EDWARD PRYOR & SON LIMITED
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Cash
£218k
-21.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.2m
+3.9% vs 2024
Employees
91
+1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£365k
-359.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,055,870 | £8,729,463 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £198,134 | -£331,983 | -267.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £140,693 | -£365,300 | -359.6% | |
| Net profit | £25,693 | -£234,050 | -1,010.9% | |
| Cash | £279,758 | £218,488 | -21.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,409,975 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,990,010 | £6,225,412 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £5,990,010 | £6,225,412 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 91 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £3,284,550 | £3,530,623 | +7.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £704,275 | £597,999 | -15.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,854 | £17,607 | +11.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £246,369 | £144,854 | -41.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | -2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.3% | 14.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.36x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | 3.03x | -9.96x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hawsons Chartered Accountants
- 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.”
Group structure
- EDWARD PRYOR & SON LIMITED · parent
- John H Elliot (Monostamp) Limited 100%
- Pryor Marking Technology Limited 100%
- Pryor Technology Inc 100%
- Pryor Technologie SASU 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the UK business underwent a significant restructuring at Board level, which necessitated exceptional compensation payments as part of this process. The changes are deemed to be of strategic importance for the long-term benefit of the group and its subsidiary companies and will provide a more streamlined and effective organisational structure in future years.”
- “On 24 July 2025, the company repurchased 22,399 ordinary shares of £1 each for consideration of £108,435. The shares were repurchased into treasury.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Andrew James | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Andrew James | Director | 2024-04-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| DUNN, Simon John | Director | 2011-04-01 | Jan 1961 | British |
| RAY, David James | Director | 2011-04-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
| STEPHENSON, Daniel | Director | 2022-01-01 | Nov 1982 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS, John Andrew | Secretary | — | 2005-08-31 |
| FINISTER, Dean Peter | Secretary | 2005-08-31 | 2008-12-06 |
| RHODES, Alan Graham | Secretary | 2019-04-02 | 2023-11-23 |
| ANDREW, Neil | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2024-09-26 |
| BROOK, Michael William | Director | 1994-01-13 | 1997-01-06 |
| DOUGLAS, John Andrew | Director | — | 2005-08-31 |
| ELLIS, Clarence | Director | — | 1994-01-05 |
| FINISTER, Dean Peter | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2008-12-06 |
| FLINT, Peter James | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| GODBEHERE, Albert Edward | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| JENKINS, Mark Lewis | Director | 1994-01-13 | 2005-06-30 |
| KING, David Gilbert | Director | — | 1995-11-22 |
| LEE, Peter Wilton | Director | — | 2009-07-31 |
| MORRIS, Alastair Richard | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| RHODES, Alan Graham | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2023-11-23 |
| TISSIMAN, John Joseph | Director | — | 2024-06-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hugh Anthony Cotton | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-01-15 | Active |
| Mr Richard Anthony Frost | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-02-24 | Active |
| Mr Neil Andrew | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-26 |
| Mr John Joseph Tissiman | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-22 |
| Mr Hugh Anthony Cotton | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-31 |
| Mr Robert David Littlewood | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-10 |
| Mr Peter Wilton Lee | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-10 |
| Mr John Andrew Douglas | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.