SHIRLEY PARSONS LIMITED
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Cash
£78k
-46.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
+0.5% vs 2024
Employees
45
-19.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.3k
+132.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,055,871 | £11,479,528 | £20,403,806 | £21,313,892 | £16,888,126 | -20.8% | |
| Operating profit | £736,461 | £142,083 | £374,400 | £397,819 | £181,077 | -54.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £694,011 | -£293,213 | £169,142 | -£19,161 | £6,261 | +132.7% | |
| Net profit | £562,964 | -£315,399 | £168,134 | -£19,161 | £6,261 | +132.7% | |
| Cash | £251,351 | £99,842 | £402,443 | £144,809 | £77,643 | -46.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,730,386 | £1,691,727 | £1,928,781 | £1,477,190 | £1,481,457 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,329,886 | £1,014,487 | £1,331,964 | £1,312,812 | £1,319,178 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £1,329,886 | £1,014,487 | £1,331,964 | £1,312,812 | £1,319,178 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 45 | 62 | 56 | 45 | -19.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,810,843 | £2,955,833 | £1,925,909 | -34.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £203,744 | £259,233 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £14,917 | £14,497 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £102,154 | £131,629 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | -2.7% | 0.8% | -0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.6% | 8.4% | 19.4% | 26.9% | 12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.6% | 77.2% | 79.6% | 76.4% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.39x | 1.30x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 17.35x | 4.53x | 1.82x | 1.66x | 1.04x |
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
- SHIRLEY PARSONS LIMITED 2018-01-10 → present
- SHIRLEY PARSONS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2005-10-21 → 2018-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Edwards
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINER, Benjamin James | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| PEARSON, Gerry Marc | Director | 2017-12-31 | Nov 1979 | British |
| ROEBUCK, Paul Robert | Director | 2005-10-24 | Jul 1951 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROEBUCK, Linda Shirley | Secretary | 2005-10-24 | 2022-01-04 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-10-21 | 2005-10-21 |
| ROEBUCK, Linda Shirley | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2021-11-26 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-10-21 | 2005-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Shirley Parsons | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Paul Robert Roebuck | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Shirley Parsons Professional Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-03-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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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