A-PLAN HOLDINGS
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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
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | 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 | 1,795 | 1,974 | 1,740 | -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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.16x | 2.75x | 3.26x |
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
- A-PLAN HOLDINGS · parent
- Primo Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 January 2025, the Company received a dividend of £1,745,105 from RSP Oxford Limited after which, the Company recognised an impairment of £1,760,643. RSP Oxford Limited was formally dissolved on 27 May 2025.”
- “On 12 September 2025, the Company received a dividend of £1,646,682 from Watkin Davies Insurance Consultants Limited after which, the Company recognised an impairment of £1,690,278, and sold it to Aston Lark Group Limited, another company within the Group.”
- “On 30th October 2025, the Board of Directors approved an interim dividend of £140,000,000. As this interim dividend was approved after the year-end, this has not been recognised as a liability in these financial statements.”
- “IMPACTS OF GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS AND RELATED SANCTIONS... There has been minimal impact on the Company or its operations from either the conflicts or international sanctions to date. All of the Company's financial instruments are basic and derived from its operating activities, therefore these assets are not exposed to risks posed by the conflict itself. The directors have considered that the Company is not directly exposed to significant risks arising from the conflicts or international sanctions and do not anticipate a material impact on the Company in future periods.”
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 | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.