AREA ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-23 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£450K
+121% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£932K
-90.1% first positive since 2022
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£7M
-19,463.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £57,587,773 | £30,739,361 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12,349,117 | £8,966,900 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,116,672 | — | -£3,978,133 | — | £732 | — | £19,269,038 | — | £37,765 | -£7,312,692 | |
| Net profit | -£2,116,672 | — | -£3,978,133 | — | £732 | — | £15,006,976 | — | £4,290,386 | -£8,449,550 | |
| Cash | £68,831 | — | £202,266 | — | £175,253 | — | £228,083 | — | £203,540 | £449,813 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,938,746 | — | -£9,916,879 | — | -£9,916,147 | — | £5,090,829 | — | £9,381,215 | £931,665 | |
| Net assets | -£5,938,746 | — | -£9,916,879 | — | -£9,916,147 | — | £5,090,829 | — | £9,381,215 | £931,665 | |
| Equity | -£5,938,746 | -£5,938,746 | -£9,916,879 | -£9,916,879 | -£9,916,147 | -£9,916,147 | £5,090,829 | £5,090,829 | £9,381,215 | £931,665 | |
| Average employees | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
-46.6%
£57,587,773 £30,739,361
-
Cash
+121%
£203,540 £449,813
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-90.1%
£9,381,215 £931,665
first positive since 2022
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
-27.4%
£12,349,117 £8,966,900
-
Profit before tax
-19,463.7%
£37,765 -£7,312,692
lowest in 6 filed years
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.4% | 29.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | -27.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131.6% | 962.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95.4% | 99.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.98x | 0.54x |
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
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- 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
- “At 30 April 2025 the Company had capital commitments as follows: Contracted for but not provided in these financial statements 5,854,485.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, William Frederick | Secretary | 2013-03-15 | — | — |
| PEARS, David Alan | Director | 2004-04-09 | Apr 1968 | British |
| PEARS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2004-04-09 | Nov 1962 | British |
| PEARS, Trevor Steven, Sir | Director | 2004-04-09 | Jun 1964 | British |
| WPG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-07-19 | — | — |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Michael Terence | Secretary | 2003-04-11 | 2004-04-09 |
| KEIDAN, Michael David Alan | Secretary | 2004-04-09 | 2013-02-18 |
| QA REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-11 |
| BERMAN, Jonathan | Director | 2003-04-11 | 2004-04-09 |
| QA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William Pears Group Of Companies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.