ORBIS EDUCATION AND CARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
None on the register
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
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ORBIS EDUCATION AND CARE LIMITED 2009-07-10 → present
- ORBIS EDUCATION LIMITED 2007-08-06 → 2009-07-10
- ORBIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 2005-07-28 → 2007-08-06
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -4.3% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -22.0% | -9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -0.6% | -0.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.25x | -0.01x |
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
“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.”
Group structure
- ORBIS EDUCATION AND CARE LIMITED · parent
- Pembrokeshire Resource Centre Limited 100%
- POLD Holdings Limited 100%
- Gower Lodge (Swansea) Ltd 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.4%
£26,509,396 £27,137,104
-
Cash
+254.8%
£276,039 £979,393
-
Net assets
-76.6%
£3,310,264 £773,654
-
Employees
+5.8%
638 675
-
Operating profit
+94.7%
-£1,139,292 -£59,826
-
Profit before tax
+29.2%
-£4,630,786 -£3,276,704
-
Wages
+11%
£14,887,311 £16,527,447
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