HARTFORD CARE (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-16 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£91K
+21.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+16.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
83
+12.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-1.1% vs 2024
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,961,275 | — | £2,858,391 | — | £3,056,497 | — | £3,432,400 | £3,895,076 | £4,442,513 | |
| Operating profit | — | £937,988 | — | £833,786 | — | £1,060,615 | — | £1,034,349 | £1,120,384 | £1,315,543 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £885,499 | — | £833,786 | — | £1,060,615 | — | £1,034,349 | £1,120,384 | £1,108,449 | |
| Net profit | — | £781,271 | — | £694,443 | — | £842,040 | — | £1,263,296 | £963,306 | £932,704 | |
| Cash | — | £115,858 | — | £109,996 | — | £99,015 | — | £81,437 | £75,002 | £90,912 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,560,526 | — | £6,410,059 | — | £7,074,302 | — | £8,178,657 | £10,105,401 | £14,927,457 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,777,985 | — | £1,522,428 | — | £2,364,468 | — | £3,627,764 | £5,552,157 | £6,484,862 | |
| Equity | £2,996,714 | £3,777,985 | £3,777,985 | £1,522,428 | £1,522,428 | £2,364,468 | £2,364,468 | £3,627,764 | £5,552,157 | £6,484,862 | |
| Average employees | — | 86 | — | 86 | — | 78 | — | 74 | 74 | 83 | |
| Wages | — | £1,355,156 | — | £1,360,657 | — | £1,506,312 | — | £1,607,322 | £1,744,129 | £1,929,996 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+14.1%
£3,895,076 £4,442,513
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+21.2%
£75,002 £90,912
-
Net assets
+16.8%
£5,552,157 £6,484,862
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+12.2%
74 83
-
Operating profit
+17.4%
£1,120,384 £1,315,543
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-1.1%
£1,120,384 £1,108,449
-
Wages
+10.7%
£1,744,129 £1,929,996
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 31.7% | — | 29.2% | — | 34.7% | — | 30.1% | 28.8% | 29.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 26.4% | — | 24.3% | — | 27.5% | — | 36.8% | 24.7% | 21.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.3% | — | 13.0% | — | 15.0% | — | 12.6% | 11.1% | 8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49.1% | 57.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 26.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | 17.87x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35x |
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
- HARTFORD CARE (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 2007-07-25 → present
- HARTFORD CARE (MALDEN) LIMITED 2007-07-02 → 2007-07-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 2 July 2024, Hartford Care Group Limited and it's subsidiaries were sold to new shareholders, Deer Capital Hartford Care Homes Limited.”
- “As part of the transaction, a sale and leaseback agreement for the properties in the Group was signed with Canda Life.”
- “On 18 August 2025, the Group, of which the company is a part, acquired five fully operational care homes across Kent from the Graham Care Group. These homes will be operated under the Hartford Care brand and reinforces the Group's expansion strategy, adding a further 513 bedrooms to its growing portfolio which now comprises over 1,500 bedrooms with additional home openings in the pipeline.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Nicola Jane | Director | 2024-08-08 | Oct 1978 | British |
| ELSTON, Henry William | Director | 2024-07-02 | Aug 1988 | British |
| JONES, Emma Marie | Director | 2024-08-08 | Feb 1979 | British |
| PUDDLE, Benjamin Gordon | Director | 2024-07-02 | May 1985 | British |
| SHAW, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2022-06-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| SMITH, Amanda Helen | Director | 2024-08-08 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEDMAN, David Gurney, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-07-10 | 2011-12-31 |
| D G SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-02 | 2007-07-10 |
| BARNES, Nicola Jane | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-07-02 |
| DALTON, William John Harling | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2019-08-05 |
| GAVIN, Joanna Lesley | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2022-06-01 |
| GAVIN, Sean Francis | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2022-06-01 |
| HEENAN, Victoria Louise | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| JOBSON, Paul David | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2017-08-18 |
| JONES, Emma Marie | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-07-02 |
| LEVIN, Lindsay Caroline | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2017-01-11 |
| MOED, Daniel David | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2009-05-30 |
| SMITH, Amanda Helen | Director | 2019-08-05 | 2024-07-02 |
| SMITH, Leah-Marie Shirley Jean | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2021-04-16 |
| SMITH, Michael Jason | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2016-10-14 |
| DUTTON GREGORY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-07-02 | 2007-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Care Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.