PLANB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-08 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£493K
-18.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+0.7% vs 2023
Employees
14
-30% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+8.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,444,415 | £12,291,657 | £14,723,164 | £17,736,620 | £15,118,594 | £16,187,339 | |
| Operating profit | £1,293,067 | £932,696 | £1,007,325 | £1,209,629 | £1,006,884 | £1,093,124 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,278,196 | £919,257 | £1,000,804 | £1,210,787 | £1,008,847 | £1,095,444 | |
| Net profit | £1,032,001 | £742,127 | £807,539 | £978,053 | £776,022 | £817,575 | |
| Cash | £961,377 | £21,391 | £170,340 | £811,348 | £606,442 | £493,093 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,412,563 | £1,284,469 | £1,341,900 | £1,307,130 | £1,274,067 | £1,282,737 | |
| Net assets | £1,411,155 | £1,283,282 | £1,341,409 | £1,305,345 | £1,273,132 | £1,282,472 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £1,273,132 | £1,282,472 | |
| Average employees | 13 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 14 | |
| Wages | £459,766 | £1,271,365 | £1,526,385 | — | £1,356,059 | £893,004 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £109,998 | £122,431 | £130,898 | — | £185,025 | £184,923 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+7.1%
£15,118,594 £16,187,339
-
Cash
-18.7%
£606,442 £493,093
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£1,273,132 £1,282,472
-
Employees
-30%
20 14
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Operating profit
+8.6%
£1,006,884 £1,093,124
-
Profit before tax
+8.6%
£1,008,847 £1,095,444
-
Wages
-34.1%
£1,356,059 £893,004
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 91.5% | 72.6% | 75.1% | 92.5% | 79.0% | 85.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | 86.95x | 69.40x | 154.47x | 4005.39x | — | 10931.24x |
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
- PLANB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 2012-02-29 → present
- PLANB HOLDINGS LIMITED 2008-01-25 → 2012-02-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Morris Palmer Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- PLANB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Planb Professional Services Middle East FZ-LLC 100%
- Planb US Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEFORD, Colin | Secretary | 2009-03-26 | — | Other |
| BRUCE, Ian | Director | 2009-10-13 | Sep 1963 | British |
| HAMILTON, Olwen Bruce | Director | 2017-08-22 | Oct 1978 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, Emma | Secretary | 2008-01-25 | 2009-01-24 |
| WHITEFORD, Colin Andrew | Director | 2009-10-13 | 2012-03-21 |
| WHITEFORD, Drummond Wilkinson | Director | 2008-01-25 | 2009-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planb Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-06-16 | Active |
| Mr Ian Bruce | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2018-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to 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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.