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BLUEBIRD CARE FRANCHISES LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 05701718
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2006-02-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 86900
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group's forecasts and projections, taking into account reasonable possible changes in trading performance, show that the group will be able to operate within its available cashflow and working capital requirements for a forecast period of at least 12 months from the approval date of these financial statements. Accordingly, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Bluebird Care Associates Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Marketing fund for franchises
- Checkerhall Limited · 100% held · Ireland · Intermediate holding company
- Better Safe Care Limited · 100% held · Ireland · Franchising of care business
Significant events
- “In 2023, Bluebird Care appointed a new CEO along with several other senior leadership appointments and invested in IT systems to execute on its refreshed strategy. The business is focused on delivering premium quality care to its customers, through its franchise network, and in 2024 launched a new brand in the UK to support its premiumisation strategy.”
- “CBI UK Topco and its subsidiary undertakings, which include this company, have given a guarantee in respect of bank borrowings of their parent entity, CBI Parent LP, via its holding entity CBI-Gator Holding, LLC, in relation to a credit agreement dated 25 October 2021... As at 31 December 2024, the total outstanding debt guaranteed (including a revolver facility) was £242m (2023: £237m).”
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People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRWIN MITCHELL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-09-10 | — | — |
| GARDNER, Jonathan James | Director | 2023-06-26 | Mar 1973 | British |
| JONES, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARSEY, Lisa Sheridan | Secretary | 2006-02-08 | 2013-09-10 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-08 | 2006-02-08 |
| BERRY, Joseph Duncan | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2018-06-28 |
| DALZIEL, Simon Anthony Cannon | Director | 2007-06-12 | 2015-05-01 |
| GILMARTIN, Kathleen | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2017-02-24 |
| KRASKA, Lawrence Paul | Director | 2017-02-24 | 2018-09-28 |
| MASTRAPA, Paul Fernando | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2026-01-01 |
| MCGILLAN, Patricia Mary | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2026-01-01 |
| PLUMRIDGE, Scott | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2015-09-29 |
| REYNECKE, Frederik Christiaan | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2024-08-30 |
| REYNOLDS, Yvonne Emma | Director | 2018-10-23 | 2020-03-25 |
| SHEETS, Jennifer | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2023-06-26 |
| SLUPECKI, Michael Patrick | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2017-12-31 |
| TARSEY, Lisa Sheridan | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2013-09-10 |
| TARSEY, Paul Douglas | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2013-09-10 |
| WALTZER, David Mark | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2018-10-23 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-02-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebird Care Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-25 | Active |
| Mt Arthur Levine | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-25 |
| Ms Lauren Leichtman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-19 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with old address new address |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-01-06 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-03-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-02-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-09 | AD04 | address | move registers to registered office company with new address |
Credit score
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