ALAN BLUNDEN & CO. LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-02 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-18
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
93
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £28,287,136 | £25,549,618 | £42,088,299 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,185,569 | £5,731,447 | £9,391,029 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,262,603 | £5,858,471 | £9,667,223 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,234,641 | £4,370,955 | £7,244,955 | |
| Cash | — | £11,348,866 | £9,710,610 | £9,351,074 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,194,048 | £3,990,162 | £4,900,601 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,145,250 | £3,959,805 | £4,890,220 | |
| Equity | £3,910,609 | £7,145,250 | £3,959,805 | £4,890,220 | |
| Average employees | — | 87 | 90 | 93 | |
| Wages | — | £3,674,600 | £2,628,064 | £3,984,068 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £726,104 | £313,946 | £440,373 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 18.3% | 22.4% | 22.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.0% | 17.1% | 17.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 72.1% | 143.6% | 191.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.17x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 271.32x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ALAN BLUNDEN & CO. LTD 2000-09-28 → present
- ALAN BLUNDEN & COMPANY LIMITED 1997-12-04 → 2000-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Venthams
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “accounting reference date changed from 31 March to 31 December in the previous accounting period so the current period results are compared to a 9-month period not a full 12 months.”
- “Following the change in control on 1 July 2023 the business has seen small increased costs due to outsourcing costs to the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Richard Steven | Director | 2006-01-16 | Feb 1973 | British |
| DECTER, Jacob Nathaniel | Director | 2025-11-27 | Jun 1990 | American |
| SEARCY, Mark | Director | 2011-02-01 | May 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUNDEN, Olive Ivy Irene | Secretary | 1998-11-28 | 2004-03-30 |
| BROOK, Barry Dennis | Secretary | 2004-03-30 | 2023-07-01 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-12-04 | 1997-12-04 |
| BLUNDEN, Daniel John | Director | 1997-12-04 | 2019-09-06 |
| BLUNDEN, Nicholas Alan | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2021-09-06 |
| BROOK, Barry Dennis | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| CADLE, Jeremy Edward | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-11-28 |
| WOMACK, Michael Grady | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-11-06 |
| RM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-12-04 | 1997-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amt Intermediaries Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-09-04 | Active |
| Ab Group (Southend) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-06 | Ceased 2024-09-04 |
| Mr Nicholas Alan Blunden | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-06 |
| Barry Dennis Brook | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-06 |
| Mr Daniel John Blunden | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-06 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-07-06 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.