TRIPOD CREST PLANING LIMITED
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Cash
£621K
+7.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
+7.5% vs 2024
Employees
63
+12.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-17.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,886,467 | £17,676,574 | -1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,964,515 | £1,655,433 | -15.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,592,800 | £1,316,571 | -17.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,215,079 | £981,437 | -19.2% | |
| Cash | £576,352 | £620,605 | +7.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,321,716 | £15,303,153 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £13,155,049 | £14,136,486 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £13,155,049 | £14,136,486 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 63 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £3,245,346 | £3,701,824 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £199,431 | — |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 10.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.35x | 3.58x | |
| Interest cover | 5.24x | 4.88x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In preparing these financial statements, the directors have thoroughly reviewed the company's trading outlook in terms of structural finance, operational capability in the context of the impact of price increases and other industry pressures. Having undergone this process, the board has assessed the company's ability to continue to operate for the period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and concluded that it remains appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Neil Arthur | Director | 2024-04-15 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MCTAGGART, Eugene | Director | 2003-07-02 | Jul 1957 | Irish |
| NEAL, Timothy Spencer | Director | 2017-08-28 | Nov 1972 | British |
| O'BOYLE, Cathal | Director | 2011-02-21 | Mar 1966 | English |
| STOKES, Darren | Director | 2020-07-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| WILCOX, Mark Alan | Director | 2024-04-15 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Maureen June | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| IDDON, Nicholas Peter | Secretary | 2002-09-27 | 2016-10-04 |
| SCOTT, Stephen Jeffrey | Secretary | 1993-06-22 | 1993-07-01 |
| SEAMARKS, Christopher Nigel | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2002-09-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-22 | 1993-06-22 |
| BARRIE, Stewart Lawrence | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2001-02-01 |
| BENNETT, Paul Anthony | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2010-12-15 |
| BOYCE, Michael Joseph | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2008-09-02 |
| BRESLIN, Arnold Mel Mark | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2006-05-31 |
| FARRIER, John | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2004-08-10 |
| FARRIER, John | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1994-07-15 |
| IDDON, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2016-10-04 |
| MCTAGGART, Eugene | Director | 1993-06-22 | 2001-07-18 |
| MORGAN, Daniel Rhys | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2017-01-16 |
| SALMON, Joanne | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2019-01-31 |
| SCOTT, Stephen Jeffrey | Director | 1993-06-22 | 1995-06-02 |
| SEAMARKS, Christopher Nigel | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2002-09-27 |
| STOKES, Darren | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| TOUGH, James Mcdonald | Director | 2001-07-18 | 2013-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripod Crest Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Darren Stokes | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-03-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.