CONNECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£36k
-62.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2m
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
969
-5.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£558k
-12.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,749,594 | £27,039,502 | £26,756,761 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £762,000 | £671,753 | £591,307 | -12% | |
| Profit before tax | £788,167 | £634,998 | £558,231 | -12.1% | |
| Net profit | £578,990 | £428,629 | £381,811 | -10.9% | |
| Cash | £48,739 | £94,961 | £35,943 | -62.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,030,073 | £2,449,443 | £2,451,717 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,634,007 | £1,919,845 | £2,049,140 | +6.7% | |
| Equity | £1,634,007 | £1,919,845 | £2,049,140 | +6.7% | |
| Average employees | 1,051 | 1,025 | 969 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £20,948,108 | £22,516,768 | £22,078,712 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £24,967 | £26,700 | £26,200 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,687 | £8,088 | £8,081 | -0.1% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.5% | 27.4% | 24.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.6% | 76.2% | 75.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.82x | 0.90x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 24.95x | 18.28x | 17.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- McLay McAlister & McGibbon LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- CONNECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Connect Appointments Limited 60%
- Connect Driver Solutions Limited 54%
- Connect Appointments Tayfife Limited 60%
- Connect Appointments North East Limited 60%
- Connect Driver Solutions North East Limited 60%
- Connect Driver Solutions North West Limited 60%
- Connect Site Services Limited 60%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARPER, Denise Alice | Director | 2015-11-03 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HARPER, Gordon Philip | Director | 2021-07-01 | Apr 1954 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Denise Harper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-17 | Active |
| Mr Gordon Philip Harper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-27 | Active |
| Mrs Denise Alice Harper | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-07-01 | Ceased 2021-09-27 |
| Mr Gordon Philip Harper | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-07-01 | Ceased 2021-07-01 |
| Ms Denise Alice Harper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2021-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.