SUNDERLAND CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED
Wholly owned by Sunderland City Council, the company operates as a local authority trading entity providing regulated residential, domiciliary, and social care services to residents across the city and wider region.
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Cash
£1.7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.4M
-45.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,167
+6.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£167K
-7.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,062,501 | £61,082,553 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£363,131 | -£29,691 | +91.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £180,177 | £167,335 | -7.1% | |
| Net profit | £135,601 | £126,283 | -6.9% | |
| Cash | £0 | £1,659,431 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,662,383 | £1,446,166 | -45.7% | |
| Equity | £2,662,383 | £1,446,166 | -45.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,095 | 1,167 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £40,689,620 | £41,727,614 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £92,473 | £110,431 | +19.4% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.31x |
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
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. As a company ultimately wholly owned by Sunderland City Council, by its very nature it is a going concern and the directors have no reason to believe that any events would impact on this position.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELIA, Patrick | Secretary | 2018-08-01 | — | — |
| EMMERSON, Claire Anne | Director | 2025-07-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| FLETCHER, Jill Elaine, Councillor | Director | 2013-09-09 | Nov 1960 | British |
| KING, Graham | Director | 2019-03-27 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SMITH, Alison, Councillor | Director | 2023-11-15 | Aug 1947 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Linda | Director | 2019-05-15 | Aug 1958 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, Irene | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| SMITH, David | Secretary | 2013-09-23 | 2015-09-30 |
| TOGNARELLI, Sonia | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| FOSTER, Philip | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2019-02-28 |
| LAWSON, Anne, Councillor | Director | 2013-09-09 | 2020-05-31 |
| LOUGH, Darren Anthony | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2025-06-30 |
| THORNTON, Melanie | Director | 2020-11-19 | 2023-11-15 |
| WILSON, Amy, Councillor | Director | 2013-09-09 | 2019-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Care And Support (Holding Company) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-10-16 | 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
- 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.