ABBEY UPHOLSTERERS LIMITED
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Cash
£640K
+197.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5.2M
+13% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
114
-0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£586K
-2.9% first positive since 2021
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,379,746 | £9,906,343 | £12,222,085 | +23.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,582,894 | £821,719 | £808,840 | -1.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£114,429 | £1,507,404 | £603,388 | £585,725 | -2.9% | |
| Net profit | -£1,707 | £1,479,991 | £512,057 | £595,958 | +16.4% | |
| Cash | £340,520 | £285,808 | £215,189 | £640,102 | +197.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,498,241 | £6,091,806 | £7,300,050 | £7,668,458 | +5% | |
| Net assets | £2,582,110 | £4,062,101 | £4,574,158 | £5,170,116 | +13% | |
| Equity | £2,582,110 | £4,062,101 | £4,574,158 | £5,170,116 | +13% | |
| Average employees | 94 | 99 | 115 | 114 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £2,324,482 | £2,583,623 | £3,272,538 | £3,612,590 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £30,660 | £7,800 | £49,797 | £62,648 | +25.8% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 18.9% | 8.3% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 17.7% | 5.2% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 26.0% | 11.3% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.60x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.97x | 3.76x | 3.63x |
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
- Auditor
- AAB Group Accountants 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 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.”
Significant events
- “During the year, Abbeyville Developments Limited a 100% owned subsidiary company was dissolved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVLIN, George Junior | Secretary | 2005-12-16 | — | — |
| DEVLIN, George | Director | 1975-08-26 | May 1944 | British |
| DEVLIN, Paul George | Director | 2008-01-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVLIN, Jane | Secretary | 1975-08-26 | 2005-12-16 |
| DEVLIN, Jane | Director | 1975-08-26 | 2005-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul George Devlin | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2019-04-30 | Active |
| Mr George Devlin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-13 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-09-25 | 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.