DIRECT HEALTHCARE 24 LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
+113.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.2m
-9.2% vs 2024
Employees
26
-39.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.3m
-42.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,631,064 | £18,125,220 | £24,325,320 | £21,481,208 | £22,498,333 | £17,413,348 | -22.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,350,847 | £3,607,922 | £4,847,860 | £3,744,605 | £4,009,189 | £2,272,490 | -43.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,352,283 | £3,608,008 | £4,848,089 | £3,752,885 | £4,042,826 | £2,317,060 | -42.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,712,799 | £2,920,146 | £3,925,113 | £2,924,027 | £3,012,504 | £1,672,112 | -44.5% | |
| Cash | £735,464 | £1,170,645 | £499,216 | £1,322,168 | £1,387,514 | £2,961,664 | +113.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,904,718 | £2,163,069 | £2,826,309 | £3,498,106 | £2,422,472 | £2,199,970 | -9.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,498,106 | £2,422,472 | £2,199,970 | -9.2% | |
| Equity | £1,904,718 | £2,163,069 | £2,826,309 | £3,498,106 | £2,422,472 | £2,199,970 | -9.2% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 26 | -39.5% | |
| Wages | £1,876,049 | £2,510,293 | £2,845,427 | £2,780,171 | £2,955,910 | £2,965,213 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,202,622 | £1,021,840 | £720,029 | £794,667 | £1,089,136 | +37.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £655 | £1,180 | £4,006 | +239.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £720,029 | £750,615 | £927,119 | +23.5% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 17.4% | 17.8% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 175.9% | 166.8% | 171.5% | 107.0% | 165.5% | 103.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 33.1% | 48.2% | 56.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.02x | 2.06x | 1.76x |
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
- DIRECT HEALTHCARE 24 LIMITED 2019-07-30 → present
- DIRECT HEALTHCARE 24 PLC 2017-03-28 → 2019-07-30
- MAYDAY DIRECT 24 PLC 2013-10-21 → 2017-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has the ongoing support of its holding company and other group companies and has continued to be profitable since the year end The directors believe that the company is able to meet its working capital requirements for a period of at least one year from the approval of these accounts they therefore consider the company to be a going concern and have prepared accounts on this basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYLE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2026-01-29 | May 1991 | British |
| COUZINS, Jack | Director | 2020-10-01 | Aug 1991 | British |
| COYLE, Christopher John | Director | 2013-10-21 | Feb 1984 | British |
| GROVES, Peter | Director | 2022-12-01 | Jun 1988 | British |
| POTURICICH, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2013-10-21 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COYLE, Christopher | Secretary | 2013-10-21 | 2018-03-16 |
| PEPPERDINE, Howard | Secretary | 2018-03-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| ANDERSON, Jan | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| COOPER, Anna Louise | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| COYLE, Ashling Michelle | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-10-01 |
| COYLE, Kevin Michael | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2019-08-05 |
| HARRINGTON, Denis Peter | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2018-05-31 |
| SAFAPOUR, Charles | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2017-01-27 |
| WALSH, Christopher | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Capital Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-09-30 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
| Greencastle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-30 | Active |
| Tapa Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-05 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
| Mr Nicholas Paul Poturicich | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-05 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Paul Poturicich | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2019-08-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2026-10-14 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-14 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-10-14 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2026-08-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- 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.