The Orders of ST. John Care Trust
Registered name: THE ORDERS OF ST. JOHN CARE TRUST
The Orders of ST. John Care Trust made £234m revenue and a £652k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Orders of ST. John Care Trust’s revenue grew 38% to £234m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £652k and 5,435 employees. The company is classified under “residential nursing care facilities” and is based in Lincoln; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincoln
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £147m | £169m | £234m |
| Cost of sales | £151m | £167m | £234m |
| Operating profit | −£4.2m | £2.2m | −£652k |
| Profit before tax | −£4.2m | £2.2m | −£652k |
| Profit after tax | −£4.2m | £2.2m | −£652k |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.2m | £2.2m | −£652k |
| Employees (average) | 3,106 | 3,307 | 5,435 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −2.8% | 1.3% | −0.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £47.3k | £51.1k | £43k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.3k | £670 | −£120 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.1% | ▲38.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼129.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.5% | ▲64.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£120
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲64%
- Now 5,435
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Elmfield Care Topco LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Fosse Way Care Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£652k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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