AREA SQ. LIMITED
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Cash
£4.2m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.6m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
168
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,254,851 | £119,712,321 | £109,919,566 | — | |
| Operating profit | £4,579,018 | £72,134 | £1,776,995 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,579,018 | £72,134 | £1,758,009 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,579,026 | £47,134 | £1,247,281 | — | |
| Cash | £2,756,671 | £2,328,961 | £4,221,713 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,350,919 | £8,398,053 | £9,645,334 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,260,919 | £8,308,053 | £9,555,334 | — | |
| Equity | £8,260,919 | £8,308,053 | £9,555,334 | — | |
| Average employees | 148 | 157 | 168 | — | |
| Wages | £15,085,298 | £22,444,104 | £19,073,290 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,706,568 | £2,881,189 | £1,708,599 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,531 | £26,360 | £17,102 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £437,883 | £706,377 | £380,383 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 17 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 0.1% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 54.8% | 0.9% | 18.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.7% | 77.0% | 75.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 84.15x |
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
- Rouse Audit LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- AREA SQ. LIMITED · parent
- Area International B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “At the balance sheet date, there were fixed and floating charges over the assets of the company whereby the company guaranteed all amounts due to Bibby Financial Services Limited by the group. An amount of £591,860 (2025: £812,532) was due to Bibby Financial Services Limited by the group at the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNE, Carl | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| CHANDLER, Gary James | Director | 2011-08-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| CORNWELL, James Elwin | Director | 1999-12-22 | Apr 1964 | British |
| DAVIES, Sion Emyr | Director | 2011-08-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
| PYE, Colin Christopher | Director | 2011-08-01 | May 1964 | British |
| RINTOUL, David Alistair James | Director | 2019-10-25 | Jul 1965 | British |
| STEWART, Christopher | Director | 2020-01-13 | Mar 1973 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Darren Herbert Reginald | Director | 2025-07-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Nigel | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2015-12-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-05 | 1999-11-05 |
| AMES, Paul | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-07-31 |
| BALDOCK, Steven Vincent | Director | 2018-10-18 | 2019-08-12 |
| BASS, Justin Marc | Director | 2018-10-18 | 2019-04-11 |
| DWIGHT, Nichola | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| FITZPATRICK, Paul | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| GODWIN-JONES, Amanda Greatyer Alice | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| HALL, Trevor | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-04-18 |
| HAMMOND, Oliver James | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2017-06-02 |
| HUDSON, Nigel | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2015-12-31 |
| LUCKING, Clive Graham | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2019-03-01 |
| MARPLE, Lee Richard | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-04-11 |
| PEARSON, Simon | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-04-11 |
| SCOTT, Mark Joseph | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2024-12-17 |
| SHAW, Rupert Guy | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-03-15 |
| STAMATIS, Aki | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2019-10-01 |
| STEWART, Christopher | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-10-29 |
| THORNE, Nicholas Martyn | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2017-06-02 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-05 | 1999-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourfront Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.