How much does Birchester Care Limited make?

Birchester Care Limited reported revenue of £7.6m and £592k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Birchester Care Limited have?

Birchester Care Limited reported an average of 157 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Birchester Care Limited profitable?

Yes — Birchester Care Limited reported a profit of £592k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 10858329 · Incorporated 10 Jul 2017

Birchester Care Limited

Registered name: BIRCHESTER CARE LIMITED

Part of Birchester Limited group

Birchester Care Limited made £7.6m revenue and £592k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Birchester Care Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £7.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £592k profit and 157 employees. The company is classified under “medical nursing home activities” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 86102Medical nursing home activities

Status: Active
Location: Peterborough, East of England
Age: 9 yrs · since 2017
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 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£7.6m

Growth ▲18.8%

Profit

£592k

Growth ▲100.9%

Profit margin

7.8%

Gross 36.1%

Employees

157

Change ▲7.5%

Profit / employee

£3.8k

Revenue/employee £48.3k

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 to	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£5.2m	£6.4m	£7.6m
Cost of sales	£3.8m	£4.4m	£4.8m
Gross profit	£1.4m	£2m	£2.7m
Operating profit	£209k	£778k	£1.2m
Profit before tax	£209k	£302k	£849k
Profit after tax	£197k	£294k	£592k
Profit (best available)	£197k	£294k	£592k
Staff costs	£3.1m	£4m	£4.5m
Employees (average)	129	146	157
Ratios
Profit margin	3.8%	4.6%	7.8%
Gross margin	26.7%	31.1%	36.1%
Revenue per employee	£40.2k	£43.7k	£48.3k
Profit per employee	£1.5k	£2k	£3.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲23.1%	▲18.8%
Profit growth	—	▲49.5%	▲100.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲13.2%	▲7.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£55.9k	£150k	£265k
Net assets	£905k	£1.2m	£1.7m
Fixed assets	£8.4m	£8.2m	£8m
Current assets	£633k	£1m	£1.8m
Debtors	£326k	£61k	£160k
Deferred income	£95.7k	£171k	£183k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £48.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 105.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2.1%; 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: ▲42%; Now £1.7m
Cash at bank: ▲77%; Now £265k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 157
Deferred income: ▲7%; Now £183k
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £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

Birchester Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Birchester Care Holdings Limited75–100%
Birchester Care Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Birchester Medicare Services LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Oct 2025 (profit £592k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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