CARE SOUTH

Active
Company number 02565033Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1990

Key figures

£75,241,000+13.8%
Net assets 2024/25
+13.8%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m80 m2023/242024/25

† CARE SOUTH 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 87300

Where the company stands among the 6,572 active companies whose first SIC code is 87300 (Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled).

Turnover£62,541,000
Higher than 97% · median £4,341,233 among 347 that publish turnover
Net assets£75,241,000
Higher than 99% · median £104,862
Total assets£92,858,000
Higher than 99% · median £469,017
Cash£12,823,000
Higher than 99% · median £91,199
Company age35.9 years
Older than 96% · median 7.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RUNWOOD HOMES LIMITED£448.5m
  2. ASPEN TOWER PROPCO 2 LIMITED£386.8m
  3. THE SUSANNA INITIATIVE£190.3m
  4. COLTEN CARE LIMITED£179.2m
  5. THE DISABILITIES TRUST£96.1m
  6. CARE SOUTH£75.2m
  7. HC-ONE PROPERTIES 5 LIMITED£72.6m
  8. JOCAP LIMITED£67.4m
  9. JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY£61.2m
  10. COLTEN CARE (1993) LIMITED£59.5m

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 6,572. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CARE SOUTH

What kind of company is it?

CARE SOUTH is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 02565033. It was incorporated on 4 Dec 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in Poole (BH14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is residential care activities for the elderly and disabled (87300).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £62,541,000. Net assets were £75,241,000, up 13.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,823,000. Total assets were £92,858,000 and total liabilities £15,973,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 6,572 active companies whose first SIC code is 87300: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 347 that publish turnover (median £4,341,233). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £104,862). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £469,017). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £91,199). It is older than 96% of them (median age 7.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2022. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.1m. 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1014697) with a latest reported income of £62.5m. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a provider with 16 active locations, all 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 27 days to pay suppliers, and 12% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.8% higher than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

11 of 14 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover57,721,00062,541,000
Cash at bank and in hand17,916,00012,823,000
Total assets84,091,00092,858,000
Total liabilities17,954,00015,973,000
Net assets / total equity66,137,00075,241,000

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

4 contracts

CARE SOUTH is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2022. The 2 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.1m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers4
Somerset Council
1 contract · £2m
Dorset Council
1 contract · £141.5k
Bath and North East Somerset Council
1 contract
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Care and Support at Home FrameworkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · shared by 52 suppliers · runs until Sep 2031
  2. Recovery and Community Resilience (RCR) - Direct Award Process C‡Dorset Council · £141,510
  3. Intermediate Care‡Somerset Council · £2,000,000
  4. Discharge to Assess Home Care Block‡Bath and North East Somerset Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £479,192 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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
12%
Standard payment terms
0–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 72%
  • 31 to 60 days 26%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2026
27
71%
11%
30 Sep 2025
27
74%
13%
31 Mar 2025
27
75%
14%
30 Sep 2024
28
68%
18%
31 Mar 2024
28
71%
21%
30 Sep 2023
29
68%
25%
31 Mar 2023
28
68%
24%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.8% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 12.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 50% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter83.2% womenLower middle68.6% womenUpper middle85% womenUpper pay quarter73.2% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 0.5% lower
women 12.2% lower
2023/24
no gap
women 17.1% lower
2022/23
women 2.5% lower
women 18.9% lower
2021/22
women 1.1% lower
women 16.7% lower
2020/21
women 1.1% lower
women 17.1% lower
2018/19
women 0.3% higher
women 9.8% lower
2017/18
women 0.5% higher
women 10.3% 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 statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (3)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
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

Registered charityNo. 1014697
Registered with the Charity Commission
12 Oct 1992
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£62.5m
Spending
£53.4m

Care South provides quality care services in the south of England to up to 2000 people each day. All aspects of care including dementia, nursing, frailty and special needs are provided to people either in Care South's care homes or in their own homes.

View on the register of charities

Care Quality Commission16 locations
Rated good
16
Care home beds
804
  1. GoodMarjorie HousePoole · Residential social care · 50 beds · rated 17 Feb 2026
  2. GoodCare South Home Care Services DorsetBournemouth · Community based adult social care services · rated 8 Dec 2025
  3. GoodMaiden Castle HouseDorchester · Residential social care · 66 beds · rated 6 Nov 2025
  4. GoodBuxton HouseWeymouth · Residential social care · 64 beds · rated 23 Sep 2025
  5. GoodWickmeadsBournemouth · Residential social care · 50 beds · rated 28 Feb 2025
Show 11 more
  1. GoodTalbot ViewBournemouth · Residential social care · 59 beds · rated 10 Feb 2025
  2. GoodCastle DeneBournemouth · Residential social care · 50 beds · rated 14 Nov 2024
  3. GoodAlexandra HousePoole · Residential social care · 58 beds · rated 17 Jul 2024
  4. GoodElizabeth HousePoole · Residential social care · 43 beds · rated 29 May 2024
  5. GoodSt. Ives Country House CareRingwood · Residential social care · 60 beds · rated 11 Nov 2023
  6. GoodKenwith Castle Country House CareBideford · Residential social care · 59 beds · rated 24 Feb 2023
  7. GoodBeauchamp House Nursing HomeTaunton · Residential social care · 54 beds · rated 9 Sep 2022
  8. GoodDorset HousePoole · Residential social care · 52 beds · rated 1 Sep 2022
  9. GoodFairlawnFerndown · Residential social care · 64 beds · rated 16 Jan 2021
  10. GoodFern Brook LodgeGillingham · Residential social care · 75 beds · rated 4 Mar 2020
  11. GoodCare South Home Care Services SomersetCrewkerne · Community based adult social care services · rated 18 May 2018

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 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £62.5m, net assets £75.2m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £57.7m, net assets £66.1m
  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.