PORTA ROMANA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£859K
-49% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+1.2% vs 2024
Employees
125
+12.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,751,032 | £15,341,493 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,095,261 | £3,126,237 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,113,662 | £3,173,683 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,277,049 | £2,340,510 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,682,911 | £859,120 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,569,190 | £1,572,491 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,510,997 | £1,529,723 | |
| Equity | £2,255,944 | £1,553,404 | £1,267,293 | £1,043,097 | — | £1,510,997 | £1,529,723 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,145,584 | £3,697,235 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £485,281 | £495,341 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+11.6%
£13,751,032 £15,341,493
-
Cash
-49%
£1,682,911 £859,120
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£1,510,997 £1,529,723
-
Employees
+12.6%
111 125
-
Operating profit
+1%
£3,095,261 £3,126,237
-
Profit before tax
+1.9%
£3,113,662 £3,173,683
-
Wages
+17.5%
£3,145,584 £3,697,235
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 22.5% | 20.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 16.6% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 197.3% | 198.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.41x | 1.44x |
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
- TC Group London 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
- “There have been no events since the date of these accounts which would materially affect the position of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Paul John | Secretary | 2013-05-21 | — | — |
| HILLS, Andrew Nicholas Wakefield | Director | 2000-03-17 | Nov 1962 | British |
| HILLS, Sarah Caroline | Director | 2000-03-17 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MILAM, Alison Katherine | Director | 2013-10-15 | Nov 1972 | British |
| PEACOCK, Jacqueline Dawn | Director | 2019-06-06 | Apr 1962 | British |
| POWELL, Timothy Paul | Director | 2019-06-06 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLS, Andrew Nicholas Wakefield | Secretary | 2000-03-17 | 2013-05-21 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-17 | 2000-03-17 |
| BOX, Christopher Paul | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2021-08-20 |
| HAYS, Mark William | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2018-11-06 |
| LEA YEAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-17 | 2000-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porta Romana Trust Company Ltd | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2021-02-01 | Ceased 2021-02-01 |
| Porta Romana Trust Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-01-26 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Hills | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-01 |
| Mrs Sarah Caroline Hills | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-02 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-02 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.