ASPEN CONCEPTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-17 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-03
Watchouts
Cash
£123K
-69.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+46.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
140
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£863K
+600% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £24,543,642 | £34,386,295 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £456,559 | £1,206,402 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £123,292 | £863,029 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £73,901 | £619,647 | |
| Cash | £247,027 | — | — | — | £406,095 | £122,954 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £859,396 | — | — | — | £1,563,333 | £1,925,990 | |
| Net assets | £653,069 | — | — | — | £1,077,138 | £1,574,181 | |
| Equity | £653,069 | £536,232 | £502,437 | £1,003,237 | £1,077,138 | £1,574,181 | |
| Average employees | 115 | — | — | — | 133 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,378,807 | £4,966,414 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £182,973 | £92,702 |
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
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Turnover
+40.1%
£24,543,642 £34,386,295
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Cash
-69.7%
£406,095 £122,954
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+46.1%
£1,077,138 £1,574,181
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+5.3%
133 140
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+164.2%
£456,559 £1,206,402
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Profit before tax
+600%
£123,292 £863,029
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Wages
+13.4%
£4,378,807 £4,966,414
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 29.2% | 62.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.37x | 3.50x |
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
- ASPEN CONCEPTS LIMITED 2007-03-09 → present
- QUAYSHELFCO 1211 LIMITED 2006-12-05 → 2007-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “The company has increased its manufacturing capabilities during the financial year and has seen a 40% increase in turnover whilst maintaining a gross profit percentage of 22%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Neil | Director | 2016-03-14 | Jan 1981 | British |
| SMITH, Richard Ian | Director | 2007-03-08 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Alastair Charles | Secretary | 2007-03-08 | 2010-11-23 |
| NQH (CO SEC) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-12-05 | 2007-03-09 |
| JOHNSON, Chris | Director | 2007-03-08 | 2015-05-11 |
| MALCOLM, David Luke | Director | 2015-05-11 | 2025-11-19 |
| ORAM, Stephen George | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2025-11-19 |
| SMITH, Allison | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2025-11-19 |
| WATSON, Alastair Charles | Director | 2007-03-08 | 2010-11-23 |
| NQH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-12-05 | 2007-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Allison Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-12 |
| Gwen Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-04 | Active |
| Mr Richard Ian Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2021-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.