SOUTH WEST CARE HOMES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7m
+267% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+6.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
256
+0.4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+23.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,865,871 | £11,527,197 | £12,314,090 | +6.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,182,841 | £1,985,909 | £1,985,704 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £733,850 | £1,300,457 | £1,603,402 | +23.3% | |
| Net profit | £557,862 | £891,237 | £1,233,656 | +38.4% | |
| Cash | £439,775 | £455,452 | £1,671,689 | +267% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,451,141 | £16,114,049 | £18,071,813 | +12.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,098,390 | £9,864,838 | £10,498,494 | +6.4% | |
| Equity | £2,098,390 | £9,864,838 | £10,498,494 | +6.4% | |
| Average employees | 247 | 255 | 256 | +0.4% | |
| Wages | £5,170,456 | £5,912,435 | £6,316,080 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £177,988 | £208,088 | £197,238 | -5.2% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 17.2% | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 7.7% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | 12.3% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.4% | 46.0% | 47.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 0.35x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | 2.61x | 4.45x | 4.71x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTH WEST CARE HOMES LIMITED 2006-11-10 → present
- WELLING LIMITED 2001-09-07 → 2006-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SOUTH WEST CARE HOMES LIMITED · parent
- South West Residential Homes Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company refinanced its HSBC mortgage, which was repaid in full and replaced with a new mortgage facility with Barclays.”
- “The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) was repaid in full in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REEVES, Gavin John | Secretary | 2024-11-05 | — | — |
| BEALE, Alan Anthony | Director | 2026-02-10 | Jul 1957 | British |
| BEALE, Sharon Elaine | Director | 2026-02-25 | Feb 1961 | British |
| REEVES, Gavin John | Director | 2025-11-10 | Aug 1981 | British |
| WHITE, Richard Thomas | Director | 2023-02-28 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEALE, Sharon Elaine | Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2024-11-05 |
| CARPENTER, Paul Julian | Secretary | 2002-06-01 | 2004-04-23 |
| LECKEY, Sharon Elaine | Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2002-05-31 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-07 |
| BEALE, Alan Anthony | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2025-04-25 |
| BEALE, Alan Anthony | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2023-02-28 |
| BEALE, Sharon Elaine | Director | 2023-01-20 | 2025-11-10 |
| BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-07 | 2001-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Anthony Beale | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Sharon Elaine Beale | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.