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Cash
£792k
-58.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3.5m
-47.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
130
-7.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.5m
-176.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,369,953 | £47,074,737 | £42,981,992 | £46,128,206 | £46,919,939 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,444,558 | £3,530,501 | £1,714,173 | £1,919,177 | -£1,532,391 | -179.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,443,014 | £3,533,247 | £1,716,720 | £1,963,751 | -£1,501,264 | -176.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,100,709 | £3,020,645 | £1,397,203 | £1,532,230 | -£934,918 | -161% | |
| Cash | £3,348,492 | £2,450,528 | £2,201,556 | £1,918,060 | £792,385 | -58.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,277,115 | £11,759,028 | £13,373,846 | £16,703,027 | £3,601,389 | -78.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,901,416 | £4,922,061 | £4,919,264 | £6,575,869 | £3,470,067 | -47.2% | |
| Equity | £4,901,416 | £4,922,061 | £4,919,264 | £6,575,869 | £3,470,067 | -47.2% | |
| Average employees | 166 | 160 | 147 | 140 | 130 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £4,631,012 | £4,327,405 | £4,507,258 | £4,542,760 | £4,559,070 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £361,211 | £317,128 | £330,285 | £431,330 | £626,172 | +45.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £160,273 | £166,357 | +3.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 4.2% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 6.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.3% | 30.0% | 12.8% | 11.5% | -42.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.2% | 71.6% | 73.2% | 69.7% | 59.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.62x |
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
- WP Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 25 March 2025, the ultimate parent company of the business was transitioned to the Demon Tweeks Employee Ownership Trust via the sale of 100% of Demon Tweeks Limited's share capital.”
- “Impairment losses of £3,850,000 were recognised in respect of tangible fixed assets (motor vehicles) during 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | — | British |
| AINSWORTH, David | Director | 2025-03-25 | Apr 1975 | British |
| HAYES, Kevin Warwick | Director | 1998-03-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MINSHAW, Jack Lloyd | Director | 2023-02-28 | Mar 1990 | British |
| SMITH, Jacqueline | Director | 2004-03-16 | Jan 1960 | British |
| TURNER, Christopher Roy | Director | 2008-05-19 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDETT, Wendy | Secretary | — | 1998-04-06 |
| HUGHES, Graham | Secretary | 1998-04-06 | 2003-01-06 |
| ANKERS, Kenneth Arthur | Director | 1991-06-03 | 2020-02-14 |
| BELL, Stephen Martin | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2006-03-09 |
| HUGHES, Graham | Director | 1999-05-07 | 2003-01-06 |
| JAMES, Kevin | Director | 2007-11-14 | 2008-05-13 |
| JONES, Louise Jayne | Director | 2002-04-03 | 2011-04-01 |
| MAIN, Peter Alexander | Director | 2004-07-16 | 2008-05-13 |
| MINSHAW, Alan Richard | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2004-07-16 |
| MINSHAW, Alan Richard | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| MINSHAW, Emma Jane | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1994-11-30 |
| MINSHAW, Jon Gibson | Director | 1991-06-03 | 2025-03-25 |
| RAYWOOD, David John | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2007-08-09 |
| SHARPLES, Lee Francis | Director | 2008-05-19 | 2015-08-28 |
| VAUGHAN, Laurence Edward William | Director | 2004-07-16 | 2008-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demon Tweeks Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.