Abbey Healthcare (Farnworth) Limited
Registered name: ABBEY HEALTHCARE (FARNWORTH) LIMITED
Part of Studland Holdco (UK) Limited groupAbbey Healthcare (Farnworth) Limited made £6.2m revenue and £366k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Abbey Healthcare (Farnworth) Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £6.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £366k profit and 126 employees. The company is classified under “residential nursing care facilities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.3m | £4.5m | £5.1m | £6m | £6.2m |
| Cost of sales | £2.8m | £3m | £3.3m | £3.7m | £4m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £2.2m | £2.2m |
| Operating profit | £332k | £111k | £139k | £582k | £458k |
| Profit before tax | £317k | £85.2k | £101k | £558k | £450k |
| Profit after tax | £317k | £85.2k | £101k | £497k | £366k |
| Profit (best available) | £317k | £85.2k | £101k | £497k | £366k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.9m | £3.3m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | 119 | 120 | 123 | 126 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 7.4% | 1.9% | 2% | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| Gross margin | 34.9% | 34.2% | 35.1% | 37.8% | 35.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £37.9k | £42.3k | £48.4k | £49.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | £716 | £842 | £4k | £2.9k |
| Cash conversion | −37.1% | 293.6% | −158.1% | 272.9% | −53.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▲12.6% | ▲17.3% | ▲4.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼73.1% | ▲18.6% | ▲392.2% | ▼26.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲0.8% | ▲2.5% | ▲2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £539k | £870k | £73.7k | £101k | £160k |
| Net assets | £782k | £867k | £968k | £1.5m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £233k | £359k | £384k | £346k | £349k |
| Current assets | £6.2m | £6.2m | £6.1m | £5.3m | £6.2m |
| Debtors | £275k | £220k | £244k | £538k | £339k |
| Deferred income | £247k | £221k | £245k | £317k | £391k |
| Cash from operations | −£123k | £326k | −£220k | £1.6m | −£244k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £49.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −53.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- 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
- ▲25%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲58%
- Now £160k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 126
- Deferred income
- ▲23%
- Now £391k
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £349k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Studland Holdco (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Oak Bidco (UK) Limited75–100%
- Abbey Healthcare (Farnworth) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (12)
- Abbey Healthcare (Westmoreland) LimitedRev. £8.5m · Profit £2.5m
- Abbey Healthcare (Kendal) LimitedRev. £5.8m · Profit £758k
- Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) LimitedRev. £4.8m · Profit −£355k
- Abbey Healthcare (Cromwell) Ltd.Rev. £3.5m · Profit −£476k
- Abbey Healthcare (Huntingdon) LtdRev. £3.4m · Profit −£9.1k
- Abbey Healthcare (Aaron Court) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abbey Healthcare (Hamilton) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Abbey Healthcare Homes (East Kilbride) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abbey Healthcare Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abbey Healthcare Management Services LtdFigures not disclosed
- Oak Afs England LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oak Afs Rawyards LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £366k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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