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Cash

£3.3M

-34.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£11M

-4.3% vs 2024

Employees

806

+20.3% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£1.9M

+1,394.6% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £51,834,664£64,909,894 +25.2%
Operating profit £1,302,948£3,356,740 +157.6%
Profit before tax £125,564£1,876,725 +1,394.6%
Net profit -£2,136,722-£134,638 +93.7%
Cash £5,101,442£3,328,811 -34.7%
Total assets less current liabilities £21,020,546£20,613,692 -1.9%
Net assets £11,840,705£11,330,677 -4.3%
Equity £11,840,705£11,330,677 -4.3%
Average employees 670806 +20.3%
Wages £21,921,200£27,100,610 +23.6%
Directors' remuneration £232,604£330,561 +42.1%

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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Operating margin 2.5%5.2%
Net margin -4.1%-0.2%
Return on capital employed 6.2%16.3%
Current ratio 1.26x1.24x
Interest cover 1.07x2.13x

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 1 time since incorporation

  1. EXPRESS SOLICITORS LIMITED 2014-01-21 → present
  2. EXPRESS LAW MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2013-03-22 → 2014-01-21

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
MHA
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 related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

  1. EXPRESS SOLICITORS LIMITED · parent
    1. MWH Holdings Limited 100% · England and Wales · Holding company
    2. Michael W Halsall Exp Limited 100% · England and Wales · Solicitors
    3. UK Law Nationwide Limited 100% · England and Wales · Solicitors
    4. Graham Coffey & Co 100% · England and Wales · Solicitors
    5. Injury Lawyers 4U Limited 75% · England and Wales · Solicitors

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
LAYFIELD, Charles Edward Director 2024-02-23 Nov 1973 British
MAXEY, James Thomas Director 2013-03-22 Jun 1970 British
SLADE, Daniel Adam Director 2014-02-10 Mar 1980 British
WYNNE, Liam John Director 2014-02-17 Dec 1979 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOLTON, Stephen David Secretary 2023-10-17 2024-03-20
PATEY, Robin Keith Director 2014-02-10 2019-02-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Express Ukbidco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-10-31 Active
Mr James Thomas Maxey Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-10-31
Mr Robin Keith Patey Individual Shares 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-02-14

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 88 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-11-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-11-12 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-05-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-02-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-11-12 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-11-12 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-11-05 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-05 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-04 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-11-03 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-11-03 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-10-08 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-03-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-02-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-05-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-03-20 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-02-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-02-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-17 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2023-08-25 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-08-24 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2023-07-11 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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