PAVERS LIMITED

1. PAVERS LIMITED 1983-04-21 → present
2. PAVERS PARTY PLAN LIMITED 1971-06-14 → 1983-04-21

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BHP LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. PAVERS LIMITED · parent
   1. Shoe-Shop.com Limited 100% · Dormant

Significant events

• “Pavers Ltd history dates back to its founding in 1971 by Catherine Kinloch Paver, today the business is Chaired by Stuart Paver (Cathy's son) and is run by Managing Director, Jason Paver (Stuart's Son).”
• “We make strategic decisions based on long-term objectives. In particular this has meant significant recent capital investment in shop fits, our warehouse, and IT infrastructure.”
• “The Pavers Foundation was launched in 2017 by the family following the sad loss of our founder Cathy Paver. This employee led Foundation supports worthy causes in three main areas: health, education and community.”
• “We have invested in Solar PV on the roof of our Head Office and we have extended our Head Office using Green Materials wherever possible. We aim to eliminate or recycle waste materials and continue to invest in lower energy consumption lighting.”
• “There is an unlimited multilateral guarantee dated 19 May 2020 given by Pavers Limited in respect of bank borrowings.”
• “A guarantee dated 13 January 2005 is present in favour of HMRC.”
• “A debenture is present including Fixed Charge over all present freehold and leasehold property: First Fixed Charge over book and other debts, chattels, goodwill and uncalled capital, both present and future, and First Floating Charge over all assets and undertaking both present and future dated 4 May 1999.”
• “The company is party to a trade finance agreement with the bank in relation to letters of credit. As at 1 February 2025, the maximum liability was £29k.”

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

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +1.4%

  £169,182,000 → £171,578,000

  highest in 4 filed years

• Cash

  -39.3%

  £15,793,000 → £9,587,000

• Net assets

  +10.4%

  £33,679,000 → £37,191,000

• Employees

  +3%

  1,858 → 1,913

  highest in 6 filed years

• Operating profit

  -2%

  £10,726,000 → £10,513,000

  first positive since 2021

• Profit before tax

  -11.2%

  £10,878,000 → £9,660,000

  first positive since 2021

• Wages

  +26.7%

  £26,884,000 → £34,051,000

  highest in 6 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