PRECI-SPARK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5M
-40.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+0.4% vs 2023
Employees
508
+5.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£420K
-61% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,819,186 | £33,056,603 | £39,457,862 | £43,525,647 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,715 | £982,539 | £998,016 | £327,431 | -67.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,786 | £986,219 | £1,077,691 | £420,379 | -61% | |
| Net profit | £381,792 | £916,040 | £841,239 | £69,285 | -91.8% | |
| Cash | £6,170,649 | £5,216,844 | £5,784,499 | £3,452,944 | -40.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,956,672 | £18,872,712 | £19,713,951 | £20,065,735 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £18,872,712 | £19,713,951 | £19,783,236 | +0.4% | |
| Equity | £17,956,672 | £18,872,712 | £19,713,951 | £19,783,236 | +0.4% | |
| Average employees | 364 | 406 | 483 | 508 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £14,253,820 | £17,993,754 | £21,406,908 | £23,054,954 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,208,679 | £3,383,169 | £4,579,086 | £4,514,386 | -1.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.0% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.72x | 2.80x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- 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
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Dorothy Lilian | Secretary | — | — | British |
| JONES, David William | Director | — | Mar 1953 | British |
| JONES, Dorothy Lilian | Director | — | Dec 1926 | British |
| JONES, Gareth Donald | Director | 2019-07-30 | Feb 1983 | British |
| JONES, Godfrey Denton | Director | — | Mar 1953 | British |
| JONES, Matthew Henry | Director | 2011-01-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| JONES, Morgan Vincent | Director | 2019-07-30 | Nov 1985 | British |
| JONES, Philip David | Director | 2019-07-30 | Sep 1979 | British |
| JONES, Vincent Heath | Director | — | Jun 1948 | British |
| JONES, William Heath | Director | 2011-01-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Ralph Godfrey | Director | — | 2012-09-22 |
| WAGSTAFFS, Ralph Edgar | Director | — | 1991-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preci-Spark Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-31 | Active |
| Mrs Dorothy Lilian Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.