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Company No. 04228592 · Incorporated 5 Jun 2001

Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd

Registered name: SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (WESSEX) LTD

Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd made £12.9m revenue and £559k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £12.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £559k profit and 263 employees. The company is classified under “residential nursing care facilities” and is based in Dawlish; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 87100Residential nursing care facilities
Status
Active
Location
Dawlish, South West
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£12.9m
Growth ▲7.8%
Profit
£559k
Growth ▼11.2%
Profit margin
4.3%
Gross 31.8%
Employees
263
Change ▲2.7%
Profit / employee
£2.1k
Revenue/employee £48.9k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£9.3m£10.8m£11.9m£12.9m
Cost of sales£6.2m£7.2m£8m£8.8m
Gross profit£3.1m£3.6m£4m£4.1m
Operating profit£1.2m£1.4m£1.2m£986k
Profit before tax£1m£1.1m£863k£732k
Profit after tax£853k£826k£629k£559k
Profit (best available)£853k£826k£629k£559k
Staff costs£6.2m£7.1m£7.9m£8.7m
Employees (average)215236256263
Ratios
Profit margin9.2%7.6%5.3%4.3%
Gross margin32.9%33.7%33.1%31.8%
Revenue per employee£43.2k£45.9k£46.6k£48.9k
Profit per employee£4k£3.5k£2.5k£2.1k
Cash conversion−47.4%−108.3%−129.3%−143.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16.6%▲10.2%▲7.8%
Profit growth—▼3.1%▼23.8%▼11.2%
Headcount growth—▲9.8%▲8.5%▲2.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£1.7m£1.4m£1.7m
Net assets£6.3m£7.1m£7.7m£8.3m
Fixed assets£8.7m£9m£9m£9.1m
Current assets£4.9m£4.7m£5.3m£5.7m
Debtors£31.8k£105k£136k£82.9k
Deferred income£122k£97.5k£78k£62.4k
Cash from operations−£579k−£1.5m−£1.5m−£1.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
31.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£48.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−143.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
70.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲7%
Now £8.3m
Cash at bank
▲20%
Now £1.7m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 263
Deferred income
▼20%
Now £62.4k
Fixed assets
▲1%
Now £9.1m
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £559k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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