PRIORY GROUP UK 1 LIMITED
Priory Group UK 1 Limited is a holding entity for the Priory Group, a Waterland Private Equity-backed provider of mental healthcare, addiction rehabilitation, and specialist education facilities in the UK.
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Cash
£19M
-41% vs 2024
Net assets
-£246M
-26.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
14,971
-1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£66M
-2,104.3% vs 2024
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 | £767,552,000 | £819,003,000 | £794,205,000 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,158,000 | £76,078,000 | £5,936,000 | -92.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£72,395,000 | £3,298,000 | -£66,103,000 | -2,104.3% | |
| Net profit | -£43,956,000 | £9,075,000 | -£51,060,000 | -662.6% | |
| Cash | £12,673,000 | £32,354,000 | £19,080,000 | -41% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £930,930,000 | £941,873,000 | £879,667,000 | -6.6% | |
| Net assets | -£203,879,000 | -£194,814,000 | -£245,640,000 | -26.1% | |
| Equity | -£203,879,000 | -£194,814,000 | -£245,640,000 | -26.1% | |
| Average employees | 14,754 | 15,210 | 14,971 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £370,080,000 | £417,826,000 | £435,119,000 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,030,000 | £1,193,000 | £965,000 | -19.1% |
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 | -0.2% | 9.3% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | -5.7% | 1.1% | -6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | 8.1% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 118.5% | 117.3% | 123.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 1.03x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | 1.03x | 0.08x |
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
- PRIORY GROUP UK 1 LIMITED 2018-03-07 → present
- PARTNERSHIPS IN CARE UK 1 LIMITED 2015-01-30 → 2018-03-07
- PIPER HOLDCO 1, LTD. 2014-05-27 → 2015-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries and having considered the business activities and the Group's principal risks and uncertainties, the directors are satisfied that the Group as a whole has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- PRIORY GROUP UK 1 LIMITED · parent
- Priory Group No. 2 Limited 100%
- Priory Group No. 3 Limited 100%
- Priory Investments Holdings Limited 100%
- Priory Health No. 1 Limited 100%
- Craegmoor Group Limited 100%
- Priory Healthcare Holdings Limited 100%
- Medical Imaging (Essex) Limited 100%
- Nottcor 6 Limited 100%
- Priory Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Priory Healthcare Investments Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group has launched a new four year plan building on the success of the Priory Plan for 2023-2025, which delivered high levels of quality and safety ratings across all services, with more people moving from high acuity to less restrictive environments. The Priory Plan 2026-30 comprises of six strategic goals.”
- “The principal factors are changes in the UK government's policy towards the funding of health and specialist social care, inflationary pressures, changes in the regulatory regime, competitive threats from other providers and the loss of key individuals.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, David James | Secretary | 2016-11-30 | — | — |
| CRESSWELL, Rebekah Antonia | Director | 2021-12-08 | Oct 1975 | British |
| HALL, David James | Director | 2021-07-12 | Nov 1962 | British |
| LEE, James Benjamin | Director | 2021-07-12 | Sep 1977 | British |
| SCHULTE-NOELLE, Philipp Henning | Director | 2024-05-24 | Nov 1976 | German |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIVINGSTON, Sarah | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| SH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-05-27 | 2014-07-01 |
| HOWARD, Christopher Lee | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2021-01-19 |
| JACOBS, Joey Anthony | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2019-01-11 |
| JERVIS, Ryan David | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2021-07-12 |
| MICHAEL SCHMIDT, André, Dr. | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2024-05-24 |
| MYERS, Nigel | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2019-12-17 |
| OSTEEN, Debra Kay | Director | 2019-01-11 | 2021-01-19 |
| TORRINGTON, Trevor Michael | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2021-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remedcouk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-19 | Active |
| Acadia Healthcare Company Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2022-02-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.