THE APPOINTMENT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£7.8k
+38.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£34k
+22.3% vs 2024
Employees
451
-6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.3k
-16.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £54,184,000 | £58,677 | £57,444 | -2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £11,272,000 | £9,264 | £8,057 | -13% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,904,000 | £8,703 | £7,270 | -16.5% | |
| Net profit | £8,165,000 | £7,870 | £6,489 | -17.5% | |
| Cash | £7,990,000 | £5,663 | £7,834 | +38.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,109,000 | £32,125 | £37,127 | +15.6% | |
| Net assets | £18,365,000 | £28,189 | £34,479 | +22.3% | |
| Equity | £18,365,000 | £28,189 | £34,479 | +22.3% | |
| Average employees | 409 | 484 | 451 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | £22,270,000 | £25,528 | £24,399 | -4.4% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.8% | 15.8% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 13.4% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.9% | 28.8% | 21.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.7% | 56.1% | 50.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.52x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | 26.34x | 14.66x | 9.29x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments, the directors have a reasonable expectation that both the group and the H3840 Group have sufficient financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE APPOINTMENT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Appointment Group (UK) Limited 100%
- Leisure By Appointment Limited 100%
- The Appointment Group LLC 100%
- The Appointment Group (Australia) Pty Limited 100%
- The Appointment Group Pte Limited 100%
- The Appointment Group (NZ) Limited 100%
- The Appointment Group for Travel and Tourism 100%
- Sound Travels Limited 100%
- Events By Appointment Limited 100%
- Music By Appointment Limited 100%
- ET Travel Limited 100%
- The Ultimate Event Company Limited 100%
- Travel By Appointment Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLAUGHLIN, John | Director | 2025-07-14 | Apr 1978 | British |
| STRATFORD, Frederick Anthony | Director | 2026-04-30 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWO, Ade | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2015-11-30 |
| VERONIQUE, Maurice Anthony | Secretary | 1996-07-23 | 2005-07-01 |
| THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-23 | 1996-07-23 |
| BARRASS, Steve | Director | 2018-09-20 | 2022-03-29 |
| BOYD, Nicola Jane | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2024-04-22 |
| DUCKWORTH, Glen Mark | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2018-04-30 |
| GIANQUITTO, John | Director | 1996-07-23 | 2024-04-22 |
| GRIFFITHS, Lynne Letitia | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-11-07 |
| HEINRICH, Judith | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| HUGHES, Simon Adam Richard | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2025-07-14 |
| PATTERSON, Ian | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2018-04-30 |
| PENNY, Jens Leslie | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2026-01-30 |
| SALTER, Mark | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2024-04-22 |
| STONE, Nicholas Philip | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2019-03-29 |
| TAIWO, Adekunle Adewale | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2015-11-30 |
| VERONIQUE, Maurice Anthony | Director | 1996-07-23 | 2018-09-06 |
| THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-23 | 1996-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Global Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-30 | Active |
| Mr Maurice Anthony Veronique | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-01 | Ceased 2018-04-30 |
| Mr John Gianquitto | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.