Birdie Care Services Limited
Registered name: BIRDIE CARE SERVICES LIMITED
Birdie Care Services Limited made £10.5m revenue and a £9.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Birdie Care Services Limited’s revenue grew 46% to £10.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £9.1m and 140 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Altrincham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Altrincham, North West
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £3.9m | £7.2m | £10.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | £946k | £2.3m | £2.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.9m | £4.9m | £7.8m |
| Operating profit | — | −£7.4m | −£10.4m | −£8.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£4.9m | −£7.2m | −£10.7m | −£9.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£7.2m | −£10.7m | −£9.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.9m | −£7.2m | −£10.7m | −£9.1m |
| Staff costs | — | £6.8m | £10.7m | £12m |
| Employees (average) | 71 | 104 | 132 | 140 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −188% | −148.3% | −87.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 75.4% | 67.8% | 74% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £37k | £54.5k | £75.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£68.6k | −£69.6k | −£80.8k | −£65.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲86.8% | ▲46.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲46.5% | ▲26.9% | ▲6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.2m | £19.3m | £14.2m | £9.9m |
| Net assets | £2m | £18.6m | £8.5m | −£598k |
| Fixed assets | £79.9k | £132k | £205k | £164k |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £20.3m | £16m | £11.9m |
| Debtors | £416k | £699k | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£7.3m | −£10.6m | −£8.7m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −87.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 74%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £75.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£65.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.2%
- 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
- ▼107%
- Now −£598k
- Cash at bank
- ▼30%
- Now £9.9m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 140
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £164k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£9.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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