CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING LTD
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Cash
£1.6m
-21.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1m
-43.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
77
+2.7% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+55.5% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,656,355 | £14,629,012 | £14,949,991 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,404,850 | £2,005,061 | £2,092,910 | +4.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,918,950 | £713,858 | £1,110,132 | +55.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,616,030 | £759,474 | £986,345 | +29.9% | |
| Cash | £3,014,788 | £2,098,854 | £1,643,607 | -21.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,305,615 | £1,855,089 | £1,056,783 | -43% | |
| Net assets | £3,305,615 | £1,855,089 | £1,041,434 | -43.9% | |
| Equity | £3,305,615 | £1,855,089 | £1,041,434 | -43.9% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 75 | 77 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £2,731,099 | £3,303,344 | £6,880,663 | +108.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £792,769 | £1,259,389 | £562,925 | -55.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £48,475 | £125,830 | £22,261 | -82.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £175,824 | £304,750 | £211,729 | -30.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 13.7% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 5.2% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.8% | 108.1% | 198.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.4% | 63.7% | 80.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 1.56x | 1.22x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the directors have reviewed the Company's forecast cash flows and consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months from the signing of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Leo | Director | 2023-12-11 | May 1979 | British |
| MCLINTOCK, Lucy | Director | 2021-01-28 | Feb 1983 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Steven John | Director | 2025-07-09 | Apr 1976 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDRE, John Paul | Secretary | 2018-04-05 | 2021-01-28 |
| HEFFORD, Rhys | Secretary | 2009-02-19 | 2018-04-05 |
| DEMAN, Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2024-10-11 |
| HEFFORD, Amy | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2010-11-08 |
| HEFFORD, Rhys Brian | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2021-01-28 |
| HENDERSON, Paul Simon | Director | 2022-04-22 | 2023-12-05 |
| HOWARD, John Leslie | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2024-06-12 |
| MANVELL, Paul Darren | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2021-01-28 |
| ROLLASON, Eleanor | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 789 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-28 | Active |
| Mr Rhys Brian Hefford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-28 |
| Mr Paul Darren Manvell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.