CARING FOR LIFE
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Cash
£1.3m
-5.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.3m
+19.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
73
-8.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-01-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,543,682 | £4,841,370 | £5,950,995 | +22.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£260,971 | £341,588 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£260,971 | £341,588 | £1,188,381 | +247.9% | |
| Cash | £1,275,778 | £1,327,117 | £1,259,190 | -5.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,333,171 | £6,720,221 | £7,580,367 | +12.8% | |
| Net assets | £5,696,423 | £6,107,481 | £7,295,862 | +19.5% | |
| Equity | £5,696,423 | £6,107,481 | £7,295,862 | +19.5% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 80 | 73 | -8.8% | |
| Wages | £1,843,679 | £1,972,325 | £1,992,447 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £241,136 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -16.9% | 7.1% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.1% | 16.2% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 2.99x | 3.35x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Trustees, therefore, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARING FOR LIFE · parent
- Caring For Life Trading Limited 100%
- Caring For Life Properties Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRNIE, Jonathan William, Dr | Director | 2017-08-17 | Sep 1973 | British |
| BYGROVES, Mark William | Director | 2022-03-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
| BYGROVES, William Ernest | Director | 2017-08-17 | Mar 1953 | British |
| PEASE, Robert Paul | Director | 2019-02-25 | Jun 1958 | British |
| YOUNG, Pamela Bronwen | Director | 2017-08-17 | Sep 1954 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEGG, Patricia Margaret | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2021-03-02 |
| HADDOW, Catherine Louise | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2025-05-14 |
| HENDRIKSZ, Florence | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2024-03-12 |
| SHARKEY, Graham John | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2023-06-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.