SOMERSET CARE LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9m
-42.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
-0.6% vs 2025
Employees
2,271
-13.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£590k
-83.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-19.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £89,495,977 | £91,107,563 | £85,636,478 | -6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,914,744 | £4,285,762 | £1,141,288 | -73.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,543,598 | £3,559,693 | £590,030 | -83.4% | |
| Net profit | £926,304 | £2,073,752 | -£72,935 | -103.5% | |
| Cash | £24,345,635 | £12,180,385 | £6,949,457 | -42.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,009,446 | £58,515,300 | £58,424,436 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | £32,560,702 | £34,587,204 | £34,386,019 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £32,560,702 | £34,587,204 | £34,386,019 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | 2,631 | 2,616 | 2,271 | -13.2% | |
| Wages | £46,568,737 | £55,109,565 | £52,906,135 | -4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £679,197 | £472,129 | £609,706 | +29.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £80,208 | £20,819 | £35,315 | +69.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £443,739 | £135,501 | £195,894 | +44.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 4.7% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 2.3% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.9% | 7.3% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.5% | 52.6% | 48.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.42x | 1.31x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | 1.99x | 2.85x | 1.09x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors are satisfied having made all necessary inquiries and considered the financial projections for the Group, including cash flow forecasts, the availability of committed bank facilities and headroom for the coming 12 months, that the Group will continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- SOMERSET CARE LIMITED · parent
- Somerset Care Support Services Limited 100%
- Way Ahead Community Services Limited 100%
- Way Ahead Holdings Limited 100%
- Acacia Facilities Management Limited 100%
- Somerset Care at Home Limited 100%
- Lexicon Healthcare 100%
Significant events
- “Following a competitive review process considering alternative lenders Somerset Care re-financed its existing lending with Barclays in March 2025. New Lending comprises a £13.0m temp loan expiring March 2032 enhanced by a Revolving Credit Facility of up to a further £14.0m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Troy Joseph | Secretary | 2025-09-24 | — | — |
| GLYNN, Emma Victoria | Director | 2019-10-24 | Jun 1980 | British |
| GREEN, Ian Richard | Director | 2024-05-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| KING, Philip St Lawrence | Director | 2024-05-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MITCHELL, Eve Frances | Director | 2025-06-03 | Jun 1977 | British |
| PALMER, Jonathan | Director | 2024-10-16 | Oct 1975 | British |
| ROBINSON, Troy Joseph | Director | 2025-08-21 | Nov 1975 | British |
| SANDERSON, Rupert Douglas | Director | 2024-05-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Ieuan Wyn | Director | 2025-12-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Daniel Christopher Eric | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| PARROTT, John Humphrey | Secretary | 1992-10-21 | 2011-09-30 |
| WALL, Christopher John | Secretary | 2023-10-26 | 2025-09-24 |
| WALL, Christopher | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| ANDREWS, Susan Ida | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2018-04-27 |
| BARNFIELD, Richard James | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2016-10-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Norman Stanley | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2009-04-01 |
| CRAWFORD, Janet Maisie | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1996-03-31 |
| DALE, Barrie | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2012-11-28 |
| DAVIES, John Richard Christopher | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Roger John | Director | 2016-10-22 | 2019-10-24 |
| DAY, Peter John | Director | — | 2000-10-06 |
| DERRICK, Audrey Irene | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| DUPONT, Angela Joy | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| FARRIS, Joan | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1996-03-31 |
| GARTH, David Charles | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2004-11-22 |
| HELLIKER, Susan | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1996-03-31 |
| HICKS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2018-11-22 | 2019-09-30 |
| HICKS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2016-10-22 | 2018-09-11 |
| ILES, James Charles | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2016-10-21 |
| KELLY, Nicola Marie | Director | 2021-10-25 | 2022-08-31 |
| KEOGH, Eoin Christopher Damien | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-03-23 |
| LARPENT, Andrew Lionel Dudley De Hochepied | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| MARTIN, Alyson Lynne | Director | 1992-09-08 | 2015-03-23 |
| MCCALL, David | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| MORELAND, Michael | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| MORTIBOYS, Julie Ann | Director | 1993-08-09 | 2000-10-06 |
| NEEDHAM, Andrew Malcolm Joseph | Director | 2020-03-27 | 2020-09-30 |
| PARROTT, John Humphrey | Director | 1993-08-09 | 2011-09-30 |
| PEARSON, James Alexander | Director | 2023-10-26 | 2024-08-16 |
| RICHARDS, John Edward | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2007-11-09 |
| RIDEWOOD, Gary Spencer | Director | 2017-09-05 | 2024-01-31 |
| RING, Richard Peter | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| ROBB, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2019-10-24 | 2024-04-30 |
| STRAWBRIDGE, Heather Patricia | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| TOWNSON PHILPOTT, Jane Karen, Dr | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-11-07 |
| TYLER, Linda Joan | Director | 1993-06-01 | 1993-10-01 |
| WALL, Christopher John | Director | 2023-10-26 | 2025-09-24 |
| WALL, Christopher John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| WREN, Joanne Nicola | Director | 2017-02-13 | 2017-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 295 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-10-12 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.