ASCOTTS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£491K
-41.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£363K
+119.3% vs 2024
Employees
41
-21.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16K
+104.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,535,798 | £27,904,082 | -21.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£301,676 | £70,605 | +123.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£339,862 | £15,838 | +104.7% | |
| Net profit | -£254,315 | £197,522 | +177.7% | |
| Cash | £838,763 | £490,633 | -41.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £945,570 | £983,594 | +4% | |
| Net assets | £165,610 | £363,132 | +119.3% | |
| Equity | £165,610 | £363,132 | +119.3% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 41 | -21.2% | |
| Wages | £2,304,617 | £1,979,376 | -14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £638,799 | £262,755 | -58.9% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.8% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -31.9% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | -6.38x | 1.24x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ASCOTTS GROUP LIMITED 2021-09-15 → present
- ASCOTT CAB CO. LTD. 1991-10-08 → 2021-09-15
- ASCOTT & HOBSON LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1991-10-08
- CHOICETOPIC LIMITED 1976-05-03 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- M J Bushell Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors continue to monitor the situation and are confident that the company will achieve its sales targets for the foreseeable future. The directors are confident that the company is in a good position to fulfil the continuing strong demand for the new cabs.”
Significant events
- “During the current period, the Company reinstated a loan receivable of £272,702 previously written off from Digitax London Limited. The loan was originally written down to nil on the basis that recovery was considered unlikely at that time. Following a reassessment of the debtor's financial position, management has determined that the balance is now recoverable, based on significant stock.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCOTT, Michelle | Secretary | 2005-10-28 | — | British |
| FRENCH, Matthew Ronald | Director | 2006-03-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| MOULD, Kevin John | Director | 2023-10-02 | Dec 1965 | British |
| PURSSEY, Craig | Director | 2023-10-02 | Jul 1983 | British |
| WILLCOX, Peter Derek | Director | 2006-03-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASCOTT, Maureen Sylvia | Secretary | — | 2005-10-28 |
| ASCOTT, Andrew | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| ASCOTT, Maureen Sylvia | Director | — | 2017-04-01 |
| ASCOTT, Michael John | Director | — | 2005-10-28 |
| BROOKS, Jack | Director | 2023-10-02 | 2025-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascotts Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2020-10-01 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Mr Matthew Ronald French | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-14 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Ronald French | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-14 |
| Mr Peter Derek Willcox | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-14 |
| Mrs Michelle Ascott | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-14 |
| Mrs Diane Willcox | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-14 |
| Mrs Maureen Sylvia Ascott | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
| Mr Andrew Ascott | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-18 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-27 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.