BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
+17.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
+43.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
328
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
+35.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,950,000 | £35,242,000 | £44,412,000 | +26% | |
| Operating profit | £7,812,000 | £10,402,000 | £14,166,000 | +36.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,844,000 | £10,491,000 | £14,243,000 | +35.8% | |
| Net profit | £5,873,000 | £7,544,000 | £10,248,000 | +35.8% | |
| Cash | £3,471,000 | £3,064,000 | £3,592,000 | +17.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,855,000 | £23,399,000 | £33,647,000 | +43.8% | |
| Net assets | £15,855,000 | £23,399,000 | £33,647,000 | +43.8% | |
| Equity | £15,855,000 | £23,399,000 | £33,647,000 | +43.8% | |
| Average employees | 188 | 248 | 328 | +32.3% | |
| Wages | £6,302,000 | £8,596,000 | £11,499,000 | +33.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £324,000 | £385,000 | £327,000 | -15.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £48,000 | £47,000 | -2.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £175,000 | £165,000 | £121,000 | -26.7% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.2% | 29.5% | 31.9% | |
| Net margin | 19.0% | 21.4% | 23.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.3% | 44.5% | 42.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.8% | 42.9% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x | 2.31x | 2.43x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Company is part of the Hood Topco Limited group (the "Group"). The Company has net assets of £33.6m (2024: £23.4m), net current assets of £33.1m (2024: £22.9m) and made a profit for the year amounting to £10.2m (2024: £7.5m). The company's cash flow forecasts indicate that the company will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period up to 31st May 2027. However, the Company's ability to continue to operate as a going concern is directly linked to the Group position as all of the subsidiaries, including the company, share the same financing facilities as the Group and the Company is joint guarantor of the loans acquired by the Group. The Board of the Group undertook an assessment of the ability of the Group to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over a period up to 31st May 2027. The Group's assessment was made available to the Directors of the Company. The Directors did not consider that this assessment indicated the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-09 | — | — |
| CHEALE, Caroline Ann | Director | 2024-11-13 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
| LITTLE, Simon James | Director | 2022-01-13 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Roger Nicholas | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2010-02-26 |
| DOLLIN, Julie | Secretary | 2010-02-26 | 2012-04-16 |
| MACNAMARA, James Justin | Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2004-12-17 |
| PALEY, Roderick James | Secretary | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-30 |
| MH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-01-04 | 2005-07-01 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-06-28 | 2002-06-28 |
| BIRD, Roger Nicholas | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2010-02-26 |
| BOWMAN, John Vincent | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2022-06-17 |
| BOYCE, Dean Terence John | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2018-11-30 |
| BRETT, Paul David | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| CLEMENCE, Jayne Anne | Director | 2012-03-20 | 2018-11-01 |
| COURTNEY, Francis Moor | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-09-07 |
| DOLLIN, Julie | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2012-04-16 |
| DONNISON, Liam David | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2024-11-13 |
| GLENDAY, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2022-06-17 | 2025-07-21 |
| HASLETT, Philip John | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2017-11-30 |
| HAWKINS, Glenn | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| HOLDEN, Phillip Leslie | Director | 2012-10-16 | 2018-11-01 |
| JONES, Royston Gareth | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-11-03 |
| LEE, Maureen Rose | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2018-11-01 |
| MACNAMARA, James Justin | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2004-12-17 |
| MCLEAN, Colin Robert | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2018-11-01 |
| MOBIN, Azhar | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2009-09-30 |
| PALEY, Roderick James | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-30 |
| PINN, Nigel Vernon | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2007-12-15 |
| PURCHASE, Richard John | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2012-07-12 |
| PURCHASE, Richard John | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2010-02-26 |
| ROBACK, Jonathan Nicholas | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2024-04-21 |
| TRIGGS, David Alfred | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2003-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice Network Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
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