PF CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
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Cash
£7.2M
+40.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
727
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.2M
-26.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,612,618 | £65,179,701 | £64,818,592 | -0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £4,492,099 | £4,317,377 | £3,117,953 | -27.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,494,807 | £4,323,678 | £3,184,130 | -26.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,405,769 | £3,956,115 | £3,226,089 | -18.5% | |
| Cash | £3,463,500 | £5,152,806 | £7,244,837 | +40.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,337,770 | £19,152,257 | £17,461,344 | -8.8% | |
| Net assets | £17,274,092 | £16,602,497 | £15,376,963 | -7.4% | |
| Equity | £17,274,092 | £16,602,497 | £15,376,963 | -7.4% | |
| Average employees | 627 | 736 | 727 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £28,729,629 | £33,668,086 | £33,838,557 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £264,977 | £291,170 | £214,887 | -26.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 6.6% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 6.1% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.2% | 22.5% | 17.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 1.84x | 1.72x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PF CONSULTING GROUP LTD. 2023-05-05 → present
- PELL FRISCHMANN CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD. 2003-09-18 → 2023-05-05
- PF CONSULTANTS HOLDINGS LTD 2002-03-25 → 2003-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- PF CONSULTING GROUP LTD. · parent
- 4way Consulting Ltd 100%
- Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers Limited 100%
- Desco (2011) Limited 100%
- Desco (Asia) Inc 100%
- Desco (Design and Consultancy) Limited 100%
- Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited 100%
- Pell Frischmann Limited 100%
- Bernwood ECS Limited 100%
- Vela Tech Europe GmbH 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGAN-GAFTEA, Hannah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-04-07 | — | — |
| BISSET, Iain Alexander | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| CARTER, Shaun | Director | 2020-03-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| ROBERTS, Linda Susan | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1961 | British |
| STARLING, Ross | Director | 2024-11-25 | Aug 1985 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARMICHAEL, Norman William | Secretary | 2002-03-25 | 2003-08-29 |
| ROBERTS, Linda Susan | Secretary | 2003-08-29 | 2025-04-07 |
| QA REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-03-25 | 2002-03-25 |
| BARRETT, Richard John | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-11-24 |
| DEAN, Brian, Mr. | Director | 2003-09-22 | 2006-12-16 |
| FRISCHMANN, Wilem William, Dr | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2015-09-30 |
| GALLAGHER, John Stuart | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2006-10-02 |
| GODDARD, Leslie | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-06-05 |
| GRADY, Jonathan Barry | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2019-10-01 |
| LEE, Adam | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| MCBEATH, Charles Pryde | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| MILLER, Peter Stephen | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2010-11-16 |
| MUNRO, Crawford Taylor | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2012-05-31 |
| POWELL, Carl Vinson | Director | 2006-01-26 | 2015-10-01 |
| PRABHU, Sudhakar Shrirang | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2015-09-30 |
| PRABHU, Tushar Sudhakar | Director | 2003-04-06 | 2019-09-01 |
| TUNSTALL, Andrew John | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2011-12-22 |
| QA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-03-25 | 2002-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rsbg Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-05-05 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2023-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-05-05 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-01-06 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-01-06 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.