BY MILES LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
-1.8% vs 2023
Net assets
-£22M
-29.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
81
+5.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7M
+6.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Directors confirm the Company can continue as a going concern, despite material uncertainty due to the potential Aviva acquisition of Direct Line Group. The Directors are satisfied that the going concern basis remains appropriate, even with the uncertainty and potential restructuring of legal entities within Direct Line Group.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,674,320 | £5,020,823 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£6,554,449 | -£5,497,238 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£7,314,316 | -£6,853,698 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£6,242,090 | -£5,462,654 | |
| Cash | £3,020,759 | £12,466,039 | £6,580,665 | £6,464,080 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,716,582 | -£193,454 | -£17,381,726 | -£22,491,679 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£17,381,726 | -£22,491,679 | |
| Equity | £3,716,582 | -£193,454 | -£17,381,726 | -£22,491,679 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 38 | 77 | 81 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,623,572 | £4,758,283 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £360,013 | £288,241 |
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
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Turnover
+7.4%
£4,674,320 £5,020,823
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Cash
-1.8%
£6,580,665 £6,464,080
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Net assets
-29.4%
-£17,381,726 -£22,491,679
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Employees
+5.2%
77 81
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+16.1%
-£6,554,449 -£5,497,238
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Profit before tax
+6.3%
-£7,314,316 -£6,853,698
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Wages
+2.9%
£4,623,572 £4,758,283
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -140.2% | -109.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -133.5% | -108.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 37.7% | 24.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.30x | 0.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -8.60x | -4.05x |
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
- BY MILES LTD 2017-06-05 → present
- IMSURE GROUP LIMITED 2016-11-03 → 2017-06-05
- MULTAS MENTAS LIMITED 2015-03-19 → 2016-11-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Directors confirm the Company can continue as a going concern, despite material uncertainty due to the potential Aviva acquisition of Direct Line Group. The Directors are satisfied that the going concern basis remains appropriate, even with the uncertainty and potential restructuring of legal entities within Direct Line Group.”
Significant events
- “By Miles Group and its subsidiaries, including By Miles Ltd, were fully acquired on 21 April 2023 by DL Insurance Services Limited.”
- “On 23 December 2024, Aviva agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Direct Line Group PLC; the acquisition is expected to be completed in mid-2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-29 | — | — |
| CURSON, Stuart Charles | Director | 2025-11-06 | Nov 1968 | British |
| HOWLETT, Madeline | Director | 2023-10-04 | Jun 1981 | British |
| PERNET, Matthew Richard | Director | 2024-11-08 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON, Roger | Secretary | 2023-04-21 | 2025-07-22 |
| BLACKHAM, James Lea | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-10-04 |
| BROADFIELD, Andy | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2024-06-28 |
| FERGUSON, Malcolm | Director | 2019-02-21 | 2023-04-21 |
| GAHLAUT, Dhruv | Director | 2024-11-08 | 2025-07-01 |
| GAKHAL, Jasvinder Kaur | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2024-05-14 |
| KORNER, Michael David | Director | 2025-07-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| LECANON, Aurore Henriette Lucienne | Director | 2023-10-04 | 2023-11-23 |
| LUMLEY, Robert | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2023-04-21 |
| MANSER, Neil David | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2024-10-10 |
| RIMMER, Callum Jon | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2022-06-30 |
| SYRED, Kate | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2024-04-15 |
| WYKE, Andrew Paul Dyson | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2018-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Miles Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-12 | Active |
| Callum Jon Rimmer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-12-12 |
| Mr James Lea Blackham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-12-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-30 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.