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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
Cash
£924K
+61.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+8% vs 2024
Employees
61
+8.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
-3.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,059,753 | £11,919,643 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,285,766 | £4,162,255 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £5,108,969 | £4,916,027 | |
| Net profit | £3,889,572 | £3,398,260 | — | £5,108,969 | £4,916,027 | |
| Cash | — | — | £625,466 | £572,064 | £924,323 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,915,965 | £5,958,789 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,681,767 | £5,057,124 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £2,232,266 | £2,312,477 | |
| Average employees | 65 | 63 | — | 56 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,386,359 | £3,679,419 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £5,108,969 | £5,006,685 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-1.2%
£12,059,753 £11,919,643
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Cash
+61.6%
£572,064 £924,323
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+8%
£4,681,767 £5,057,124
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Employees
+8.9%
56 61
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Operating profit
-2.9%
£4,285,766 £4,162,255
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Profit before tax
-3.8%
£5,108,969 £4,916,027
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Wages
+8.7%
£3,386,359 £3,679,419
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 35.5% | 34.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 42.4% | 41.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 72.4% | 69.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.27x | 5.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 19.80x | 120.89x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the members have a reasonable expectation that the limited liability partnership has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the members continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
23 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXFORD, Christopher Brian | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-25 | Jun 1977 | — |
| CAMPBELL, Paul Roy | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-25 | Aug 1951 | — |
| CHAPMAN, Karen Elaine | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-25 | Oct 1964 | — |
| FOOTER, Adrian Michael | Llp Designated Member | 2015-05-01 | May 1980 | — |
| ABBAS, Parveen Akhter | Llp Member | 2023-02-27 | Apr 1970 | — |
| ADAMS, Nigel | Llp Member | 2022-02-01 | Aug 1974 | — |
| BAILEY, Richard Leslie | Llp Member | 2021-11-01 | Oct 1971 | — |
| BELL, Michael Robert | Llp Member | 2024-11-01 | Jun 1981 | — |
| COTTON, Antony Peter | Llp Member | 2022-09-01 | Jun 1974 | — |
| CROPLEY, Caroline Ruth | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1979 | — |
| DERVYN, Jack Kevin John | Llp Member | 2024-02-01 | Oct 1980 | — |
| DUNCAN, Matthew Neil Richard | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Dec 1973 | — |
| GORDON, Nigel Raymond | Llp Member | 2025-05-19 | Jun 1963 | — |
| HARRISON, Christopher Stuart | Llp Member | 2025-11-24 | Oct 1961 | — |
| LEVY, Paul Simon | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | May 1984 | — |
| LLOYD, Daniel Rhys | Llp Member | 2026-01-07 | Jun 1969 | — |
| LOMER, Benjamin Charles Richard | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1977 | — |
| MACRO, Robert | Llp Member | 2016-03-01 | May 1970 | — |
| ROBERTS, Jeffrey William | Llp Member | 2025-02-10 | Apr 1955 | — |
| TRAYNOR, Dominic | Llp Member | 2018-04-03 | Jun 1976 | — |
| ULLAH, Afsor | Llp Member | 2025-11-01 | Jul 1987 | — |
| VALLON, Phillip Matthew | Llp Member | 2023-04-03 | Dec 1981 | — |
| WHITE, Paul Roger | Llp Member | 2017-11-06 | Jan 1959 | — |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT, Nicholas John | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-25 | 2022-04-30 |
| DUTTON, Jeremy John Mark | Llp Designated Member | 2013-08-01 | 2016-03-18 |
| GOWARD, Paul Jerome Sebastian | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-17 | 2012-10-31 |
| MIDDLETON LINDSLEY, Elizabeth Suzanne | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-25 | 2025-12-02 |
| MONKCOM, Richard Everard | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-17 | 2021-05-31 |
| SPRAGGE, Charles Patrick | Llp Designated Member | 2014-11-11 | 2021-01-29 |
| STROH, Christopher Toby | Llp Designated Member | 2008-03-25 | 2021-09-30 |
| D&A NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Llp Designated Member | 2007-10-18 | 2008-03-17 |
| D&A SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Llp Designated Member | 2007-10-18 | 2008-03-17 |
| ATKINS, Graham Geoffrey | Llp Member | 2010-04-19 | 2015-11-30 |
| BAINES, Richard Eliot | Llp Member | 2010-06-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| BENNETT, David Nathan | Llp Member | 2015-07-01 | 2020-06-19 |
| BIGNELL, Timothy John | Llp Member | 2008-03-25 | 2009-11-30 |
| CLEGG, Richard Henry Morris | Llp Member | 2010-06-21 | 2012-12-31 |
| COLLINSON, John Derek | Llp Member | 2010-04-19 | 2016-04-30 |
| FISHER, Nicholas Henry | Llp Member | 2014-05-12 | 2017-09-09 |
| FREELY, Helen Therese | Llp Member | 2011-06-29 | 2025-08-05 |
| FREEMAN, Leah Elizabeth | Llp Member | 2011-05-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| GALLOP-MILDON, Nicole | Llp Member | 2019-10-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| HARDEN, Mark Andrew | Llp Member | 2008-03-25 | 2009-04-30 |
| HAYTER, Neil Rodney | Llp Member | 2018-04-03 | 2024-08-31 |
| HOOK, Samantha Jayne | Llp Member | 2019-05-01 | 2020-10-16 |
| JOHNSTONE, Julian Powell | Llp Member | 2009-11-16 | 2020-01-17 |
| KING, Marie-Louise | Llp Member | 2011-05-01 | 2013-06-27 |
| KINGSLEY, Stephen Alexander | Llp Member | 2012-05-01 | 2014-10-17 |
| MANUEL, Simon | Llp Member | 2010-06-21 | 2011-06-20 |
| MORRIS, Neil Derek | Llp Member | 2016-03-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| NIETO, Bernard John | Llp Member | 2009-10-19 | 2010-12-10 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Timothy Cornelius | Llp Member | 2013-09-03 | 2017-02-14 |
| PFISTER, Neil Dominic Charles | Llp Member | 2018-02-12 | 2025-07-03 |
| PULLEN, Simon Nicholas James | Llp Member | 2015-09-23 | 2020-09-19 |
| REDDING, Jon Stewart | Llp Member | 2008-03-25 | 2009-02-27 |
| RONALDSON, Stephen Frank | Llp Member | 2018-04-03 | 2025-12-31 |
| SMITH, David | Llp Member | 2016-01-11 | 2021-04-01 |
| TAGUE, Estelle | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | 2022-09-16 |
| TOTH, John Edward Gerald Anthony | Llp Member | 2008-03-25 | 2008-10-24 |
| UDDIN, Roshonara Begum | Llp Member | 2010-06-21 | 2013-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, Gemma Victoria | Llp Member | 2019-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Karen Elaine Chapman | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2022-10-14 | Active |
| Christopher Brian Axford | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2022-10-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-01-16 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-11-27 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-10-24 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | LLAD01 | address | Change registered office address limited liability partnership with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-11 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | LLAA01 | accounts | Change account reference date limited liability partnership previous shortened | |
| 2025-07-04 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLPSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2025-06-10 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.