LONDON ENDOSCOPY CENTRE LTD
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Cash
£1K
-100% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.5M
+16.1% vs 2023
Employees
47
-2.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
+24.9% vs 2023
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 | £18,840,000 | £21,482,000 | +14% | |
| Operating profit | £8,057,000 | £10,062,000 | +24.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,057,000 | £10,062,000 | +24.9% | |
| Net profit | £6,176,000 | £7,447,000 | +20.6% | |
| Cash | £4,468,000 | £1,000 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,829,000 | £8,789,000 | +12.3% | |
| Net assets | £7,285,000 | £8,455,000 | +16.1% | |
| Equity | £7,285,000 | £8,455,000 | +16.1% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 47 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £2,110,000 | £2,285,000 | +8.3% | |
| 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 | 42.8% | 46.8% | |
| Net margin | 32.8% | 34.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 102.9% | 114.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.57x | 2.82x |
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
- LONDON ENDOSCOPY CENTRE LTD 2020-02-04 → present
- HCA MEDICAL CITY LIMITED 2016-11-18 → 2020-02-04
- HCA MANCHESTER PROPCO LIMITED 2015-08-18 → 2016-11-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors. HCA Healthcare Inc., the ultimate parent company, confirmed its intention to provide financial support to the HCA UK Group until 31 December 2026.”
Significant events
- “No material events have occurred since the statement of financial position date which would affect the financial statements of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Sam Chandrakant | Secretary | 2025-02-04 | — | — |
| BLOOM, Stuart Lionel, Professor | Director | 2021-10-28 | Jan 1959 | British |
| BURR, Darren Lee | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| LINDSAY, James Oliver, Professor | Director | 2021-10-28 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MADDEN, Janene May | Director | 2021-10-01 | Dec 1973 | New Zealander |
| MARTIN, George Richard | Director | 2026-03-19 | Dec 1986 | Australian |
| O'DONOHUE, John William, Dr | Director | 2021-10-28 | Aug 1963 | Irish |
| REICHLE, Eric | Director | 2021-10-01 | Nov 1978 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOYAL, Jasy | Secretary | 2015-08-18 | 2018-12-31 |
| VICKERY, Catherine Mary Jane | Secretary | 2019-01-21 | 2025-02-04 |
| BUGOS, John Reilly | Director | 2015-08-18 | 2016-08-12 |
| DODD, Miranda Jane | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| ESTOP GREEN, Maxine Ann | Director | 2023-02-08 | 2024-12-31 |
| MIDKIFF, Jeremy Randal | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2021-10-01 |
| NEEB, Michael Thomas | Director | 2015-08-18 | 2019-03-31 |
| PRESSLEY, William David | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2023-01-25 |
| PRITCHARD, Teresa Finch | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2019-05-01 |
| REAY, John Michael | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2021-10-01 |
| VICKERY, Catherine Mary Jane | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2021-10-01 |
| WILSON, Mathew Graham, Professor | Director | 2025-02-04 | 2026-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martins Healthcare Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-10-01 | Active |
| Hca International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.