PROACTIVE PERSONNEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£340k
+1,522.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£603k
-51.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,357
+29.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£70k
-87.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,566,154 | £37,067,777 | £42,628,076 | +15% | |
| Operating profit | £588,776 | £865,550 | £369,303 | -57.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £309,974 | £538,746 | £69,615 | -87.1% | |
| Net profit | £189,462 | £307,774 | -£28,492 | -109.3% | |
| Cash | £65,185 | £20,932 | £339,556 | +1,522.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,743,028 | £1,682,227 | £992,289 | -41% | |
| Net assets | £1,123,331 | £1,231,104 | £602,612 | -51.1% | |
| Equity | £1,123,331 | £1,231,104 | £602,612 | -51.1% | |
| Average employees | 1,129 | 1,050 | 1,357 | +29.2% | |
| Wages | £26,672,002 | £28,187,357 | £31,989,232 | +13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £563,312 | £639,739 | £643,839 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £41,038 | £13,248 | £22,886 | +72.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £185,114 | £236,501 | £232,619 | -1.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.8% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.8% | 51.5% | 37.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.4% | 87.1% | 93.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.75x | 0.81x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | 2.11x | 2.64x | 1.23x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts, sensitivity analysis and expected availability of the Group's financing facilities, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PROACTIVE PERSONNEL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Proactive Personnel Limited 100%
- Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Limited 73%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUMBLE, Rosemary | Secretary | 2024-01-15 | — | — |
| GLEWS, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2018-11-19 | Mar 1964 | British |
| GLEWS, Louise Michelle | Director | 2018-11-19 | Feb 1975 | British |
| KNIGHT, Peter Antony | Director | 2018-11-19 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Roger Mark | Secretary | 2019-02-19 | 2024-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Antony Knight | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-05-15 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Michael Glews | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 29 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.