NORMAN BROADBENT EXECUTIVE SEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+610.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.1m
+1,503.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
59
+1.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£631k
+469% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,060,000 | £6,545,000 | £8,697,000 | £12,306,000 | £10,919,000 | £15,141,000 | +38.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£753,000 | £3,389,000 | -£911,000 | £1,690,000 | -£129,000 | £655,000 | +607.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£775,000 | £3,348,000 | -£964,000 | £1,661,000 | -£171,000 | £631,000 | +469% | |
| Net profit | -£775,000 | £3,348,000 | -£964,000 | £1,661,000 | -£171,000 | £631,000 | +469% | |
| Cash | £27,000 | £290,000 | £44,000 | £751,000 | £215,000 | £1,528,000 | +610.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,901,000 | -£304,000 | -£1,412,000 | £103,000 | £43,000 | £1,127,000 | +2,520.9% | |
| Net assets | -£3,950,000 | -£602,000 | -£1,566,000 | £95,000 | -£76,000 | £1,067,000 | +1,503.9% | |
| Equity | -£3,950,000 | — | — | £95,000 | -£76,000 | £1,067,000 | +1,503.9% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 59 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £737,000 | £6,214,000 | £8,220,000 | +32.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £627,000 | £892,000 | +42.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £21,000 | £30,000 | +42.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £431,000 | £289,000 | £474,000 | +64% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -36.6% | 51.8% | -10.5% | 13.7% | -1.2% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | -37.6% | 51.2% | -11.1% | 13.5% | -1.6% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 1640.8% | -300.0% | 58.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 196.0% | — | — | — | 102.3% | 78.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.98x | 0.86x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | -34.23x | 82.66x | -17.19x | 58.28x | -3.07x | 23.39x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- NORMAN BROADBENT EXECUTIVE SEARCH LIMITED 2011-11-08 → present
- GARNER INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1997-05-14 → 2011-11-08
- ANDREW GARNER LIMITED 1997-03-03 → 1997-05-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following this assessment, the Directors have formed a judgement, at the time of approving the Financial Statements 2025, that there are no material uncertainties that cast doubt on the Company's going concern status and that it is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of these Financial Statements. For this reason, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, Kevin Graeme | Director | 2021-09-06 | Nov 1972 | British |
| MALIK, Mehr Makhdoom | Director | 2023-01-16 | Oct 1978 | British |
| SEARLE, Peter | Director | 2021-07-12 | Jun 1962 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOULD, Catherin Leigh | Secretary | 2022-11-29 | 2023-05-24 |
| MALIK, Mehr Makhdoom | Secretary | 2023-05-24 | 2024-07-01 |
| RENTOUL, James Alexander | Secretary | 1998-06-11 | 1998-06-15 |
| ROBINSON, Richard Graham | Secretary | 1998-06-15 | 2022-11-29 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-03-03 | 1997-03-03 |
| RUGBY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-03-03 | 1998-06-04 |
| BENTLEY, Scanes Charles | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2016-09-19 |
| BRENNAN, Michael John | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2021-07-12 |
| FELTON, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2014-03-30 |
| GARNER, Andrew Charles | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2011-06-30 |
| GERRAND, William James Albert | Director | 2017-10-05 | 2020-04-11 |
| MILL, Douglas | Director | 1998-06-15 | 2000-11-04 |
| O'BRIEN, Susan | Director | 2005-05-05 | 2015-08-31 |
| RENTOUL, James Alexander | Director | 1998-06-15 | 1999-10-27 |
| SMITH, Stephen James | Director | 2020-03-30 | 2022-08-23 |
| TRENTER, Ronald Charles | Director | 1998-06-15 | 2000-03-31 |
| WEBBER, James William John | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2017-10-04 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-03 | 1997-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Broadbent Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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