CREATIVE AUTO-ENROLMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-22.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+42.5% vs 2024
Employees
23
+187.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-25.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,910,235 | £7,582,117 | £11,245,037 | £12,465,666 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,253,805 | £2,031,833 | £5,401,346 | £4,018,341 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,245,901 | £2,031,833 | £5,401,346 | £4,018,341 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,245,901 | £2,150,262 | £3,963,605 | £3,809,713 | |
| Cash | — | £480,400 | £544,706 | £2,739,905 | £2,129,262 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £8,970,648 | £12,780,361 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,970,648 | £12,780,361 | |
| Equity | -£4,629,667 | -£3,383,766 | -£1,233,504 | £8,970,648 | £12,780,361 | |
| Average employees | — | 40 | 41 | 8 | 23 | |
| Wages | — | £1,582,926 | £1,580,876 | £493,961 | £1,252,131 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+10.9%
£11,245,037 £12,465,666
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-22.3%
£2,739,905 £2,129,262
-
Net assets
+42.5%
£8,970,648 £12,780,361
-
Employees
+187.5%
8 23
-
Operating profit
-25.6%
£5,401,346 £4,018,341
-
Profit before tax
-25.6%
£5,401,346 £4,018,341
-
Wages
+153.5%
£493,961 £1,252,131
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 21.2% | 26.8% | 48.0% | 32.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 21.1% | 28.4% | 35.2% | 30.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 60.2% | 31.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 20.7% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.82x | 11.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | 158.63x | — | — | — |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On 10 December 2025, NatWest Group announced that Willis Towers Watson (WTW) will acquire 100% of the NW A Holdings Ltd shareholding including Cushon Group and subsidiaries... The sale is being completed on the basis NW A Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries continue to operate as going concerns. In arriving at this conclusion, the directors considered the financial position of the company, the support provided by NatWest Group, as confirmed by a parental letter of support and the commitment made by Willis Towers Watson to continue this support following the transaction. There is no adjustment to the amounts recognised in these financial statements as a result of the transaction.”
Significant events
- “On 10 December 2025, NatWest Group announced that Willis Towers Watson (WTW) will acquire 100% of the NW A Holdings Ltd shareholding including Cushon Group and subsidiaries... Completion of this transaction has been approved by the FCA and is expected to complete in the first half of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Stephen Richard | Director | 2026-04-30 | Jul 1971 | British |
| BOYSEN, Katharine | Director | 2026-04-30 | Sep 1972 | British |
| CLUTTERBUCK, Troy Adam | Director | 2022-04-13 | Sep 1974 | British,Australian |
| CUMBERS, Matthew | Director | 2023-08-07 | Sep 1989 | British |
| HODGES, Charlotte Mary | Director | 2026-04-30 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTONE, Stephen | Secretary | 2013-06-04 | 2019-02-15 |
| NATWEST GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-06-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| CHAMBERS, Nigel Keith | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2018-11-26 |
| DOBLE, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2018-11-26 |
| GOUGH, Neil Martin | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2023-07-20 |
| HARRISON, Craig George | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2018-11-26 |
| HOWORTH, Duncan Craig | Director | 2022-04-13 | 2023-08-07 |
| JOHNSTONE, Douglas Wesley | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2022-04-13 |
| JOHNSTONE, Stephen | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2018-11-26 |
| MCCARTHY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2018-11-26 |
| NASH, Gareth James | Director | 2023-08-07 | 2026-04-30 |
| PARKER, Jarrod Heath | Director | 2016-03-29 | 2020-11-27 |
| WEBBER, Sally Anne | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2023-04-04 |
| WHITE, David Ian | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2023-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Benefit Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-14 | Ceased 2017-06-14 |
| Creative Benefit Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.