Ardenton Care Holdings Limited
Registered name: ARDENTON CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Ardenton UK Limited groupArdenton Care Holdings Limited made £34.5m revenue and a £3.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ardenton Care Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £34.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3.8m and 595 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Leeds; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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: “Ardenton UK Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24m | £26.4m | £31.1m | £34.5m |
| Cost of sales | £15m | £15.6m | £18.7m | £22.3m |
| Gross profit | £9m | £10.8m | £12.4m | £12.2m |
| Operating profit | — | −£43.4k | −£48.2k | −£2.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£3m | −£3.3m | −£5.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.9m | −£3.5m | −£3.9m | −£3.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.9m | −£3.5m | −£3.9m | −£3.8m |
| Staff costs | £14.7m | £16.8m | £20.2m | £24.2m |
| Employees (average) | 427 | 490 | 537 | 595 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −12% | −13.1% | −12.4% | −10.9% |
| Gross margin | 37.5% | 41.1% | 39.9% | 35.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £56.2k | £53.9k | £58k | £58k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.8k | −£7.1k | −£7.2k | −£6.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10% | ▲17.9% | ▲10.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.8% | ▲9.6% | ▲10.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2.8m | — |
| Net assets | −£3m | −£6.5m | −£10.4m | −£14.2m |
| Fixed assets | £24.3m | £20.5m | £22.9m | £21.8m |
| Current assets | £726k | £866k | £472k | £872k |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.6m | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | £3m | £5.1m | £2.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £58k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 63.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.2%
- 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
- —
- Now −£14.2m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 595
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £21.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ardenton UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ardenton Care Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- BDT Care Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
- Nurture Holdco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pebbles Holdco LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (6)
- Shaftec Holdco LimitedIn AdministrationRev. £15.9m · Profit £2.2m
- Aghoco 1507 LimitedRev. — · Profit −£2.6m
- Ardenton Properties LimitedRev. — · Profit £199k
- BGC Bidco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ppca Holdco LimitedRev. — · Profit £275k
- Shaftec Topco LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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