PHAIDON INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
411
-9.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-77.9% 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 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,215,921 | £71,442,166 | £66,133,955 | -7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £6,247,469 | £5,611,629 | £2,005,398 | -64.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,784,822 | £5,133,276 | £1,135,236 | -77.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,969,067 | £3,767,180 | £905,603 | -76% | |
| Cash | £2,442,916 | £1,439,269 | £1,354,133 | -5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,215,777 | £23,216,964 | £36,579,671 | +57.6% | |
| Net assets | £18,588,682 | £22,427,781 | £23,377,996 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £18,588,682 | £22,427,781 | £23,377,996 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 438 | 455 | 411 | -9.7% | |
| Wages | £28,743,939 | £28,778,538 | £29,585,057 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £552,802 | £630,781 | £656,983 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,451 | £23,800 | £24,058 | +1.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £253,829 | £258,166 | £253,635 | -1.8% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 5.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.4% | 24.2% | 5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.3% | 52.1% | 59.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.75x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | 13.50x | 11.65x | 2.29x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PHAIDON INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD 2013-08-01 → present
- SELBY JENNINGS LIMITED 2004-05-21 → 2013-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Due to the strong cash position and the proven track record as evidenced by its financial results the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, consequently, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no important events affecting the Company since the end of the financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLIPPER, James | Director | 2016-02-29 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMALL, Alexander Julian | Director | 2023-08-31 | Aug 1988 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew James | Director | 2023-08-31 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK, Justyna Gabriella Maria | Secretary | 2005-06-22 | 2016-04-22 |
| BUCK, Justyna Gabriella Maria | Secretary | 2004-05-25 | 2005-01-24 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2005-01-24 | 2005-06-22 |
| WESTCO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-05-21 | 2004-05-24 |
| BEHAN, Kieran | Director | 2012-06-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| BUCK, Adam John | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2018-04-04 |
| GRAY, Harriett Victoria | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| YENDELL, Steven | Director | 2012-06-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2004-05-21 | 2004-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-08-29 | Active |
| Plato Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-01 | Ceased 2024-08-29 |
| Phaidon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-19 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.