BRIGHT FUTURES CARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-08 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+50.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
+24% vs 2023
Employees
603
+33.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
+97.4% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £26,066,955 | £34,105,882 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,345,591 | £6,178,885 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,060,514 | £6,042,636 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,938,938 | £5,143,106 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,982,115 | £2,983,685 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £22,503,253 | £28,506,183 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £21,457,762 | £26,600,868 | |
| Equity | £8,431,125 | £9,852,967 | £12,328,638 | £15,415,124 | £18,518,824 | £21,457,762 | £26,600,868 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 452 | 603 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £13,882,529 | £18,329,170 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 18.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9% | 21.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 9.60x | 21.56x |
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 company has sufficient resources available and the directors have prepared forecasts for the next 12 months that this will continue to be the case. 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.”
Group structure
- BRIGHT FUTURES CARE LIMITED · parent
- Willow Tree Park Property Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year we have opened three more homes in Adults' services and one in Children's services, expanding in the Liverpool City Region and the Greater Manchester Region.”
- “Exceptional items in the current year comprised one off legal and professional fees, termination fees and employee redundancy costs.”
- “Exceptional items in the prior year comprise of acquisition related bonuses, restructuring costs, executive incentive plans and other one off legal and professional fees.”
- “The Directors received a one off bonus in the prior year which totalled £1,047,833 (highest paid £840,000) during that period; this was the result of a change in ownership of the ultimate parent company. The Directors immediately reinvested the bonus into the share capital of the new ultimate parent company for the benefit of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Iain James | Director | 2024-06-18 | Mar 1955 | British |
| EVANS, Meurig Fon | Director | 2026-01-05 | Sep 1979 | British |
| RUSSELL, Rachelle | Director | 2020-10-07 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARDEN, Richard Brian | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2024-06-07 |
| HACKETT, Kate Annie May | Director | 2023-06-22 | 2024-04-01 |
| JONES, Daniel Richard | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2023-10-04 |
| O'LEARY, Paul Stephen | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2019-05-16 |
| QUEEN, Roger Charles | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2023-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Pt Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-10 | Active |
| Mr Paul Stephen O'Leary | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+30.8%
£26,066,955 £34,105,882
-
Cash
+50.5%
£1,982,115 £2,983,685
-
Net assets
+24%
£21,457,762 £26,600,868
-
Employees
+33.4%
452 603
-
Operating profit
+84.7%
£3,345,591 £6,178,885
-
Profit before tax
+97.4%
£3,060,514 £6,042,636
-
Wages
+32%
£13,882,529 £18,329,170
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