CITY GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£149k
-17.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£111k
-34.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
-33.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£58k
-340% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The Company has now ceased trading, and these accounts are being prepared on a discontinuance basis and not going concern.
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7 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Strike-off proposed
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £577,978 | £280,196 | £90,142 | -67.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£15,118 | -£58,329 | -285.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£45,345 | -£13,257 | -£58,329 | -340% | |
| Net profit | -£49,585 | -£13,257 | -£58,329 | -340% | |
| Cash | £290,753 | £180,264 | £148,610 | -17.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £272,524 | £169,267 | £110,938 | -34.5% | |
| Net assets | £272,524 | £169,267 | £110,938 | -34.5% | |
| Equity | £272,524 | £169,267 | £110,938 | -34.5% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 3 | 2 | -33.3% | |
| Wages | £433,168 | £172,411 | £65,325 | -62.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £105,450 | £71,014 | £44,049 | -38% | |
| Highest paid director | £105,450 | £57,149 | £44,049 | -22.9% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -5.4% | -64.7% | |
| Net margin | -8.6% | -4.7% | -64.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -8.9% | -52.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.8% | 45.9% | 39.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.54x | 2.18x | 2.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -60.01x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-20
- CITY GROUP LIMITED 2024-11-20 → present
- CITY GROUP P.L.C. 1980-12-31 → 2024-11-20
- GROOMKARN LIMITED 1979-08-15 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SRG (AUDIT) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The Company has now ceased trading, and these accounts are being prepared on a discontinuance basis and not going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOURGEOIS, Melissa Gabrielle | Secretary | 2025-01-31 | — | — |
| BEALE, Edward John | Director | 1999-09-30 | Sep 1960 | British |
| BOURGEOIS, Melissa Gabrielle | Director | 2025-01-31 | Feb 1983 | British |
| MARSHALL, Warwick Hugh | Director | 2024-02-26 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEALE, Edward John | Secretary | 2016-03-29 | 2017-02-02 |
| CONWAY, Michael David | Secretary | 2013-11-18 | 2016-03-29 |
| CROSSLEY, James Daniel | Secretary | — | 2013-11-18 |
| VENABLES, Rodney Guy | Secretary | 2017-02-02 | 2025-01-31 |
| BARCLAY, Alastair Robert Christopher | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| MARSHALL, David Courtnall | Director | — | 2024-02-26 |
| MARSHALL, Lloyd Hugh | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2016-11-20 |
| ROBOTHAM, John Michael | Director | — | 2017-12-31 |
| VENABLES, Rodney Guy | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2025-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Charles Buckley Newman | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-09-12 |
| Mr Dean John Douglas | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as firm) | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-09-12 |
| Warwick Hugh Marshall | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-09-12 |
| Rory Charles Kerr | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-09-12 |
| Christopher Peter Latilla-Campbell | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as firm) | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-09-12 |
| David Courtnall Marshall | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as firm) | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-01-29 |
| London Finance & Investment Group P.Lc.. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-01 |
| Western Selection Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-18 | GAZ1(A) | gazette | Gazette notice voluntary | |
| 2026-08-11 | DS01 | dissolution | Dissolution application strike off company | |
| 2026-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.