ARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+16.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+18.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
178
+24.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+49.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,929,478 | £18,958,618 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,161,849 | £3,226,298 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,158,311 | £3,234,288 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,426,242 | £2,374,089 | |
| Cash | £287,842 | £973,068 | £153,587 | £910,914 | £1,058,365 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,711,996 | £2,242,501 | £1,427,986 | £3,268,609 | £3,902,411 | |
| Net assets | £1,696,531 | £2,207,184 | £1,400,988 | £3,173,968 | £3,748,057 | |
| Equity | £1,696,531 | £2,207,184 | £1,400,988 | £3,173,968 | £3,748,057 | |
| Average employees | 78 | 81 | 0 | 143 | 178 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,500,589 | £9,529,374 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £766,350 | £1,441,099 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+27%
£14,929,478 £18,958,618
-
Cash
+16.2%
£910,914 £1,058,365
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+18.1%
£3,173,968 £3,748,057
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+24.5%
143 178
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+49.2%
£2,161,849 £3,226,298
-
Profit before tax
+49.9%
£2,158,311 £3,234,288
-
Wages
+27%
£7,500,589 £9,529,374
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.5% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.6% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 66.1% | 82.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.79x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 204.26x | 391.35x |
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
- ARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1992-05-15 → present
- PEAKGLADE LIMITED 1992-03-19 → 1992-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Affinia (Orpington)
- 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
- “Expansion of Services: The Company continued to develop and enhance its existing service offering, strengthening its capabilities across consents management, land referencing, land assembly, compensation and valuation, and stakeholder engagement.”
- “Revenue Growth: Achieving a year-on-year revenue increase of 27%, growth was driven by the successful onboarding of new clients and enhanced cross-selling of expanded services.”
- “Notable Projects: During the year, Ardent continued to contribute to the delivery of major national infrastructure schemes, including ongoing work for clients such as RWE, Orsted, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Sizewell C, East West Rail and National Grid.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Stuart Edward | Secretary | 2015-05-26 | — | — |
| BARNFIELD-GUEST, William Joseph | Director | 2024-12-23 | Apr 1979 | British |
| CATEN, Richard Dean | Director | 2006-06-30 | Jul 1974 | British |
| COOPER, Stuart Edward | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
| COTTAGE, Colin Michael David | Director | 2019-06-26 | Jan 1967 | British |
| DALY, Sharon Jane | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| JAMES, Viki | Director | 2024-12-23 | Jan 1972 | British |
| STOTT, Jonathan Matthew Benedict | Director | 2022-11-14 | May 1983 | British |
| WEAVER, Carl | Director | 2019-06-26 | Jul 1980 | British |
| YATES, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2015-09-14 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANN, Colin Robert | Secretary | 1992-05-05 | 1997-08-28 |
| MANN, Karen Iris | Secretary | 1997-08-28 | 2012-09-19 |
| YEXLEY, John | Secretary | 2014-03-24 | 2015-05-26 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-19 | 1992-05-05 |
| BOWEN, Timothy Garnet | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2023-03-31 |
| CROWTHER, Michael John | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2025-08-22 |
| CURRY, Nigel Alistair | Director | 2020-01-10 | 2024-06-30 |
| MANN, Colin Robert | Director | 1992-05-05 | 2015-10-29 |
| MANN, Karen Iris | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1997-08-28 |
| YEXLEY, John Richard | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2015-02-16 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-19 | 1992-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardent Management (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-01-10 | Active |
| John Yexley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-12 | Ceased 2020-01-10 |
| Mr Richard Dean Caten | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-12 | Ceased 2020-01-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.