1ST LOCATE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-03 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+11.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
261
+13.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£884K
+12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,455,083 | £17,662,723 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £866,095 | £1,011,875 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £783,287 | £884,055 | |
| Net profit | £260,218 | £160,907 | £532,101 | £444,080 | |
| Cash | £804,117 | £130,835 | £2,595,513 | £2,594,781 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,556,464 | £7,250,089 | |
| Net assets | £3,036,882 | £3,197,789 | £3,789,297 | £4,233,377 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,789,297 | £4,233,377 | |
| Average employees | 319 | 264 | 230 | 261 | |
| Wages | £7,051,763 | £6,700,992 | £8,446,563 | £9,277,597 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £2,760,696 | £2,349,070 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+14.3%
£15,455,083 £17,662,723
-
Cash
0%
£2,595,513 £2,594,781
-
Net assets
+11.7%
£3,789,297 £4,233,377
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+13.5%
230 261
-
Operating profit
+16.8%
£866,095 £1,011,875
-
Profit before tax
+12.9%
£783,287 £884,055
-
Wages
+9.8%
£8,446,563 £9,277,597
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.6% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.4% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.0% | 14.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.86x | 2.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.34x | 7.84x |
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
- 1ST LOCATE (UK) LIMITED 1999-02-25 → present
- INVESTICOM LIMITED 1999-01-27 → 1999-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- 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 group's or the parent 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. The directors have considered all factors, including in the wider economy, as part of their assessment of going concern. Budgets and cashflows have been prepared using assumptions for customer demand and supply chain costs as well as expectations for legal and regulatory environmental impacts. These budgets and cashflows indicate continuing profitability and cash generation, consequently the directors believe on balance that they have sufficient resources to enable trading to continue for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- 1ST LOCATE (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Henriksen Limited 100%
- Actius (International) Limited 80%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, on 16 December 2025, the Company received an additional £2,000,000 funding from Allica, of which £500,000 is an increase in the revolving facility and the remaining £1,500,000 is in the form of a Cash Flow Loan.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, Andrew, Mr. | Director | 2000-07-28 | Jun 1965 | British |
| CHANNELL-NAPIER, Tracy | Director | 2025-02-25 | May 1976 | British |
| CURLEY, Gary | Director | 2025-02-25 | Feb 1971 | British |
| GUEST, Darren | Director | 1999-02-15 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, Andrew, Mr. | Secretary | 2000-07-28 | 2022-06-15 |
| STUBBS, Frederick Ian | Secretary | 1999-02-15 | 2000-07-27 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-06-15 | 2025-02-20 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-27 | 1999-02-15 |
| CARSON, Sharon | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2006-08-11 |
| CONNOLLY, Dominic | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2015-05-29 |
| JONES, Edward | Director | 2011-06-21 | 2016-09-12 |
| RYAN, Karen | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2019-10-31 |
| STUBBS, Frederick Ian | Director | 1999-02-15 | 2000-07-27 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-27 | 1999-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Ann Barclay | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Darren Guest | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Andrew Barclay | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.