ADELICIOUS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
Cash
£495K
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£45K
lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
12
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,730,000 | £9,248,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £320,000 | -£159,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £238,000 | -£159,000 | |
| Cash | £34,497 | £86,800 | £147,654 | £221,398 | £495,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£14,355 | £390 | £10,035 | £106,176 | -£45,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £390 | £9,467 | £105,914 | -£45,000 | |
| Equity | -£14,355 | £390 | £9,467 | £105,914 | -£45,000 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £474,000 | £819,000 | |
| 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-07-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.6% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 301.4% | 353.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.09x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 320.00x | — |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company is a going concern and will have sufficient funds to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and that its parent company has confirmed it will continue to provide financial support as required to ensure the Company can meet its obligations as and when they fall due for the twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Significant events
- “Adelicious Limited ("Adelicious" or "the Company") was acquired in July 2025 and now forms part of the Audioboom Group ("Audioboom") that powers podcasting. The acquisition of Adelicious accelerated Audioboom's position in the UK by five years, creating the second largest podcast company in the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Bradley | Director | 2025-07-22 | Nov 1982 | British |
| LAST, Stuart | Director | 2025-07-22 | May 1980 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Pascal | Director | 2020-08-02 | 2025-07-22 |
| MCGUIRE, David | Director | 2020-08-02 | 2025-07-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audioboom Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Pascal Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-07-16 | Ceased 2025-07-16 |
| Mr David Mcguire | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-02 | Ceased 2025-07-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-14 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- 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.