How much does English Care Limited make?

English Care Limited reported revenue of £4.8m and £655k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does English Care Limited have?

English Care Limited reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is English Care Limited profitable?

Yes — English Care Limited reported a profit of £655k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 05207492 · Incorporated 17 Aug 2004

English Care Limited

Registered name: ENGLISH CARE LIMITED

Part of English (Group) Limited group

English Care Limited made £4.8m revenue and £655k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

English Care Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £4.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £655k profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “residential care activities for the elderly and disabled” and is based in Shrewsbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Status: Active
Location: Shrewsbury, West Midlands
Age: 22 yrs · since 2004
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate controlling party is Mr D English & Mrs J English by virtue of their majority shareholding in English (Group) Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£4.8m

Growth ▲5.1%

Profit

£655k

Growth ▼4.5%

Profit margin

13.7%

Gross 43.4%

Employees

Change ▼2.3%

Profit / employee

£7.5k

Revenue/employee £55.1k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£4.3m	£4.6m	£4.8m
Cost of sales	—	£2.5m	£2.7m	£2.7m
Gross profit	—	£1.9m	£1.9m	£2.1m
Operating profit	—	£1.1m	£986k	£887k
Profit before tax	—	£1.1m	£944k	£845k
Profit after tax	—	£889k	£686k	£655k
Profit (best available)	—	£889k	£686k	£655k
Staff costs	—	£2m	£2.5m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	97	97	89	87
Ratios
Profit margin	—	20.5%	15%	13.7%
Gross margin	—	43.1%	41.3%	43.4%
Revenue per employee	—	£44.8k	£51.2k	£55.1k
Profit per employee	—	£9.2k	£7.7k	£7.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲4.9%	▲5.1%
Profit growth	—	—	▼22.9%	▼4.5%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼8.3%	▼2.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£875k	£1.3m	£1.6m	£1.2m
Net assets	£1.6m	£2.1m	£4.3m	£4.4m
Fixed assets	£3.5m	£3.9m	£6m	£6.5m
Current assets	£1.1m	£1.5m	£1.9m	£1.8m
Debtors	£198k	£191k	£189k	£167k
Deferred income	£5.3k	£9.5k	£35k	£237k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 13.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 43.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £55.1k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 136.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.5%; 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: ▲1%; Now £4.4m
Cash at bank: ▼25%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 87
Deferred income: ▲578%; Now £237k
Fixed assets: ▲8%; Now £6.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

English (Group) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
English Care Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Bowbrook Care Home LimitedFigures not disclosed
English Developers LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lady Forester Care Home LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £655k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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