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P.J. NICHOLLS LIMITED

#01777064 · Active · Incorporated 1983-12-12 (42y 10m) · Last filing 2026-09-22 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45111 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-05-21 (in 7 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£55k

-39.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£2.7m

+2.9% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

84

+10.5% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£567k

-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £34,909,838£32,216,699£30,081,068 -6.6%
Operating profit £1,297,984£760,735£705,406 -7.3%
Profit before tax £1,121,292£589,678£567,125 -3.8%
Net profit £877,905£450,517£396,080 -12.1%
Cash £107,319£91,161£55,473 -39.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,506,633£3,502,890£3,420,550 -2.4%
Net assets £2,437,431£2,610,801£2,685,988 +2.9%
Equity £2,437,431£2,610,801£2,685,988 +2.9%
Average employees 767684 +10.5%
Wages £1,653,942£1,749,284£2,005,778 +14.7%
Directors' remuneration £75,245£278,479£279,638 +0.4%
Directors' pension contributions £171,254£197,938£209,811 +6%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 3.7%2.4%2.3%
Net margin 2.5%1.4%1.3%
Return on capital employed 37.0%21.7%20.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 71.8%65.9%69.7%
Current ratio 1.18x1.20x1.11x
Interest cover 7.35x4.43x5.09x

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 1 time since incorporation

  1. P.J. NICHOLLS LIMITED 1984-03-14 → present
  2. FEMMESTAR LIMITED 1983-12-12 → 1984-03-14

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Kendall Wadley 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.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 0 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
NICHOLLS, Susan Doreen Secretary — — British
NICHOLLS, Adam Matthew Director 2001-02-01 Aug 1975 British
NICHOLLS, Philip James Director — May 1948 British
NICHOLLS, Susan Doreen Director — Dec 1947 British
NICHOLLS, Thomas Richard Director 1998-07-27 Aug 1972 British

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Adam Matthew Nicholls Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Thomas Richard Nicholls Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 126 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2021-01-05 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2021-01-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-05-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-08-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-08-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-08-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-08-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-05-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-04-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-01-05 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2021-01-05 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2021-01-04 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2021-01-04 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2020-12-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-04-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2019-10-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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