SPEEDS HEALTHCARE LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-19 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
72
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£42K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,291,000 | £12,303,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £151,000 | -£20,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £159,000 | -£42,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £125,000 | -£140,000 | |
| Cash | £246,966 | £487,121 | £1,061,062 | £1,463,221 | £1,485,000 | £1,007,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £424,299 | £641,279 | £1,114,997 | £1,462,220 | £1,561,000 | £2,084,000 | |
| Net assets | £341,607 | — | — | — | £1,494,000 | £1,354,000 | |
| Equity | £341,607 | £641,279 | £1,114,997 | £1,462,220 | £1,494,000 | £1,354,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 40 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,267,000 | £2,371,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £398,000 | £254,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | -1.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.70x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 50.33x | -0.83x |
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
- SPEEDS HEALTHCARE LTD. 2016-09-21 → present
- SPEEDS HOSPITAL PHARMACY LIMITED 2011-09-05 → 2016-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Katie | Secretary | 2023-07-03 | — | — |
| DAY, Thomas Michael | Director | 2023-04-18 | Sep 1972 | American |
| GIBSON, Jennifer Dawn | Director | 2023-04-04 | May 1972 | British |
| GROUND, Mark George | Director | 2023-04-04 | Oct 1970 | British |
| POVAH, Catherine | Director | 2025-05-07 | Mar 1987 | British |
| ROMERO, Antonio, Dr | Director | 2023-04-04 | May 1971 | British |
| TAK, Yachna | Director | 2025-10-08 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADSHAWE, Peter Stephen | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2023-04-04 |
| BRADSHAWE, Peter Stephen | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2025-10-03 |
| DUKE, Alison | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2024-10-21 |
| DUKE, Alison | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2023-04-04 |
| SPEED, Carole Susan | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2023-04-04 |
| SPEED, David John | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2024-04-10 |
| SPEED, David John | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2023-04-04 |
| SPEED, John David | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2023-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uk Acquisitions No. 6 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-04 | Active |
| Mr David John Speed | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-04 |
| Mrs Carole Susan Speed | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.