KEYS CARE LIMITED
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Cash
£205K
-75.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6M
+16.4% vs 2024
Employees
244
+8.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£652K
+9.6% 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 | £12,497,000 | £13,697,000 | +9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £595,000 | £652,000 | +9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £595,000 | £652,000 | +9.6% | |
| Net profit | £579,000 | £655,000 | +13.1% | |
| Cash | £824,000 | £205,000 | -75.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,143,000 | £4,795,000 | +15.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,985,000 | £4,640,000 | +16.4% | |
| Equity | £3,985,000 | £4,640,000 | +16.4% | |
| Average employees | 224 | 244 | +8.9% | |
| Wages | £7,139,000 | £7,993,000 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.4% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.3% | 94.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 0.70x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- KEYS CARE LIMITED 2018-02-05 → present
- BETTERCARE KEYS LIMITED 2006-04-27 → 2018-02-05
- ANNVALE LIMITED 2004-12-09 → 2006-04-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- KEYS CARE LIMITED · parent
- Keys Child Care Limited 100%
- Keys Stepping Stones Limited 100%
- Keys Active 8 Care Limited 100%
- Keys Educational Services Limited 100%
- Keys BR Limited 100%
- Keys NHCC Limited 100%
- Keys QTC Limited 100%
- Keys Family Assessment Centre Limited 100%
- Keys 16 Plus Independent Living Services Limited 100%
- Keys 7KS Limited 100%
- Keys Child Care (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Keys NHG Limited 100%
- Keys Young People Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover increased by 10% from £12,497,000 to £13,697,000 in line with an effort to increase fee uplifts to maintain margins with increasing costs, expand services and improve occupancy rates. Overall, operating profit increased from £595,000 in 2024 to £652,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON, Esther Alexandra | Director | 2022-01-17 | May 1974 | British |
| MANSON, David Lindsay | Director | 2017-07-31 | Feb 1969 | British |
| MARTLE, Simon David | Director | 2024-02-05 | May 1970 | British |
| PATERSON, Pauline Clare | Director | 2023-09-15 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Marc | Secretary | 2004-12-10 | 2017-07-31 |
| C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-09 | 2004-12-10 |
| ANDERTON, Colin James | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-09-15 |
| CHAMBERS, Wendy | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2017-10-10 |
| DINGWALL, Alan | Director | 2023-10-02 | 2024-01-30 |
| ERSKINE, Julie | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2007-06-18 |
| LAFFIN, Heather | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2017-07-31 |
| LEE, Patricia Lesley | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2020-09-01 |
| LOOKER, Kelly Elizabeth Janene | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2017-10-10 |
| MURPHY, Marc | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2017-07-31 |
| PATTERSON, Deborah Dawn | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2017-02-13 |
| PATTERSON, Don | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2017-03-04 |
| PATTERSON, Florence Marilyn | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2017-02-13 |
| PATTERSON, James | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2017-03-04 |
| SIMMONDS, Nicola | Director | 2008-11-12 | 2017-12-15 |
| SVENSSON, Erik Dan Hugo | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2022-09-13 |
| CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-12-09 | 2004-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-01-25 | Active |
| Keys Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-31 | Active |
| Keys Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-03-04 | Ceased 2021-01-25 |
| Mr Gordon Patterson | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-31 |
| James Patterson | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-26 | 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
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.