ELIZABETH HOLDINGS PLC
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Cash
£853k
-30.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£37m
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
13
-7.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+151.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,697,328 | £2,632,445 | £2,709,607 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £936,700 | £387,242 | £713,194 | +84.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £555,103 | £530,486 | £1,335,423 | +151.7% | |
| Net profit | £381,646 | £366,211 | £1,051,127 | +187% | |
| Cash | £1,403,624 | £1,231,785 | £853,283 | -30.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £47,425,930 | £47,203,546 | £47,759,862 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | £36,169,496 | £36,175,707 | £36,866,834 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £36,169,496 | £36,175,707 | £36,866,834 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 14 | 13 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £392,218 | £440,552 | £476,872 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £116,851 | £145,129 | £198,333 | +36.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £3,496 | £2,646 | -24.3% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.7% | 14.7% | 26.3% | |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 13.9% | 38.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.8% | 25.6% | 25.8% | |
| Current ratio | 7.28x | 6.71x | 5.16x | |
| Interest cover | 3.75x | 1.49x | 3.28x |
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
- ELIZABETH HOLDINGS PLC 1998-11-12 → present
- BIDEAWHILE 276 LIMITED 1998-03-27 → 1998-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ELIZABETH HOLDINGS PLC · parent
- Ryan Elizabeth Holdings Limited 100%
- Elizabeth Estates (NWB) Limited 100%
- Elizabeth Estates Limited 100%
- Central Garage, (Lowestoft) Limited 100%
- Elizabeth Securities Limited 100%
- Ryan Elizabeth (Ipswich) Limited 100%
- Q Ball Lease Company Limited 50%
- Elizabeth Inns Limited 50%
- Elizabeth Estates (RBS) Limited 100%
- Elizabeth Enterprises Limited 100%
- Elizabeth Estates (MB) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Abigail Louise | Secretary | 2016-12-21 | — | — |
| CARTER, Abigail Louise | Director | 1998-10-23 | Aug 1977 | British |
| CATTERMOLE, Richard William | Director | 2025-01-13 | Dec 1944 | British |
| LANG, Robert William | Director | 2024-10-11 | Sep 1972 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATTERMOLE, Judith Stephanie | Secretary | 2015-09-04 | 2016-12-21 |
| HEFFER, Beverley | Secretary | 1998-10-23 | 2015-09-04 |
| BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-03-27 | 1998-10-23 |
| BARDEN, Philip Thomas | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-07-17 |
| BENNETT, Terence Arthur | Director | 1998-10-23 | 2010-01-31 |
| CATTERMOLE, Richard William | Director | 1998-10-23 | 2016-12-21 |
| DUNNETT, Harry Richard | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-01-13 |
| FREEMAN, Jeremy | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2024-10-11 |
| TRINDALL, Christopher Anthony | Director | 1998-10-23 | 2016-12-21 |
| BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-03-27 | 1998-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard William Cattermole | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.