A-PLAN HOLDINGS
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Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£43M
-8.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£201M
+16% vs 2023
Employees
1,974
+10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£39M
-11.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £163,775,019 | £167,270,495 | |
| Operating profit | £37,813,121 | £29,805,833 | |
| Profit before tax | £43,673,457 | £38,846,367 | |
| Net profit | £31,088,179 | £26,859,313 | |
| Cash | £47,239,308 | £43,016,395 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £173,879,154 | £202,060,680 | |
| Net assets | £172,919,769 | £200,509,619 | |
| Equity | £172,919,769 | £200,509,619 | |
| Average employees | 1,795 | 1,974 | |
| Wages | £63,446,914 | £68,826,901 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 17.8% | |
| Net margin | 19.0% | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.7% | 14.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 2.75x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As presented in the Statement of Financial Position and in the Report of the Directors, the Company has sufficient financial resources to meet its day-to-day working capital requirements. The Company's forecasts, taking into account reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the Company will be able to operate within the sources of funding currently available to it. ...the accounts continue to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- A-PLAN HOLDINGS · parent
- Watkin Davies Insurance Consultants Limited 100%
- Primo Limited 100%
- RSP Oxford Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 4th November 2024, a part of the business and trading assets of the Reich Insurance Group of companies were transferred to the Company via the intercompany account. The total consideration was equal to the value of assets and liabilities transferred to the Company, plus £1. An intangible asset of £1 was then recognised from the combination.”
- “On 11th November 2024, the business and trading assets of Laurie Ross Limited were transferred to the Company via the intercompany account. The total consideration was equal to the value of assets and liabilities transferred to the Company, plus £1. An intangible asset of £1 was then recognised from the combination.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANNING, Graeme Robert | Secretary | 2024-08-01 | — | — |
| BOISSEAU, Francois-Xavier Bernard | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| CRISP, Matthew John | Director | 2025-06-24 | Apr 1968 | British |
| DALBY, Michael | Director | 2025-11-14 | May 1972 | British |
| GALBRAITH, Andrew James | Director | 2009-07-16 | Jun 1970 | British |
| HALL, Andrew Simon Wilson | Director | 2025-09-02 | Jun 1979 | British |
| KING, John David, Mr. | Director | 2022-11-22 | Apr 1965 | British |
| SHUKER, Carl Anthony | Director | 2008-04-04 | Dec 1961 | British |
| STILL, Simon | Director | 2025-01-21 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUGGAN, Thomas John | Secretary | — | 2008-04-04 |
| FERGUSON, Krystyna | Secretary | 2023-05-05 | 2024-08-01 |
| GALBRAITH, Andrew James | Secretary | 2009-09-04 | 2023-05-05 |
| SHUKER, Carl Anthony | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2009-09-04 |
| BIDDLE, Jacqueline Marie | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2022-08-01 |
| CARRUTHERS, James Maxwell | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2022-11-09 |
| CUMPSTEY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2025-08-22 |
| DUGGAN, Thomas John | Director | — | 2008-04-04 |
| EDGELEY, Michael David Simon | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2020-04-21 |
| GREENHILL, Colin Steven | Director | 2017-01-30 | 2018-12-03 |
| HUGHES, Jenny Louise | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2025-01-23 |
| MOLE, Brian | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2014-02-28 |
| OGLEY, Kelly Anne | Director | 2018-07-19 | 2025-10-30 |
| PEAKE, Zachariah Bladon, Mr. | Director | 2013-09-23 | 2016-10-26 |
| SAVILLE, David Maurice | Director | — | 2008-04-04 |
| SELBY, Mark Edward | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2015-11-06 |
| TYERS, David Anthony | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2013-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Plan Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-01 | Active |
| Trafalgar Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-28 | Ceased 2023-07-01 |
| Howardplace 5 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-28 |
| Howardplace5 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-05-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-05-12 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.1%
£163,775,019 £167,270,495
-
Cash
-8.9%
£47,239,308 £43,016,395
-
Net assets
+16%
£172,919,769 £200,509,619
-
Employees
+10%
1,795 1,974
-
Operating profit
-21.2%
£37,813,121 £29,805,833
-
Profit before tax
-11.1%
£43,673,457 £38,846,367
-
Wages
+8.5%
£63,446,914 £68,826,901
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