STAN PALMER LIMITED
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Cash
£6.2k
+25.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2m
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
54
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£56k
-119.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | £22,431,126 | £27,439,010 | £26,933,938 | £24,007,593 | -10.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £504,658 | £605,127 | £314,612 | -£30,380 | -109.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £490,746 | £577,743 | £287,297 | -£55,659 | -119.4% | |
| Net profit | — | £319,927 | £411,399 | £429,759 | £217,503 | -£51,028 | -123.5% | |
| Cash | £794,670 | £311,041 | £396,884 | £69,568 | £4,963 | £6,246 | +25.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,292,747 | £3,407,550 | £3,764,137 | £4,176,939 | £4,343,501 | £4,248,482 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,122,105 | £3,402,673 | £3,754,712 | £4,140,111 | £4,318,254 | £4,227,866 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £3,122,105 | £3,402,673 | £3,754,712 | £4,140,111 | £4,318,254 | £4,227,866 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 53 | 54 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,099,648 | £1,320,775 | £1,429,694 | £1,598,248 | +11.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £21,683 | £29,955 | £29,940 | £41,890 | +39.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £72 | £36 | £14 | -61.1% |
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 | — | — | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.2% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 13.4% | 14.5% | 7.2% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.1% | 28.6% | 28.1% | 32.8% | 31.2% | 32.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.26x | 2.40x | 2.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 36.28x | 22.10x | 11.52x | -1.20x |
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
“The directors have concluded that they believe the Company is a going concern. Although the Company is loss making and are in a net cash overdraft position, at the balance sheet date, the Company had net current assets of £2.62m and net assets of £4.23m but with a loss after tax of £56k.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Shirley Nancy | Secretary | 2000-02-23 | — | British |
| PALMER, Neil Stanley | Director | 2020-07-29 | Jul 1983 | British |
| PALMER, Sarah | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jul 1978 | British |
| PALMER, Shirley Nancy | Director | 2000-02-23 | Mar 1953 | British |
| PALMER, Stanley | Director | 2000-02-23 | Nov 1944 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-23 | 2000-02-23 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-02-23 | 2000-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stanley Palmer | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-02 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-28 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-01-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-27 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.