ANCASTER GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
-13.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
409
+5.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.2m
-449.2% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £242,589,232 | £241,630,875 | £245,434,176 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,168,049 | £2,759,313 | £253,153 | -90.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,555,367 | £628,755 | -£2,195,882 | -449.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,124,536 | £445,174 | -£1,895,460 | -525.8% | |
| Cash | £767,215 | £1,192,256 | £1,248,561 | +4.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,824,560 | £33,558,312 | £30,138,797 | -10.2% | |
| Net assets | £16,803,859 | £17,024,033 | £14,750,073 | -13.4% | |
| Equity | £16,803,859 | £17,024,033 | £14,750,073 | -13.4% | |
| Average employees | 377 | 389 | 409 | +5.1% | |
| Wages | £14,844,389 | £15,758,027 | £16,313,688 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £859,639 | £829,071 | £815,653 | -1.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £44,411 | £46,558 | £77,151 | +65.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £295,538 | £255,208 | £245,731 | -3.7% |
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 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.4% | 8.2% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.6% | 79.2% | 82.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.88x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 1.94x | 1.27x | 0.10x |
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
- ANCASTER GROUP LIMITED 1992-03-26 → present
- HAROLD G.COLE & CO. LIMITED 1949-12-08 → 1992-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Whilst the group reported a loss for the year of £1.89m, the directors remain confident that the group has continued support from its funding partners and access to sufficient facilities to continue in operational existence and, accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ANCASTER GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Allam Motor Services Limited 100%
- Milo Engineering Works Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company purchased its own shares in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006. The company acquired and canceled 9,804 ordinary A shares of £490, for a total consideration of £78,500.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDINALL, Philip Harvey | Director | 2021-10-11 | Feb 1961 | British |
| HILL, Simon Christopher | Director | 2011-01-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| KEELER, Carly | Director | 2024-12-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| SHAW, Steven Charles | Director | 2025-12-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| STRICKSON, Simon John | Director | 2023-03-06 | Sep 1977 | British |
| WOOD, Stephen Jonathan | Director | 1997-04-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREAK, William Henry | Secretary | 1991-12-12 | 1994-05-27 |
| NEWMAN, David Kym | Secretary | 1994-05-27 | 2014-12-31 |
| ANDREW, Frank Ferguson | Director | — | 2020-03-20 |
| BOURNE, David Edward John | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2023-03-01 |
| BROWN, James Michael | Director | — | 2003-04-09 |
| COLE, Gladys Edna | Director | — | 1991-02-28 |
| COLE, Harold George | Director | — | 1991-02-28 |
| COLE, Robert Ernest | Director | — | 2020-08-14 |
| CREAK, William Henry | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-06-17 |
| GRANGE, Maurice Kenneth George | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| NEWMAN, David Kym | Director | — | 2014-12-31 |
| PARSONS, Derek Leslie | Director | — | 1991-03-05 |
| SMITH, Robert Kevin | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Gordon Brown | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2021-11-24 | Active |
| Ms Karen Jane Muir | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2021-11-24 | Active |
| Mr Robert Ernest Cole | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-24 |
| Stephen Jonathan Wood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 264 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.