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Next accounts due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£301K
+53.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£387K
-14.7% vs 2023
Employees
8
-20% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£14K
-92.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £1,533,426 | £1,136,720 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £186,504 | £15,612 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £191,717 | £14,419 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £154,056 | £12,300 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £196,293 | £301,170 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £471,760 | £415,501 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £453,616 | £386,852 | |
| Equity | £593,197 | £588,740 | £537,567 | £583,309 | £686,624 | £453,616 | £386,852 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £201,284 | £167,874 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £24,095 | £24,668 |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-25.9%
£1,533,426 £1,136,720
-
Cash
+53.4%
£196,293 £301,170
-
Net assets
-14.7%
£453,616 £386,852
-
Employees
-20%
10 8
-
Operating profit
-91.6%
£186,504 £15,612
-
Profit before tax
-92.5%
£191,717 £14,419
-
Wages
-16.6%
£201,284 £167,874
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 | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 39.5% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 47.2% | 51.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 108.69x | 4.66x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CK Partnership Limited
- 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
- “There are no events since the balance sheet date to report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-DAVIES, Deirdre Mary Claire | Secretary | 1999-03-23 | — | British |
| BARRETT-DAVIES, Deirdre Mary Claire | Director | 2000-12-12 | Nov 1961 | British |
| BARRETT-DAVIES, Michael John | Director | 1999-03-23 | Apr 1964 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Daniel Joseph | Director | 1999-03-23 | Jan 1975 | Irish |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Micheal John Barrett-Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Deidre Mary Claire Barrett-Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Joseph O'Sullivan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.