ABRAM PULMAN & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-11 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-33.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-0.6% vs 2024
Employees
79
+3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£75K
-86.9% vs 2024
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,426,637 | — | £10,780,680 | — | £16,787,488 | — | £18,302,755 | — | £17,625,683 | £12,360,642 | |
| Operating profit | £183,161 | — | £274,991 | — | £2,021,367 | — | £2,305,728 | — | £658,815 | £80,475 | |
| Profit before tax | £73,588 | — | £134,469 | — | £1,869,362 | — | £2,122,656 | — | £574,960 | £75,145 | |
| Net profit | £8,326 | — | £103,485 | — | £1,449,593 | — | £1,717,708 | — | £430,909 | -£42,703 | |
| Cash | £571,454 | — | £2,535 | — | £3,152 | — | £208,053 | — | £1,646,247 | £1,100,311 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,311,710 | — | £4,800,725 | — | £5,731,669 | — | £7,525,028 | — | £7,224,878 | £7,275,661 | |
| Net assets | £2,821,260 | — | £2,924,745 | — | £4,374,336 | — | £6,292,044 | — | £6,722,953 | £6,680,250 | |
| Equity | £2,821,260 | £2,821,260 | £2,924,745 | £2,924,743 | £4,374,336 | £4,374,336 | £6,292,044 | £6,292,044 | £6,722,953 | £6,680,250 | |
| Average employees | 89 | — | 84 | — | 81 | — | 82 | — | 76 | 79 | |
| Wages | £2,055,692 | — | £2,070,159 | — | £2,159,563 | — | £2,239,975 | — | £2,726,571 | £2,391,844 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | — | 2.6% | — | 12.0% | — | 12.6% | — | 3.7% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | — | 1.0% | — | 8.6% | — | 9.4% | — | 2.4% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | — | 5.7% | — | 35.3% | — | 30.6% | — | 9.1% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44.2% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.87x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | 1.67x | — | 1.96x | — | 13.30x | — | 12.59x | — | 7.86x | 7.88x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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 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
- “On 24 June 2025, the company completed a capital reduction of the share premium, capital redemption reserve and other reserves. While each of these reserves were reduced to £Nil there was a combined increase in the profit and loss account of £217,515.”
- “On 1 July 2025, the company completed a hive up of its trade, assets and liabilities to Barclay and Mathieson Limited. After the hive up was completed Abram Pulman and Sons Limited ceased trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENWOOD, Kyle Michael | Director | 2023-03-15 | Sep 1987 | British |
| NONAKA, Toshiki | Director | 2022-10-04 | Oct 1989 | Japanese |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNER, Donald John | Secretary | — | 1996-01-29 |
| HORNER, John Christopher | Secretary | 1996-01-29 | 2022-10-04 |
| FUJI, Eiichi | Director | 2022-10-04 | 2026-03-31 |
| HORNER, Donald John | Director | — | 2000-01-01 |
| HORNER, John Christopher | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2022-10-04 |
| MCHUGH, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-11-06 |
| SHOESMITH, Charles Richard | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2000-01-01 |
| SHOESMITH, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| SHOESMITH, David Norbury | Director | — | 2019-11-06 |
| SHOESMITH, Ruth Mary | Director | — | 2000-01-01 |
| WALTON, Michael Desmond | Director | 2019-11-06 | 2023-03-15 |
| WELDEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2019-11-06 | 2022-10-04 |
| WIGGINS, Anne Patricia | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breal Capital (Pulman) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-06 | Active |
| Mr David Norbury Shoesmith | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-06 |
| Mr John Christopher Horner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-07-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-11-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-29.9%
£17,625,683 £12,360,642
-
Cash
-33.2%
£1,646,247 £1,100,311
-
Net assets
-0.6%
£6,722,953 £6,680,250
-
Employees
+3.9%
76 79
-
Operating profit
-87.8%
£658,815 £80,475
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-86.9%
£574,960 £75,145
-
Wages
-12.3%
£2,726,571 £2,391,844
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers