A.L. YOUNGER LIMITED
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Cash
£9.5k
-98.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£7.3m
-1.4% vs 2025
Employees
74
-6.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£426k
-31.3% vs 2025
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,142,065 | £9,661,105 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £681,398 | £458,760 | -32.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £620,154 | £425,869 | -31.3% | |
| Net profit | £469,989 | £297,832 | -36.6% | |
| Cash | £739,006 | £9,485 | -98.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,726,138 | £7,537,728 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £7,400,239 | £7,296,182 | -1.4% | |
| Equity | £7,400,239 | £7,296,182 | -1.4% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 74 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £2,493,031 | £2,449,114 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £95,127 | £96,106 | +1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,124 | £3,172 | +1.5% |
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.2% | 22.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.08x | 2.06x | |
| Interest cover | 7.85x | 10.45x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above and information available to the board at the date of signing, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- A.L. YOUNGER LIMITED · parent
- Wessex Pictures Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 25 June 2026 the company repurchased 122 Ordinary B shares.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABEL, Sharon Heather | Secretary | 2023-03-15 | — | — |
| TECONI, Martin Earle | Director | 2003-04-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| YOUNGER, Ashley Robert | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNGER, Albert Leonard | Secretary | — | 2010-01-21 |
| DE LISLE, Richard Godfray | Director | 1995-11-08 | 2009-03-30 |
| PALMER, David Douglas | Director | 2013-02-04 | 2014-03-28 |
| YOUNGER, Albert Leonard | Director | — | 2010-01-20 |
| YOUNGER, Josephine | Director | — | 2005-03-01 |
| YOUNGER, Philip David | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2022-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Angela Younger | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-24 | Active |
| Philip David Younger | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-24 |
| Mr Ashley Robert Younger | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Martin Earle Teconi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-08-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.