FREEAGENT CENTRAL LTD
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Cash
£1.8m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10m
Equity attributable
Employees
287
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,882,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,083,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,300,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,065,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,770,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,666,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £10,056,000 | — | |
| Equity | £10,056,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 287 | — | |
| Wages | £14,748,000 | — | |
| 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. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.5% | |
| Net margin | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | -4.99x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FREEAGENT CENTRAL LTD 2011-06-02 → present
- FREE AGENT CENTRAL LIMITED 2007-02-19 → 2011-06-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATWEST GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-03-25 | — | — |
| HEPWORTH, Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2020-08-25 | Aug 1986 | British |
| HILLIER, Miles William | Director | 2022-03-25 | Apr 1981 | British |
| HOLIAN, James Patrick | Director | 2023-06-02 | Oct 1977 | British |
| LAVERY, Roan James | Director | 2021-07-16 | Dec 1975 | British |
| PRANCE, Michelle Dianne | Director | 2024-09-02 | Jun 1972 | British |
| SCOTT, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2023-03-01 | Aug 1975 | Irish |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEADEY, Oliver William Richard | Secretary | 2007-08-13 | 2012-03-02 |
| THOMAS, Chris | Secretary | 2007-02-19 | 2007-08-13 |
| BERNER, Chiara | Director | 2022-03-25 | 2023-03-01 |
| COOREVITS, Frederic | Director | 2011-08-12 | 2016-12-19 |
| ELLIS, Andrew | Director | 2022-03-25 | 2023-03-01 |
| HARRISON, Andrew James | Director | 2022-03-25 | 2023-08-21 |
| HEADEY, Oliver William Richard | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2017-01-18 |
| HOWLETT, Dennis | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2008-03-14 |
| JANZ, Christoph | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| JANZ, Christoph | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2016-12-20 |
| JOHNSTONE, Kenneth Forbes, Mr. | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| LAVERY, Roan James, Dr | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2017-01-12 |
| MITCHELL, Guy James | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2018-04-03 |
| MOLYNEUX, Edward Thomas Uswin | Director | 2007-02-19 | 2021-07-16 |
| ROBINSON, Phillip David | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2013-07-18 |
| TENNER, Katherine Jean | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2021-12-21 |
| CHRISTOPH JANZ | Corporate Director | 2009-09-17 | 2009-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeagent Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-03 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-03-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-03-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.