SPECIAL NEEDS CARE LIMITED
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Cash
£429K
+15,622.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.8M
-13.7% first positive since 2021
Employees
214
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£998K
+39.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £6,813,827 | £7,237,897 | £7,131,490 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£763,946 | £315,030 | £197,938 | -37.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £111,918 | £436,108 | £714,996 | £997,768 | +39.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £111,918 | £512,202 | £702,993 | £940,470 | +33.8% | |
| Cash | £2,296 | £389,748 | £95,288 | £2,726 | £2,726 | £428,590 | +15,622.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£144,881 | -£166,759 | £4,310,155 | £4,861,896 | £5,576,892 | £4,808,490 | -13.8% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,310,155 | £4,822,357 | £5,525,350 | £4,765,820 | -13.7% | |
| Equity | -£144,881 | -£166,759 | £4,310,155 | £4,822,357 | £5,525,350 | £4,765,820 | -13.7% | |
| Average employees | 231 | 258 | 323 | 289 | 214 | 214 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,416,164 | £5,685,651 | £5,789,033 | £5,754,894 | -0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £105,405 | £77,500 | £88,688 | £90,750 | +2.3% |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -11.2% | 4.4% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.5% | 9.7% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -15.7% | 5.6% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 20.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.81x | 5.08x | 1.86x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sedulo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation based on reviewing cash flow forecasts for at least a year from the date of signing that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SPECIAL NEEDS CARE LIMITED · parent
- Essential Property (NW) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORBELY, Barnabas | Director | 2007-01-03 | Apr 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORBELY, Barnabas | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2022-05-09 |
| HAGA, Ellen | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2008-09-01 |
| OSTGAARD, Arne Johan | Secretary | 2007-01-03 | 2007-04-01 |
| HAGA, Ellen | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2010-04-12 |
| OSTGAARD, Arne Johan | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2007-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assum Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-05-09 | Active |
| Special Needs Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-05-10 | Ceased 2022-05-09 |
| Mr Barnabas Borbely | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-03 | Ceased 2018-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.