AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-10 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-55.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£80M
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,185
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£494K
-93.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED 2014-12-03 → present
- AVANTE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 2009-08-21 → 2014-12-03
- KENT COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST 1990-12-04 → 2009-08-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,399,236 | £43,696,412 | |
| Operating profit | £360,671 | £233,669 | |
| Profit before tax | £7,502,452 | £494,360 | |
| Net profit | £7,502,452 | £494,360 | |
| Cash | £7,410,517 | £3,326,898 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £86,178,755 | £81,536,006 | |
| Net assets | £79,163,647 | £79,734,006 | |
| Equity | £79,163,647 | £79,734,006 | |
| Average employees | 1,156 | 1,185 | |
| Wages | £21,722,241 | £25,158,101 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.1% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.79x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 0.87x | 1.52x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management and Trustees conclude, therefore, that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED · parent
- Avante Care Services Ltd
Significant events
- “Acquisition of Absolute Home Care, a small home care business, and ongoing building work for two new care homes in Westgate on Sea and West Malling.”
- “Refinanced and repaid outstanding loans to Barclays Bank, securing new term loan of £8m and a development loan of £4m from HSBC Bank on 9th April 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | — | British |
| AHMAD, Rasheed | Director | 2023-03-29 | Sep 1988 | Pakistani |
| ANANDRAJ, Sureshraj | Director | 2021-11-17 | Apr 1982 | British |
| GINGELL, Peter William | Director | 2020-09-22 | Jun 1954 | English |
| HALLETT, Caroline Robyn | Director | 2025-02-25 | Jul 1968 | British |
| IRELAND, Andrew Patrick | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jan 1956 | British |
| KAISER, Caroline Juliet | Director | 2023-03-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| KING, Stephen Anson | Director | 2020-09-22 | Aug 1955 | British |
| NYLANDER, Louise Effuah | Director | 2025-02-25 | Jun 1984 | British |
| OYEWUMI, Adeyemi | Director | 2025-02-25 | Nov 1977 | British |
| PURVIS, William | Director | 2023-03-29 | Jul 1986 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELLS, Robert David | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| HOWELLS, Robert David | Secretary | 1993-09-20 | 1994-10-01 |
| LLOYD, Bernard Clive | Secretary | — | 1993-09-30 |
| PEACHEY, John Robert | Secretary | 1994-10-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| ADAMS, Adrian, Dr | Director | 2009-10-13 | 2015-11-24 |
| ALLEN, Ann Dorothy, Cllr | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2009-10-13 |
| ARJUNA, Nikki Patel | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2021-04-30 |
| AUDLEY, Joanna | Director | 2021-03-02 | 2023-06-27 |
| BANNISTER, Peter Romilly, Professor | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2025-10-28 |
| BERRIMAN, David, Sir | Director | — | 2008-10-06 |
| BISHOP, Leonard John Armstrong | Director | 1994-09-19 | 1996-09-09 |
| BOND, Richard John | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2014-11-10 |
| BRAGG, Henry John | Director | — | 2011-10-25 |
| BRAKE, David Frederick | Director | 2008-10-06 | 2009-10-13 |
| BUSHELL, Bob | Director | 1993-03-15 | 2015-09-29 |
| CHESSELLS, Arthur David, Sir | Director | — | 1995-12-11 |
| CHURCHWARD-CARDIFF, Jacqueline | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| CORBEN, Rosanne Margaret | Director | — | 1994-09-19 |
| CORBY, Philip Anthony | Director | — | 1992-07-12 |
| COTTRELL, Amanda Arianwen Cecilia | Director | 2001-10-29 | 2011-09-27 |
| CRAVEN, Giles Bernard Geoffrey | Director | 2012-01-24 | 2018-09-25 |
| DAVIS, Richard James | Director | 2010-01-26 | 2010-10-12 |
| DE COURCY, Molly Elizabeth | Director | — | 2011-10-25 |
| DE GELSEY, Alexander Henry Marie | Director | — | 2005-12-12 |
| DEVAUX, Jacques Emmanuel | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2001-12-29 |
| DOWNING, Alan, Councillor | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2009-05-18 |
| EMERTON, Audrey, Baroness | Director | 1994-06-21 | 1998-12-14 |
| FAHY, William John | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2009-03-10 |
| FOX, Suzanne Verity | Director | 2007-10-29 | 2010-03-02 |
| GARDENER, Michelle Nicole | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2019-06-25 |
| GIBB, Gillian Anne | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2025-04-25 |
| GODDEN, Anthony James | Director | 2017-05-30 | 2018-10-18 |
| HARLAND, Philip Hugh | Director | 2007-10-29 | 2017-09-26 |
| HENDRY, Sandra Michelle | Director | 2011-10-25 | 2019-02-26 |
| HORN, Peter Richard | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2021-03-02 |
| HOSEA, Mark John | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-01-05 |
| HOUSTON, Samuel | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2020-02-25 |
| HOWLETT, Stephen | Director | 1993-12-06 | 1997-12-08 |
| KHANNA, Vinod Kumar | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2018-09-25 |
| LEIGH PEMBERTON, Alexandra | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2014-11-25 |
| LOUDON, Jane Gavina | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2016-01-26 |
| LUCAS, Mary Ann | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2009-06-22 |
| MANZONI, Jon Carlo | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2016-12-16 |
| MATTHEWS, Timothy John | Director | — | 1994-06-13 |
| MITCHELL, Paul | Director | 1993-03-15 | 1998-09-14 |
| MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA, Patriciaedwina Victoria, The Rt Hon Countess | Director | — | 2002-10-21 |
| MUNDAY, Brian Richard | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| MURRAY, Finbarr | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2022-11-17 |
| MUSGRAVE, David John Anthony | Director | 2006-10-30 | 2007-01-11 |
| NORTHBOURNE, Marie-Sygne, The Rt Hon The Lady | Director | — | 2007-10-29 |
| OWTTRIM, Ronald Patrick | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2012-07-30 |
| PENDER, Julia, Lady | Director | 1993-12-06 | 2000-06-12 |
| PERKINS, Robert Merrony | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2020-05-16 |
| PICKETT, Thomas Raymond | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2005-10-21 |
| RAMSAMMY, Roberta Josephine, Doctor | Director | 1999-06-14 | 2002-03-11 |
| RICHARDSON, John Stephen, Very Reverend | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2008-10-06 |
| ROBBINS, Keith Christopher | Director | 2007-10-29 | 2011-03-11 |
| ROSE, Elaine | Director | 2011-10-25 | 2014-09-01 |
| RUSSELL, James Braddock | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2006-10-30 |
| SMALLRIDGE, Peter William | Director | 2011-10-25 | 2020-09-22 |
| TAPP, James Richard Steed | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2007-04-03 |
| VILLIERS, Charles Nigel | Director | 2001-10-29 | 2003-02-24 |
| WILSHAW, Michael Anthony | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2023-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 301 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
+16.8%
£37,399,236 £43,696,412
-
Cash
-55.1%
£7,410,517 £3,326,898
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£79,163,647 £79,734,006
-
Employees
+2.5%
1,156 1,185
-
Operating profit
-35.2%
£360,671 £233,669
-
Profit before tax
-93.4%
£7,502,452 £494,360
-
Wages
+15.8%
£21,722,241 £25,158,101
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