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Company No. 03801323 · Incorporated 6 Jul 1999

First City Nursing Services Limited

Registered name: FIRST CITY NURSING SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Cera Care Limited group

First City Nursing Services Limited made £25.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

First City Nursing Services Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £25.8m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.3m profit and 325 employees. The company is classified under “general medical practice activities” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 86210General medical practice activitiesSIC 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Status
Active
Location
Southampton, South East
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£25.8m
Growth ▲7.5%
Profit
£1.3m
Growth ▲84.6%
Profit margin
4.9%
Gross 18%
Employees
325
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£3.9k
Revenue/employee £79.2k
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 to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.1m£19.5m£24m£25.8m
Cost of sales£15.5m£15.6m£19.4m£21.1m
Gross profit£3.6m£3.9m£4.5m£4.6m
Operating profit£1m£1.5m£1.5m£1.6m
Profit before tax£1m£1.5m£1.5m£1.5m
Profit after tax£1.2m£1.2m£683k£1.3m
Profit (best available)£1.2m£1.2m£683k£1.3m
Staff costs£6.7m£6.9m£7.7m£8.4m
Employees (average)354336325325
Ratios
Profit margin6.1%6.3%2.9%4.9%
Gross margin18.8%19.9%18.8%18%
Revenue per employee£54k£58k£73.7k£79.2k
Profit per employee£3.3k£3.7k£2.1k£3.9k
Cash conversion−31.2%−37.4%−125%−104.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.9%▲23.1%▲7.5%
Profit growth—▲5.6%▼44.5%▲84.6%
Headcount growth—▼5.1%▼3.3%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.5m£1.4m£1.8m£1.8m
Net assets£2.2m£2.9m£2.9m£3m
Fixed assets£612k£588k£569k£683k
Current assets£5.1m£5.6m£6m£6.3m
Debtors£1.4m£2.1m£2m£2m
Cash from operations−£316k−£567k−£1.8m−£1.6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£79.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−104.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.7%
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
▲4%
Now £3m
Cash at bank
▲3%
Now £1.8m
Headcount
0%
Now 325
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲20%
Now £683k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Cera Care Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Cera Care Operations Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. First City Nursing Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (21)

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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