THE PROPERTY BUSINESS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3M
-12.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.7M
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
142
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5M
+25.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £15,001,327 | £18,190,914 | £20,044,366 | +10.2% | |
| Operating profit | £728,948 | £1,728,783 | £2,108,052 | +21.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £914,468 | £1,973,589 | £2,477,783 | +25.5% | |
| Net profit | £700,908 | £1,486,448 | £1,907,634 | +28.3% | |
| Cash | £3,674,907 | £2,619,525 | £2,281,443 | -12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,554,127 | £5,586,679 | £5,914,330 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,225,523 | £5,290,696 | £5,682,190 | +7.4% | |
| Equity | £5,158,408 | £5,200,103 | £5,560,688 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 141 | 142 | +0.7% | |
| Wages | £6,336,392 | £6,536,571 | £7,260,505 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £446,837 | £485,897 | £490,431 | +0.9% |
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 | 4.9% | 9.5% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 8.2% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 30.9% | 35.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 30.3% | 28.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.71x | 2.17x | 1.94x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group 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 group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- THE PROPERTY BUSINESS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Mortgage Finance Brokers Limited 100%
- Keystone Property Finance Limited 100%
- Mortgages For Landlords Limited 100%
- PBG Trustees Limited 100%
- MFB Limited 100%
- Keystone Property Servicing Limited 100%
- Keystone Specialist Lending Limited 100%
- Mortgage Flow Limited 100%
- Keystone Commercial Mortgages Limited 100%
- Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages Limited 100%
- MFB Property Finance Consulting Ltd 100%
- Kings Hill Funding Limited 100%
- Kings Hill Funding No 1 Limited 100%
- Kings Hill Funding No 2 Limited 100%
- Kings Hill Funding No 3 Limited 100%
- Kings Hill Funding No 4 Limited 100%
- Kings Hill Funding No 5 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'SHEEN, Elyse | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | — | — |
| HAYLE, Michael Philip | Director | 2016-10-26 | Jul 1959 | British |
| MORRIS, Paul Steven | Director | 2016-10-26 | Aug 1954 | British |
| WHITTAKER, David Christopher | Director | 1993-04-06 | Jul 1958 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Simon William | Director | 2002-04-17 | Oct 1953 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALE, Richard Austin | Secretary | 1993-04-06 | 1997-02-21 |
| WHITTAKER, Rosamond Mary | Secretary | 1997-02-21 | 2011-05-10 |
| WHITTAKER, Simon William | Secretary | 2011-05-10 | 2022-01-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-06 | 1993-04-06 |
| GALE, Richard Austin | Director | 1993-04-06 | 1997-02-21 |
| HAI, Anthony John | Director | 1993-04-06 | 1995-07-12 |
| WHITTAKER, Rosamond Mary | Director | 1997-02-21 | 2013-11-04 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-04-06 | 1993-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Christopher Whittaker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon William Whittaker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 7
- 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.