What is a healthy profit margin for a home care agency?

Net margins in domiciliary care are typically tight — often 5–12% after all costs. Local-authority-funded work tends to sit lower than private-pay. This tool helps you see where your margin lands and stress-test rate changes.

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Agency Profit Calculator

Model your agency's monthly revenue, costs and profit margin.

Care hours delivered per week

hrs

Average charge rate

Average carer pay

Employer on-costs

Monthly overhead

Office, management, insurance, software

Monthly profitability

Revenue

£64,950

Carer cost (incl. on-costs)

− £40,285

Gross profit

£24,665

Overhead

− £8,000

Net profit / month

£16,665

Net margin

25.7%

Annual net profit

£199,979

About this tool

Model your home care agency's profitability. Enter weekly care hours, average charge rate, carer pay and overheads to see estimated monthly revenue, gross profit and net margin — and how changes flow through to the bottom line.

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