FIRST CARE HOMES (IPSWICH) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-22 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-08
Watchouts
Cash
£596K
+256.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+68.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
122
+22% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£758K
+3,920.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,745,773 | £4,805,139 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £398,351 | £1,150,566 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £18,862 | £758,369 | |
| Net profit | £245,403 | — | £403,550 | — | -£1,067,668 | — | -£157,787 | — | -£181,529 | £392,721 | |
| Cash | £13,859 | — | £7,766 | — | £5,850 | — | £99 | — | £167,250 | £595,634 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,392,616 | — | £8,677,599 | — | £6,616,732 | — | £10,962,814 | — | £13,003,152 | £15,876,416 | |
| Net assets | £7,055,274 | — | £7,458,825 | — | £6,391,157 | — | £6,233,370 | — | £8,029,191 | £13,555,566 | |
| Equity | £7,055,274 | £7,055,275 | £7,458,825 | £7,458,825 | £6,391,157 | £6,391,157 | £6,233,370 | £6,233,370 | £8,029,191 | £13,555,566 | |
| Average employees | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 100 | 122 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,100,538 | £2,372,776 | |
| 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
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Turnover
+28.3%
£3,745,773 £4,805,139
-
Cash
+256.1%
£167,250 £595,634
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+68.8%
£8,029,191 £13,555,566
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+22%
100 122
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+188.8%
£398,351 £1,150,566
-
Profit before tax
+3,920.6%
£18,862 £758,369
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Wages
+13%
£2,100,538 £2,372,776
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.6% | 23.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.8% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 2.93x |
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
- FIRST CARE HOMES (IPSWICH) LIMITED 2012-05-11 → present
- FIRST CARE HOMES LIMITED 2011-11-03 → 2012-05-11
- LOCKMARSH LTD. 2009-01-08 → 2011-11-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- 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 Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- FIRST CARE HOMES (IPSWICH) LIMITED · parent
- Park View Care Home (Ipswich) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “FY 2024-25 saw home completing its expansion and renovation works resulting in an increase of 8 beds as well as total refurbishment and improvement of the whole home. This has allowed the home to improve and stabilise the occupancy rates leading to better profit results going forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERY, Helena Bernadette | Director | 2010-11-18 | Aug 1945 | British |
| JEFFERY, Paul Anthony Keith | Director | 2009-01-13 | Dec 1966 | British |
| JEFFERY, Robert James | Director | 2010-11-18 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOFIELD, Nigel Bennett | Secretary | 2009-01-13 | 2023-01-09 |
| KELFORD, Robert Stephen | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2009-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Care Homes Ipswich Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-21 | Active |
| Mr Paul Anthony Keith Jeffery | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
| Mr Robert James Jeffery | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
| Helena Bernadette Jeffery | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
| Mr Paul Anthony Keith Jeffery | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- 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.