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Company No. 03650681 · Incorporated 16 Oct 1998

Forge House Care Ltd

Registered name: FORGE HOUSE CARE LTD

Forge House Care Ltd made £13.5m revenue and £832k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Forge House Care Ltd’s revenue grew 12% to £13.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £832k profit and 318 employees. The company is classified under “residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse” and is based in Chatham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Status
Active
Location
Chatham, South East
Age
28 yrs · since 1998
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.5m
Growth ▲11.7%
Profit
£832k
Growth ▲56.1%
Profit margin
6.2%
Gross 99.1%
Employees
318
Change ▼1.2%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £42.4k
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 to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£9.3m£12.1m£13.5m
Cost of sales—£165k£143k£116k
Gross profit—£9.1m£11.9m£13.4m
Operating profit—£660k£1m£1.3m
Profit before tax—£500k£760k£1.1m
Profit after tax—£364k£533k£832k
Profit (best available)—£364k£533k£832k
Staff costs—£7.4m£9.7m£10.7m
Employees (average)281248322318
Ratios
Profit margin—3.9%4.4%6.2%
Gross margin—98.2%98.8%99.1%
Revenue per employee—£37.5k£37.5k£42.4k
Profit per employee—£1.5k£1.7k£2.6k
Cash conversion—−113.7%−101%−115.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲29.8%▲11.7%
Profit growth——▲46.2%▲56.1%
Headcount growth—▼11.7%▲29.8%▼1.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£356k£34k£137k£670k
Net assets£1.4m£1.9m£2.3m£3m
Fixed assets£2.2m£5.1m£5.2m£5.6m
Current assets£977k£757k£1.3m£1.5m
Debtors£532k£617k£940k£632k
Deferred income—£42.5k£147k£27.5k
Cash from operations—−£750k−£1m−£1.5m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
99.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£42.4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−115.7%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
41.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.7%
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
▲28%
Now £3m
Cash at bank
▲391%
Now £670k
Headcount
▼1%
Now 318
Deferred income
▼81%
Now £27.5k
Fixed assets
▲8%
Now £5.6m
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £832k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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