PROPERTY LEGAL (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-06 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-23
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+58.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+77.7% vs 2023
Employees
182
-8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+588.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,046,356 | £17,184,200 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£352,258 | £2,498,419 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£480,902 | £2,348,936 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£538,521 | £1,818,917 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,929,630 | £3,058,870 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2,549,851 | £3,505,492 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,699,304 | £3,019,804 | |
| Equity | £2,477,606 | — | — | — | £1,699,304 | £3,019,804 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 199 | 182 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,139,605 | £5,957,521 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £347,801 | £441,108 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+14.2%
£15,046,356 £17,184,200
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Cash
+58.5%
£1,929,630 £3,058,870
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Net assets
+77.7%
£1,699,304 £3,019,804
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Employees
-8.5%
199 182
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Operating profit
+809.3%
-£352,258 £2,498,419
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Profit before tax
+588.4%
-£480,902 £2,348,936
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Wages
-3%
£6,139,605 £5,957,521
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.3% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.6% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -13.8% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.86x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -2.74x | 16.71x |
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)
- Auditor
- Afford Bond Holdings Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PROPERTY LEGAL (MANCHESTER) LIMITED · parent
- PLS EBT Limited 100%
Significant events
- “This year was the firm's strongest trading year since incorporation, with revenues exceeding £17m for the first time.”
- “Instructions bounced back quickly after a challenging year ending 30th September 2023.”
- “We're delighted to have welcomed a new cohort of Associate Directors during the year, a recognition of their hard work and contribution to PLS Solicitors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRUTHERS, Dean Andrew | Director | 2023-02-02 | Sep 1988 | British |
| CHADHA, Ruminder | Director | 2015-06-14 | May 1982 | Indian |
| CULLEY, Rebecca Amy | Director | 2024-10-03 | Nov 1991 | British |
| DE VARES, Kieran Howard | Director | 2021-06-01 | Dec 1989 | British |
| DHAND, Aashim | Director | 2010-11-25 | Jul 1981 | British |
| FULTON, Rebecca | Director | 2021-05-20 | Aug 1984 | British |
| HICKEY, Daniel Edward | Director | 2015-07-17 | Mar 1972 | British |
| JONES, Sian Muriel | Director | 2024-10-03 | Jul 1991 | British |
| LYNOTT, Tegen Spring | Director | 2025-07-29 | Mar 1998 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Claire Louise | Director | 2024-10-03 | Feb 1975 | British |
| MILLICAN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-02-02 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MURPHY, Ashleigh Louise | Director | 2025-08-21 | Aug 1991 | British |
| RIMMER, Anthony | Director | 2025-05-13 | Feb 1983 | British |
| THOMAS, Robert Charles Elgar | Director | 2010-11-25 | May 1982 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Victoria | Secretary | 2017-10-15 | 2018-05-10 |
| DERRIG-SWAINE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2014-10-31 | 2017-10-15 |
| EATON, Carol | Secretary | 2013-11-24 | 2014-10-31 |
| WALSH, Michael | Secretary | 2012-11-23 | 2013-11-25 |
| SOUTH MANCHESTER SOLICITORS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-11-25 | 2012-11-21 |
| BAKER, William Glyn Charles | Director | 2014-01-03 | 2019-03-08 |
| CALDECOTT, Jane | Director | 2017-10-15 | 2018-10-18 |
| CHA, Walter Jen Bang | Director | 2017-10-14 | 2019-05-31 |
| COPE, Graham Anthony | Director | 2025-07-14 | 2026-01-31 |
| DEAN, Naeem | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2015-12-17 |
| EATON, Carol | Director | 2013-11-24 | 2013-11-24 |
| EGERTON, Claire Louise | Director | 2014-01-03 | 2017-10-24 |
| GUEST, Nicholas William | Director | 2023-06-13 | 2026-02-06 |
| JORDAN, Catherine | Director | 2014-01-03 | 2022-05-06 |
| MATTHEWS, Philip Nicholas | Director | 2018-03-07 | 2018-05-18 |
| MATTHEWS, Philip Nicholas | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-02 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Danielle | Director | 2017-10-15 | 2017-10-31 |
| MEDLICOTT, Jack Anthony | Director | 2017-10-15 | 2017-10-31 |
| PAVEY, Adam | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2015-06-17 |
| STEATHAM, Adrienne | Director | 2024-10-03 | 2025-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pls Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-05-01 | Active |
| Aashim Dhand | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-05-01 |
| Robert Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.