SHORE CAPITAL GROUP PLC
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Cash
£175K
+68.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4M
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
-12.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.2M
-61% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company is dependent on financial support from its Parent Company to continue its operations. The directors of Shore Capital Group Limited have indicated that it is their intention to provide sufficient funding to the Company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due, however this funding is not guaranteed. As the company is depe
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,562,000 | £1,405,000 | £1,233,000 | -12.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,527,000 | -£1,555,000 | -£2,173,000 | -39.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,527,000 | -£1,348,000 | -£2,170,000 | -61% | |
| Net profit | -£1,148,000 | -£967,000 | -£1,784,000 | -84.5% | |
| Cash | £19,000 | £104,000 | £175,000 | +68.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,131,000 | £1,269,000 | £1,485,000 | +17% | |
| Net assets | £1,072,000 | £1,205,000 | £1,421,000 | +17.9% | |
| Equity | £1,072,000 | £1,205,000 | £1,421,000 | +17.9% | |
| Average employees | 9 | 8 | 7 | -12.5% | |
| Wages | £2,155,000 | £2,176,000 | £2,008,000 | -7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £407,000 | £431,000 | £460,000 | +6.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -97.8% | -110.7% | -176.2% | |
| Net margin | -73.5% | -68.8% | -144.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -135.0% | -122.5% | -146.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 97.2% | 96.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.17x | — | — |
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
- SHORE CAPITAL GROUP PLC 1990-06-25 → present
- PUMA HOLDINGS PLC 1987-01-14 → 1990-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company is dependent on financial support from its Parent Company to continue its operations. The directors of Shore Capital Group Limited have indicated that it is their intention to provide sufficient funding to the Company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due, however this funding is not guaranteed. As the company is depe”
Group structure
- SHORE CAPITAL GROUP PLC · parent
- Shore Capital Treasury Limited 100%
- Shore Capital International Limited 100%
- Puma Nominees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN MESSEL, Michael Laurent | Secretary | 2026-01-08 | — | — |
| KAYE, David Robert | Director | 2010-11-19 | Nov 1977 | British |
| VAN MESSEL, Michael Laurent | Director | 2000-06-27 | May 1964 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAINE, Anthony | Secretary | — | 1996-07-31 |
| CUMMING, Caitlin | Secretary | 2022-01-28 | 2025-12-19 |
| KAYE, David Robert | Secretary | 2010-12-31 | 2018-10-08 |
| LEE, Benjamin Graham | Secretary | 2000-05-05 | 2002-04-18 |
| PAISNER, Jonathan Samuel | Secretary | 2003-09-04 | 2010-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Elliot Laurence | Secretary | 2018-10-08 | 2022-01-28 |
| VAN MESSEL, Michael Laurent | Secretary | 2002-04-18 | 2003-09-04 |
| VAN MESSEL, Michael Laurent | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 2000-05-05 |
| BAT SHRAGA, Cecilia | Director | 1989-07-24 | 2000-07-19 |
| DOUGLAS, James Barclay | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2010-03-26 |
| GALILI, Uri | Director | 1997-12-18 | 2000-07-19 |
| LEVY, Robert Michael | Director | 1997-12-18 | 1998-03-06 |
| MAROM, Zvi, Doctor | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2010-03-26 |
| PAISNER, Jonathan Samuel | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2010-12-31 |
| SHEAR, Maurice | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2003-09-04 |
| SHORE, Graham Barry | Director | — | 2010-03-31 |
| SHORE, Howard Paul | Director | — | 2017-04-03 |
| SHREM, Itschak | Director | 1999-02-15 | 2000-01-20 |
| SWARY, Itzhak | Director | 1996-07-30 | 2000-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Paul Shore | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 327 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.