PENNY LANE HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
£51K
+311.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6M
+15.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
66
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-9.5% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,224,446 | £11,732,981 | -4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,354,007 | £1,218,103 | -10% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,284,665 | £1,163,154 | -9.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £949,905 | £865,242 | -8.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £12,475 | £51,333 | +311.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,126,380 | £1,126,380 | £1,126,380 | £4,021,791 | £4,567,123 | +13.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,149,647 | £3,646,038 | +15.8% | |
| Equity | £1,126,380 | £1,126,380 | £1,126,380 | £3,149,647 | £3,646,038 | +15.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 66 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,930,882 | £2,001,324 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £34,707 | £33,530 | -3.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 11.1% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.8% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 33.7% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.86x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 19.53x | 22.17x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Aspen Waite Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the available bank facilities, cash reserves, and performance forecasts, the Directors have identified no material uncertainties regarding the going concern status of the company.”
Significant events
- “The group successfully applied for a planning application for a new factory on currently unoccupied freehold land that it owns in Bridgwater.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILHACHE, Edmund James Quentin | Secretary | 2003-06-11 | — | British |
| JONES, Catherine Laura | Secretary | 2020-10-05 | — | — |
| BAILHACHE, Edmund James Quentin | Director | 2019-04-11 | Jan 1955 | British |
| JONES, Adrian Christopher | Director | 2002-11-07 | Jul 1965 | British |
| JONES, Catherine Laura | Director | 2020-10-05 | May 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Catherine Laura | Secretary | 2019-05-15 | 2020-03-31 |
| JONES, Catherine Laura | Secretary | 2002-11-07 | 2019-04-02 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-11-07 | 2002-11-07 |
| JONES, Catherine Laura | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-03-31 |
| JONES, Catherine Laura | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2019-04-02 |
| LUCKES, James | Director | 2002-11-07 | 2003-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adrian Jones | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-14 | Active |
| Mr Adrian Christopher Jones | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-14 |
| Mrs Catherine Laura Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-11-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2020-10-28 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-11-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-10-28 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2020-10-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-10-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.