FREESTART PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
£398K
-33.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£442K
-4.7% vs 2024
Employees
48
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3K
-96.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,826,460 | £2,637,509 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £30,485 | -£3,277 | -110.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £36,037 | £1,254 | -96.5% | |
| Net profit | £29,357 | -£548 | -101.9% | |
| Cash | £595,592 | £398,442 | -33.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £485,047 | £460,054 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £464,104 | £442,160 | -4.7% | |
| Equity | £464,104 | £442,160 | -4.7% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 48 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,421,055 | £1,410,983 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £193,365 | £171,790 | -11.2% |
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | -0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 2.57x | |
| Interest cover | 5.35x | -1.03x |
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
- Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROOKS, Earl Joseph | Director | 1999-10-30 | Mar 1955 | British |
| CROOKS, Maria Louise | Director | 1999-11-01 | Jan 1978 | British |
| GERRARD, Mark Andrew | Director | 2011-03-15 | Feb 1981 | British |
| LOWE, Kevin | Director | 2020-08-18 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Michael | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2000-03-08 |
| HART, Alison Jayne | Secretary | 2009-10-27 | 2022-10-31 |
| PAYNE, Guy Stephen John | Secretary | 2000-03-08 | 2009-10-27 |
| GLOBAL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-10-08 | 1999-11-01 |
| HUNTER, David Geoffrey | Director | 2015-12-10 | 2017-02-27 |
| WYNN, Janette Louise | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2016-10-03 |
| LLC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-08 | 1999-11-01 |
| MASTER NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-10-08 | 1999-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Earl Joseph Crooks | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Maria Louise Crooks | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-29 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.