NSL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-02 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£574K
-77.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£94M
+14.2% vs 2024
Employees
3,252
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
-24.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £181,860,000 | £179,227,000 | |
| Operating profit | £15,964,000 | £11,540,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £15,185,000 | £11,422,000 | |
| Net profit | £14,748,000 | £11,431,000 | |
| Cash | £2,539,000 | £574,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,076,000 | £95,793,000 | |
| Net assets | £82,724,000 | £94,480,000 | |
| Equity | £82,724,000 | £94,480,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,372 | 3,252 | |
| Wages | £100,306,000 | £104,256,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 |
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
-1.4%
£181,860,000 £179,227,000
-
Cash
-77.4%
£2,539,000 £574,000
-
Net assets
+14.2%
£82,724,000 £94,480,000
-
Employees
-3.6%
3,372 3,252
-
Operating profit
-27.7%
£15,964,000 £11,540,000
-
Profit before tax
-24.8%
£15,185,000 £11,422,000
-
Wages
+3.9%
£100,306,000 £104,256,000
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 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.6% | 48.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | 100.40x | 62.38x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- NSL LIMITED 2009-04-27 → present
- NCP SERVICES LIMITED 2007-02-21 → 2009-04-27
- DE FACTO 1461 LIMITED 2006-12-19 → 2007-02-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result, the directors have a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources, with the support of the wider group, for the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have therefore adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statement.”
Group structure
- NSL LIMITED · parent
- Project Centre Limited 100%
- Task Enforcement Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-04-01 | — | — |
| ASTLEY BIRTWISTLE, Edward | Director | 2024-07-02 | Jun 1986 | British |
| COWAN, Emma | Director | 2025-02-03 | May 1983 | British |
| DEL MAR, Sam | Director | 2024-07-02 | Apr 1974 | British |
| FLEMING, Martin | Director | 2025-02-03 | Mar 1968 | Irish |
| HANSHAW, Keith | Director | 2023-09-15 | Apr 1968 | British |
| JOHNSON, Martin | Director | 2023-08-04 | May 1973 | British |
| LAMBERT, Marcus Edward | Director | 2024-07-02 | Dec 1972 | British |
| MOORE, Fraser | Director | 2025-02-03 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKHOUSE, Nicholas Paul | Secretary | 2007-02-21 | 2007-03-19 |
| BYRNES, Damian Travis | Secretary | 2007-03-19 | 2009-10-16 |
| SHAH, Sunil | Secretary | 2009-10-16 | 2017-03-13 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-12-19 | 2007-02-21 |
| BACKHOUSE, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2007-09-12 |
| BOUGHTON, Stephen John | Director | 2016-01-05 | 2017-03-09 |
| CALLAGHAN, Stephen James | Director | 2022-07-15 | 2023-08-04 |
| CHISHOLM, Iain Macdonald | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2008-09-22 |
| COLTMAN, Nigel James | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2018-08-31 |
| COOPER, Alastair James | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2014-03-28 |
| CORCORAN, Michael John | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2023-09-15 |
| CRICHTON, John Leslie | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2017-05-30 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2011-10-31 |
| GARDNER, Bruce Murray Seaton | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2010-12-24 |
| GILLESPIE, Christopher Victor | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2011-05-17 |
| GRAVELL, Meirion Rowland | Director | 2011-11-09 | 2016-05-16 |
| HOLLIGON, David | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2007-05-16 |
| HOSKIN, Mark Ian | Director | 2016-06-14 | 2022-07-15 |
| HUGHES, Gareth | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-03-12 |
| KAVANAGH, Ian | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2008-01-14 |
| MACNAUGHTON, Robert Magnus | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2008-11-13 |
| PALSER, Adam Howard, Dr | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2017-03-13 |
| RAISBECK, Mark | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2016-09-15 |
| ROBINSON, Hayden David | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2017-03-13 |
| SHAH, Sunil | Director | 2015-04-21 | 2017-03-13 |
| SHEARER, Richard John | Director | 2017-05-30 | 2020-06-05 |
| SINCLAIR, David James | Director | 2024-07-02 | 2025-12-24 |
| STOCKS, Nigel | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2008-06-18 |
| THOMPSON, James | Director | 2024-07-02 | 2025-04-15 |
| UNDERWOOD, Mark Henry | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2014-12-31 |
| WATSON, Michael Stuart | Director | 2020-06-05 | 2022-04-06 |
| WILCOCKSON, Craig Lee | Director | 2024-07-02 | 2024-10-31 |
| WILDE, James Christie Falconer | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2015-02-02 |
| WILLIAMS, Graham Francis Rhys | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2017-03-13 |
| WOOD, Dale Errol | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-11-30 |
| TRAVERS SMITH DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-12-19 | 2007-02-21 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-12-19 | 2007-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marston (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-09 | Active |
| Nsl Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-17 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.