THE PALFREYMANS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-50.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+40.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
225
+58.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+84% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,854,104 | £19,771,127 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,679,606 | £2,951,889 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,684,070 | £3,097,942 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,208,316 | £2,015,566 | |
| Cash | £120,004 | £270,394 | £747,948 | £2,931,291 | £1,457,217 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £723,526 | £922,117 | £3,209,020 | £6,677,556 | £8,685,375 | |
| Net assets | £545,818 | £603,007 | £1,382,206 | £5,010,750 | £7,026,316 | |
| Equity | £545,818 | £603,007 | £1,382,206 | £5,010,750 | £7,026,316 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 44 | 60 | 142 | 225 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,582,102 | £7,458,828 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £48,323 | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+66.8%
£11,854,104 £19,771,127
-
Cash
-50.3%
£2,931,291 £1,457,217
-
Net assets
+40.2%
£5,010,750 £7,026,316
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+58.5%
142 225
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+75.7%
£1,679,606 £2,951,889
-
Profit before tax
+84%
£1,684,070 £3,097,942
-
Wages
+62.8%
£4,582,102 £7,458,828
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.2% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 10.2% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.2% | 34.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.88x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 42.31x | 30.66x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “No significant post-balance sheet events have taken place”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, James Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| HARRIS, Grace Elizabeth | Director | 2023-03-31 | Apr 1988 | British |
| WOOD, Phillip Paul | Director | 2023-03-31 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALFREYMAN, Sheila | Secretary | 2002-12-04 | 2018-04-24 |
| STEAD, Catherine | Secretary | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-04 | 2002-12-04 |
| BUSHNELL, Alexander Cameron | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2023-03-31 |
| CHARMAN, Natalie Louise | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2024-12-06 |
| GREANY, Ronan | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2024-12-06 |
| HAYWARD, Victoria | Director | 2011-01-27 | 2023-03-31 |
| PALFREYMAN, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2013-04-02 |
| PALFREYMAN, James Andrew | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2023-03-31 |
| PALFREYMAN, Sheila | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2013-04-02 |
| PALFREYMAN, Thomas William | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2023-03-31 |
| ROGERS, Paul Christopher | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2023-03-31 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-12-04 | 2002-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rentokil Initial Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Mr James Andrew Palfreyman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr Thomas Palfreyman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mrs Alexandra Woodley Palfreyman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Ms Vicki Hayward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | 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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.