SIGNATURE SENIOR LIFESTYLE OPERATIONS LTD
Trading as Signature Senior Lifestyle, the company operates a portfolio of residential care homes and senior living communities in and around Greater London under the ownership of PGIM Real Estate and Elevation Advisors.
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Cash
£6.6M
-40.8% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3.3M
-2,015.1% vs 2023
Employees
1,236
-54.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,144,967 | £43,335,984 | -45.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£223,254 | -£2,950,578 | -1,221.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£168,103 | -£3,136,682 | -1,765.9% | |
| Cash | £11,180,666 | £6,615,513 | -40.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£155,660 | -£3,292,342 | -2,015.1% | |
| Net assets | -£155,660 | -£3,292,342 | -2,015.1% | |
| Equity | -£155,660 | -£3,292,342 | -2,015.1% | |
| Average employees | 2,696 | 1,236 | -54.2% | |
| Wages | £70,432,227 | £33,888,085 | -51.9% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.3% | -6.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | -7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.77x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at the 31st December 2024 the company has a net liability position of £3,292,342 (2023: £155,660) and made a loss for the year of £3,136,682 (2023: £168,103). The directors have made an assessment of the company's going concern and the ability to continue as a going concern for at least a period of twelve months from the signing of these finan”
Group structure
- SIGNATURE SENIOR LIFESTYLE OPERATIONS LTD · parent
- Signature Senior Lifestyle GP III LLP 50%
- Signature Senior Lifestyle GP IV LLP 50%
- SSL Caversham GP LLP 50%
- SSL Farnham Common GP LLP 50%
- SSL Highgate GP LLP 50%
Significant events
- “The Signature Group is currently progressing a number of development opportunities. At the year-end date, three (2023: three) projects were in various stages of the development program. The group continues to actively search for and identify new opportunities, and the aim of the business is to ultimately develop and operate in excess of 35 Care and N”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER, Steven George | Secretary | 2023-06-05 | — | — |
| GARDNER, Steven George | Director | 2022-04-27 | Apr 1985 | British |
| MARTIN, Robert | Director | 2025-12-04 | Mar 1977 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Tom James | Secretary | 2014-11-21 | 2022-04-27 |
| MUTTER, Christopher George | Secretary | 2022-04-27 | 2023-06-05 |
| ROCHE, Aidan Gerard | Secretary | 2009-02-23 | 2014-11-21 |
| BALL, Tom James | Director | 2014-11-21 | 2022-04-27 |
| BILLANE, John | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2010-12-22 |
| CERRONE, Frank | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2019-07-31 |
| CHOW, Glen Yat-Hung | Director | 2022-06-15 | 2023-07-18 |
| COX, Lisa Kay | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2025-01-31 |
| HARDY, James | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2019-07-31 |
| HIGGS, Andrew Fujio | Director | 2023-12-18 | 2024-07-02 |
| HUNT, Carole | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2014-03-13 |
| KIRK, Heather | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-18 |
| KOWALIK, Kimberley Janine | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-18 |
| MADDIN, Keith John | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2013-12-11 |
| NEWELL, Thomas Bruce | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2022-06-30 |
| ROCHE, Aidan Gerard | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2023-07-31 |
| SEEWOOLALL, Vishul | Director | 2025-01-31 | 2025-04-30 |
| WELLNER, Thomas Gordon | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2019-07-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, Creenagh Carmel | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2019-01-04 |
| WILLS, Mark Edward | Director | 2009-02-23 | 2010-05-14 |
| SIGNATURE SENIOR LIFESTYLE FINANCE LTD | Corporate Director | 2009-02-23 | 2009-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ssl Holdings Guernsey Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Signature Senior Lifestyle Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.