE ASSETS FOSTERING LIMITED 2013-02-06 → 2014-03-31
- FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2002-03-28 → 2013-02-06
- FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES 2001-11-14 → 2002-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow information in order to assess going concern over a period of at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements, the going concern assessment period.”
Group structure
- FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Foster Care Associates Scotland Limited 100%
- Fostering People Limited 100%
- Independent Fostering Limited 100%
- Fostering People Scotland Limited 100%
- Active Care Solutions Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2010-01-31 | — | — |
| AUGUST, Joanne | Director | 2019-07-02 | Jun 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Jonathan David | Director | 2007-09-03 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEECH, Bernadette | Secretary | 2002-06-17 | 2006-12-18 |
| LEWIS, Martin | Secretary | 2007-04-24 | 2010-01-31 |
| REES, Janet | Secretary | 2001-11-14 | 2002-06-17 |
| HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2006-12-18 | 2007-04-24 |
| ABLETT, Brenda Jacqueline | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-12-22 |
| ABRAHAM, Estella Emily | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2018-10-31 |
| AHMAD, Syed Ali Owais | Director | 2007-01-10 | 2007-09-03 |
| BANKS, Alison Ann | Director | 2010-05-17 | 2016-05-16 |
| BERTIE, Rupert Calvin | Director | 2008-05-27 | 2013-09-30 |
| BERTIE, Rupert Calvin | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-12-22 |
| BRADLEY, Noel Bernard | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-12-22 |
| COCKBURN, Martin James Stuart | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| COSTELLO, Mark Richard | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2019-07-31 |
| EDWARDS, Jacqueline Patricia | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2003-04-30 |
| GREEN, Edward John | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2011-12-14 |
| GROSVENOR, Stephen John | Director | 2005-09-19 | 2014-07-31 |
| KENNY, Lynda Mary | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-12-22 |
| LAKE, Roger John | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-12-22 |
| LOCKYER, Simon | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2005-01-21 |
| MELBOURNE, Sally | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2017-05-31 |
| MELBOURNE, Sally | Director | 2009-09-28 | 2010-02-26 |
| OLDHAM, David John | Director | 2007-01-10 | 2016-12-31 |
| REES, Janet | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| SHOSTAK, Raymond Jon | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2013-06-28 |
| SYKES, Robert Hedley | Director | 2007-01-25 | 2015-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrius Central Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-10 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-11-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.