A. SHARE & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-11 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£28M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,565
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£45M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £339,274,000 | £389,633,000 | |
| Operating profit | £12,373,000 | -£41,347,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,012,000 | -£45,186,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,535,000 | -£44,025,000 | |
| Cash | £68,718,000 | £7,935,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £155,141,000 | £110,735,000 | |
| Net assets | £72,526,000 | £27,961,000 | |
| Equity | £72,526,000 | £27,961,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,749 | 1,565 | |
| Wages | £58,208,000 | £72,264,000 |
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 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | -10.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | -11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | -37.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.2% | 86.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.96x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | 2.86x | -6.01x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Belluzzo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the adoption of going concern basis for preparation of the financial statements is appropriate as based on current forecasts, the Company has enough funds to continue to trade and meet its liabilities when they fall due for the foreseeable future and for at least 12 months following the date of signing the financial statements for the Company for the period ended 31 December 2024.”
Group structure
- A. SHARE & SONS LIMITED · parent
- ScS Furnishings Limited 100%
- Snug Furniture Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 24 October 2023, the Board of ScS Group plc announced a recommended offer for ScS Group plc of 270p per share in cash, from a wholly owned subsidiary of Poltronesofa S.p.A.”
- “on 28th January 2024 the group was acquired by Cerezzola Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Poltronesofa S.p.A.).”
- “As a result of the acquisition, the Company's year-end was extended to 31 December 2024.”
- “60 stores were refurbished in the period. This refresh was designed to improve the look and feel of the showrooms and introduce new technology and a new range of products.”
- “Sales were further impacted by a decision to exit flooring (£25m) and a drop in like for like online sales.”
- “The Company recorded a loss for the period of £44m... exceptional costs relating to the closure of stores for refurbishment and the discontinuance of selected business areas e.g. flooring.”
- “the Company incurred significant restructuring costs, including the impairment of the intercompany loan with Snug for £8.3 million.”
- “On 31 May 2024 a decision was made to close down SNUG Furniture Limited. The Company expects the liquidation of this entity to be completed in the first half of the 2025 financial year. The intercompany loan of £8.25m has been forgiven and written off as a bad debt as a result of the liquidation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICCI, Renzo | Director | 2024-07-25 | Jul 1957 | Italian |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMFORD, Irvin John | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1999-03-09 |
| BEERE, Howard Alexander Dominic | Secretary | 1999-03-09 | 2004-07-27 |
| MUIR, Christopher James Russell | Secretary | 2016-05-06 | 2024-01-17 |
| SHARE, Esther | Secretary | — | 1993-10-20 |
| TURNBULL, Ronald | Secretary | 2004-07-27 | 2016-05-06 |
| BAINBRIDGE, John Robert | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| BEERE, Howard Alexander Dominic | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2015-12-21 |
| BOYD, Barrie Richard | Director | 1992-10-08 | 1992-09-30 |
| BOYD, Barrie Richard | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| BROWNE, Michael Francis | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| BURKE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2019-04-30 |
| CARSON, Steve Trevor | Director | 2021-01-06 | 2024-05-16 |
| CLOUGH, Lucy | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-10-23 |
| FLEETWOOD, Mark Christopher | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2024-07-23 |
| FORESTER, John | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2007-06-11 |
| GEARY, Philip Richard | Director | 2023-11-10 | 2024-06-07 |
| HAUGHNEY, Mark John | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2005-03-09 |
| HEESE, James Thomas | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2024-10-08 |
| HOLLAND, John Herbert | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| KEMP, Gary George | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| KNIGHT, David | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| LISTON, Marie | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2024-10-15 |
| MUIR, Christopher James Russell | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2024-01-17 |
| NICHOLSON, Simon Arthur | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2021-02-22 |
| PATTISON, John Mcdaid | Director | 2018-08-28 | 2022-06-30 |
| PEPPIATT, Neville Maurice Joseph | Director | — | 2000-02-29 |
| RAY, Elaine | Director | 2016-08-08 | 2019-01-31 |
| ROSENTHAL, Andrew Joseph | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-11-28 |
| ROWE, Kyle John | Director | 2022-08-15 | 2023-10-27 |
| ROYAL, Kevin | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2018-04-06 |
| SHARE, Alan | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHARE, Esther | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHARE, Rosalind Elaine | Director | — | 1993-10-20 |
| SHERBURN, Mark Richard | Director | 2018-08-13 | 2020-02-25 |
| TURNBULL, Ronald | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2016-05-06 |
| VOSE, Gavin | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2025-03-07 |
| WESTON, Dean | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2024-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Renzo Ricci | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2024-01-30 | Active |
| Parlour Product Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-07-29