ADVANCE PLANNING LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£76M
+39.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£29M
-56.5% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £67,213,000 | £29,854,000 | -55.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,000 | £67,213,000 | £29,223,000 | -56.5% | |
| Net profit | -£15,000 | £50,088,000 | £21,723,000 | -56.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,546,000 | £54,634,000 | £76,357,000 | +39.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,507,000 | £54,595,000 | £76,318,000 | +39.8% | |
| Equity | £4,507,000 | £54,595,000 | £76,318,000 | +39.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 123.0% | 39.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 2.61x | 2.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 47.31x |
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
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company and Dignity Group financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, having considered the period through to 30 June 2027.”
Significant events
- “On 19 December 2023, the Company passed a special resolution to extend the redemption date of the Preference Shares to 31 December 2033.”
- “There were no events after the reporting period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen | Director | 2024-06-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| TATE, Emily Sarah | Director | 2025-07-11 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Patricia Louise | Secretary | 1997-01-13 | 2000-03-27 |
| BURN, Andrew Laurence | Secretary | 2001-02-26 | 2001-08-01 |
| DUNLOP, Jane | Secretary | 2025-05-16 | 2026-01-09 |
| GEORGE, Timothy Francis | Secretary | 2018-11-08 | 2023-07-31 |
| MAFFEI, Westley Anthony | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | 2024-12-31 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Secretary | 2007-05-24 | 2018-11-27 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | 2001-08-01 | 2007-05-24 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | 1997-01-13 | 2001-02-26 |
| RUTLAND SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-10 | 1997-01-13 |
| BLACKSTONE, Timothy Peter Cameron | Director | 1997-01-13 | 1999-08-20 |
| CHANNON, Gary Andrew Scott | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2022-11-16 |
| DAVIDSON, Kate Alexandra | Director | 2022-02-06 | 2024-01-31 |
| EAMES, Angela | Director | 2022-11-10 | 2023-06-28 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2024-06-01 |
| HILLMAN-EADY, Marcus | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2000-11-13 |
| HINDLEY, Peter Talbot | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2008-12-29 |
| HODE, Jean Michel | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2001-04-30 |
| JUDD, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| LATHBURY, Alan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2022-02-06 |
| LEROUGE, Philippe William Claude | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2002-02-10 |
| LONG, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-11 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2000-11-30 | 2020-04-03 |
| MORRIS, Gordon George | Director | 2006-12-11 | 2007-01-08 |
| OGDEN, Darren | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-10-01 |
| PAGE, Anthony Sherwin | Director | 1997-01-13 | 2006-08-21 |
| PORTMAN, Richard Harry | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2020-12-14 |
| PULLINS, Jerald Leslie | Director | 1997-01-13 | 1998-11-13 |
| PURVIS, Ian Bremner | Director | 1997-01-13 | 2007-01-08 |
| SPENCER, Eric Norman | Director | 1997-01-13 | 2000-11-28 |
| WHITTERN, Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-12-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Douglas | Director | 2002-04-24 | 2007-05-24 |
| RUTLAND DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-10 | 1997-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Pre Arrangement Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.