ORTHO-CARE (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-24 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+34.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+15.3% vs 2024
Employees
40
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+20.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,648,225 | £10,595,228 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,369,844 | £2,816,688 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,450,673 | £2,954,446 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,835,342 | £2,296,186 | |
| Cash | £2,008,117 | £4,201,094 | £5,059,875 | — | £3,531,480 | £4,764,831 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,115,603 | £8,410,012 | £10,143,124 | — | £5,514,335 | £6,256,284 | |
| Net assets | £7,042,183 | £8,293,767 | £10,048,704 | — | £5,428,371 | £6,256,284 | |
| Equity | £7,042,183 | £8,293,767 | £10,048,704 | — | £5,428,371 | £6,256,284 | |
| Average employees | 43 | 40 | 44 | — | 40 | 40 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,474,783 | £1,594,985 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 22.3% | 26.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 17.2% | 21.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 43.0% | 45.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 9.64x | 11.44x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In 2023, the company became a subsidiary of Lifco AB, an industrial group headquartered in Stockholm and listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange.”
- “Sumer Auditco Limited were appointed as auditor to the company following BHP LLP becoming part of the Sumer Group on 31 December 2025, which required a change in audit firm to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRSTOW, Karen | Secretary | 2023-10-07 | — | — |
| FLEAR, Chris | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| MENDELSÖHN, Lorna | Director | 2023-10-07 | Jul 1979 | British |
| REDIN, Karl Jonas | Director | 2023-10-07 | Jul 1982 | Swedish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARFORD, Richard | Secretary | 1992-05-18 | 2023-10-07 |
| HOYLE, Brian | Secretary | — | 1992-05-18 |
| GARFORD, Richard | Director | 1991-11-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| SCOTT, Kelvin George | Director | — | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifco Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-07 | Active |
| Mr Richard Garford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-07 |
| Mr Kelvin George Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-07 |
| Joy Elizabeth Garford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-07 |
| Lynn Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.5%
£10,648,225 £10,595,228
-
Cash
+34.9%
£3,531,480 £4,764,831
-
Net assets
+15.3%
£5,428,371 £6,256,284
-
Employees
0%
40 40
-
Operating profit
+18.9%
£2,369,844 £2,816,688
-
Profit before tax
+20.6%
£2,450,673 £2,954,446
-
Wages
+8.2%
£1,474,783 £1,594,985
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers