PARTNERS& LIMITED
Operating under brands such as Partners&, Ultimart, and MacDonald Group, this independent insurance broker provides personal, commercial, and fine art insurance advisory services as a subsidiary of Nightingales Investments Limited.
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Cash
£16M
+3.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£29M
+30.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
496
+14% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.8M
+95.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,413,217 | £15,599,987 | £37,999,965 | £47,052,000 | +23.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,598,986 | -£10,879,879 | £3,899,355 | £8,011,166 | +105.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,598,008 | -£10,865,598 | £4,500,998 | £8,813,488 | +95.8% | |
| Net profit | -£6,360,570 | -£9,480,714 | £6,320,608 | £6,803,949 | +7.6% | |
| Cash | £4,189,561 | £12,796,914 | £15,702,242 | £16,237,025 | +3.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £22,455,532 | £29,259,481 | +30.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £22,447,346 | £29,251,295 | +30.3% | |
| Equity | £5,386,911 | £3,921,197 | £22,447,346 | £29,251,295 | +30.3% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 321 | 435 | 496 | +14% | |
| Wages | £7,381,324 | — | £21,542,521 | £24,007,912 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £613,695 | — | £430,681 | £459,663 | +6.7% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -121.9% | -69.7% | 10.3% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | -117.5% | -60.8% | 16.6% | 14.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 17.4% | 27.4% |
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 4 times since incorporation
- PARTNERS& LIMITED 2021-08-20 → present
- J.N. DOBBIN LIMITED 2010-07-02 → 2021-08-20
- J.N. DOBBIN PLC 2001-12-27 → 2010-07-02
- J.N. DOBBIN (HOLDINGS) PLC 1981-12-31 → 2001-12-27
- J.N.DOBBIN & CO LIMITED 1951-07-04 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Beavis Morgan Audit Limited
- 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 Partners& Group has continued its targeted growth strategy by successfully acquiring Directors & Professionals Limited in April 2025, Capture Health Limited in June 2025 and Pargeter & Associates in September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTON, Philip Andrew | Director | 2019-11-29 | Oct 1962 | British |
| BETTINSON, Charles Verden | Director | 2021-11-29 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COGGER, Wendy Elizabeth | Secretary | 2002-08-01 | 2010-07-02 |
| DOBBIN, David John | Secretary | — | 2001-12-10 |
| MILES, Jacqueline May | Secretary | 2001-12-10 | 2010-07-02 |
| CLARK, Anne Rosemary | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2021-10-11 |
| COGGER, Martin | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2010-07-02 |
| COGGINS, Roy George | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2010-07-02 |
| COOPER, Stephen | Director | 2007-03-06 | 2010-07-02 |
| DOBBIN, David John | Director | — | 2001-12-10 |
| DOBBIN, Jeremy Simon | Director | — | 2001-12-10 |
| FINCH, Edward James Robert | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2022-11-22 |
| FINCH, Paul Richard William | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2022-06-10 |
| MILES, John David | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2010-07-02 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Peter James | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2010-07-02 |
| VICKERS, Jonathan Glyn | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2021-09-01 |
| WOODALL, Elaine Nicola | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingales Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-29 | Active |
| Mr Brokers Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | 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.