OPTIMA CARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-17
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£380K
-46% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£2M
-192.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
124
+6.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-17.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the current economic conditions present increased risk to the company. As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- OPTIMA CARE LIMITED 2014-06-04 → present
- FAMILY CARE HOMES LIMITED 1992-11-26 → 2014-06-04
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £4,712,996 | £4,829,669 | £5,972,023 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,158,787 | -£820,719 | -£502,715 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£1,470,686 | -£1,294,175 | -£1,210,095 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,318,422 | -£1,311,901 | -£1,206,586 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £914,523 | £703,731 | £380,109 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £8,436,662 | £8,292,248 | £6,757,512 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £686,563 | -£625,338 | -£1,831,924 | |
| Equity | £2,473,219 | £2,301,523 | £2,004,985 | £686,563 | -£625,338 | -£1,831,924 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 136 | 116 | 124 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,753,514 | £2,613,512 | £3,058,507 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -24.6% | -17.0% | -8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -28.0% | -27.2% | -20.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -13.7% | -9.9% | -7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -3.71x | -1.73x | -0.71x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the current economic conditions present increased risk to the company. As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company has encountered issues identified in care quality commission (CQC) reports, which has led to some of the locations being archived and still remains archived at the date of the audit report being signed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOMBES, Edward Mark | Director | 2011-06-21 | Nov 1970 | British |
| COOMBES, Vadivambikai | Director | 2011-06-21 | Sep 1946 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOMBES, Haley Francis | Secretary | 2011-06-21 | 2018-07-31 |
| HARING, Eric Anthony | Secretary | — | 2011-06-21 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-11-26 | 1993-11-26 |
| BEALES, Tony | Director | — | 1999-11-12 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, June | Director | — | 1999-11-12 |
| COOMBES, Sydney | Director | 2011-06-21 | 2014-05-30 |
| EVANS, Michael William, Dr | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2019-05-31 |
| HARING, Eric Anthony | Director | — | 2011-06-21 |
| HARRISON, Anthony Michael | Director | — | 2011-06-21 |
| JONES, Matthew Guy | Director | 2016-10-17 | 2017-08-30 |
| MCKENZIE, Richard William James | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2016-08-26 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-11-26 | 1993-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward Mark Coombes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-11-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-05-31 vs 2023-05-31
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Turnover
+23.7%
£4,829,669 £5,972,023
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-46%
£703,731 £380,109
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-192.9%
-£625,338 -£1,831,924
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+6.9%
116 124
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Operating profit
+38.7%
-£820,719 -£502,715
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+6.5%
-£1,294,175 -£1,210,095
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+17%
£2,613,512 £3,058,507
highest in 3 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