A. SHARE & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
-84.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
-83.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,133
-27.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£25m
+45.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-29 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £339,274,000 | £389,633,000 | £253,496,000 | -34.9% | |
| Operating profit | £12,373,000 | -£41,347,000 | -£19,196,000 | +53.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,012,000 | -£45,186,000 | -£24,524,000 | +45.7% | |
| Net profit | — | -£44,025,000 | -£23,300,000 | +47.1% | |
| Cash | £68,718,000 | £7,935,000 | £1,263,000 | -84.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £155,141,000 | £110,735,000 | £80,233,000 | -27.5% | |
| Net assets | £72,526,000 | £27,961,000 | £4,661,000 | -83.3% | |
| Equity | £72,526,000 | £27,961,000 | £4,661,000 | -83.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,749 | 1,565 | 1,133 | -27.6% | |
| Wages | £58,208,000 | £72,284,000 | £45,959,000 | -36.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,333,000 | £8,426,000 | £2,457,000 | -70.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £167,000 | £183,000 | £21,000 | -88.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £556,000 | £2,457,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | -10.6% | -7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -11.3% | -9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | -37.3% | -23.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.2% | 86.7% | 97.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.96x | 0.77x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | 2.86x | -6.01x | -3.39x |
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 101 (Reduced Disclosure Framework)
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Belluzzo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the assessment of the Company's financial position, forecast cashflows, the risks to which the Company is exposed and the availability of support from its parent undertaking, the Director believes that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence through the going concern assessment period and thus the going concern basis of accounting has been adopted in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- A. SHARE & SONS LIMITED · parent
- ScS Furnishings Limited 100%
- Snug Furniture Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2024 a decision was made to close down Snug Furniture Limited. The Company expects the liquidation of this entity to be finalised during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICCI, Renzo | Director | 2024-07-25 | Jul 1957 | Italian |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMFORD, Irvin John | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1999-03-09 |
| BEERE, Howard Alexander Dominic | Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 2004-07-27 |
| MUIR, Christopher James Russell | Secretary | 2016-05-06 | 2024-01-17 |
| SHARE, Esther | Secretary | — | 1993-10-20 |
| TURNBULL, Ronald | Secretary | 2004-07-27 | 2016-05-06 |
| BAINBRIDGE, John Robert | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| BEERE, Howard Alexander Dominic | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2015-12-21 |
| BOYD, Barrie Richard | Director | 1992-10-08 | — |
| BOYD, Barrie Richard | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| BROWNE, Michael Francis | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| BURKE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| CARSON, Steve Trevor | Director | 2021-01-06 | 2024-05-16 |
| CLOUGH, Lucy | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-10-23 |
| FLEETWOOD, Mark Christopher | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2024-07-23 |
| FORESTER, John | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2007-06-11 |
| GEARY, Philip Richard | Director | 2023-11-10 | 2024-06-07 |
| HAUGHNEY, Mark John | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2005-03-09 |
| HEESE, James Thomas | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2024-10-08 |
| HOLLAND, John Herbert | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| KEMP, Gary George | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| KNIGHT, David | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| LISTON, Marie | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2024-10-15 |
| MUIR, Christopher James Russell | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2024-01-17 |
| NICHOLSON, Simon Arthur | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2021-02-22 |
| PATTISON, John Mcdaid | Director | 2018-08-28 | 2022-06-30 |
| PEPPIATT, Neville Maurice Joseph | Director | — | 2000-02-29 |
| RAY, Elaine | Director | 2016-08-08 | 2019-01-31 |
| ROSENTHAL, Andrew Joseph | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-11-28 |
| ROWE, Kyle John | Director | 2022-08-15 | 2023-10-27 |
| ROYAL, Kevin | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2018-04-06 |
| SHARE, Alan | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHARE, Esther | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHARE, Rosalind Elaine | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHERBURN, Mark Richard | Director | 2018-08-13 | 2020-02-25 |
| TURNBULL, Ronald | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2016-05-06 |
| VOSE, Gavin | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| WESTON, Dean | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2024-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Renzo Ricci | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2024-01-30 | Active |
| Parlour Product Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.