How much does Special Needs Care Limited make?

Special Needs Care Limited reported revenue of £7.1m and £940k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Special Needs Care Limited have?

Special Needs Care Limited reported an average of 214 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is Special Needs Care Limited profitable?

Yes — Special Needs Care Limited reported a profit of £940k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 06039940 · Incorporated 3 Jan 2007

Special Needs Care Limited

Registered name: SPECIAL NEEDS CARE LIMITED

Part of Assum Limited group

Special Needs Care Limited made £7.1m revenue and £940k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Special Needs Care Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £7.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £940k profit and 214 employees. The company is classified under “social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled” and is based in Chester; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Status: Active
Location: Chester, North West
Age: 19 yrs · since 2007
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: “On 12 November 2024, LHEB Limited became the new ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party of the Company.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£7.1m

Growth ▼1.5%

Profit

£940k

Growth ▲33.8%

Profit margin

13.2%

Gross 15.4%

Employees

214

Change ▼17.1%

Profit / employee

£4.4k

Revenue/employee £33.3k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2021	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£8.2m	£6.8m	£7.2m	£7.1m
Cost of sales	—	£6.5m	£5.8m	£6m	£6m
Gross profit	—	£1.7m	£1m	£1.2m	£1.1m
Operating profit	—	£123k	−£764k	£315k	£198k
Profit before tax	—	£112k	£436k	£715k	£998k
Profit after tax	—	£112k	£512k	£703k	£940k
Profit (best available)	—	£112k	£512k	£703k	£940k
Staff costs	—	£7.1m	£6.3m	£6.4m	£6.5m
Employees (average)	258	323	289	258	214
Ratios
Profit margin	—	1.4%	7.5%	9.7%	13.2%
Gross margin	—	20.6%	15.1%	16.7%	15.4%
Revenue per employee	—	£25.4k	£23.6k	£28.1k	£33.3k
Profit per employee	—	£346	£1.8k	£2.7k	£4.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼16.8%	▲6.2%	▼1.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▲357.7%	▲37.3%	▲33.8%
Headcount growth	—	—	▼10.5%	▼10.7%	▼17.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£390k	£95.3k	£2.7k	£2.7k	£429k
Net assets	−£167k	£4.3m	£4.8m	£5.5m	£4.8m
Fixed assets	£857k	£4.4m	£3.9m	£3.8m	£3.8m
Current assets	£2.6m	£2.7m	£1.5m	£2.2m	£2.2m
Debtors	£5.3k	£156k	£33k	£15.2k	£3.7k
Deferred income	£0	£24.2k	£25.9k	£32.4k	£29.9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 13.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 15.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £33.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 52.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.1%; 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: ▼14%; Now £4.8m
Cash at bank: ▲15622%; Now £429k
Headcount: ▼17%; Now 214
Deferred income: ▼8%; Now £29.9k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £3.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Assum Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Special Needs Care Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Essential Property (NW) LimitedRev. — · Profit £362k
Special Needs HousingFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Abbey School LimitedRev. £10.5m · Profit £1.4m

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 31 Aug 2025 (profit £940k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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