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Company No. 05705303 · Incorporated 10 Feb 2006

Swanton Community Services Limited

Registered name: SWANTON COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Apposite Capital LLP group

Swanton Community Services Limited made £23.9m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2024.

Swanton Community Services Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £23.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2024, with £2.6m profit and 775 employees. The company is classified under “social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled” and is based in Coventry; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Coventry, West Midlands
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
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: “TCD (Holdings) Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2024

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£23.9m
Growth ▲17.8%
Profit
£2.6m
Growth ▲16%
Profit margin
10.7%
Gross 32.3%
Employees
775
Change ▲11.2%
Profit / employee
£3.3k
Revenue/employee £30.9k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.3m£20.3m£23.9m
Cost of sales£13.2m£13.8m£16.2m
Gross profit£6.3m£6.5m£7.7m
Operating profit£1.9m£1.7m£2.6m
Profit before tax£2.2m£2.3m£3.4m
Profit after tax£1.9m£2.2m£2.6m
Profit (best available)£1.9m£2.2m£2.6m
Staff costs£15.7m£16.5m£18.8m
Employees (average)690697775
Ratios
Profit margin9.9%10.9%10.7%
Gross margin32.8%31.9%32.3%
Revenue per employee£28k£29.1k£30.9k
Profit per employee£2.8k£3.2k£3.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲5%▲17.8%
Profit growth—▲15.1%▲16%
Headcount growth—▲1%▲11.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£906k£567k£1.3m
Net assets£6.3m£8.5m£720k
Fixed assets£83.7k£111k£46.4k
Current assets£10.9m£12.3m£17.2m
Debtors£1.7m£2.5m£2.2m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
32.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£30.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.3%
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
▼92%
Now £720k
Cash at bank
▲127%
Now £1.3m
Headcount
▲11%
Now 775
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼58%
Now £46.4k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Apposite Capital LLPultimate parent75–100%
  2. Apposite Healthcare II Member Limited75–100%
  3. Apposite Healthcare II GP LLP75–100%
  4. Sunshine Care Topco Limited75–100%
  5. Sunshine Care Midco Limited75–100%
  6. Sunshine Care Bidco Limited75–100%
  7. Swanton Care & Community Limited75–100%
  8. TCD (Holdings) Limited75–100%
  9. Swanton Community Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2024 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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