EXPECT LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-23 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-09
Watchouts
Cash
£182K
-1.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-0.2% vs 2023
Employees
138
-10.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3K
+99.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EXPECT LTD. 2005-03-01 → present
- SEFTON SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 1994-12-08 → 2005-03-01
- SOUTH SEFTON MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING GROUP LIMITED 1989-03-08 → 1994-12-08
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,019,862 | £7,752,793 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£440,814 | -£3,334 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£440,814 | -£3,334 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £185,063 | £181,660 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,258,263 | £2,105,011 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,742,513 | £1,739,179 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,742,513 | £1,739,179 | |
| Average employees | 235 | 233 | 192 | 154 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,974,497 | £6,052,408 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | -8.8% | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.85x | 2.09x |
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
- Alexander Myerson & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- EXPECT LTD. · parent
- Access to Care Ltd 100%
- Rowan Care Ltd 100%
- Focus Care Wales Ltd 100%
- Housing Initiatives (UK) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Expect Ltd. underwent a rebrand in August 2024 with new logos and email addresses and we received very positive feedback around this project.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Terry | Secretary | 2025-09-10 | — | — |
| GILMORE, Anthony Frederick | Director | 2016-04-27 | Dec 1947 | British |
| GRAHAM, Claire | Director | 2023-07-05 | Jan 1976 | British |
| HOOPER, Jeremy | Director | 2024-04-17 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BINSTEED, Margaret Paula | Secretary | 2007-11-28 | 2019-02-28 |
| BLAKEMORE, Debra | Secretary | 2021-04-14 | 2022-05-09 |
| DAVIES, Mark Graham | Secretary | — | 1993-01-28 |
| DEWHURST, Scott | Secretary | 2022-05-10 | 2023-10-06 |
| LUNT, Jayne | Secretary | 2023-10-06 | 2025-09-09 |
| MAYHEW, Zena | Secretary | 2005-12-22 | 2007-11-28 |
| OLLIVIER, Helen Margaret | Secretary | 2019-03-02 | 2021-04-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Susan | Secretary | 1993-01-28 | 2005-08-08 |
| ALPERT, Mary Joyce | Director | — | 1991-11-12 |
| BALE, Ellen Eileen | Director | — | 2005-06-28 |
| BOYLIN, Tracy Amanda | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2023-02-08 |
| BROAD, Damon Robert | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2026-03-24 |
| CLARKE, Colin | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2008-04-02 |
| COLLIGAN, Karen | Director | 1992-03-24 | 1992-12-03 |
| COLLIGAN, Patrick | Director | 1991-11-12 | 1992-12-03 |
| CROOK, Ellen Catherine | Director | 1999-01-21 | 2008-03-05 |
| CROTTY, Ann | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2002-10-31 |
| CRUICKSHANKS, John Harrison | Director | — | 1991-07-29 |
| CUMMINGS, Stanley Charles | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2011-03-09 |
| CURRAMS, Robert Victor | Director | 1996-01-30 | 1998-11-26 |
| DAVIES, Mark Graham | Director | — | 1995-09-26 |
| EGAN, David | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2021-08-04 |
| FRAIS, Charles Richard | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1996-01-30 |
| GREETHAM, Robert Edward | Director | 1991-08-16 | 1998-11-19 |
| HARDMAN, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2022-11-16 |
| HOWELLS, Alan James | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2012-03-12 |
| HUGHES, Steven William | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2017-12-31 |
| JARVIS, Anne Patricia | Director | — | 1991-07-29 |
| KELLY, John | Director | — | 1996-06-06 |
| MACDONALD, Mandy Elizabeth | Director | 2008-02-05 | 2021-09-30 |
| MAYHEW, Zena | Director | 2005-12-22 | 2013-02-07 |
| MCARDLE, John | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2002-10-31 |
| MCCABE, Sylvia Jean Margaret | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2025-01-20 |
| MORRIS, Kevin Robert Stephen | Director | 2023-07-05 | 2025-10-04 |
| MURPHY, Richard Patrick | Director | 1991-11-12 | 1998-09-01 |
| PATTENDEN, Peter Leslie | Director | — | 1991-07-25 |
| PAUL, David William | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2001-01-29 |
| POWELL, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | 1996-12-10 |
| RIMMER, Irene Lillian | Director | — | 1995-01-17 |
| ROBERTS, Beatrice Elizabeth | Director | 1991-11-12 | 2003-01-23 |
| ROBERTS, Robert Lloyd | Director | — | 1994-09-19 |
| ROBINSON, John Barry | Director | — | 1991-11-12 |
| SHARMA, Vimal Kumar | Director | — | 1992-11-12 |
| SKIRROW, Paul Richard | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2000-05-12 |
| SWETTENHAM, Andrew David | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2000-06-12 |
| VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Lindsey | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2015-02-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Susan | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2013-04-28 |
| WOODS, David | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2004-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+54.4%
£5,019,862 £7,752,793
-
Cash
-1.8%
£185,063 £181,660
-
Net assets
-0.2%
£1,742,513 £1,739,179
-
Employees
-10.4%
154 138
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+99.2%
-£440,814 -£3,334
-
Wages
+52.3%
£3,974,497 £6,052,408
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