SOMERSET CARE LIMITED

Active
Company number 02548025Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1990

Key figures

£34,386,019-0.6%
Net assets 2025/26
-0.6%
Average annual change 2024/25–2025/26
010 m20 m30 m40 m2024/252025/26

† SOMERSET CARE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 87900

Where the company stands among the 8,509 active companies whose first SIC code is 87900 (Other residential care activities n.e.c.).

Turnover£85,636,478
Higher than 97% · median £2,625,754 among 262 that publish turnover
Net assets£34,386,019
Higher than 99% · median £12,068
Total assets£66,261,284
Higher than 99% · median £103,380
Cash£6,949,457
Higher than 99% · median £45,370
Employees2,271
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age36.1 years
Older than 98% · median 3.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WORPLESDON VIEW 2016 LIMITED£95m
  2. FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES LIMITED£90.5m
  3. PRIORY CC112 LIMITED£87.7m
  4. WAYTHROUGH£64.6m
  5. BATTERSEA PLACE RETIREMENT VILLAGE LIMITED£43.8m
  6. KIBO HOLDINGS LIMITED£38.7m
  7. SOMERSET CARE LIMITED£34.4m
  8. THE HESLEY GROUP LIMITED£33.2m
  9. BRIGHT FUTURES CARE LIMITED£31.9m
  10. OAK GRANGE 2015 LIMITED£31.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 8,509. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SOMERSET CARE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SOMERSET CARE LIMITED is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 02548025. It was incorporated on 9 Oct 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Taunton (TA1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other residential care activities n.e.c. (87900).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £85,636,478. Loss for the year was £72,935. Net assets were £34,386,019, down 0.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £6,949,457. Total assets were £66,261,284 and total liabilities £20,836,848. The company had an average of 2,271 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 8,509 active companies whose first SIC code is 87900: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 262 that publish turnover (median £2,625,754). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,068). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £103,380). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £45,370). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 98% of them (median age 3.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £42.4m. Its most frequent buyer is Somerset Council (3 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £133.5k, from Department for Work and Pensions.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a provider with 24 active locations, 23 of them rated good or outstanding. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 39 days to pay suppliers, and 71% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.8% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

10 of 52 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover91,107,56385,636,478
Profit for the year2,073,752-72,935
Cash at bank and in hand12,180,3856,949,457
Total assets73,010,44866,261,284
Total liabilities27,495,14820,836,848
Net assets / total equity34,587,20434,386,019
Average number of employees2,6162,271

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

6 contracts

SOMERSET CARE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2021. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £42.4m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Somerset Council
3 contracts · £21.3m
Somerset County Council
1 contract · £21.1m
Bristol City Council
1 contract
SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Provision of Community SPOC (Single Point of Contact)Somerset Council · £15,540,000
  2. Dementia Residential Block Bed(s) in Somerset‡Somerset County Council · £21,052,632 · 4 lots
  3. Intermediate Care‡Somerset Council · £2,000,000
  4. Homecare in Somerset‡Somerset Council · £3,800,000
  5. Social Care or Education PlacementBristol City Council · runs until Jun 2027
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  1. Transforming Care Partnerships for NHS Devon CCG (Framework)SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £8,400,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

SOMERSET CARE LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2021, together worth £133.5k.

Grants
  1. SOMERSET CARE LIMITEDDepartment for Work and Pensions · £17,284 · Kickstart Scheme
  2. SOMERSET CAREDepartment for Work and Pensions · £116,176 · Kickstart Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
39 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
71%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 33%
  • 31 to 60 days 58%
  • After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
45
40%
62%
30 Sep 2025
42
27%
48%
31 Mar 2025
42
20%
48%
30 Sep 2024
43
18%
0%
31 Mar 2024
42
18%
76%
30 Sep 2023
42
21%
73%
31 Mar 2023
43
17%
76%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 3.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 40.1% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter79.3% womenLower middle80.4% womenUpper middle78.6% womenUpper pay quarter74.5% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 0.5% lower
women 5.4% lower
2023/24
women 0.5% lower
women 6.6% lower
2022/23
women 0.6% lower
women 6.2% lower
2021/22
women 0.2% higher
women 4.5% lower
2020/21
women 1.2% lower
women 5.8% lower
2019/20
women 0.1% higher
women 5.2% lower
2018/19
women 0.7% higher
women 3.2% lower
2017/18
women 0.1% higher
women 2.4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Care Quality Commission24 locations
Rated outstanding
4
Rated good
19
Rated requires improvement
1
Care home beds
1,179
  1. GoodPulsford LodgeWiveliscombe · Residential social care · 49 beds · rated 5 Oct 2026
  2. OutstandingFrith HouseBurnham On Sea · Residential social care · 83 beds · rated 1 Jun 2026
  3. OutstandingCooksons CourtYeovil · Residential social care · 65 beds · rated 30 Mar 2026
  4. GoodCary BrookCastle Cary · Residential social care · 45 beds · rated 18 Dec 2025
  5. OutstandingGrovelandsYeovil · Residential social care · 61 beds · rated 11 Sep 2025
Show 19 more
  1. GoodCalway HouseTaunton · Residential social care · 92 beds · rated 8 Apr 2025
  2. GoodLavender CourtTaunton · Residential social care · 85 beds · rated 3 Feb 2025
  3. Requires improvementWyndham HouseMinehead · Residential social care · 50 beds · rated 13 Jan 2025
  4. GoodSydenham HouseBridgwater · Residential social care · 49 beds · rated 17 May 2024
  5. GoodFletcher HouseWells · Residential social care · 57 beds · rated 2 Apr 2024
  6. GoodCroft HouseWilliton · Residential social care · 67 beds · rated 22 Mar 2023
  7. GoodSomerset Care Community Services (Wiltshire)Melksham · Community based adult social care services · rated 27 Oct 2022
  8. GoodMoorhavenTaunton · Residential social care · 54 beds · rated 6 Aug 2022
  9. GoodWessex HouseSomerton · Residential social care · 56 beds · rated 1 Jun 2022
  10. GoodRealise South WestTaunton · Community based adult social care services · rated 24 May 2022
  11. GoodBurnworthy HouseSouth Petherton · Residential social care · 39 beds · rated 16 Oct 2021
  12. GoodStockmoor LodgeBridgwater · Residential social care · 90 beds · rated 31 Oct 2020
  13. OutstandingHalcon HouseTaunton · Residential social care · 20 beds · rated 6 Mar 2020
  14. GoodRowden HouseFrome · Residential social care · 39 beds · rated 4 Mar 2020
  15. GoodField HouseShepton Mallet · Residential social care · 39 beds · rated 4 Mar 2020
  16. GoodSouthlawnsStreet · Residential social care · 40 beds · rated 31 Oct 2019
  17. GoodGreenhill HouseCheddar · Residential social care · 55 beds · rated 20 Jun 2019
  18. GoodPortcullis HouseLangport · Residential social care · 44 beds · rated 22 Mar 2019
  19. GoodSomerset Care Community (Taunton Deane)Taunton · Community based adult social care services · rated 19 Jan 2019

Active registered locations in England with their latest overall rating. View the provider at the CQC

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £85.6m, net assets £34.4m, 2,271 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £91.1m, net assets £34.6m, 2,616 employees
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.