OXFORD AUNTS LIMITED
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Cash
£541K
+22.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.1M
+22.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
224
+15.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+14.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,420,498 | £6,547,870 | £6,738,761 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £753,619 | £968,666 | £774,193 | -20.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £740,768 | £797,086 | £988,614 | £1,135,693 | +14.9% | |
| Net profit | — | £637,617 | £1,211,436 | £1,110,041 | -8.4% | |
| Cash | £3,178,904 | £3,511,735 | £441,720 | £540,562 | +22.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,981,554 | £5,150,622 | £6,221,540 | +20.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £3,822,075 | £5,033,511 | £6,143,552 | +22.1% | |
| Equity | £3,184,458 | £3,822,075 | £5,033,511 | £6,143,552 | +22.1% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 123 | 194 | 224 | +15.5% | |
| Wages | £4,516,344 | £4,456,710 | £4,544,952 | £4,608,793 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.7% | 14.8% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.9% | 18.5% | 16.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.9% | 18.8% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 11.7% | 11.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 7.92x | 8.42x | 9.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | 87.08x | 82.94x | 85.42x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these analyses and facts, the directors believe that the company will be able to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least the next 12 months and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 19 September 2025 Oxford Aunts acquired the trade and assets of Countrywide Caring, adding 25 clients and 24 employees to the business. The acquisition extends Oxford Aunts visiting care geography into South Oxfordshire and supports the future growth plans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Adrian John | Secretary | 2023-10-31 | — | — |
| BYRD, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2024-10-31 | Nov 1967 | British |
| MCNUTT, Alexander Samuel | Director | 2024-04-24 | May 1963 | British |
| RICHARDS, Adrian John | Director | 2023-10-31 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMERSLEY, Jacqueline Vera | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 2015-11-18 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 1994-03-01 |
| SODEXO CORPORATE SERVICES (NO.2) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-04-05 | 2023-10-31 |
| ARNAUDO, Laurent | Director | 2019-04-05 | 2019-11-01 |
| BERKELEY, Belinda Jane | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2019-04-05 |
| HAMMERSLEY, Jacqueline Vera | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2015-11-18 |
| KENNEDY, Darren Stewart | Director | 2024-04-24 | 2024-10-31 |
| LOWRY, Fiona Claire | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2019-04-05 |
| MCDOUGALL, Josephine Eirene Celia Etienne | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2015-11-18 |
| MISTRY, Sarosh Dinyar | Director | 2019-04-05 | 2023-10-31 |
| MOREL, Nicolas Jean-Pierre Baudouin | Director | 2019-04-05 | 2019-10-14 |
| RENTON, Jean Mary | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| SANDOZ, Didier Jean-Marie Bernard | Director | 2019-04-05 | 2023-10-31 |
| SAPOJNIC, Victoria | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| VESTUR, Gilles Bernard | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2021-07-01 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Care Group London Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.