PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,633,096 | £18,649,000 | £22,960,000 | +23.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,052,684 | £922,553 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,030,355 | £889,062 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £969,785 | £984,171 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,098,528 | £1,685,025 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,420,818 | £10,263,723 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,891,781 | £9,875,952 | — | — | |
| Equity | £8,891,781 | £9,875,952 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 324 | 353 | — | — | |
| Wages | £9,002,597 | £10,847,309 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £392,638 | £494,800 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,813 | £48,295 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £119,423 | £199,228 | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 4.9% | — | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 5.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | 9.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.9% | 39.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.39x | 0.65x | — | |
| Interest cover | 47.14x | 27.55x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-26
- PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITED 2025-03-26 → present
- PHOENIX CHILD CARE LIMITED 2005-07-21 → 2025-03-26
- SURFACE CLEANING LIMITED 2005-07-12 → 2005-07-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In reaching this conclusion, the directors have reviewed the Company's forecasts and projections for a period extending to at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and have considered the Company's expected trading performance and cash generation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSIE, Tom | Director | 2020-09-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| PAIN, Jonathan Hugh | Director | 2015-07-16 | Nov 1969 | British |
| THOMAS, Paula Susan | Director | 2026-01-26 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANN, Paul Robert | Secretary | 2005-07-12 | 2013-07-02 |
| DELBAERE, Francois Hr | Secretary | 2013-09-17 | 2026-02-28 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-12 | 2005-07-12 |
| BURLEY, Keith George | Director | 2005-07-12 | 2017-12-05 |
| CANN, Paul Robert | Director | 2005-07-12 | 2013-07-02 |
| COLLINGS, Paul | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2015-01-22 |
| DELBAERE, Francois Hr | Director | 2013-09-17 | 2026-02-28 |
| HEYWOOD-BRIGGS, Mark Antony | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-08-11 |
| PARKER, Mark | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2016-12-31 |
| SENS, Rodney Charles | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2012-03-26 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-12 | 2005-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-26 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- 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.