BLACKADDER CORPORATION LIMITED
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Cash
£349k
+37.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2m
+14.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
141
+11.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£639k
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £5,131,318 | £6,211,194 | £6,547,207 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £415,569 | £818,808 | £887,521 | +8.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £223,628 | £599,071 | £638,613 | +6.6% | |
| Net profit | £210,107 | £445,363 | £476,561 | +7% | |
| Cash | £971,820 | £252,851 | £348,715 | +37.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,348,027 | £6,583,862 | £6,774,583 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,440,951 | £2,817,224 | £3,213,195 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | £2,440,951 | £2,817,224 | £3,213,195 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 150 | 126 | 141 | +11.9% | |
| Wages | £2,816,401 | £3,113,753 | £3,313,085 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £81,927 | £159,717 | £145,140 | -9.1% |
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 | 8.1% | 13.2% | 13.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 7.2% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.8% | 12.4% | 13.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.7% | 63.3% | 60.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 2.18x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 2.17x | 3.73x | 3.57x |
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
- BLACKADDER CORPORATION LIMITED 2011-03-22 → present
- WH 426 LIMITED 2011-02-28 → 2011-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BLACKADDER CORPORATION LIMITED · parent
- Evendine Care Limited 100%
- Field House Residential Care Limited 100%
- Kirby Grange Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As part of a refinancing completed in August 2024, the Care Homes (on a full business use basis) were valued by Christies and Co for the Business's Lender.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Zosia Marie | Secretary | 2011-02-28 | — | — |
| BUTCHER, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2011-02-28 | Nov 1953 | British |
| BUTCHER, Michael Zygmund | Director | 2013-07-23 | Mar 1982 | British |
| BUTCHER, Zosia Marie | Director | 2011-02-28 | May 1955 | British |
| HENDERSON, Hannah Ingrid | Director | 2013-07-23 | Sep 1983 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Zosia Marie Butcher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Geoffrey Charles Butcher | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.