UMBRELLCO UK LTD
Get an alert when UMBRELLCO UK LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£32K
Equity attributable
Employees
483
Average over period
Profit before tax
£27K
first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
-
2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-20 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,923,951 | — | £67,886,479 | £33,993,310 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£91,387 | £26,874 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £9,658 | £118,131 | -£91,361 | £26,874 | |
| Net profit | — | £7,823 | £95,658 | -£91,361 | £20,110 | |
| Cash | — | £785,709 | £3,523,051 | £2,792,626 | £1,518,021 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £12,220 | £32,330 | |
| Equity | £0 | £7,923 | £103,581 | £12,220 | £32,330 | |
| Average employees | — | 432 | 476 | 614 | 483 | |
| Wages | — | £5,249,839 | £28,568,928 | £56,835,516 | £28,538,780 | |
| 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-20 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.1% | — | -0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.01x |
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
- Knowles Warwick Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The entire share capital of Darbayne Group Limited was sold to Magi Group Limited in October 2024. Subsequent to this the entire share capital of Magi Group Limited was sold to Omnia Payroll Limited. This change has not impacted underlying operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GONCALVES, Henrique Renato Andrade | Director | 2026-02-20 | May 1967 | Portuguese |
| O'BRIEN, James David | Director | 2026-02-20 | Jul 1989 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIMURS, Jason Marcus | Director | 2024-10-29 | 2025-07-11 |
| EDWARDS, Thomas Lee | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2024-06-30 |
| O'BRIEN, James David | Director | 2025-07-11 | 2026-02-20 |
| O'TOOLE, Sarah Jane | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2025-12-04 |
| PAYNE, John | Director | 2023-12-14 | 2024-10-29 |
| PAYNE, Louise | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2023-12-14 |
| STANGER, Gareth | Director | 2024-10-29 | 2025-07-11 |
| WOODCOCK, Ciaran | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darrell Peter Mott | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2025-07-11 | Ceased 2026-02-20 |
| Darbayne Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-28 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Lee Edwards | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-08-21 | Ceased 2024-06-30 |
| Mr John Payne | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-08-21 | Ceased 2021-05-28 |
| Mrs Louise Payne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-21 | Ceased 2021-05-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.