GUILD CARE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-11.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+28.4% vs 2024
Employees
604
+6.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+195.3% vs 2024
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 | £21,490,231 | £25,258,145 | |
| Operating profit | £1,273,658 | £1,843,548 | |
| Profit before tax | £884,769 | £2,612,498 | |
| Net profit | £884,769 | £2,612,498 | |
| Cash | £3,234,535 | £2,867,810 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,944,993 | £19,359,239 | |
| Net assets | £9,096,162 | £11,678,510 | |
| Equity | £9,096,162 | £11,678,510 | |
| Average employees | 567 | 604 | |
| Wages | £11,923,659 | £13,722,220 |
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 | 5.9% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.6% | 45.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.75x | 2.41x | |
| Interest cover | 2.67x | 3.28x |
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
“Principal risks include those around the group's access to finance, occupancy and staffing levels within the homes. The group has in place debt facilities which provide adequate resources to finance committed reinvestment and development programmes, along with the group's day to day operations.”
Group structure
- GUILD CARE · parent
- Guild Care (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Dolphin Court building was sold.”
- “The charity was able to purchase a property called Saxon House in Little High Street in Worthing.”
- “In 2025, Holland House was purchased for £2,700,000, including the fixtures and fittings.”
- “In September 2024, three loans totalling £4,036,380 were refinanced with Virgin Money.”
- “Repayment of all Virgin Money loans totalling £7,398,746 was made when the refinancing to NatWest was completed in March 2025.”
- “In March 2024, Guild Care decided to close the Dolphin Court sheltered housing scheme which became a discontinued activity in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATE COMPANY REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-06-25 | — | — |
| CLINCH, Charles Guy | Director | 2016-09-28 | Sep 1951 | British |
| COOPER, Victoria Louise | Director | 2024-12-09 | Oct 1976 | British |
| DAVIS, Mark Christopher | Director | 2016-05-09 | Apr 1962 | British |
| DESAI, Bimal Kanoo | Director | 2020-12-14 | Nov 1965 | British |
| HOUGHTON, Eileen Mary | Director | 2017-11-27 | Mar 1965 | British |
| KINSEY, Peter | Director | 2022-03-14 | Apr 1964 | British |
| PROTOPAPA, Rita | Director | 2018-06-11 | Jun 1970 | Italian |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGMAN, Albert | Secretary | 1996-12-01 | 1997-08-29 |
| HEYS, Martin | Secretary | 1995-02-14 | 1995-06-20 |
| KNOTT, Paul Mayne | Secretary | 2004-03-09 | 2015-03-09 |
| MCMAHON, Peter Lewis | Secretary | 2001-06-11 | 2004-03-23 |
| RIDLEY, Derek John | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 2001-06-11 |
| RIDLEY, Derek John | Secretary | 1995-06-20 | 1996-11-30 |
| SAMPSON, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2015-03-10 | 2015-06-25 |
| ALBON, John | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2011-02-02 |
| ALBON, John Malcolm | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2014-03-24 |
| BAKER, Paul | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2021-10-07 |
| BAKER, Peter Graham | Director | 2018-02-12 | 2020-03-09 |
| BRAZIER, Rachel Catherine | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2017-10-06 |
| CHILDS, Mary | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2010-10-12 |
| CHRISTIAN, Elizabeth Olive | Director | 2010-05-10 | 2013-05-28 |
| DEAN, Robert | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2011-01-10 |
| DENNETT, Godfrey Malcolm | Director | 2016-08-08 | 2017-10-19 |
| DICSON, Judith | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2016-02-19 |
| EDE, Anthony Derek | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2013-10-01 |
| EVANS, Nichola Elizabeth Helena | Director | 2023-11-13 | 2024-08-23 |
| FULLER, Clare Gaynor | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2015-01-09 |
| GOODWIN, Dennis Edward | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2005-10-10 |
| HAVILAND-WEBSTER, Jane | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2018-02-12 |
| HAVILAND-WEBSTER, Jane | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2016-07-08 |
| HONE, Beverly Ann | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2022-04-21 |
| HOPKINS, Antonia Claire | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2022-09-21 |
| HOWARD, Eileen June | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2003-10-15 |
| HUTCHINSON, Kathleen Elizabeth | Director | 2010-05-10 | 2016-09-28 |
| JAGFELDT, Astrid Agneta Gunilla | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2018-09-24 |
| JOHNSTON, Donald Robin | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2012-04-23 |
| KENNARD, Peter David | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2015-09-29 |
| KILNER, Julie Jean May | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2011-04-11 |
| LYONS, Cynthia Susan | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2022-06-27 |
| MACLEOD, Caroline | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2018-09-24 |
| MALLORY, Gavin Simon Peter | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2015-01-26 |
| MALONEY, Michael | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2014-10-29 |
| MATTHEWS, Janet Debra | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2018-04-09 |
| MIAH, Mohammad Abdull Koddus Shah | Director | 2015-04-13 | 2016-02-08 |
| MILLER, Richard John | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2014-06-18 |
| MITCHELL, Colin James | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2012-01-09 |
| NOWELL, Reginald Percival | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2020-03-25 |
| PILLOW, James Harold | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2016-09-28 |
| PLUMB, Michael Dennis | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1997-09-03 |
| PRESSLEY, Neville James | Director | 1995-02-14 | 2007-09-12 |
| PRYTZ, Maria | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2015-04-14 |
| RALSTON, Helen Elizabeth Mclaren | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2013-04-29 |
| REES, Richard David | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2015-01-06 |
| REEVES, Peter Michael | Director | 2010-05-10 | 2013-07-15 |
| REEVES, Peter | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2011-02-02 |
| REID, Allan John Ritchie | Director | 2015-04-13 | 2019-11-29 |
| RICHARDS, Doris | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2019-10-11 |
| RICHARDS, Trevor John | Director | 1995-02-14 | 2004-06-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Donald Henry | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2015-11-16 |
| RIDER, Adam John | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2019-10-18 |
| RIDLEY, Derek John | Director | 1996-11-30 | 2010-10-12 |
| RIDLEY, Derek John | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1996-11-30 |
| ROBERTS, Carol Vera | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2013-10-01 |
| ROBERTS, Carol Vera | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2012-09-25 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Norman Osmond | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2011-09-27 |
| SCRAGG, Terence Julian, Dr | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2003-10-15 |
| SIMPSON, Madeline Ann | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2015-12-07 |
| SMITH, John Roger | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2017-02-27 |
| TEMPLE, Paul Furness | Director | 1996-01-08 | 2010-10-12 |
| TOOLE MACKSON, Graham Kenneth | Director | 1995-02-14 | 2000-09-11 |
| TYRELL, Keith Frank, Dr | Director | 2013-08-09 | 2017-02-27 |
| WADEY, Tracey Ann | Director | 2022-11-14 | 2024-12-13 |
| WARD, Virginia Mary | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2015-11-10 |
| WATSON, John David | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2006-08-30 |
| WOODWARD-COURT, Rodney Ian, Dr | Director | 2010-05-10 | 2012-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+17.5%
£21,490,231 £25,258,145
-
Cash
-11.3%
£3,234,535 £2,867,810
-
Net assets
+28.4%
£9,096,162 £11,678,510
-
Employees
+6.5%
567 604
-
Operating profit
+44.7%
£1,273,658 £1,843,548
-
Profit before tax
+195.3%
£884,769 £2,612,498
-
Wages
+15.1%
£11,923,659 £13,722,220
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