SELBEY ANDERSON LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-1.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£5M
-1,138.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
182
-8.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
-188.9% 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
Whilst the directors believe that they will be able to agree a way forward with both Triple Point and shareholders, the absence of any formal agreement at the date of approval of these financial statements indicates the existence of a material uncertainty, which casts significant doubt over whether the Group would be able to continue as a going concern if these discussions prove unsuccessful. Notwithstanding this, the directors have prepared detailed forecasts of cashflows which show that the Group can continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due over that period. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £23,426,283 | £20,153,240 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£955,282 | -£1,191,836 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,768,080 | -£5,107,893 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,808,491 | -£5,041,050 | |
| Cash | £148,297 | £992,400 | £1,130,988 | £1,114,574 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,620,313 | £6,569,646 | £5,079,845 | £3,174,227 | |
| Net assets | £1,874,319 | £4,216,110 | -£442,603 | -£5,481,613 | |
| Equity | £1,874,319 | £4,216,110 | -£442,603 | -£5,481,613 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 4 | 198 | 182 | |
| Wages | — | — | £10,566,350 | £9,905,560 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £159,500 | £158,000 |
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
-14%
£23,426,283 £20,153,240
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Cash
-1.5%
£1,130,988 £1,114,574
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Net assets
-1,138.5%
-£442,603 -£5,481,613
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-8.1%
198 182
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Operating profit
-24.8%
-£955,282 -£1,191,836
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Profit before tax
-188.9%
-£1,768,080 -£5,107,893
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Wages
-6.3%
£10,566,350 £9,905,560
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -4.1% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -7.7% | -25.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -18.8% | -37.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.64x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.17x | -1.32x |
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
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Whilst the directors believe that they will be able to agree a way forward with both Triple Point and shareholders, the absence of any formal agreement at the date of approval of these financial statements indicates the existence of a material uncertainty, which casts significant doubt over whether the Group would be able to continue as a going concern if these discussions prove unsuccessful. Notwithstanding this, the directors have prepared detailed forecasts of cashflows which show that the Group can continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due over that period. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- SELBEY ANDERSON LTD · parent
- AML Communications Limited 100%
- Burn UK Limited 100%
- Digital Radish Limited 100%
- Drumhorse Limited 100%
- Drumhorse Dooel 100%
- Flagship Consulting Limited 100%
- Furnace Marketing Limited 100%
- Greentarget Limited 100%
- Greentarget Holdings Limited 100%
- Hartley-Stone Limited 100%
- IGNIFI Limited 100%
- Incubai Consulting Limited 100%
- Leisure at Work Communications Limited 100%
- Orckid Design & Marketing Limited 100%
- SA2020 Beta Limited 100%
- Sharper B2B Marketing Limited 100%
- Unity Marketing Limited 60%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Group disposed of its 100% stake in Sharper B2B Marketing Limited, a direct subsidiary undertaking. The sale completed on 31 March 2025. The net assets of Sharper B2B Marketing at the date of disposal were £65,302, resulting in a profit on disposal of £204,999, to be recognised in the financial year ending 31 December 2025.”
- “During 2025 the Group repaid the remaining balance of the £1 million revolving credit facility to Secure Fixed Income plc (previously named Triple Point Advancr Leasing Plc) ('Triple Point'). In November 2025, the Group received a further £250,000 of funding from its shareholders to support working capital and mitigate the impact of recent underperformance. The funds were provided on the same terms as existing shareholder loans (see Note 18).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPINKS, Veronica | Secretary | 2026-03-02 | — | — |
| CHAWNER, Thomas William Lovatt | Director | 2021-03-03 | Feb 1976 | British |
| LINDNER, Hans Gustav Anders | Director | 2019-01-23 | Jul 1978 | Swedish |
| MERRON, Amanda | Director | 2022-11-11 | Feb 1963 | British |
| OGDEN, Cameron Peter James | Director | 2018-12-10 | Oct 1977 | British |
| RAINBOW, David Spencer | Director | 2026-03-02 | Aug 1966 | British |
| SENIOR, Robert William | Director | 2022-11-11 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLTON-PARADA, Matthew Leonard | Secretary | 2020-10-14 | 2025-12-29 |
| GOODCHILD, Edward David John | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2018-12-05 |
| HAWES-FAIRLEY, Dominic Peter John | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2026-03-06 |
| QUARENDON, Simon James | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2023-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celox Management Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-11-29 | Active |
| Mr Edward David John Goodchild | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-01-16 | Ceased 2018-11-29 |
| Mr Dominic Peter John Hawes-Fairley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-01-16 | Ceased 2018-11-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.