CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
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Cash
£79K
+16.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£638K
+14.7% vs 2024
Employees
44
-10.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£911K
+49.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,157,240 | £25,684,939 | £25,923,683 | £24,964,634 | £24,756,204 | £31,237,035 | +26.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,493,111 | £1,837,785 | £1,884,517 | £1,122,827 | £833,993 | £1,206,119 | +44.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,426,166 | £1,781,048 | £1,805,042 | £933,285 | £608,397 | £911,182 | +49.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,151,934 | £1,437,367 | £1,449,353 | £705,606 | £418,649 | £646,690 | +54.5% | |
| Cash | £49,931 | £449,729 | £271,127 | £45,736 | £68,060 | £79,314 | +16.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,509,438 | £1,634,876 | £1,656,738 | £907,465 | £590,982 | £661,979 | +12% | |
| Net assets | £1,498,227 | £1,625,594 | £1,636,197 | £894,303 | £556,702 | £638,392 | +14.7% | |
| Equity | £1,498,227 | £1,625,594 | £1,636,197 | £894,303 | £556,702 | £638,392 | +14.7% | |
| Average employees | 205 | 480 | 435 | 47 | 49 | 44 | -10.2% | |
| Wages | £7,750,488 | £8,484,899 | £9,215,182 | £11,207,800 | £10,994,930 | £11,543,614 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £115,751 | £128,538 | £109,440 | £71,626 | £80,406 | £50,000 | -37.8% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 98.9% | 112.4% | 113.7% | 123.7% | 141.1% | 182.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 86.2% | 91.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.09x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 22.26x | 32.32x | 23.68x | 5.92x | 3.70x | 4.09x |
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
- CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 1989-11-07 → present
- HASTYPITCH LIMITED 1987-03-26 → 1989-11-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The principal risks facing the Company include economic slowdown and reduced hiring activity, employment cost inflation, legislative and regulatory changes affecting agency workers and employment businesses, working capital pressures arising from growth, retention and recruitment of experienced staff, cyber and data security risks, and the successful delivery of strategic investment initiatives.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Steven | Secretary | 2015-07-20 | — | — |
| HART, Steven | Director | 2015-06-26 | Jul 1975 | British |
| PALMER, William Charles | Director | 2018-10-16 | May 1983 | British |
| PONTON, Paul John | Director | 2015-06-26 | Mar 1975 | British |
| TRETT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2015-06-26 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPRELIAN, Johanna | Secretary | 1992-06-20 | 2015-07-20 |
| KNIGHTON, Eric | Secretary | — | 1992-06-19 |
| CAPRELIAN, Johanna | Director | — | 2015-07-20 |
| HOPKINS, William John | Director | — | 2000-02-18 |
| KNIGHTON, Eric | Director | — | 1992-06-19 |
| LINENFOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-12-31 | 2015-07-20 |
| MARCH INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decadeon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.