NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£60m
-5.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£103m
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,227
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17m
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £110,877,000 | £114,515,000 | £123,646,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £16,084,000 | £17,429,000 | £14,074,000 | -19.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,701,000 | £20,911,000 | £17,498,000 | -16.3% | |
| Net profit | £14,589,000 | £14,994,000 | £12,632,000 | -15.8% | |
| Cash | £59,703,000 | £63,383,000 | £60,093,000 | -5.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £89,376,000 | £107,136,000 | £116,977,000 | +9.2% | |
| Net assets | £83,257,000 | £93,476,000 | £103,128,000 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £83,257,000 | £93,476,000 | £103,128,000 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,162 | 1,227 | 1,227 | 0% | |
| Wages | £43,837,000 | £47,398,000 | £49,048,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £107,000 | £102,000 | £107,000 | +4.9% |
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 | 14.5% | 15.2% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 13.1% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.0% | 16.3% | 12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 33.7% | 33.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.80x | 2.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 53.72x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the robust risk mitigation process and taking into account the current financial position, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 14 April 2026, the Directors declared a dividend payment of £4 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKDEN, Ruth | Secretary | 2023-07-28 | — | — |
| BRODIE, Michael Keith | Director | 2023-03-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
| EDMONDS, David Albert | Director | 2005-05-01 | Mar 1944 | British |
| GREENE, Maria | Director | 2024-06-05 | Aug 1967 | British |
| JEWITT, Justin Allan Spaven, Professor | Director | 2005-05-01 | May 1954 | British |
| NEILSON, John Nairn Macgregor | Director | 2020-07-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| THORMAN, Marcus James | Director | 2016-10-20 | Nov 1972 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS-USHER, Giles Maxwell | Secretary | 2021-02-22 | 2021-11-11 |
| CASHMORE, Peter Atherton | Secretary | 2012-12-31 | 2021-02-22 |
| LASSERRE, Marianne | Secretary | 2021-11-11 | 2023-07-28 |
| PETERS, Mark David | Secretary | 2004-11-08 | 2008-07-15 |
| WHITFIELD, Alan | Secretary | 2008-07-15 | 2012-12-31 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-11-08 | 2004-11-08 |
| AHLUWALIA, Davinder Singh | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2024-06-05 |
| ALEXANDER, Robert | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2011-06-10 |
| BARRAT, Lyndley Kay | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2007-12-31 |
| COATES, Peter Alexander | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2014-08-28 |
| FARRELL, Anna Marie | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2010-10-28 |
| GIBSON, John Leonard | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2006-03-27 |
| LEWIS, Michael | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2005-09-09 |
| MASTERSON, Benjamin Michael Patrick | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2023-03-31 |
| MCKINLAY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2014-08-28 | 2016-12-16 |
| POTTER, James Jackson | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2012-12-31 |
| SHIELDS, William Alexander | Director | 2013-01-24 | 2014-12-02 |
| STUART, Gordon Mckenzie | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2007-10-17 |
| TORRIE, John Powell | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2020-07-01 |
| VINCENT, James D'Arcy | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2012-05-18 |
| WESTON, Stephen Roy | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2009-02-02 |
| WRAGG, David Ian | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2009-02-02 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-08 | 2004-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nhs Business Services Authority | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Secretary Of State For Dept Of Health | Legal person | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Sopra Steria Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.