ARDENT (GROUP) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£812K
+36.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+8.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
104
+33.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£848K
-53.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,386,981 | £19,084,472 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,978,934 | £997,844 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,825,492 | £847,645 | |
| Net profit | £678,459 | £490,139 | £1,429,076 | £739,137 | |
| Cash | £3,819 | £3,759 | £593,467 | £811,730 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,086,598 | £2,414,695 | £7,050,378 | £6,834,049 | |
| Net assets | £2,086,598 | £2,373,323 | £5,207,908 | £5,646,309 | |
| Equity | — | £2,373,323 | £5,207,908 | £5,646,309 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 78 | 104 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,457,072 | £5,304,130 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £297,864 | £333,672 |
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
-
Turnover
+24%
£15,386,981 £19,084,472
-
Cash
+36.8%
£593,467 £811,730
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.4%
£5,207,908 £5,646,309
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+33.3%
78 104
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-49.6%
£1,978,934 £997,844
-
Profit before tax
-53.6%
£1,825,492 £847,645
-
Wages
+53.4%
£3,457,072 £5,304,130
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 12.9% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 9.3% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 28.1% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 51.4% | 53.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.71x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 11.93x | 5.96x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- ARDENT (GROUP) LIMITED · parent
- Ardent Limited 100%
- DAB Fire Engineering Limited 100%
- Forman Vehicle Services Limited 100%
- EURL Ardent France 100%
- Ardent Tanzania Limited 95%
- Total Electrical Solutions UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2023 Ardent started to develop its 5-year strategy.”
- “The business has invested in strengthening the board with a new Managing Director and Finance Director.”
- “2024 saw the introduction of Telematics as part of Ardent's offering.”
- “The Ardent social committee was created aimed at developing social capital, including community focused activities like fundraising for charities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUNT, Daniel Michael | Director | 2019-03-08 | Jul 1979 | British |
| CROWTHER, Lucy Ann | Director | 2013-02-13 | Mar 1967 | British |
| CROWTHER, Neil Kenneth | Director | 2013-02-13 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HOLT, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2026-04-16 | Dec 1960 | British |
| LEWINDON, Matthew Paul | Director | 2026-04-07 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Alison | Director | 2019-03-08 | 2023-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lucy Ann Crowther | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-02-13 | Active |
| Mr Neil Kenneth Crowther | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-08-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.