WELLBURN CARE HOMES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-17 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+2.9% highest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£21M
-27.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
636
+2.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,941,952 | — | £20,305,808 | — | £22,188,796 | — | £25,601,125 | £27,461,702 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,723,706 | — | £2,898,399 | — | £2,364,278 | — | £3,225,739 | £99,946 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,355,562 | — | £1,590,441 | — | £891,838 | — | — | -£1,291,672 | |
| Net profit | — | £896,339 | — | £882,685 | — | £839,994 | — | £756,835 | -£226,843 | |
| Cash | £607,617 | £1,644,893 | £1,644,893 | £889,762 | £889,762 | £1,704,908 | £1,704,908 | £2,577,539 | £2,651,307 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £47,317,284 | — | £50,057,077 | — | £51,617,871 | — | £51,594,633 | £41,082,457 | |
| Net assets | — | £24,554,372 | — | £27,391,365 | — | £28,139,444 | — | £28,712,449 | £20,749,669 | |
| Equity | £23,658,033 | £24,554,372 | £24,554,372 | £27,391,365 | £27,391,365 | £28,139,444 | £28,139,444 | £28,712,449 | £20,749,669 | |
| Average employees | — | 591 | — | 553 | — | 582 | — | 621 | 636 | |
| Wages | — | £11,625,314 | — | £11,417,279 | — | £11,687,231 | — | £13,823,804 | £15,398,288 |
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 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 13.7% | — | 14.3% | — | 10.7% | — | 12.6% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.5% | — | 4.3% | — | 3.8% | — | 3.0% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.8% | — | 5.8% | — | 4.6% | — | 6.3% | 0.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.99x | — | 2.22x | — | 1.60x | — | 2.06x | 0.07x |
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
- Waltons Business Advisers Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- WELLBURN CARE HOMES LIMITED · parent
- Wellburn Care Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUPPY, Richard David | Secretary | 2018-05-21 | — | — |
| BECKETT, Rachel | Director | 2014-11-03 | Mar 1973 | British |
| DEWAR, Mark John | Director | 2025-10-03 | Apr 1979 | British |
| GUPPY, Richard David | Director | 2017-09-11 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MCKINNEY, Susan Margaret | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Sharon | Secretary | 1998-02-09 | 2018-05-21 |
| CURRIE, Gordon | Secretary | — | 1993-08-06 |
| HARVEY, Patricia Mary | Secretary | 1993-08-06 | 1998-02-09 |
| BECKETT, Barbara | Director | — | 2008-05-06 |
| BECKETT, Karl Lloyd | Director | 2002-04-02 | 2013-07-05 |
| BECKETT, Simon William | Director | — | 2025-08-31 |
| BUCKLAND, Stephen William | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2025-07-24 |
| BURNS, Norma | Director | 1989-01-30 | 2012-03-31 |
| BUTLER, Michael Craig | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2017-07-19 |
| CURRIE, Annie | Director | — | 1994-02-08 |
| CURRIE, Gordon | Director | — | 1993-08-06 |
| DAVEY, Christopher John | Director | 2013-03-29 | 2020-12-31 |
| HUGHES-COOK, Jane Michelle | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-02-08 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Julian Guy, Doctor | Director | 1994-10-14 | 2006-05-03 |
| SILLARS, Michael Gordon | Director | 2004-11-16 | 2013-03-29 |
| SMITH, David Patrick | Director | 2013-02-11 | 2016-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Beckett | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Simon William Beckett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+7.3%
£25,601,125 £27,461,702
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+2.9%
£2,577,539 £2,651,307
highest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
-27.7%
£28,712,449 £20,749,669
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2.4%
621 636
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-96.9%
£3,225,739 £99,946
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+11.4%
£13,823,804 £15,398,288
highest in 5 filed years
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