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Cash

£48M

+11.4% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£224M

+11.8% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

1,740

-11.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£34M

-13.5% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £163,775,019£167,270,495£174,930,237 +4.6%
Operating profit £37,813,121£29,805,833£28,337,227 -4.9%
Profit before tax £43,673,457£38,846,367£33,599,450 -13.5%
Net profit £31,088,179£26,859,313£22,867,495 -14.9%
Cash £47,239,308£43,016,395£47,921,292 +11.4%
Total assets less current liabilities £173,879,154£202,060,680£225,728,146 +11.7%
Net assets £172,919,769£200,509,619£224,155,162 +11.8%
Equity £172,919,769£200,509,619£224,155,162 +11.8%
Average employees 1,7951,9741,740 -11.9%
Wages £63,446,914£68,826,901£72,003,610 +4.6%
Directors' remuneration £620,010£623,485£656,035 +5.2%

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 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Operating margin 23.1%17.8%16.2%
Net margin 19.0%16.1%13.1%
Return on capital employed 21.7%14.8%12.6%
Current ratio 2.16x2.75x3.26x

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
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“As presented in the Statement of Financial Position, the Company has sufficient financial resources to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements. The Company's forecasts, taking into account reasonably possible changes in trading performance and relevant stresses, show that the Company will be able to operate within the sources of funding currently available to it.”

Group structure

  1. A-PLAN HOLDINGS · parent
    1. Primo Limited 100% · England and Wales · insurance broker

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

8 active · 18 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MANNING, Graeme Robert Secretary 2024-08-01
BOISSEAU, Francois-Xavier Bernard Director 2025-01-01 Jul 1961 British
DALBY, Michael Director 2025-11-14 May 1972 British
GALBRAITH, Andrew James Director 2009-07-16 Jun 1970 British
HALL, Andrew Simon Wilson Director 2025-09-02 Jun 1979 British
KING, John David, Mr. Director 2022-11-22 Apr 1965 British
SHUKER, Carl Anthony Director 2008-04-04 Dec 1961 British
STILL, Simon Director 2025-01-21 Sep 1976 British
Show 18 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DUGGAN, Thomas John Secretary 2008-04-04
FERGUSON, Krystyna Secretary 2023-05-05 2024-08-01
GALBRAITH, Andrew James Secretary 2009-09-04 2023-05-05
SHUKER, Carl Anthony Secretary 2008-04-04 2009-09-04
BIDDLE, Jacqueline Marie Director 2018-01-24 2022-08-01
CARRUTHERS, James Maxwell Director 2018-07-04 2022-11-09
CRISP, Matthew John Director 2025-06-24 2026-05-15
CUMPSTEY, Jonathan Paul Director 2023-02-06 2025-08-22
DUGGAN, Thomas John Director 2008-04-04
EDGELEY, Michael David Simon Director 2016-03-11 2020-04-21
GREENHILL, Colin Steven Director 2017-01-30 2018-12-03
HUGHES, Jenny Louise Director 2021-09-30 2025-01-23
MOLE, Brian Director 2008-04-04 2014-02-28
OGLEY, Kelly Anne Director 2018-07-19 2025-10-30
PEAKE, Zachariah Bladon, Mr. Director 2013-09-23 2016-10-26
SAVILLE, David Maurice Director 2008-04-04
SELBY, Mark Edward Director 2013-11-06 2015-11-06
TYERS, David Anthony Director 2012-06-12 2013-01-18

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
A-Plan Group Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2023-07-01 Active
Trafalgar Bidco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-02-28 Ceased 2023-07-01
Howardplace 5 Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-02-28
Howardplace5 Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-02-28

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 161 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-05-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-24 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-11-18 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-05-19 MR05 mortgage Mortgage charge part release with charge number
2025-05-12 MR05 mortgage Mortgage charge part release with charge number
2025-05-12 MR05 mortgage Mortgage charge part release with charge number
2025-04-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-31 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-31 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-12-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2024-10-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-02 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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