A.E.SPINK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-15.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
+11% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
167
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-15.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £60,800,409 | £63,080,656 | £65,146,191 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,888,363 | £4,113,256 | £3,336,958 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,937,964 | £4,417,176 | £3,719,249 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,013,736 | £3,352,495 | £2,728,325 | |
| Cash | — | £5,669,825 | £9,444,358 | £8,005,893 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £21,479,062 | £24,652,446 | £27,472,100 | |
| Net assets | — | £20,818,943 | £24,106,700 | £26,759,312 | |
| Equity | £16,856,259 | £20,818,943 | £24,106,700 | £26,759,312 | |
| Average employees | — | 150 | 163 | 167 | |
| Wages | — | £5,714,766 | £6,438,331 | £6,663,700 |
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 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.0% | 6.5% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.6% | 5.3% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 22.8% | 16.7% | 12.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.79x | 2.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1330.72x | 642.96x |
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
- Hawsons Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration of all relevant factors, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- A.E.SPINK LIMITED · parent
- Leslie Mann (Bricks & Blocks) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Nicholas Martin | Secretary | 2008-11-14 | — | British |
| BILTCLIFFE, Simon James | Director | 2018-04-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| HARRISON, Nicholas Martin | Director | — | Jan 1962 | British |
| HARRISON, Pamela | Director | 2012-12-01 | Aug 1938 | British |
| IRWIN, Paul Liam | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| MEEK, Christopher James | Director | 2018-04-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Brian Martin | Secretary | — | 1998-07-13 |
| HARRISON, Nicholas Martin | Secretary | 1998-07-13 | 2003-05-16 |
| OAKLEY, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2003-05-16 | 2008-11-14 |
| COPLEY, Robert | Director | 2007-04-10 | 2007-11-05 |
| DILLON, Andrew | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2009-12-01 |
| HARRISON, Andrew Nigel | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-11-30 |
| HARRISON, Brian Martin | Director | — | 2012-11-30 |
| HARRISON, Evelyn | Director | — | 2005-07-31 |
| HARRISON, John Sampson | Director | — | 1997-12-16 |
| HARRISON, John Michael | Director | — | 1996-10-31 |
| HARRISON, Matthew Ian | Director | — | 2024-08-12 |
| LUNN, Michael Graham | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2018-02-07 |
| MANNION, Michael | Director | — | 2001-07-06 |
| OAKLEY, Mark Andrew | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2008-11-14 |
| PRICE, James Arthur | Director | — | 2012-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Sarah Harrison | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2024-08-12 | Ceased 2024-08-12 |
| A.E. Spink (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-12 | Active |
| Mrs Pamela Harrison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-10-21 | Ceased 2024-08-12 |
| Mr Nicholas Martin Harrison | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-12 |
| Mr Matthew Ian Harrison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
+3.3%
£63,080,656 £65,146,191
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-15.2%
£9,444,358 £8,005,893
-
Net assets
+11%
£24,106,700 £26,759,312
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.5%
163 167
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-18.9%
£4,113,256 £3,336,958
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-15.8%
£4,417,176 £3,719,249
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.5%
£6,438,331 £6,663,700
highest in 3 filed years
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