PENNYS GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+78.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+4.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
118
+1.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£837K
-17.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £23,213,000 | £24,257,319 | £25,741,820 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,148,063 | £937,509 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,308,268 | £1,007,093 | £1,011,213 | £836,789 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,139,258 | £599,288 | £731,334 | £589,668 | |
| Cash | — | £1,071,657 | £1,970,537 | £1,429,135 | £2,549,006 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,039,887 | £13,548,612 | £13,994,852 | £14,758,778 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,071,023 | £10,630,811 | £11,250,319 | £11,786,939 | |
| Equity | — | £10,071,023 | £10,630,811 | £11,250,319 | £11,786,939 | |
| Average employees | — | 107 | 110 | 116 | 118 | |
| Wages | — | £4,351,332 | £4,773,532 | £5,080,273 | £5,264,868 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £432,943 | £451,905 | £455,585 | £480,715 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
+6.1%
£24,257,319 £25,741,820
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+78.4%
£1,429,135 £2,549,006
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+4.8%
£11,250,319 £11,786,939
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1.7%
116 118
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-18.3%
£1,148,063 £937,509
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Profit before tax
-17.2%
£1,011,213 £836,789
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+3.6%
£5,080,273 £5,264,868
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 8.2% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.80x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 8.34x | 9.24x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- PENNYS GROUP LTD 2021-07-22 → present
- R.M. PENNY (PLANT HIRE AND DEMOLITION) LIMITED 2001-02-16 → 2021-07-22
- R.M. PENNY (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED 1975-01-09 → 2001-02-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill 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
- “just over £410,000 had to be written off as a result of ISG falling into administration.”
- “The acquisition of Western Skip hire in Westbury has been fully absorbed into the Waste and Recycling business, which also saw further capital investment in its core activities.”
- “2024/25 saw the full integration of Weighbridge and vehicle movement management software, providing the opportunity for streamlining, fleet efficiencies and better visibility across most of the business.”
- “Post year end, a contract to design, manufacture and deliver equipment in relation to a new recycling site was entered into totalling £2,500,000 plus VAT. A new funding line was also entered into with the commitment to pay secured against the property of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNY, Catherine Elizabeth | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BRIMBLE, Thomas George | Director | 2019-01-30 | Jan 1993 | British |
| PENNY, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2021-10-13 | Jul 1942 | British |
| PENNY, Roger Maxwell | Director | — | Nov 1938 | British |
| PICK, Damien James | Director | 2007-04-05 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Andrew John Frank | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| PENNY, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | — | 2021-10-13 |
| PENNY, Christopher Nigel | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2024-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennys Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-25 | Active |
| Mr Roger Maxwell Penny | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-25 |
| Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Penny | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-11-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.