ARKLE FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£3M
-27.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
83
+6.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.6M
+59.7% 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 | £23,817,000 | £28,954,000 | £35,234,000 | +21.7% | |
| Operating profit | £11,225,000 | £13,591,000 | £17,489,000 | +28.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,604,000 | £3,529,000 | £5,636,000 | +59.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,648,000 | £2,407,000 | £4,075,000 | +69.3% | |
| Cash | £60,000 | £4,134,000 | £2,987,000 | -27.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,929,000 | £15,336,000 | £19,411,000 | +26.6% | |
| Net assets | £12,929,000 | £15,336,000 | £19,411,000 | +26.6% | |
| Equity | £12,929,000 | £15,336,000 | £19,411,000 | +26.6% | |
| Average employees | 74 | 78 | 83 | +6.4% | |
| Wages | £3,734,000 | £4,222,000 | £5,172,000 | +22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £602,000 | £726,000 | £784,000 | +8% |
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 | 47.1% | 46.9% | 49.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 8.3% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 86.8% | 88.6% | 90.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.9% | 94.8% | 94.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.37x | 0.35x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | 1.30x | 1.35x | 1.48x |
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
- ARKLE FINANCE LIMITED 2009-07-01 → present
- WEATHERBYS FINANCE LIMITED 1997-10-22 → 2009-07-01
- HOWPER 215 LIMITED 1997-07-03 → 1997-10-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is funded entirely by its parent company, and the directors fully expect such funding to remain in place for the foreseeable future. The directors have carefully considered the going concern statement. After making enquiries, including a review of forecast profit and loss taking into account expected business activity, economic uncertainty, as well as balance sheet and cash flow under forecast and stress scenarios for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements, the Board are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on such a basis.”
Group structure
- ARKLE FINANCE LIMITED · parent
- Practical Finance DAC Ltd 10%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the Supreme Court issued a judgment on secret motor commission payments. The Supreme Court overturned much of the October 2024 Court of Appeal judgment on unfair practices in the payment of commissions. Following the Supreme Court decision, the Financial Conduct Authority consulted on an industry-wide redress scheme for customers who were treated unfairly when obtaining regulated motor finance. The final redress policy statement was published in March 2026. After analysing the redress scheme, the directors remain confident in the Company's controls and the assessment that the scheme will not have a significant impact on the Company's financial or trading performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Daniel | Director | 2015-01-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| COOPER, Alice Susannah | Director | 2021-09-20 | Nov 1977 | British |
| ELSOM, Steven Paul | Director | 2022-09-01 | Aug 1960 | British |
| GEORGE, Philip Anthony | Director | 2020-12-01 | Nov 1950 | British |
| GERMAIN, David | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Nathan Michael | Director | 2022-09-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| TURBERVILLE SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2007-01-26 | May 1966 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLIMORE, John Robert | Secretary | 1998-01-29 | 2000-03-13 |
| MCGLYNN, Adrian Stewart | Secretary | 2000-03-13 | 2020-07-17 |
| SMITH, Nathan Michael | Secretary | 2020-07-17 | 2022-09-01 |
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-03 | 1998-01-29 |
| ANDREW, Jonathan | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| BARTLEY, Paul Robert Matthew | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| BASSETT, Stephen Charles | Director | 2009-09-07 | 2017-12-31 |
| BRISCOE, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2009-09-04 |
| CHAPMAN, Nicholas John | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2001-01-25 |
| CHURCH, Carol Elizabeth | Director | 2003-01-08 | 2007-01-26 |
| CRAVEN, Nicholas Dominic | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2002-11-07 |
| GORDON, Richard James | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2001-01-25 |
| HARVEY, Robert Anthony Montague | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2001-01-25 |
| KHAN, Paull Raza Salim | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2002-11-07 |
| MCGLYNN, Adrian Stewart | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2006-07-20 |
| NORRIS, John Lionel | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2001-07-08 |
| PYMAN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2009-09-20 | 2016-09-09 |
| ROSE, Julian David | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2020-03-31 |
| SOWMAN, Martin | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2006-07-20 |
| STEEDMAN, Alan Ronald | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2011-12-31 |
| WARD, Brian | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2014-08-29 |
| WEATHERBY, Jonathan Roger, Sir | Director | 1998-01-27 | 2002-11-07 |
| WEATHERBY, Roger Nicholas | Director | 1998-01-29 | 2018-12-31 |
| WILDING, Gareth James | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| HP DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-07-03 | 1998-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherbys Bank Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.