FUNKYPIGEON.COM LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.5m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
91
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.1m
Period ending 2026-01-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,796,332 | £32,485,143 | £43,844,825 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,814,156 | £3,618,218 | -£3,037,267 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,778,448 | £3,588,293 | -£3,103,503 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,009,162 | £3,013,067 | -£2,564,620 | — | |
| Cash | £292,464 | £247,918 | £1,243,829 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,529,441 | £37,328,260 | £6,484,624 | — | |
| Net assets | £33,002,256 | £36,015,323 | £3,463,703 | — | |
| Equity | £33,002,256 | £36,015,323 | £3,463,703 | — | |
| Average employees | 118 | 104 | 91 | — | |
| Wages | £3,368,394 | £3,089,252 | £7,108,798 | — | |
| 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. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 17 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | 11.1% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 9.3% | -5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 9.7% | -46.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.4% | 46.0% | 75.3% | |
| Current ratio | 7.02x | 1.96x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -45.86x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- FUNKYPIGEON.COM LIMITED 2015-02-16 → present
- SPILT INK STUDIO LIMITED 2009-04-17 → 2015-02-16
- 16 PORTLAND SQUARE (1) LIMITED 2008-01-14 → 2009-04-17
- PHIPPS STONE CENTERES LIMITED 2007-05-15 → 2008-01-14
- AUGER LIMITED 2007-04-11 → 2007-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared a going concern assessment that indicates that, having taken account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company, with continued support from the Card Factory plc Group, including if necessary not seeking repayment of amounts currently made available, will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the period, the Company changed its accounting reference date from 31 August 2025 to 31 January 2026.”
- “On 14 August 2025, the Company was acquired by CF Bidco Limited, a member of the Card Factory plc Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE, Ciaran Joseph | Secretary | 2025-08-14 | — | — |
| SEEGER, Matthias Alexander | Director | 2025-08-14 | Jul 1963 | German |
| WILLSON-RYMER, Darcy | Director | 2025-08-14 | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSTON, Sandra | Secretary | 2007-05-02 | 2007-12-24 |
| FARRELL, Tina | Secretary | 2007-12-24 | 2009-04-23 |
| HOUGHTON, Ian | Secretary | 2010-05-12 | 2025-08-14 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-04-11 | 2007-04-11 |
| ELSTON, Paul Edward | Director | 2007-05-02 | 2007-12-24 |
| FARRELL, Nigel David | Director | 2007-12-24 | 2009-05-01 |
| HOUGHTON, Ian | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2025-08-14 |
| IZZARD, Maxwell Leslie James | Director | 2024-11-19 | 2025-08-14 |
| MOORHEAD, Robert James | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2024-11-19 |
| PEPPER, Richard Michael | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2010-05-12 |
| TUGMAN, Susan | Director | 2009-05-21 | 2010-05-12 |
| BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-04-11 | 2007-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cf Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-08-14 | Active |
| Wh Smith Online Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-01 | Ceased 2025-08-14 |
| Wh Smith High Street Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.