TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+2,954.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3m
+582.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,544
-0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+76.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,860,373 | £76,541,116 | £73,732,774 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,494,654 | £2,944,775 | £3,888,001 | +32% | |
| Profit before tax | £404,952 | £1,619,189 | £2,857,819 | +76.5% | |
| Net profit | £372,138 | £1,617,424 | £2,727,542 | +68.6% | |
| Cash | £159,493 | £42,843 | £1,308,627 | +2,954.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£109,465 | £2,517,572 | +2,399.9% | |
| Net assets | -£2,089,995 | -£467,373 | £2,256,281 | +582.8% | |
| Equity | -£2,089,995 | -£467,373 | £2,256,281 | +582.8% | |
| Average employees | 2,191 | 2,554 | 2,544 | -0.4% | |
| Wages | £27,000,567 | £34,690,531 | £34,227,074 | -1.3% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 3.8% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 2.1% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 154.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 112.8% | 102.8% | 91.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.76x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 1.36x | 2.15x | 3.28x |
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
- TAYLOR SHAW LIMITED 2008-06-30 → present
- PIMCO 2775 LIMITED 2008-04-24 → 2008-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that, after reviewing base case forecasts, capital expenditure commitments, working capital movements and expected cash flows, and existing cash facilities, they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the current financial year and for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Planned merger of legal entities Edwards and Blake Limited and Taylor Shaw Limited to unify educational offerings under a single brand identity, expected to improve operational efficiency and strengthen market presence, anticipated within 12 months from signing of accounts.”
- “Elior Group extended the maturity of the securitization program by one year to September 2028 on December 18, 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW, Neil Scott | Secretary | 2025-04-28 | — | — |
| ROBERTSON, Jo Anne | Director | 2022-10-28 | Mar 1967 | British |
| ROE, Catherine Margaret | Director | 2016-07-20 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SAVVA, Eleni | Director | 2016-11-30 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROPPER, Daniel Michael | Secretary | 2022-09-09 | 2025-04-28 |
| LOVETT, James Robert | Secretary | 2014-12-22 | 2016-07-20 |
| PALMER, Gary Arthur | Secretary | 2008-06-13 | 2014-12-22 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-24 | 2008-06-13 |
| BOSTON, Nicholas Ian | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2016-11-30 |
| GIVENS, Robin | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2022-10-28 |
| LOVETT, Jim | Director | 2010-05-17 | 2020-09-29 |
| PALMER, Gary Arthur | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2014-12-22 |
| PEARSON, Vincent John | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2020-09-29 |
| STOREY, Maria Gabrielle | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2017-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Peter Daniel | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2014-12-22 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-24 | 2008-06-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterfall Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-30 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-30 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.