SOUTH DOC SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-01 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+11.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+3.7% vs 2024
Employees
154
-16.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£718K
+229.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,562,299 | £21,574,498 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£653,233 | £431,179 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£555,971 | £718,458 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£450,012 | £536,309 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £12,233,285 | £13,642,917 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £12,355,649 | £12,813,210 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £5,967,880 | £6,724,025 | £8,013,553 | £9,969,362 | £10,486,578 | £12,355,649 | £12,813,210 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 185 | 154 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,914,751 | £5,108,599 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -3.0% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.1% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -5.3% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.96x | 3.39x |
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
- Prime
- 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 and 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
- SOUTH DOC SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- South Doc Services My Healthcare Limited 52.25%
Significant events
- “This year continued to reflect the wider economy and proved to again be a difficult trading year for the local and national NHS system with specific financial issues for Birmingham and Solihull ICB and also Birmingham City Council. Both organisations had to manage significant financial deficits resulting in general cuts to services.”
- “The key risks to the group have been maintained from last year to recognise innovation funding and SDS' ability to attract NHS contracts are now not only more reliant on the different Integrated Care System processes and new partnerships through localities etc but now altogether unlikely to materialise at all in the short term due to the financial situation of the Birmingham and Solihull System.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUHAN, Naresh Chhaganlal, Dr | Director | 1996-02-15 | Oct 1954 | British |
| VORA, Nirmal | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Martin Paul | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 1997-08-01 |
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-15 | 1996-02-15 |
| CHAUHAN, Naresh Chhaganlal, Dr | Secretary | 1997-08-01 | 1998-11-01 |
| PERKS, Christine Anne | Secretary | 1998-11-01 | 2002-02-01 |
| VORA, Ashok Kumar, Dr | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2022-10-05 |
| ALLEN, Martin Paul | Director | 1996-02-15 | 2000-07-12 |
| BARTLETT, Maureen, Dr | Director | 1996-06-01 | 2002-03-01 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 1996-02-15 | 1996-02-15 |
| DAKIN, Matthew, Dr | Director | 1998-10-01 | 1999-04-01 |
| DAVIS, Henry, Dr | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| DAVIS, Henry, Dr | Director | 1997-02-20 | 2000-07-12 |
| HARDIE, Andrew David, Doctor | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2002-03-01 |
| KHAN, Aamer Atta, Dr | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| PATEL, Ramila | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2002-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, David Geoffrey Barrie | Director | 1996-02-15 | 2002-03-01 |
| VORA, Ashok Kumar, Dr | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2022-10-05 |
| WATKINS, Stephen James David, Dr | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2024-10-01 |
| WESTERN, Philip, Dr | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| WILCOX, Richard Merlyn Laurence, Dr | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2011-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-04-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-04-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-04-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
+0.1%
£21,562,299 £21,574,498
-
Cash
+11.5%
£12,233,285 £13,642,917
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-16.8%
185 154
-
Operating profit
+166%
-£653,233 £431,179
-
Profit before tax
+229.2%
-£555,971 £718,458
-
Wages
-13.6%
£5,914,751 £5,108,599
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