CRITERION HEALTHCARE PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-10 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
+4.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+20.2% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
+19.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,502,000 | £11,074,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,057,000 | £3,636,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,695,000 | £3,225,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,000,000 | £2,164,000 | |
| Cash | £15,323,000 | £16,010,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,300,000 | £50,438,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,452,000 | £6,552,000 | |
| Equity | £5,452,000 | £6,552,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.5% | 32.8% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 19.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.9% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.1% | 89.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 4.76x | |
| Interest cover | 0.57x | 0.93x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Financial covenants have been met during the year, having considered the anticipated future performance and position of the Company the directors are of the opinion that the covenants will continue to be met in the future, and the Company will therefore continue in business.”
Significant events
- “A waiver was received on 25 June 2024 in relation to the Liquidation of the Building Contractor, Shepherd Construction Limited (SCL) in the previous financial year which constituted a Trigger Event under the Collateral Deed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUITIX MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-01-26 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, Elise | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jul 1973 | British |
| HARDING, Peter James, Dr | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1980 | British |
| HOLMAN, Hannah | Director | 2021-03-01 | May 1980 | British |
| PARLAK, Inci | Director | 2025-09-24 | Apr 1987 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABEL, Keith Fred | Secretary | 2001-02-09 | 2002-12-31 |
| CONNEALLY, Helen | Secretary | 2003-09-29 | 2004-11-29 |
| DUCK, Andrew Neil | Secretary | 2010-11-22 | 2011-10-21 |
| FOWLER, Jack Leonard | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2026-01-26 |
| HAZELL, Anthony John | Secretary | 2004-11-30 | 2005-09-21 |
| HAZELL, Anthony John | Secretary | 1999-05-14 | 2001-02-09 |
| HUDSON, Ian David | Secretary | 2003-01-21 | 2003-09-26 |
| HUTT, Graham John | Secretary | 2011-10-21 | 2012-07-01 |
| JENKINSON, Louisa Jane | Secretary | 2005-09-21 | 2007-04-26 |
| MILLER, Philip | Secretary | 2007-04-26 | 2009-08-21 |
| OWEN, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-08-21 | 2010-11-22 |
| E P S SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-16 | 1999-05-14 |
| SEMPERIAN GROUP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-07-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| AHMED, Jahangeer | Director | 1999-05-21 | 1999-11-29 |
| BAL, Jasvinder Singh | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2014-03-28 |
| BHUWANIA, Achal Prakash | Director | 2014-03-28 | 2016-03-23 |
| BROWN, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2021-03-01 |
| CHAPPELL, Anthony | Director | 2003-08-30 | 2005-04-13 |
| COOPER, Phillip John | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2011-10-17 |
| CRAIG, Gareth Irons | Director | 1999-05-21 | 2006-05-31 |
| DEACON, Andrew Brian | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-09-16 |
| DEELEY, Rosemary Lucy Jude | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2021-03-01 |
| DEELEY, Rosemary Lucy Jude | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2018-06-18 |
| GLEDHILL, Sarah Louise | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2018-09-10 |
| GORDON, Ray | Director | 2000-05-12 | 2003-09-28 |
| HAZELL, Anthony John | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2004-07-27 |
| HEATH, James Christopher | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2023-03-31 |
| HOLDEN, Mark Geoffrey David | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2022-09-08 |
| HORNBY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2009-05-15 | 2009-12-04 |
| HORNBY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2009-05-15 |
| JAFFE, Michael Ian | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2014-03-28 |
| JAIN, Vimal | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2010-06-15 |
| LEES, Stephen Adrian | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2004-08-06 |
| MCCULLOCH, Paul | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2017-12-15 |
| MCDONAGH, Vicky | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2007-06-30 |
| MCERLANE, Andrew John | Director | 2022-09-08 | 2024-05-31 |
| NEWTON, Robert James | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2016-09-21 |
| O'BRIEN, Kirsty | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| PIGACHE, Guy Roland Marc | Director | 2004-07-27 | 2006-03-14 |
| QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2007-09-13 | 2009-02-05 |
| RAE, Neil, Mr. | Director | 2009-05-15 | 2013-03-27 |
| RAE, Neil | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2009-02-06 |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2009-12-04 | 2013-03-27 |
| RYAN, Robert | Director | 2004-08-06 | 2007-06-29 |
| SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2009-05-15 |
| SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn | Director | 2009-02-05 | 2009-02-06 |
| SHELDRAKE, Peter John | Director | 2014-03-28 | 2018-06-18 |
| STOWELL, Wendy | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2007-06-29 |
| THOMPSON, Richard James | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2017-12-15 |
| TILL, Ian Jeremy | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2000-05-12 |
| VERMEER, Daniel Marinus Maria | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2021-03-01 |
| WARLOW, David John | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2001-05-18 |
| WAYMENT, Mark Christopher | Director | 2009-02-05 | 2014-07-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Leonard | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2002-10-31 |
| WOODBURY, Antonie Paul | Director | 2004-07-27 | 2010-09-30 |
| WOODHAMS, Mark Richard | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2007-09-13 |
| WOODHAMS, Mark Richard | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2006-05-31 |
| ZUBICK, Adolph John | Director | 1997-03-21 | 1999-05-13 |
| MIKJON LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-01-16 | 1997-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criterion Healthcare Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-11.4%
£12,502,000 £11,074,000
-
Cash
+4.5%
£15,323,000 £16,010,000
-
Net assets
+20.2%
£5,452,000 £6,552,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-10.4%
£4,057,000 £3,636,000
-
Profit before tax
+19.7%
£2,695,000 £3,225,000
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