NEWLYN PLC
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Cash
£7.1M
+3% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-51.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
94
+17.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.1M
+9.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,195,347 | £17,906,484 | £25,752,910 | £27,422,149 | £28,781,643 | £33,014,396 | +14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,759,405 | £4,393,843 | £7,473,697 | £7,488,296 | £6,292,298 | £7,007,747 | +11.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,763,474 | £4,394,528 | £7,499,357 | £7,686,117 | £6,505,795 | £7,116,446 | +9.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,337,955 | £3,640,501 | £6,061,337 | £6,954,679 | £5,027,704 | £5,501,726 | +9.4% | |
| Cash | £3,607,852 | £7,204,022 | £12,497,615 | £10,697,786 | £6,845,928 | £7,054,706 | +3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,134,442 | £9,275,914 | £14,376,273 | £16,416,213 | £8,513,624 | £4,143,848 | -51.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,108,182 | £9,248,683 | £14,310,020 | £16,264,699 | £8,202,403 | £3,954,129 | -51.8% | |
| Equity | £6,108,182 | £9,248,683 | £14,310,020 | £16,264,699 | £8,202,403 | £3,954,129 | -51.8% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 94 | +17.5% | |
| Wages | £2,895,526 | £3,212,577 | £4,131,378 | £4,408,870 | £4,561,028 | £5,725,455 | +25.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £857,031 | £1,010,647 | £1,078,895 | £1,626,407 | £1,565,690 | £1,379,249 | -11.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.9% | 24.5% | 29.0% | 27.3% | 21.9% | 21.2% | |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 20.3% | 23.5% | 25.4% | 17.5% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.0% | 47.4% | 52.0% | 45.6% | 73.9% | 169.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 36.4% | 51.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.73x | 1.93x | 1.47x |
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
- NEWLYN PLC 2005-12-23 → present
- NEWLYN COLLECTION SERVICES PLC 2005-11-30 → 2005-12-23
- NEWLYN COLLECTION SERVICES LTD 1999-05-14 → 2005-11-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Verallo
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In forming this expectation, the directors have considered the company's forecasts and available resources.”
Significant events
- “On 2 April 2025, the Newlyn Employee Ownership Trust purchased 89.86% of the shares of Newlyn Group Holding Ltd. The purchase was financed through: A distribution of £33,922,210 from Newlyn Group Holding Ltd, Unsecured loan notes 2035, totalling £55,464,945 at an interest rate of 5% PA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTINGHAM, Ivan John | Secretary | 2005-11-24 | — | British |
| DURANT, Terry Michael | Director | 2010-11-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| FENNER, Michele June | Director | 2008-08-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| KAUR, Iqwinder Randhawa | Director | 2025-05-15 | Aug 1984 | British |
| SARGENT, Lucy Jayne | Director | 2008-08-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| SMITH, David Robert | Director | 1999-07-12 | Mar 1960 | British |
| VICKERS, Cheryl | Director | 2010-11-01 | Aug 1959 | British |
| WHITE, Adrian James | Director | 2017-08-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| WHITE, Helen | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCARTHY, Debbie Julia | Secretary | 1999-05-14 | 2005-11-24 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-05-14 | 1999-05-14 |
| COYNE, Mary | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| KEENE, Derek | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2008-03-17 |
| MCCARTHY, Kevin Charles | Director | 1999-05-14 | 2019-11-14 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-05-14 | 1999-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlyn Group Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-10 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Charles Mccarthy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-14 |
| Mr David Robert Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-10 |
| Justin Mccarthy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.