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Orchard Homecare Services Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Catherine Taylor 2006-2017 Director View profile
  2. Randalls Nominees Limited 2000-2000 Corporate-director View profile
  3. Randalls Company Secretarial Limited 2000-2000 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £1,670,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Onsite First Responder Service Buyer: Karbon Homes £1,670,000 2026-08-25 Source: Find a Tender

    The provision of an on-site first response care and support service for older people with extra care needs, delivered by an on-site first response Care Team at the below 3 sites. Weavers Court, Swordy Drive, Alnwick NE66 1SZ - 58 Properties…

About

Incorporated
01/08/2000

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Barbara Alderson ceased 2016-07-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01
  • Alderson Care Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Orchard Homecare Services Limited is controlled by Barbara Alderson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barbara Alderson.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£422,077
Total assets
£421,699
Cash
£270,744
Employees
1.13
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

16y median 16y
average tenure
25.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Health and social care 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04044206
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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