SOUTHERN HOUSING FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£12k
0% vs 2025
Net assets
£13k
0% vs 2025
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £39,451,000 | £44,932,000 | £42,866,000 | -4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £39,447,000 | £44,932,000 | £42,866,000 | -4.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £781,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Net profit | £781,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | £14,000 | £12,000 | £12,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,139,998,000 | £1,120,030,000 | £1,119,749,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £794,000 | £13,000 | £13,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £794,000 | £13,000 | £13,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Interest cover | 1.02x | 1.00x | 1.00x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-02-03
- SOUTHERN HOUSING FINANCE PLC 2026-02-03 → present
- OPTIVO FINANCE PLC 2018-02-14 → 2026-02-03
- AMICUSHORIZON FINANCE PLC 2012-02-02 → 2018-02-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's budget for 2026/27 and cash forecasts for the next 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved, the Directors have a reasonable expectation the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAJPUT, Puneet | Secretary | 2023-05-02 | — | — |
| ASHBY, Alexander | Director | 2026-03-25 | Jan 1985 | British |
| HACKETT, Paul Denniston | Director | 2013-02-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| PAUL, Thomas James | Director | 2013-02-01 | Jul 1984 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Josephine Kay | Secretary | 2012-02-02 | 2019-07-31 |
| WIGNALL, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | 2023-05-02 |
| CLIFFORD, David Phillimore | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2020-03-02 |
| CRUTTENDEN, Peter | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2014-12-31 |
| DOVEY, Michelle | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2026-01-28 |
| LODGE, Eleanor | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2013-01-30 |
| SMITH, Sarah Anne | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2025-07-31 |
| WALKER, Stephen | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2013-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.