ANCHOR MEADOW LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15m
+4.6% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8.3m
+174.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,789,358 | £7,874,376 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,044,586 | £8,310,167 | +172.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,044,133 | £8,342,931 | +174.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,044,133 | £8,342,931 | +174.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,120,091 | £14,835,532 | +5.1% | |
| Net assets | £14,087,424 | £14,738,355 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £14,087,424 | £14,738,355 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39.1% | 105.5% | |
| Net margin | 39.1% | 106.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.6% | 56.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.7% | 88.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.01x |
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
- ANCHOR MEADOW LIMITED 1998-03-20 → present
- GROVEMAKE LIMITED 1992-06-16 → 1998-03-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the going concern position, focusing specifically on operations and cash flows of the Group and have a reasonable expectation the Company, together with the support of its ultimate parent, has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis on preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Phil | Secretary | 2026-02-26 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Mark | Director | 2024-04-16 | Aug 1974 | British |
| HOWELL, Richard | Director | 2017-04-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Emma Marie | Director | 2026-07-06 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOVER, Paul Raymond | Secretary | 1992-07-08 | 2010-01-19 |
| NEWMAN, Toby | Secretary | 2023-02-10 | 2026-02-26 |
| WRIGHT, Paul Simon Kent | Secretary | 2021-01-05 | 2023-02-10 |
| J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-01-19 | 2014-04-30 |
| NEXUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-05-01 | 2021-01-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-06-16 | 1992-07-08 |
| AUSTIN, David Christopher | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| BATEMAN, David Leslie Jack | Director | 2022-03-25 | 2024-07-18 |
| FLENLEY, Colin Kerbotson, Dr | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2010-01-19 |
| GLOVER, Diana Patricia | Director | 1992-07-08 | 1998-03-02 |
| GLOVER, Paul Raymond | Director | 1992-07-08 | 2010-01-19 |
| HAMBRO, James Daryl | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2011-10-26 |
| HOLLAND, Philip John | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2017-04-01 |
| HYMAN, Harry Abraham | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2024-04-24 |
| SCOTT, Diane Gwendoline | Director | 1992-07-08 | 1998-03-02 |
| VAUGHAN, Margaret Helen | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2014-04-30 |
| WALKER-ARNOTT, Timothy David | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2017-04-01 |
| WELLS, Wilfred Denys Edward | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2010-01-19 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-06-16 | 1992-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Php (Sb) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.