HEALTHCARE SUPPORT (NORTH STAFFS) LIMITED
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Cash
£19m
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8m
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-1% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £72,707,000 | £73,825,000 | £74,007,000 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,832,000 | £1,164,000 | £1,152,000 | -1% | |
| Net profit | -£2,851,000 | £779,000 | £798,000 | +2.4% | |
| Cash | £13,567,000 | £16,817,000 | £18,594,000 | +10.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £417,435,000 | £416,587,000 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,429,000 | £7,208,000 | £8,006,000 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £6,429,000 | £7,208,000 | £8,006,000 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -3.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 12.11x | 11.85x | 11.66x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HEALTHCARE SUPPORT (NORTH STAFFS) LIMITED 2005-03-16 → present
- HEALTH SUPPORT (NORTH STAFFS) LIMITED 2004-12-09 → 2005-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore, at the time of approving the financial statements, have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUITIX MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-01-31 | — | — |
| CARTER, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2007-06-07 | Mar 1965 | British |
| COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. | Director | 2013-12-20 | Nov 1966 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Kevin Alistair | Director | 2023-06-21 | Jan 1982 | British |
| LOVE, Brian | Director | 2023-06-21 | May 1979 | British |
| SPRINGETT, Patricia | Director | 2025-08-26 | Jan 1983 | Spanish |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEDGES, Teresa Sarah | Secretary | 2015-09-04 | 2018-09-17 |
| LEWIS, Maria | Secretary | 2012-09-27 | 2015-09-04 |
| MILLER, Roger Keith | Secretary | 2007-07-03 | 2012-09-27 |
| SHELL, Peter Geoffrey | Secretary | 2004-12-09 | 2007-07-03 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-12-09 | 2004-12-09 |
| VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-09-17 | 2026-01-30 |
| ANDERSON, Thomas Downs | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2012-07-25 |
| BAYBUTT, Michael | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2007-10-18 |
| COLES, Lindsey Jane | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2009-02-20 |
| COWDELL, Jonathan Nigel Edward, Mr. | Director | 2009-02-20 | 2011-08-25 |
| FYFE, Joanne Stonehouse | Director | 2024-05-02 | 2024-10-01 |
| GROOME, Richard Leonard | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2013-08-29 |
| HARDY, David Michael | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2009-11-18 |
| HEATH, James Christopher | Director | 2013-08-29 | 2018-04-30 |
| KNIGHT, Richard Daniel | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2021-03-23 |
| LINNEY, Joseph Mark | Director | 2009-11-18 | 2012-07-25 |
| MERCER-DEADMAN, Michael John | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2008-02-01 |
| PEARCE, Glenn Sinclair | Director | 2024-10-15 | 2025-08-26 |
| PEARCE, Glenn Sinclair | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2024-05-02 |
| PRITCHARD, Jamie | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2019-04-30 |
| SMITH, Richard Cyril | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2007-02-23 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Julian Denzil | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2025-10-23 |
| THOMPSON, Roger Mark | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2023-06-21 |
| VACHELL, Andrew Stephen Annesley | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2014-01-08 |
| WOODBURN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-12-09 | 2004-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Support (North Staffs) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.