SCRIVENS LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-07-31 (in 2mo)

Last filed for 2024-10-27

Confirmation statement due

2026-09-14 (in 4mo)

Last made up 2025-08-31

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£3M

+58.3% vs 2023

Net assets

£7M

-42.8% lowest in 6 filed years

Employees

969

-3.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£2M

-24.9% lowest in 5 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

SCRIVENS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-27

Metric	2019-10-28	2020-10-25	2020-10-26	2021-10-31	2021-11-01	2022-10-30	2022-10-31	2022-11-01	2023-10-29	2024-10-27
Turnover	—	£38,371,288	—	£48,325,779	—	£47,834,646	—	—	£50,069,341	£53,774,680
Operating profit	—	£4,995,123	—	£10,012,047	—	£4,185,319	£4,185,319	—	£2,683,745	£2,016,899
Profit before tax	—	£4,985,123	—	£10,002,047	—	£4,152,319	—	—	£2,666,745	£2,002,899
Net profit	—	£4,021,428	—	£8,648,203	—	£4,152,319	—	—	£2,134,941	£1,741,025
Cash	—	£6,814,104	—	£7,288,379	—	£1,807,377	—	—	£1,608,177	£2,545,629
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£14,587,237	—	£12,553,050	—	£13,757,779	—	—	£14,824,124	£9,747,973
Net assets	—	£7,528,337	—	£11,206,250	—	£11,964,479	£11,964,479	—	£12,192,920	£6,977,195
Equity	£3,570,557	£7,528,337	£7,528,337	£11,206,250	£11,206,250	£11,964,479	£11,964,479	£11,964,479	£12,192,920	£6,977,195
Average employees	—	1,024	—	940	—	991	—	—	1,007	969
Wages	—	£25,475,301	—	£25,181,739	—	£27,462,209	—	—	£30,123,286	£34,205,790

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	2019-10-28	2020-10-25	2020-10-26	2021-10-31	2021-11-01	2022-10-30	2022-10-31	2022-11-01	2023-10-29	2024-10-27
Operating margin	—	13.0%	—	20.7%	—	8.7%	—	—	5.4%	3.8%
Net margin	—	10.5%	—	17.9%	—	8.7%	—	—	4.3%	3.2%
Return on capital employed	—	34.2%	—	79.8%	—	30.4%	—	—	18.1%	20.7%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.11x	1.38x
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.17x	14.20x

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: Nyman Libson Paul LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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

SCRIVENS LIMITED · parent
1. Scrivens RBS Trustees Limited 100% · UK
2. Owl Optical Limited 100% · UK

Significant events

“We continue to invest significantly in the design and upgrade of our stores in order to provide customers with a pleasing environment in which to shop.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 11 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
GEORGEVIC, Nicholas James	Secretary	1997-05-12	—	British
ELLIS, Adrian Michael	Director	2019-06-28	Jul 1972	British
GEORGEVIC, Amanda Michelle	Director	2012-11-01	Feb 1969	British
GEORGEVIC, Karen Regina Rose	Director	2012-11-01	Apr 1962	British
GEORGEVIC, Mark Andrew	Director	1993-11-01	Nov 1961	British
GEORGEVIC, Nicholas James	Director	—	Feb 1965	British

Show 11 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
SCRIVEN, Valentine Devora	Secretary	—	1997-05-12
DAY, Albert Bryan	Director	—	2001-03-12
GEORGEVIC, Alexander	Director	—	2003-09-29
GEORGEVIC, Amanda Michelle	Director	1997-05-12	2012-04-01
GEORGEVIC, Dorothy	Director	—	2012-04-01
GEORGEVIC, Karen Regina Rose	Director	1997-05-12	2012-04-01
HARRIS, David Bruce Ashley	Director	2012-11-01	2019-06-28
HEWITT, Anthony William	Director	—	2001-03-12
HIRJI, Nizar Karmali, Dr	Director	—	1991-12-31
RUDGE, Alan Raymond	Director	—	1995-04-26
SCRIVEN, Valentine Devora	Director	—	1999-05-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Seamap Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2024-06-24	Active
Alertbind Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2024-06-24
Mr Nicholas James Georgevic	Individual	Significant influence	2016-04-06	Ceased 2016-04-06
Mr Mark Andrew Georgevic	Individual	Significant influence	2016-04-06	Ceased 2016-04-06
Seamap Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2016-04-06

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 200 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-09-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-07-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-09-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-08-13	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2024-07-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-06-24	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2024-06-24	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2023-09-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-07-19	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-09-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-07-26	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-09-09	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-07-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-06-15	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2020-09-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-08-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2020-06-11	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2019-09-05	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-07-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2019-07-05	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-27 vs 2023-10-29

Turnover

+7.4%

£50,069,341 £53,774,680

highest in 5 filed years
Cash

+58.3%

£1,608,177 £2,545,629
Net assets

-42.8%

£12,192,920 £6,977,195

lowest in 6 filed years
Employees

-3.8%

1,007 969
Operating profit

-24.8%

£2,683,745 £2,016,899

lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax

-24.9%

£2,666,745 £2,002,899

lowest in 5 filed years
Wages

+13.6%

£30,123,286 £34,205,790

highest in 5 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

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