THE BIG GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£8.8M
+69.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6M
+56.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
115
-8.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+85.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £19,139,983 | £21,335,134 | £28,277,639 | +32.5% | |
| Operating profit | £316,812 | £647,305 | £1,200,771 | +85.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £342,502 | £682,435 | £1,268,421 | +85.9% | |
| Net profit | £221,363 | £441,111 | £929,524 | +110.7% | |
| Cash | £2,686,597 | £5,158,567 | £8,757,976 | +69.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,204,806 | £1,645,917 | £2,575,441 | +56.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,204,806 | £1,645,917 | £2,575,441 | +56.5% | |
| Equity | £1,204,806 | £1,645,917 | £2,575,441 | +56.5% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 126 | 115 | -8.7% | |
| Wages | £6,731,396 | £6,533,059 | £6,282,162 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,190,072 | £1,195,956 | £1,180,852 | -1.3% |
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 | 1.7% | 3.0% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 2.1% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.3% | 39.3% | 46.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.8% | 87.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.12x | 1.15x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- THE BIG GROUP LIMITED 1996-09-02 → present
- SCOTT LYNDS LIMITED 1994-11-10 → 1996-09-02
- SCOTT RISEMAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1991-02-18 → 1994-11-10
- NICK SCOTT LIMITED 1991-02-06 → 1991-02-18
- CHECKGIFT LIMITED 1990-07-11 → 1991-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditors concluded directors' use of going concern basis appropriate and identified no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAH, Raakhee | Secretary | 2020-05-21 | — | — |
| BULLEY, Justin | Director | 2012-12-12 | Aug 1977 | British |
| BURRIDGE, Stephanie | Director | 2021-09-22 | Nov 1985 | British |
| HUSSEY, Duncan Robert | Director | 1999-12-17 | Aug 1965 | British |
| KELLY, Martin Andrew | Director | 2023-10-09 | Oct 1963 | British |
| LINTON, Jane | Director | 2019-07-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| LLOYD, Stephen | Director | 2017-04-03 | May 1987 | British |
| MAWAS, Alistair | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| PECK, Matt | Director | 2021-09-22 | Nov 1983 | British |
| RISEMAN, Edward | Director | 1995-04-19 | Sep 1955 | American |
| SCOTT, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2006-04-06 | Sep 1956 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGERTON-KING, Nigel | Secretary | — | 1996-06-19 |
| HUSSEY, Duncan Robert | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2020-05-21 |
| RISEMAN, Edward | Secretary | 1996-06-19 | 2000-01-01 |
| ANDERSON, Angela | Director | 2018-02-07 | 2023-01-13 |
| BALDWIN, David William | Director | 1999-12-17 | 2004-07-01 |
| BEYNON, Sean Patrick | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2002-04-29 |
| BINNINGTON, Marc | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-08-30 |
| BROYD, Simon | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2006-12-31 |
| BUNTING, Stephen | Director | 2013-12-02 | 2025-03-25 |
| BUTLER, Fleur | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| CLIFTON, Lucy Mary | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| EGERTON-KING, Nigel David | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2023-08-23 |
| EGERTON-KING, Nigel | Director | — | 1996-06-19 |
| GARDINER, Nina Caroline | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2004-12-07 |
| GOFFEN, David | Director | 1995-07-26 | 1996-03-20 |
| GRAND, Kevin Ian | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2004-12-07 |
| HOGARTH-SCOTT, Jolyon Deakin Alexander | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2012-11-08 |
| LIPSEY, Judy | Director | 1991-09-02 | 1994-11-09 |
| LYNDS, Simon | Director | 1994-11-09 | 1996-04-12 |
| MEADE, Roxy | Director | 1991-09-02 | 1994-11-09 |
| MICHAELSON, Robert Paul Brandon | Director | 1999-12-17 | 2017-01-03 |
| PATERSON JONES, Nick | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2004-12-31 |
| PECKHAM, Charlotte | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2003-07-11 |
| RISEMAN, Edward | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| ROOKE, Lisa | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2018-07-03 |
| RUFFELL, Andrew Michael | Director | 1996-05-20 | 2002-04-29 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas Edward | Director | — | 2004-06-25 |
| SEATON, Richard Charles | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| THOMSON, Joanne | Director | 2022-01-04 | 2026-06-12 |
| WARD, Arthur | Director | 1995-07-26 | 2004-09-30 |
| WARD, Arthur | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1994-11-09 |
| WILSON, Jonathan Paul | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1997-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2017-01-03 | Active |
| Mr Ed Riseman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-03 |
| Mr Nick Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.