ED SHEERAN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-81.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-80.8% vs 2023
Employees
7
+133.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-88.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £23,686,165 | £49,963,064 | £25,731,599 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £35,857,292 | £7,855,025 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £16,333,603 | £36,501,915 | £4,315,108 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £28,086,100 | £2,259,040 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £28,870,612 | £51,972,326 | £34,159,023 | £6,348,176 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £47,915,640 | £9,437,345 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £47,892,243 | £9,206,318 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £38,971,521 | £33,956,142 | £47,892,243 | £9,206,318 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £145,717 | £375,625 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £12,570 | £12,570 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-48.5%
£49,963,064 £25,731,599
-
Cash
-81.4%
£34,159,023 £6,348,176
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-80.8%
£47,892,243 £9,206,318
-
Employees
+133.3%
3 7
-
Operating profit
-78.1%
£35,857,292 £7,855,025
-
Profit before tax
-88.2%
£36,501,915 £4,315,108
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+157.8%
£145,717 £375,625
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 71.8% | 30.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 56.2% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 74.8% | 83.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.71x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 2390486.13x | 110.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- L&C LLP
- 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 group's and parent 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
- ED SHEERAN LIMITED · parent
- Fat Punt (Drinks) Limited 100%
- Gingerbread HQ Limited 100%
- Gingerbread HQ Inc 100%
Significant events
- “Revenue during the year significantly decreased on the prior year due to the release of an album in the prior year. Administrative costs have also remained in line with turnover.”
- “As the artist has a high profile within the music industry there is a risk that legal action may be raised against the company. Currently there are no provisions within the accounts in this respect.”
- “Due to worldwide popularity the group is exposed to the risk of foreign exchange rates due to royalties being received in foreign currencies and in particular US dollars. To mitigate this risk the group monitors exchange rates regularly and takes appropriate action as necessary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEERAN, Edward Christopher | Director | 2011-03-23 | Feb 1991 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWAN, Graham Michael | Director | 2011-01-28 | 2011-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward Christopher Sheeran | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.