MCCARTHY & STONE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£900K
+12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5M
-1,766.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
772
+43.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7M
-268.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,900,000 | £15,700,000 | £17,000,000 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £700,000 | -£100,000 | -114.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,800,000 | -£1,900,000 | -£7,000,000 | -268.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,400,000 | -£1,400,000 | -£5,300,000 | -278.6% | |
| Cash | £2,100,000 | £800,000 | £900,000 | +12.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,700,000 | £300,000 | -£5,000,000 | -1,766.7% | |
| Equity | £1,700,000 | £300,000 | -£5,000,000 | -1,766.7% | |
| Average employees | 515 | 539 | 772 | +43.2% | |
| Wages | £9,700,000 | £10,900,000 | £11,700,000 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £800,000 | £400,000 | £300,000 | -25% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.0% | 4.5% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | 31.7% | -8.9% | -31.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 0.83x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | 0.00x | 1.75x | -0.25x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period from when the financial statements are authorised for issue through to 30 April 2027, being going concern assessment period.”
Group structure
- MCCARTHY & STONE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- YourLife Management Services Limited 100%
- McCarthy & Stone Resales Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELL, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-05-23 | Apr 1960 | British |
| HOYLAND, Mark Edward | Director | 2025-10-03 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, John | Secretary | 2012-08-23 | 2014-07-07 |
| BENNETT, Joanne Clare | Director | 2025-01-09 | 2025-08-29 |
| BRIDGES, David Crawford | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2018-11-27 |
| BROWN, Anna | Director | 2021-08-15 | 2022-11-01 |
| CARLETON, Fiona Elizabeth Wilson | Director | 2021-07-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| CHORLEY, Alison | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2023-05-23 |
| COOPER, Douglas Anthony | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2010-03-23 |
| DAY, Gary Neil | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2018-01-12 |
| GREEN, Trevor Lindsay | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-03-29 |
| HOCKADAY, David George | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2021-01-29 |
| JENNINGS, Michael John | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2016-08-18 |
| LLOYD, Michael Samuel | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2021-06-04 |
| MANN, David John Glaisby | Director | 2016-04-30 | 2019-02-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Howard Peter Stewart | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-03-29 |
| RIDDINGTON, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2019-08-22 |
| SEARLE, David Richard | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2021-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Patrick Grayken | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-01-28 | Active |
| Mccarthy & Stone Lifestyle Services Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.