Registration number:
for the
Year Ended 31 March 2026
Care Assist Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Care Assist Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
V K Maliwal R Wazir Siddharth Wazir Surinder Wazir |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Care Assist Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is the provision of care services. The company provides specialist residential care, supported living, domiciliary care and learning disability services across England. The company delivers care through specialist residential and community-based settings.
Strategy and service delivery
The company's strategy is to deliver high-quality, person-centred care that promotes recovery, independence and long-term wellbeing for younger adults with mental health conditions, young-onset dementia and learning
disabilities.
Services are tailored to individual needs and support individuals with complex conditions, including bipolar disorder, substance dependence and eating disorders. Care is delivered through specialist residential homes and community-based settings under structured care plans with appropriate oversight and support.
The company's integrated operating model combines specialist expertise, small-scale residential environments and supported living services to deliver positive outcomes for service users. During the year, the Company operated three residential care homes, five supported living locations and three specialist learning disability centres across Harrow, Hillingdon, Bedford, Ealing, Frithwood and High Wycombe.
These services provide a structured pathway from residential care and hospital settings towards greater independence while maintaining appropriate levels of support based on individual care needs.
Fair review of the business
The results for the year, which are set out in the profit and loss account, show turnover of £5,247,232 (2025 - £3,729,785) and an operating profit of £1,117,735 (2025 - £605,289). At 31 March 2026, the company had net assets of £2,962,473 (2025 - £2,253,403). The directors consider the performance for the year and the financial position at the year end to be satisfactory.
During the year, the company acquired the trade and assets of three homes previously run by Lomack Company Limited. These consist of two residential care homes and one supported living home, all located in Bedford.
The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:
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Financial KPIs |
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2025 |
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Revenue |
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5,247,232 |
3,729,785 |
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Operating profit |
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1,117,735 |
605,289 |
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Profit after tax |
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709,070 |
106,687 |
Operational performance and outlook
All of the company's registered services continued to hold a 'Good' rating from the Care Quality Commission, reflecting the Board's ongoing commitment to delivering safe, effective and person-centred care.
Strategic priorities and future developments
The company continues to evaluate selective acquisition opportunities that complement its existing service portfolio and enhance its geographic presence. Investment decisions are based on strategic fit, expected financial returns, operational synergies and capital efficiency.
Management remains focused on improving employee retention, reducing reliance on agency staff, increasing occupancy levels and enhancing operational efficiency. Growth opportunities requiring modest capital investment and offering sustainable long-term returns will continue to be prioritised.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Board regularly reviews the principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the achievement of the group's strategic objectives. The principal risk categories include regulatory compliance, workforce availability, health and safety, liquidity, competition and service quality.
These risks are monitored through established governance arrangements, key performance indicators, management reporting and internal control procedures. The Board reviews the effectiveness of mitigation measures throughout the year.
Care Assist Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Risk management and internal controls
The company maintains an established framework for identifying, evaluating and managing the principal risks arising from its operations. Compliance with applicable legislation, regulatory
requirements and ethical standards remains integral to the group's governance framework.
Internal controls are designed to safeguard service users and group assets, ensure the integrity of financial reporting and support compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board retains overall responsibility for the effectiveness of the company's system of risk management and internal control.
Acknowledgements
The Board expresses its sincere appreciation to the Company's service users, commissioners, employees, suppliers, banking partners and other stakeholders for their continued support and commitment throughout the year.
Approved by the
Director
Care Assist Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
The board constantly monitors the company's trading results and revise projections as appropriate to ensure that the company can meet its future obligations as they fall due.
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
The company is exposed to the usual credit and cash flow risks associated with selling on credit and manages this through credit control procedures. The company's bank loans and loan stock are subject to price and liquidity risk as disclosed in note 16 to the financial statements.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Appointment of auditors
Hazlewoods LLP were appointed as auditors to the company during the period, and have expressed their willingness to continue in office.
Approved by the
Director
Care Assist Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Strategic Report, Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Care Assist Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Care Assist Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Care Assist Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2026, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
• | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Care Assist Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Care Assist Limited
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
• | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
• | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 5, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.
Care Assist Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Care Assist Limited
In common with all audits conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override of controls. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:
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reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements; |
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performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud; |
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and |
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reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance. |
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
For and on behalf of
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
GL50 3AT
Care Assist Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Note |
2026 |
2025 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Reversal of impairment on tangible fixed assets |
233,016 |
- |
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Other operating income |
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Operating profit |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
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Profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Care Assist Limited
(Registration number: 05810658)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026
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Fixed assets |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Profit and loss account |
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Shareholders' funds |
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Approved and authorised by the
Director
Care Assist Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Share capital |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Share capital |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 April 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
The address of its registered office is:
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.
The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
The company has not presented a cash flow statement on the grounds that the company is a wholly owned subsidiary and a group cash flow statement is included in the financial statements of Libra Agencies (UK) Limited.
Name of parent of group
These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Libra Agencies (UK) Limited.
The financial statements of Libra Agencies (UK) Limited may be obtained from Companies House.
Going concern
After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
Judgements and estimation uncertainty
These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty. |
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities.
The company recognises revenue when: the amount of revenue can be reliably measured; it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity; and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
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Freehold property |
Nil |
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Leasehold improvements |
Straight line over 15 years |
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Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
25% Straight line |
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Motor vehicles |
25% Straight line |
Freehold properties operated by the company are not depreciated. This represents a departure from FRS 102 which requires property to be depreciated as it has a limited useful economic life. However, the directors are of the opinion that the adoption of this policy is necessary to give a true and fair view of the financial statements due to the high level of maintenance being performed on all properties. These values are retained subject to the requirement to test assets for impairment in accordance with FRS 102.
Intangible assets
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
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Amortisation method and rate |
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Goodwill |
Straight line over 10 years |
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Financial instruments
Classification
Recognition and measurement
Impairment
A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.
The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
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Turnover |
The total turnover of the company has been derived from its principal activity wholly undertaken in the United Kingdom.
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Other operating income |
The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Miscellaneous other operating income |
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Insurance claims receivable |
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167,337 |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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2025 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Amortisation expense |
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Impairment reversal |
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Operating lease expense - property |
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Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Bank interest receivable |
1,200 |
3,630 |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Interest on bank borrowings |
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Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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2025 |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Administration and support |
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Operations |
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Remuneration |
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Auditors' remuneration |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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Other fees to auditors |
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All other non-audit services |
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
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2026 |
2025 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
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29,713 |
180,773 |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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Tax expense in the income statement |
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Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
The tax on profit before tax for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2025 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Profit before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
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(Decrease)/increase in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
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Tax increase/(decrease) from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
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Effect of revenues exempt from taxation |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
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Tax decrease arising from group relief |
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Total tax charge |
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
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2026 |
Liability |
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Accelerated capital allowances |
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2025 |
Liability |
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Accelerated capital allowances |
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Intangible assets |
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Goodwill |
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Cost |
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Additions and at 31 March 2026 |
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Amortisation |
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Amortisation charge and at 31 March 2026 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Tangible assets |
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Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Leasehold improvements |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Additions |
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- |
- |
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Acquired through business combinations |
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- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2025 |
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Charge for the year |
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Reversal of impairment |
( |
- |
- |
- |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2026 |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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During the year the company recognised the reversal of a previous impairment of £233,016 in respect of freehold property following an assessment of its recoverable amount. The reversal arose due to the reopening of the care home and revised forecasts supporting a higher value in use.
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Debtors |
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2026 |
2025 |
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Trade debtors |
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Other debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Creditors |
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Note |
2026 |
2025 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to group undertakings |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
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Other payables |
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Accruals |
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Corporation tax liability |
100,833 |
110,283 |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings |
- |
650,000 |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings over 1 year related to a loan from the company's immediate parent, on which interest was charged at a rate of 7.5% per annum. The loan was repaid in full in the year.
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Loans and borrowings |
Current loans and borrowings
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2026 |
2025 |
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Bank borrowings |
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Non-current loans and borrowings
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2026 |
2025 |
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Bank borrowings |
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Bank borrowings consist of five loans held with Coutts & Co. The first loan of £1,400,000 is repayable in quarterly capital and interest instalments of £30,505, with the remaining amount repayable on the expiry date in June 2026. Interest is charged at a rate of 2.35% above SONIA per annum. The balance outstanding at 31 March 2026 is £846,849 (2025 - £1,000,652).
The second loan of £1,150,000 is repayable in quarterly instalments of £20,535, with the remaining amount payable on the expiry date in February 2027. Interest is charged at a rate of 2.6% above the Bank of England base rate per annum. The balance outstanding at 31 March 2026 is £829,142 (2025 - £911,282).
The third loan of £1,700,000 is repayable in quarterly instalments of £28,071, with the remaining amount payable on the expiry date in June 2027. Interest is charged at a rate of 2.6% above SONIA per annum. The balance outstanding at 31 March 2026 is £1,235,648 (2025 - £1,347,932).
The fourth loan of £1,700,000 was drawn down in July 2025 and is repayable in quarterly instalments of £18,672, with the remaining amount payable on the expiry date in July 2030. Interest is charged at a rate of 2.75% above SONIA per annum. The balance outstanding at 31 March 2026 is £1,662,656.
The fifth loan of £650,000 was drawn down in November 2025 and is repayable in quarterly instalments of £13,459, with the remaining amount payable on the expiry date in November 2030. Interest is charged at a rate of 2.75% above SONIA per annum. The balance outstanding at 31 March 2026 is £636,541.
The loans are secured by way of a fixed and floating charge on the group's freehold properties.
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £
Contributions totalling £
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2026 |
2025 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
Care Assist Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
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Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2026 |
2025 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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Later than five years |
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Related party transactions |
Summary of transactions with key management
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
The ultimate parent is
The ultimate controlling party is