ANCHOR PUMPS COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-01 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£540K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
30
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£395K
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,056,119 | £15,917,926 | £11,787,421 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,129,165 | £1,281,038 | £392,707 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,128,206 | £1,290,356 | £394,776 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £967,299 | £288,508 | |
| Cash | £8,811 | £649,553 | £412,637 | £453,011 | £338,687 | £539,580 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £777,277 | £1,334,452 | £2,522,800 | £3,033,918 | £3,923,992 | £4,212,500 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,522,800 | £3,024,842 | £3,913,518 | £4,202,026 | |
| Equity | £777,277 | £1,334,452 | — | £3,024,842 | £3,913,518 | £4,202,026 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,190,510 | £882,437 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £193,015 | £110,252 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-04-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.1% | 8.0% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 70.2% | 32.6% | 9.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.36x | 2.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2220.19x | — | 65451.17x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the company can continue to operate as a going concern. The directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. The directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORSJE, Edwin | Director | 2025-02-19 | Nov 1977 | Dutch |
| GRAINGER, James | Director | 2024-09-23 | Sep 1971 | British |
| HOLMES, Warren | Director | 1998-05-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROWE, Pamela | Secretary | — | 2024-03-28 |
| LAKECOURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-08-01 | 2019-12-17 |
| DUSÉE, Filip | Director | 2024-03-28 | 2024-09-23 |
| ROWE, Kenneth Clifford | Director | — | 2024-03-28 |
| ROWE, Pamela | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| ROWE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2024-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soff Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-28 | Active |
| Mrs Pamela Rowe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
| Mr Warren Holmes | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-31 | Ceased 2023-05-18 |
| Mr Kenneth Clifford Rowe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-14 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-04-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.