PAUL EARL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
-24.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£5.5m
+8.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
52
+2% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£4.2m
-0.6% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2026-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,445,870 | £19,929,142 | £16,823,124 | £20,494,115 | £29,820,989 | £34,135,454 | +14.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,455,790 | £1,227,711 | £1,457,982 | £1,542,448 | £4,173,100 | £4,160,150 | -0.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,440,082 | £1,207,437 | £1,443,064 | £1,536,319 | £4,190,573 | £4,167,450 | -0.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,138,000 | £1,242,829 | £1,152,741 | £1,135,233 | £3,153,274 | £3,118,684 | -1.1% | |
| Cash | £913,152 | £1,050,133 | £1,081,183 | £1,686,133 | £3,302,459 | £2,494,141 | -24.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,626,685 | £2,998,422 | £3,107,520 | £3,321,125 | £5,329,349 | £6,069,630 | +13.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,252,296 | £2,597,296 | £2,837,808 | £2,994,554 | £5,074,005 | £5,509,898 | +8.6% | |
| Equity | £2,252,296 | £2,597,296 | £2,837,808 | £2,994,554 | £5,074,005 | £5,509,898 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 52 | +2% | |
| Wages | £2,131,473 | £2,216,562 | £2,160,958 | £2,190,420 | £2,547,840 | £2,893,419 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £101,501 | £95,750 | £91,200 | £91,200 | £93,700 | £45,800 | -51.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £4,158 | £4,158 | 0% |
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 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2026-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 14.0% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 10.6% | 9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.4% | 40.9% | 46.9% | 46.4% | 78.3% | 68.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.3% | 64.0% | 54.2% | 57.8% | 57.5% | 49.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 92.56x | 60.56x | 76.27x | 83.23x | — | — |
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
- PAUL EARL LIMITED 1990-06-22 → present
- SKILLBEST LIMITED 1990-01-18 → 1990-06-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “In 2020 the directors made the decision to take out trade credit insurance on all of our clients to ensure that the business is fully protected moving forward from the risk of bad debts.”
- “On 4th July 2025, Paul Earl Holdings Limited purchased the entire share capital of Paul Earl Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COADE, Katie Bernadette | Director | 2004-04-06 | Oct 1971 | British |
| FOOTE, Christopher John | Director | 2024-05-30 | Feb 1984 | British |
| LOVIS, Matthew Sean | Director | 2025-07-04 | Dec 1985 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Lee James | Director | 2024-05-30 | May 1980 | British |
| MOORE, Daniel Robert | Director | 2001-06-26 | Sep 1973 | British |
| MOORE, William Peter Brenden | Director | 2002-11-18 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, Louise Ann | Secretary | 1996-05-28 | 2025-07-04 |
| TURNER, Brian | Secretary | — | 1996-05-28 |
| EVERITT, Stanley Trevor | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2021-12-31 |
| GLEN, Matthew Lee | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-06-21 |
| MACLEAN, Duncan Cambell | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2004-07-31 |
| MOORE, Louise Ann | Director | 1996-05-28 | 2025-07-04 |
| MOORE, Robert Kevin | Director | — | 2025-07-04 |
| PLANT, David Frederick | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2018-07-31 |
| TURNER, Brian | Director | — | 1996-05-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Earl Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-04 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Robert Moore | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-03-12 | Ceased 2025-07-04 |
| Mr Robert Kevin Moore | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-04 |
| Mrs Louise Ann Moore | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-15 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.