CHRISTIES CARE LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-02 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-42.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-8.5% vs 2024
Employees
287
+2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£179K
-119.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,942,481 | £14,689,736 | — | £14,509,370 | — | £15,791,783 | — | £15,090,038 | £14,419,981 | |
| Operating profit | — | £649,318 | £655,161 | — | £472,212 | — | £1,086,761 | — | £843,841 | -£224,726 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £648,758 | £648,010 | — | £462,571 | — | £1,120,970 | — | £932,852 | -£179,479 | |
| Net profit | — | £505,832 | £508,352 | — | £338,840 | — | £883,815 | — | £685,438 | -£249,011 | |
| Cash | £427,962 | £799,125 | £1,379,705 | £1,379,705 | £1,329,975 | £1,329,975 | £2,302,912 | — | £2,543,532 | £1,451,816 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,676,282 | £4,595,554 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,570,239 | £4,183,883 | |
| Equity | £2,665,773 | £2,965,037 | £3,246,164 | £3,246,164 | £3,409,422 | £3,409,422 | £4,169,575 | £4,169,575 | £4,570,239 | £4,183,883 | |
| Average employees | — | 304 | 326 | — | 312 | — | 309 | — | 281 | 287 | |
| Wages | — | £10,398,236 | £11,816,956 | — | £11,799,037 | — | £12,163,812 | — | £11,733,004 | £11,512,306 |
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 | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% | 4.5% | — | 3.3% | — | 6.9% | — | 5.6% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.9% | 3.5% | — | 2.3% | — | 5.6% | — | 4.5% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.0% | -4.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.27x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 405.06x | 90.45x | — | 45.24x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CHRISTIES CARE LTD · parent
- Christies Care Farms Ltd 100%
- Nightingales Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May we acquired an hourly visiting care agency in Jersey (Nightingales Care).”
- “The Group was formed this year when Christies Care Farms Limited was incorporated on 26 February 2025 and Nightingales Limited was acquired on 20 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIVER-YOUNG, Charlotte Louize | Director | 2021-11-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
| GATHORNE HARDY, Frederick Jasper | Director | 2014-03-31 | Sep 1972 | British |
| GATHORNE HARDY, Hugh | Director | 1991-11-28 | Dec 1941 | British |
| GATHORNE-HARDY, Caroline Elisabeth | Director | 1991-11-27 | Aug 1943 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Linda | Secretary | 2012-08-14 | 2020-05-11 |
| GATHORNE-HARDY, Hugh, The Hon | Secretary | 1991-11-27 | 2012-08-13 |
| BARNES, Linda | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2020-05-11 |
| MEW, Adrian Kenneth | Director | 1991-11-27 | 1993-12-20 |
| WARNER, Michael John | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2012-08-13 |
| WARNER, Nicola Jane | Director | 1991-11-27 | 2012-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hugh Gathorne Hardy | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-01-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-4.4%
£15,090,038 £14,419,981
-
Cash
-42.9%
£2,543,532 £1,451,816
-
Net assets
-8.5%
£4,570,239 £4,183,883
-
Employees
+2.1%
281 287
-
Operating profit
-126.6%
£843,841 -£224,726
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-119.2%
£932,852 -£179,479
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-1.9%
£11,733,004 £11,512,306
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