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Next accounts due

2027-02-28 (in 9mo)

Last filed for 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-12-28 (in 7mo)

Last made up 2025-12-14

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£168K

+54.2% vs 2024

Net assets

£18M

+4.2% vs 2024

Employees

313

+6.8% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£948K

+264.8% vs 2024

Accounts

3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2023-06-012024-05-312025-05-31
Turnover £50,406,817£53,185,603
Operating profit £1,190,015£1,753,291
Profit before tax £259,879£948,115
Net profit £37,585£709,173
Cash £108,907£167,886
Total assets less current liabilities £23,093,957£23,078,729
Net assets £16,862,479£17,571,652
Equity £16,824,894£16,862,479£17,571,652
Average employees 293313
Wages £7,108,828£8,847,171
Directors' remuneration £590,119£665,604

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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31

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 2023-06-012024-05-312025-05-31
Operating margin 2.4%3.3%
Net margin 0.1%1.3%
Return on capital employed 5.2%7.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 55.1%50.4%
Current ratio 1.18x1.36x
Interest cover 1.28x2.18x

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
Armstrong Watson Audit 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

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 9 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PICKLES, Marc Anthony Secretary 2014-11-20
PICKLES, Marc Anthony Director 2011-01-01 May 1984 British
PICKLES, Michael Director 2000-03-28 Mar 1959 British
Show 9 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ASHTON, Neil Andrew Secretary 2013-02-14 2014-11-20
CRAWFORD, Carole Ann Secretary 2009-09-01 2013-02-11
PICKLES, Jolene Anna Secretary 2000-03-28 2009-09-01
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-12-23 1999-12-23
ANDERSSON, Katrin Gisela Director 2013-08-01 2017-01-27
ASHTON, Neil Andrew Director 2013-02-14 2014-11-20
CRAWFORD, Carole Ann Director 2009-09-01 2013-02-11
WALKER, Julie Helen Director 2013-08-01 2019-04-30
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD Corporate Nominee Director 1999-12-23 1999-12-23

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Shaman Investments Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 138 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-04-25 CC04 Statement of companys objects
  • 2024-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-04-25 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-01-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-12-24 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2025-12-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-12-23 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-04-08 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-01-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-12-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-25 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects
2024-04-25 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-04-25 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-04-18 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-01-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-27 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-07-04 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-06-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-12-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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