P & C PROPERTY RENTAL COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£12M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£25M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
2,046
Average over period
Profit before tax
£9.1M
Period ending 2025-06-28
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £94,585,005 | £152,337,344 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,090,539 | £8,718,555 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,691,755 | £9,131,735 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £4,465,852 | £6,378,227 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £12,356,093 | £11,562,041 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2 | £9,624 | — | — | £28,758,065 | £29,284,500 | — | |
| Net assets | — | £9,624 | — | — | £25,023,731 | £25,399,947 | — | |
| Equity | £2 | £9,624 | £50,518 | £102,155 | £25,023,731 | £25,399,947 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,457 | 2,046 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £22,972,624 | £29,024,543 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £414,587 | £468,093 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.7% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | 29.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.79x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 52.10x |
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
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- 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 or the 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
- P & C PROPERTY RENTAL COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Pillarbox Designs Limited 85.5%
- Cardzone Limited 85.5%
- Esquire Retail Limited 85.5%
- Pillarbox Designs (Acquisition) Limited 85.5%
- Paper Design Group Limited 85.5%
- S Elvin Limited 85.5%
- Polytint Cards Limited 85.5%
- Simon Elvin Limited 85.5%
- Glick Gift Packaging Limited 85.5%
- Nineteen Solutions Limited 85.5%
- Gallery Cardiff Limited 85.5%
- Special Occasions Limited 85.5%
- Greetings Galore Limited 85.5%
- Cardzone (Overseas) Limited 85.5%
Significant events
- “During the prior year the group was restructured P&C Property Rental Company Limited acquired the shares of Cardzone Limited on 17 April 2023 and Pillarbox Designs Limited on 6 November 2023 through share restructurings. The company then made a strategic acquisition of Esquire Retail Limited on 4 March 2024.”
- “Following the year end Cardzone Limited acquired the trade and assets of a business that contained 7 stores”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Paul Linley | Director | 2015-04-10 | Jul 1962 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Christine Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-20 |
| Mr Paul Linley Taylor | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 41 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-11-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.