PLAYFORDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-29 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£299K
-18.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+29.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
58
-3.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£322K
+12.1% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,035,901 | £15,414,144 | — | £14,486,170 | £14,442,802 | |
| Operating profit | — | £369,276 | £379,780 | — | £313,391 | £328,696 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £371,336 | £381,363 | — | £287,183 | £321,933 | |
| Net profit | — | £299,489 | £306,654 | — | £217,883 | £240,210 | |
| Cash | — | £1,477,528 | £602,590 | — | £367,619 | £298,958 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £300,977 | £358,630 | — | £1,106,207 | £1,139,935 | |
| Net assets | — | £299,489 | £306,143 | — | £818,101 | £1,058,311 | |
| Equity | £1,215,600 | £299,489 | £306,143 | £724,862 | £818,101 | £1,058,311 | |
| Average employees | — | 81 | 76 | — | 60 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | £3,068,093 | £3,059,376 | — | £2,552,578 | £2,708,984 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £79,770 | £68,778 | — | £108,890 | £269,856 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.3%
£14,486,170 £14,442,802
-
Cash
-18.7%
£367,619 £298,958
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+29.4%
£818,101 £1,058,311
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.3%
60 58
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4.9%
£313,391 £328,696
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Profit before tax
+12.1%
£287,183 £321,933
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Wages
+6.1%
£2,552,578 £2,708,984
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.5% | 2.5% | — | 2.2% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.0% | 2.0% | — | 1.5% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 122.7% | 105.9% | — | 28.3% | 28.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 78.3% | 65.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 9.16x | 12.37x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PLAYFORDS LIMITED 2008-09-30 → present
- PLAYFORD & SON LIMITED 1925-01-22 → 2008-09-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company secured its largest ever order at the beginning of 2025 worth £19.35m which will be delivered across the next three financial years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Gary | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1989 | British |
| JAGGARD, Stephen | Director | 2007-11-07 | Oct 1963 | British |
| TAYLOR, Philip | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| TUOHY, Alan Thomas | Director | 2024-04-06 | Aug 1956 | British |
| TUOHY, James Alan | Director | 2018-01-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Denise | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2017-07-31 |
| PARR, Michael Richard | Secretary | — | 2006-06-30 |
| DOWNING, Andrew David | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-03-06 |
| FARQUHARSON, John Murray Mcpherson | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2012-07-02 |
| FULLER, Ronald Reginald Norman | Director | — | 1994-12-16 |
| HAMBLING, Peter Alfred | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| MILLER, David Bryan | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| O'HARA, Douglas, Mr. | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2017-03-31 |
| PARR, Michael Richard | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| SPLITT, David Thomas | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| TEE, Michael Robert | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2021-03-31 |
| TUOHY, Alan | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2021-03-31 |
| WINSPEAR, Julian Maynard | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaanda Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-02 | Active |
| Millennium Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.