PLAYFORDS LIMITED
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Cash
£906k
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
+24.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
62
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£355k
+10.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,486,170 | £14,442,802 | £13,708,562 | -5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £313,391 | £328,696 | £306,362 | -6.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £287,183 | £321,933 | £354,802 | +10.2% | |
| Net profit | £217,883 | £240,210 | £260,101 | +8.3% | |
| Cash | £367,619 | £866,556 | £905,865 | +4.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,106,207 | £1,139,935 | £1,408,992 | +23.6% | |
| Net assets | £818,101 | £1,058,311 | £1,318,412 | +24.6% | |
| Equity | £818,101 | £1,058,311 | £1,318,412 | +24.6% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 58 | 62 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £2,552,578 | £2,708,984 | £2,822,469 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £108,890 | £269,856 | £272,405 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £47,632 | £13,774 | £13,771 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £93,037 | £98,443 | +5.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.3% | 28.8% | 21.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.3% | 70.6% | 77.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.39x | 1.43x | 1.30x | |
| 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 2 times since incorporation
- PLAYFORDS LIMITED 2008-10-01 → present
- PLAYFORD LIMITED 2008-09-30 → 2008-10-01
- PLAYFORD & SON LIMITED 1925-01-22 → 2008-09-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. ... the Directors have not identified any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
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 162 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.