BIRCHESTER CARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-23 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£265K
+76.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+53.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
157
+7.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£849K
+367.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-01 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,263,715 | £3,753,816 | — | £5,186,271 | — | £6,313,755 | £7,584,951 | |
| Operating profit | — | £332,457 | £145,423 | — | £209,436 | — | £657,742 | £1,243,589 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £332,416 | £133,586 | — | £208,597 | — | £181,666 | £849,485 | |
| Net profit | — | £319,870 | £106,555 | — | £196,903 | — | £204,001 | £591,678 | |
| Cash | — | £253,072 | £88,194 | — | £55,851 | — | £150,310 | £265,398 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £841,806 | £956,839 | — | £1,173,604 | — | £1,375,406 | £6,306,148 | |
| Net assets | — | £787,880 | £894,435 | — | £904,862 | — | £1,108,863 | £1,700,541 | |
| Equity | £468,010 | £787,880 | £894,435 | £707,959 | £904,862 | £904,862 | £1,108,863 | £1,700,541 | |
| Average employees | — | 109 | 107 | — | 129 | — | 146 | 157 | |
| Wages | — | £2,133,719 | £1,882,930 | — | £2,843,167 | — | £3,603,713 | £4,009,397 |
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 | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-11-01 | 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-01 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.8% | 3.9% | — | 4.0% | — | 10.4% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.5% | 2.8% | — | 3.8% | — | 3.2% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 39.5% | 15.2% | — | 17.8% | — | 47.8% | 19.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | 8108.71x | 12.29x | — | 249.63x | — | 1.38x | 3.16x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have considered relevant information, including the annual budget, forecast future cash flows and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment. Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “Within the financial year the Company had reduced its debt level, increased profitability and turnover.”
- “A correction has been made to the financial statements to restate the prior year figures, reflecting adjustments for rent expenditure, VAT on sales and taxation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORE, Richard Kevin | Director | 2017-07-10 | Jun 1948 | British |
| HINDE, Susan Jane | Director | 2017-07-10 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORE, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2017-07-10 | 2018-12-05 |
| GORE, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2018-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchester Care Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-05 | Active |
| Birchester Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-10 | Ceased 2018-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
-
Turnover
+20.1%
£6,313,755 £7,584,951
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+76.6%
£150,310 £265,398
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+53.4%
£1,108,863 £1,700,541
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.5%
146 157
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+89.1%
£657,742 £1,243,589
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+367.6%
£181,666 £849,485
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+11.3%
£3,603,713 £4,009,397
highest in 5 filed years
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