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Company No. 08943620 · Incorporated 17 Mar 2014

Hawthorns Retirement Living Limited

Registered name: HAWTHORNS RETIREMENT LIVING LIMITED

Part of Veilchenblau Estates Ltd group

Hawthorns Retirement Living Limited made £11.7m revenue and £182k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Hawthorns Retirement Living Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £11.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £182k profit and 178 employees. The company is classified under “other residential care activities” and is based in Northampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Northampton, East Midlands
Age
12 yrs · since 2014
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: “Willowbrook Healthcare Debtco Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£11.7m
Growth ▲3.7%
Profit
£182k
Growth ▼35.3%
Profit margin
1.6%
Gross 74.9%
Employees
178
Change ▲89.4%
Profit / employee
£1k
Revenue/employee £65.8k
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 to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10m£10.4m£11.3m£11.7m
Cost of sales£2.3m£2.6m£2.8m£2.9m
Gross profit£7.7m£7.8m£8.5m£8.8m
Operating profit−£1.1m£80k£267k£191k
Profit before tax−£1.1m£76.9k£265k£191k
Profit after tax−£1.1m£63.6k£281k£182k
Profit (best available)−£1.1m£63.6k£281k£182k
Staff costs£2.3m£2.4m£2.6m£2.9m
Employees (average)10610694178
Ratios
Profit margin−11%0.6%2.5%1.6%
Gross margin76.9%75%75%74.9%
Revenue per employee£94.8k£97.9k£120k£65.8k
Profit per employee−£10.4k£600£3k£1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.3%▲8.8%▲3.7%
Profit growth——▲341.9%▼35.3%
Headcount growth—0%▼11.3%▲89.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£19.9k£1.3m£87.1k£1.7m
Net assets−£3.2m−£3.1m−£2.8m−£2.6m
Fixed assets£4.1m£4.1m£3.7m£3.5m
Current assets£20.7m£55.2m£20.4m£63m
Debtors£60.3k£14k£47.9k£48.9k
Deferred income£8.7m£8.8m£9.2m£8.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
74.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£65.8k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
29.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
72.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.4%
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
—
Now −£2.6m
Cash at bank
▲1892%
Now £1.7m
Headcount
▲89%
Now 178
Deferred income
▼7%
Now £8.5m
Fixed assets
▼6%
Now £3.5m

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

  1. Veilchenblau Estates Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. Avery Healthcare Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Avery Healthcare Group Limited75–100%
  4. Willowbrook Healthcare Group Limited75–100%
  5. Willowbrook Healthcare Limited75–100%
  6. Willowbrook Healthcare Debtco Limited75–100%
  7. Hawthorns Retirement Living Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (39)

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 Mar 2025 (profit £182k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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