MERCIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-01 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-18
Watchouts
Cash
£147K
-9.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£25M
-24.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
+17% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- MERCIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 2010-03-05 → present
- SIMPLE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 2010-03-02 → 2010-03-05
- MERCIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 1999-03-04 → 2010-03-02
- BROOMCO (1743) LIMITED 1999-01-11 → 1999-03-04
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,709,000 | £25,558,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,571,000 | £4,999,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,581,000 | £7,702,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,647,000 | £5,476,000 | |
| Cash | £163,000 | £147,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,803,000 | £41,726,000 | |
| Net assets | £33,557,000 | £25,383,000 | |
| Equity | £33,557,000 | £25,383,000 | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 19.6% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | 21.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | 5.63x | 6.36x | |
| Interest cover | 2.00x | 3.29x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the company's projected profits and cashflows. Having examined the current status of the principal contracts and likely developments in the foreseeable future, the directors consider that the company will be able to settle its liabilities as they fall due and accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 10 April 2024, the company made its final senior debt repayment.”
- “On 30 April 2025 a dividend of £1,000,000 was declared and paid (£1,000.00 per ordinary share).”
- “On 29 May 2025 a dividend of £1,000,000 was declared and paid (£1,000.00 per ordinary share).”
- “On 30 June 2025 a dividend of £400,000 was declared and paid (£400.00 per ordinary share).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-28 | — | — |
| BROWN, Gary Nelson Robert Honeyman | Director | 2025-05-30 | Aug 1975 | British |
| CARTER, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2025-02-28 | Mar 1965 | British |
| COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. | Director | 2015-03-25 | Nov 1966 | British |
| LITTLE, Richard Geoffrey, Mr. | Director | 2025-05-30 | Oct 1979 | British |
| RAE, Neil, Mr. | Director | 2025-11-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward | Secretary | 1999-02-22 | 1999-09-07 |
| HAMMOND, David Thomas | Secretary | 1999-09-07 | 2006-09-28 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-11 | 1999-02-22 |
| AITCHISON, Paul | Director | 1999-02-22 | 2003-04-08 |
| BACHMANN, Peter George | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2009-01-30 |
| BALDWIN, Richard Keith, Dr | Director | 1999-02-22 | 2000-04-11 |
| BIRCH, Alan Edward | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2017-04-01 |
| CARTER, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2013-01-17 |
| CLEMENTS, David Russell | Director | 1999-02-22 | 2000-04-11 |
| COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. | Director | 2007-03-02 | 2013-01-17 |
| CRAWFORD, William | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2005-01-20 |
| CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward | Director | 2002-07-22 | 2004-04-26 |
| DODD, Phillip Joseph | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2020-08-13 |
| DODD, Phillip Joseph | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2012-12-17 |
| DOUGHTY, William Robert | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2009-12-31 |
| DOUGHTY, William Robert | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2007-04-25 |
| FISHER, Paul Ferguson | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2017-02-02 |
| GETHIN, Ian Richard | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2008-05-21 |
| HANCOCK, Timothy John | Director | 2004-02-19 | 2005-01-11 |
| HENNESSY-GIBBS, Matthew Charles | Director | 2013-01-17 | 2015-03-25 |
| HORNBY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2007-04-25 | 2015-07-07 |
| KIBBLEWHITE, Stephen Francis | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2005-01-20 |
| LENDON, Gavin John | Director | 2003-04-08 | 2004-12-23 |
| MANLEY, Russell James Winchester | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2011-12-30 |
| MCCORMACK, Lisa Philomena | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2005-01-20 |
| MCEVEDY, David Jason | Director | 2011-12-30 | 2012-09-13 |
| MCGLYNN, Roger Francis | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2005-01-20 |
| MCGLYNN, Roger Francis | Director | 2000-04-11 | 2002-07-22 |
| NORTH, Daniel Geoffrey | Director | 2020-08-13 | 2025-11-30 |
| PIGACHE, Guy Roland Marc | Director | 1999-04-16 | 2002-11-19 |
| POWNALL, Harvey John William | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2025-05-30 |
| RHODES, Andrew Charles Mutch | Director | 2017-02-02 | 2018-08-17 |
| ROUT, Peter John | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2014-11-18 |
| RYAN, Terence | Director | 2018-08-17 | 2025-05-30 |
| RYAN, Terence | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2015-07-07 |
| THOMPSON, Roger Mark | Director | 2000-04-11 | 2000-07-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Barry Simon, Mr. | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2007-08-14 |
| WOODHAMS, Mark Richard | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2005-01-20 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-11 | 1999-02-22 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-11 | 1999-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercia Healthcare (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
-11%
£28,709,000 £25,558,000
-
Cash
-9.8%
£163,000 £147,000
-
Net assets
-24.4%
£33,557,000 £25,383,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+40%
£3,571,000 £4,999,000
-
Profit before tax
+17%
£6,581,000 £7,702,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers