COATE WATER CARE COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
-15.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
430
-1.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
+5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,391,267 | £18,873,079 | £20,068,785 | +6.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,969,159 | £2,758,014 | £2,758,317 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,341,036 | £2,026,370 | £2,137,602 | +5.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,621,228 | £1,440,218 | £1,518,505 | +5.4% | |
| Cash | £4,859,627 | £4,227,866 | £3,587,709 | -15.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,683,138 | £24,547,090 | £13,634,511 | -44.5% | |
| Net assets | £11,263,113 | £11,325,563 | £11,689,032 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £11,263,113 | £11,325,563 | £11,689,032 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 450 | 436 | 430 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £8,694,779 | £9,904,508 | £10,625,908 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £122,645 | £32,656 | £32,656 | 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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 14.6% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 7.6% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 11.2% | 20.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 61.1% | 59.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.16x | 0.30x | |
| Interest cover | 6.24x | 3.41x | 3.66x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group will be able to secure adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- COATE WATER CARE COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Coate Water Care Company (Church England and Wales View Nursing Home) Limited 100%
- Coate Water Care (Arbory) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, dividends of £1,155,036 (2024 - £1,377,768) were paid to the directors”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Geraldine Frances | Secretary | 2001-02-22 | — | British |
| SMITH, Christopher Leonard | Director | 2001-02-22 | Jul 1950 | British |
| SMITH, Geraldine Frances | Director | 2001-02-22 | Apr 1953 | British |
| SMITH, Jamie | Director | 2012-12-16 | May 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Nicholas | Director | 2012-12-16 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-02-22 | 2001-02-26 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-02-22 | 2001-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Leonard Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-12-05 | Active |
| Mr Jamie Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-12-05 | Active |
| Mrs Geraldine Frances Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-29 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-08-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-07-02 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.