ADRIAN SCRIPPS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-18
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-11.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+8.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
160
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+21.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-18.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ADRIAN SCRIPPS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
- L.D.SAUNDERS LIMITED 1964-04-06 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,986,186 | £2,416,300 | |
| Net profit | -£787,004 | — | £1,600,541 | £1,883,566 | |
| Cash | £5,232,694 | — | £8,532,759 | £7,550,737 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £18,647,607 | £20,094,769 | |
| Net assets | £15,492,600 | — | £17,838,690 | £19,412,336 | |
| Equity | — | — | £17,838,690 | £19,412,336 | |
| Average employees | 156 | — | 155 | 160 | |
| Wages | £4,294,545 | — | £4,570,665 | £5,283,567 |
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
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCRIPPS, Jane Catherine | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | — | British |
| SCRIPPS, Jane Catherine | Director | 2000-05-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| SCRIPPS, Richard Adrian | Director | — | Jul 1964 | British |
| SIMPSON, James Stuart | Director | 1995-03-22 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCRIPPS, Ida Jill | Secretary | — | 2000-05-01 |
| HOLDEN, Mark Thomas | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2023-01-12 |
| PAYNE, William Thomas | Director | — | 2005-08-31 |
| SCRIPPS, Adrian Braithwaite | Director | — | 2023-11-18 |
| SCRIPPS, Ida Jill | Director | — | 2000-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Christina Blackiston | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-02 | Active |
| Mr James Stuart Simpson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Mark Thomas Holden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Jane Catherine Scripps | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Adrian Braithwaite Scripps | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Richard Adrian Scripps | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Eric John Pelham | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-11.5%
£8,532,759 £7,550,737
-
Net assets
+8.8%
£17,838,690 £19,412,336
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+3.2%
155 160
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+21.7%
£1,986,186 £2,416,300
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Wages
+15.6%
£4,570,665 £5,283,567
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