CORNFORD HOUSE LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-09-20 (in 4mo)

Last made up 2025-09-06

Watchouts

3 items

Cash

£77K

-51.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£17M

+19.7% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

-1.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£3M

+35.7% highest in 6 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Material uncertainty over going concern

The Directors believe there is a material uncertainty as to whether the company will be able to continue trading as a going concern due to the uncertainty of new management intentions which has been highlighted in Note 2.2 of the financial statements.
3 officer resignations in last 12 months

Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Health Care median

CORNFORD HOUSE LIMITED·Health Care median · n=826

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2019-01-01	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£4,985,514	£4,632,769	—	£4,135,283	—	£4,878,984	—	£5,963,327	£6,935,190
Operating profit	—	£1,879,508	£1,744,224	—	£1,481,888	—	£1,778,002	—	£2,318,205	£3,146,610
Profit before tax	—	£1,663,691	£1,570,840	—	£1,363,325	—	£1,778,002	—	£2,318,205	£3,146,610
Net profit	—	£1,625,156	£1,535,789	—	£1,342,938	—	£1,410,576	—	£2,302,210	£2,966,005
Cash	—	£911,039	£993,694	—	£946,127	—	£3,102	—	£159,256	£76,786
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£14,746,826	£14,567,481	—	£14,355,491	—	£14,689,406	—	£16,553,720	£20,889,080
Net assets	—	£12,634,141	£12,423,199	—	£11,690,405	—	£12,067,624	—	£13,821,153	£16,542,158
Equity	£11,511,094	£12,634,141	£12,423,199	£12,423,199	£11,690,405	£11,690,405	£12,067,624	£12,067,624	£13,821,153	£16,542,158
Average employees	—	82	79	—	76	—	74	—	83	82
Wages	—	£2,086,336	£2,003,865	—	£1,881,749	—	£1,999,245	—	£2,277,919	£2,540,943

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	2019-01-01	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	37.7%	37.6%	—	35.8%	—	36.4%	—	38.9%	45.4%
Net margin	—	32.6%	33.2%	—	32.5%	—	28.9%	—	38.6%	42.8%
Return on capital employed	—	12.7%	12.0%	—	10.3%	—	12.1%	—	14.0%	15.1%
Interest cover	—	8.63x	10.01x	—	12.49x	—	—	—	—	—

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: TWP Accounting LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors believe there is a material uncertainty as to whether the company will be able to continue trading as a going concern due to the uncertainty of new management intentions which has been highlighted in Note 2.2 of the financial statements.”

Significant events

“The Company is part of an ongoing sale negotiation for Graham Care (BL) Limited, the immediate parent company, to sell its shareholding in the Company in its entirety to a company outside of the Blackstown Holdings Limited group.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 5 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
ELSTON, Henry William	Director	2025-08-18	Aug 1988	British
PUDDLE, Benjamin Gordon	Director	2025-08-18	May 1985	British
SHAW, Kevin Anthony	Director	2025-08-18	Oct 1977	British
SMITH, Amanda Helen	Director	2025-08-18	Oct 1965	British

Show 5 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
COURTNAGE, Angela Jean	Secretary	2001-10-09	2001-10-12
GRAHAM, William Ernest	Secretary	2001-10-12	2025-08-18
GRAHAM, Karen Elizabeth, Dr	Director	2001-10-12	2025-08-18
GRAHAM, William Ernest	Director	2001-10-12	2025-08-18
TAYLOR, Martyn	Director	2001-10-09	2001-10-12

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Deer Capital Gc Homes Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2025-08-18	Active
Graham Care (Bl) Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2021-08-20	Ceased 2025-08-18
Mr William Ernest Graham	Individual	Shares 25–50%	2016-09-06	Ceased 2018-10-23
Dr Karen Elizabeth Graham	Individual	Shares 25–50%	2016-09-06	Ceased 2018-10-23
Blackstown Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Ceased 2021-08-20

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 105 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-09-16	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2025-09-08	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-09-08	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-09-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-09-05	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2025-09-04	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-09-04	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-09-04	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-09-04	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF
2025-09-04	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2025-08-29	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2025-08-29	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2025-08-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-08-27	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares
2025-08-26	SH08	capital	Capital name of class of shares
2025-08-26	AA01	accounts	Change account reference date company current extended
2025-08-26	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control
2025-08-22	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full
2025-08-22	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full
2025-08-20	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 20
Capital events: 2
Officers appointed: 4
Officers resigned: 3

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Turnover

+16.3%

£5,963,327 £6,935,190

highest in 6 filed years
Cash

-51.8%

£159,256 £76,786
Net assets

+19.7%

£13,821,153 £16,542,158

highest in 6 filed years
Employees

-1.2%

83 82
Operating profit

+35.7%

£2,318,205 £3,146,610

highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax

+35.7%

£2,318,205 £3,146,610

highest in 6 filed years
Wages

+11.5%

£2,277,919 £2,540,943

highest in 6 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

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