TAKING CARE PERSONAL ALARMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
Cash
£985K
+18.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+373.8% vs 2023
Employees
269
+4.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+7.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-05
- TAKING CARE PERSONAL ALARMS LIMITED 2026-01-05 → present
- PPP TAKING CARE LIMITED 2017-04-03 → 2026-01-05
- AID-CALL LIMITED 1987-06-08 → 2017-04-03
- AID-CALL LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1987-06-08
- GLASSLAND LIMITED 1980-03-31 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,334,000 | £21,225,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,520,000 | £1,271,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £974,000 | £1,046,000 | |
| Net profit | £719,000 | £720,000 | |
| Cash | £830,000 | £985,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,031,000 | £13,601,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,804,000 | £13,285,000 | |
| Equity | £2,804,000 | £13,285,000 | |
| Average employees | 257 | 269 | |
| Wages | £7,500,000 | £8,354,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.3% | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 2.75x | 5.23x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the modelling, the assurance of continued financial support obtained from AXA UK plc in the form of a letter of support, and the outlook for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Financial Report.”
Significant events
- “During 2024, the Company saw additional expenses, including hiring and training extra staff, related to the acquisition of new customers from the Community Housing Group.”
- “The Company's funding was restructured in June 2024. The entire loan from parent company AXA PPP Healthcare Group Limited, including the accrued interest, was converted into a capital contribution of £9,761k.”
- “In November 2024 the Company acquired a customer care business from the Community Housing Group for £627k, in order to obtain their customer relationships.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES, Stephen John | Director | 2019-06-14 | Mar 1966 | British |
| LENNOX, Daniel Graham | Director | 2025-12-22 | Jul 1980 | British |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2025-12-22 | Dec 1985 | British |
| RIDPATH, Andrew Peter | Director | 2025-12-22 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGGS, Kirsten Ann | Secretary | 2020-07-08 | 2023-02-28 |
| BYE, Karina Jane | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | 2025-12-22 |
| CASTLE, Rodney Grahame | Secretary | 1993-07-06 | 1997-08-12 |
| CHILD, Jeremy Martin | Secretary | — | 1993-07-06 |
| LYNCH, Agnes | Secretary | 2016-03-25 | 2016-11-01 |
| NOLAN, Maureen Patricia | Secretary | 2006-10-06 | 2009-08-01 |
| O'REILLY, Sarah Amy | Secretary | 2024-06-19 | 2025-04-30 |
| PURVIS, Ian Bremner | Secretary | 1997-08-12 | 2006-09-01 |
| RIDDY, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 2023-03-01 | 2024-06-19 |
| SMALL, Jeremy Peter | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2020-06-16 |
| ABLETT, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2013-05-27 |
| AKINPELU, Abi Anthony | Director | 2004-11-23 | 2008-04-01 |
| ANDERSON, Valerie Katherine Barbara | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| ARYA, Rajeev | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2016-11-01 |
| BIDDLE, Norman Michael, Dr | Director | 1995-09-08 | 2002-05-09 |
| BOOKER, Christopher John | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2007-07-27 |
| BOTSFORD, David | Director | 1997-08-12 | 1998-11-30 |
| CHILD, Jeremy Martin | Director | 1995-01-27 | 2001-06-01 |
| CHIVERS, Linda Grace | Director | 2006-03-02 | 2006-10-06 |
| CLARKE, Ruth Elizabeth | Director | 2004-11-23 | 2005-11-25 |
| DALBY, Michael | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2023-06-30 |
| DARLING, Wendy Barbara | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-12-22 |
| EDWARDS, Myles Jonathan | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2015-12-31 |
| EMERY, Stuart Julian | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| FENWICK, Sebastian Edmund Stephen | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2009-06-09 |
| FENWICK, Sebastian Edmund Stephen | Director | — | 1996-08-02 |
| GARRAD, Tracy Nicola | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2023-03-31 |
| GIBBS, Keith George | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GILES, Terence George | Director | — | 1995-06-16 |
| GLASSBOROW, Richard | Director | 2025-02-24 | 2025-12-22 |
| GRAY, Derek John | Director | 1991-08-16 | 2007-04-26 |
| HALLAM, Lee George | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2017-03-07 |
| HARLAND, Stephen John | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2018-04-09 |
| HIRST, Timothy James | Director | 1997-11-24 | 1999-08-31 |
| HOW, Alan | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2009-03-31 |
| HOWES, Mark Richardson | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2020-02-14 |
| JEFFREY, Dianne Michelle | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2016-11-01 |
| KERSLAKE, John Anthony | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2004-11-23 |
| LE GRYS, Desmond John | Director | 2004-11-23 | 2006-07-24 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Catherine Mary Anne | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2009-06-09 |
| MORRIS, Gordon George | Director | 2004-11-23 | 2015-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Stephen Christopher Jeringham | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| PAGE, Anthony Sherwin | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2006-08-21 |
| PORRITT, Jacquelyn Ann | Director | 2008-09-19 | 2012-08-31 |
| PRENTICE, Reginald Ernest, Lord | Director | — | 1997-08-12 |
| PURVIS, Ian Bremner | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2004-11-23 |
| RISEBROW, Hugh Francis | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1998-01-05 |
| SCOTT, Charles William | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2012-10-19 |
| SMITH, Heather Mary | Director | 2024-01-15 | 2025-12-22 |
| TURNER, Richard Philip | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-04-24 |
| VARDY, Matthew Alan | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2025-12-22 |
| WATERSTONE, David George Stuart | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| WATHEN, Simon Walter Julian | Director | 2006-02-13 | 2012-06-30 |
| WAUGH, Simon John | Director | 2013-09-19 | 2016-11-11 |
| WILKINSON, Amber | Director | 2017-01-27 | 2019-03-31 |
| WRIGHT, Tom Knox | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2010-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Atlantic Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-22 | Active |
| Axa Ppp Healthcare Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2025-12-22 |
| Age Uk Trading Cic | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 294 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-01-05 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-01-05 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-12-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+15.8%
£18,334,000 £21,225,000
-
Cash
+18.7%
£830,000 £985,000
-
Net assets
+373.8%
£2,804,000 £13,285,000
-
Employees
+4.7%
257 269
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Operating profit
-16.4%
£1,520,000 £1,271,000
-
Profit before tax
+7.4%
£974,000 £1,046,000
-
Wages
+11.4%
£7,500,000 £8,354,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers