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ORBIS EDUCATION AND CARE LIMITED
Cash
£979K
+254.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£774K
-76.6% vs 2023
Employees
675
+5.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
+29.2% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 05521347
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2005-07-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 87200
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
5-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £26,509,396 | £27,137,104 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,139,292 | -£59,826 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£4,630,786 | -£3,276,704 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£5,820,381 | -£2,536,610 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £276,039 | £979,393 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £175,908,098 | £189,854,605 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,310,264 | £773,654 | |
| Equity | £10,350,399 | £10,030,623 | £9,130,645 | £3,310,264 | £773,654 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 638 | 675 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £14,887,311 | £16,527,447 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- Pembrokeshire Resource Centre Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · specialist care services
- POLD Holdings Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · holding company of Priority Childcare Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary
- Gower Lodge (Swansea) Ltd · 100% held · England and Wales · specialist care services
Significant events
- “The directors continue to pursue opportunities to grow the business, in particular through the acquisition and development of new sites to expand the company's offering of high quality care and education services.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESSWELL, Andrew Paul | Director | 2025-05-12 | Mar 1969 | British |
| DAVIES, Gavin George | Director | 2022-11-28 | Nov 1979 | British |
| FABUSUYI, Olu | Director | 2022-11-28 | Dec 1978 | British |
| JOHN, Dafydd Rhys | Director | 2024-02-02 | Mar 1974 | British |
| POTTINGER, Lucy Helen | Director | 2017-05-09 | Jul 1984 | British |
| PRICE, Lyndsey | Director | 2021-09-07 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURRIER, Michael Edward | Secretary | 2014-03-14 | 2021-04-14 |
| MALLETT, Andrew Simon | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2014-03-14 |
| MCCARTHY, Andrew Edward | Secretary | 2005-07-28 | 2011-05-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Lindsay Anne | Secretary | 2011-05-11 | 2013-10-01 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-28 | 2005-07-28 |
| BARTLEY, Stephen | Director | 2021-09-07 | 2022-01-10 |
| BARTLEY, Stephen | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2021-09-07 |
| BROWN, Andrew James | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-08-19 |
| CURRIER, Michael Edward | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2021-12-01 |
| FRAY, Kelley | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2024-10-22 |
| HOBBS, Tristan Stephen | Director | 2008-03-24 | 2009-02-13 |
| JACKSON, Darren Reginald | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2014-03-14 |
| JONES, Jane Helen | Director | 2011-05-11 | 2014-03-14 |
| LAWRENCE, Suzanne | Director | 2021-04-14 | 2023-01-30 |
| MALLETT, Andrew Simon | Director | 2011-05-11 | 2014-03-14 |
| MARTIN, Andrew William | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2008-05-13 |
| MCCARTHY, Andrew Edward | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2016-08-26 |
| MCKAY, Rob Douglas | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2020-05-20 |
| MORGAN-TAYLOR, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-03-22 |
| REES, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2019-07-31 |
| RIDOUT, Michael William | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2009-02-06 |
| SPILLANE, Sally | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2023-06-05 |
| VELLACOTT, Jonathan James | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2025-05-01 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2022-08-19 | 2022-11-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher David | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2007-04-02 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-28 | 2005-07-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbis Education And Care Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-30 | Active |
| Orbis Education And Care Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-26 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
| Mr Andrew Edward Mccarthy | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2016-08-26 |
| Mr Michael Edward Currier | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2016-08-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-17 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-02-10 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-12-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-12-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-12-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-08-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-08-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-08-31
4.67
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.712 × 6.56 = +4.67
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.000 × 6.72 = -0.00
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.004 × 1.05 = +0.00
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory