GROVE CARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-06
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-9.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£44M
+9.2% vs 2023
Employees
229
-0.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-6.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-06.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-11-15 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,748,504 | £13,696,499 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,550,301 | £4,245,420 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,947,650 | £3,570,308 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,913,658 | £1,736,823 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £48,491,225 | £52,288,803 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £39,891,960 | £43,573,669 | |
| Equity | £8,247,341 | £10,613,676 | £35,852,386 | £39,891,960 | £43,573,669 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 230 | 229 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,966,106 | £5,985,315 |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-11-15 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 28.7% | 26.1% |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Exceptional items in the current and previous year relate to rebranding costs and one off recruitment, training and IT costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Michael Dudley Moran | Director | 2022-11-15 | Sep 1957 | British |
| JONES, Helen | Director | 2022-11-15 | Dec 1961 | Australian |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCARTHY, Angela | Secretary | 2003-04-22 | 2022-11-15 |
| JARMAN, Fiona Angela | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2022-11-15 |
| MCCARTHY, Angela | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2022-11-15 |
| MCCARTHY, Martin | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2022-11-15 |
| MCCARTHY TAYLOR, Sarah | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2022-11-15 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher John | Director | 2016-11-08 | 2022-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mref Allegra Care Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-15 | Active |
| Mrs Angela Mccarthy | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-15 |
| Mrs Sarah Mccarthy Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-15 |
| Mrs Fiona Angela Jarman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-15 |
| Mr Martin Mccarthy | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.4%
£13,748,504 £13,696,499
-
Cash
-9.2%
£1,913,658 £1,736,823
-
Net assets
+9.2%
£39,891,960 £43,573,669
-
Employees
-0.4%
230 229
-
Profit before tax
-6.7%
£4,550,301 £4,245,420
-
Wages
+0.3%
£5,966,106 £5,985,315
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