UP AND RUNNING (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-25 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-11
Watchouts
Cash
£131K
-38.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£237K
+97.7% vs 2023
Employees
173
-1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£126K
+130.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,094,388 | £13,727,702 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£437,048 | £290,779 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£410,699 | £126,455 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£388,080 | £116,952 | |
| Cash | £256,782 | £633,260 | £149,928 | £125,845 | £215,125 | £131,478 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £882,505 | £1,372,483 | £777,753 | £371,612 | £236,649 | |
| Net assets | £234,570 | £640,598 | £981,084 | £507,777 | £119,697 | £236,649 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £119,697 | £236,649 | |
| Average employees | 165 | 168 | 168 | 167 | 176 | 173 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,815,409 | £3,028,107 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £361,313 | £390,313 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+23.7%
£11,094,388 £13,727,702
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Cash
-38.9%
£215,125 £131,478
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Net assets
+97.7%
£119,697 £236,649
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Employees
-1.7%
176 173
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Operating profit
+166.5%
-£437,048 £290,779
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Profit before tax
+130.8%
-£410,699 £126,455
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Wages
+7.6%
£2,815,409 £3,028,107
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -3.9% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -3.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -117.6% | 122.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.82x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -378.07x | — |
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
- UP AND RUNNING (UK) LIMITED 2015-10-28 → present
- UP AND RUNNING (STIRLING) LIMITED 2012-07-03 → 2015-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- UP AND RUNNING (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Running Shoes Limited 1%
Significant events
- “A finding by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on 31 October 2024 was in favour of the Company however, the supplier has since decided to appeal against this decision. The Company remains confident of a successful outcome albeit it is now likely to be early 2026 before the decision relating to the appeal is known.”
- “The Company is looking to promote further growth through the opening of new stores over the next two years in targeted locations, developing the network of franchisees and upskilling and incentivising store management. The Board remains extremely optimistic about the outlook for the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, George Peter Anderson | Director | 2021-06-01 | Feb 1986 | British |
| HOLMES, Margaret Ann | Director | 2021-06-01 | Jan 1959 | British |
| MACFARLANE, Dennis | Director | 2014-10-03 | Sep 1950 | British |
| MACFARLANE, Gillian | Director | 2019-09-24 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Simon Reid | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2014-11-07 |
| BARLOW, Susan Joy | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2014-11-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Macfarlane | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2023-06-09 | Active |
| Mr Dennis Macfarlane | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged |
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.