ALBION COMPUTERS PLC
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Cash
£9.9M
+92.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.2M
+11.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
149
+11.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5M
-13.7% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £45,912,136 | £61,947,083 | £69,379,165 | £66,906,618 | £71,595,634 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,348,922 | £1,639,184 | £1,292,729 | -21.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,246,704 | £1,342,125 | £1,348,922 | £1,788,606 | £1,543,150 | -13.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,814,095 | £1,083,696 | £1,016,082 | £1,402,967 | £1,094,766 | -22% | |
| Cash | £4,171,971 | £3,510,418 | £5,665,704 | £5,133,442 | £9,862,036 | +92.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,770,057 | £5,571,472 | £5,633,338 | £6,629,886 | £7,536,562 | +13.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,115,735 | £5,127,431 | £5,409,513 | £6,452,480 | £7,187,246 | +11.4% | |
| Equity | £4,115,735 | £5,127,431 | £5,409,513 | £6,452,480 | £7,187,246 | +11.4% | |
| Average employees | 122 | 131 | 115 | 134 | 149 | +11.2% | |
| Wages | £2,416,748 | £2,614,206 | £2,803,288 | £3,575,511 | £4,070,520 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £81,092 | £71,501 | £185,681 | £193,777 | £194,214 | +0.2% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.9% | 2.4% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 23.9% | 24.7% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 57.2% | 54.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.47x | 1.64x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 16.49x | 65.49x |
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
- ALBION COMPUTERS PLC 1986-09-10 → present
- PROFITPRIME LIMITED 1986-08-04 → 1986-09-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALBION COMPUTERS PLC · parent
- Courtman Ltd 100%
- Western Computer Group Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On the 31st December 2025 Courtman Ltd transferred its 42% ownership of Western Computer Group Ltd to its parent company, Albion Computers Plc, giving them 100% direct shareholding.”
- “Prior to the reporting date, the group committed to the closure of four retail stores in the group, with two being for stores held by company and has recognised a provision in respect of the associated costs, for lease dilapidation obligations and store clearance costs. Subsequent to the reporting date, the closures were completed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTON, Paul Graham | Secretary | 2010-05-15 | — | — |
| BEEBY, Keith | Director | 1996-04-01 | May 1968 | British |
| COLE, Howard Neil | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
| MAYES, Richard Peter | Director | — | Sep 1958 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Albert Ernest | Secretary | 1995-09-27 | 1996-06-17 |
| DAWSON, Arnold Matthew | Secretary | 1990-11-28 | 1995-09-27 |
| FRANCIS, Lorna | Secretary | 2003-06-10 | 2010-05-14 |
| JAYATILAKA, Chatulinda Arjuna | Secretary | 2002-02-08 | 2003-06-09 |
| JONES, Denise Ann | Secretary | 1996-06-17 | 2002-03-28 |
| EAKINS, Andrew Stephen | Director | 1993-05-14 | 1997-02-07 |
| GREGORY, Christopher Guy | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2000-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard Neil Cole | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Peter Mayes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.