PRINCEBUILD LIMITED.
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+12.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+24.3% vs 2023
Employees
140
-20.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-6.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PRINCEBUILD LIMITED. 1985-10-24 → present
- JOHN BRANCH (PETERBOROUGH) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1985-10-24
- ECCLESHARE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1971-10-07 → 1976-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,324,756 | £55,920,258 | |
| Operating profit | £4,495,994 | £4,138,571 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,483,353 | £4,194,143 | |
| Net profit | £3,848,200 | £3,178,337 | |
| Cash | £4,341,818 | £4,868,965 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,799,262 | £10,620,609 | |
| Net assets | £7,469,876 | £9,282,392 | |
| Equity | £7,469,876 | £9,282,392 | |
| Average employees | 177 | 140 | |
| Wages | £6,033,120 | £5,068,084 |
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 | 7.1% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.1% | 39.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | 66.84x | 44.56x |
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
- Forrester Boyd Robson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The current economic and political environment, particularly in view of some of the legislation introduced by the most recent budget, mean that trading conditions remain uncertain for all business. Restrictions on customers' capital expenditure budgets may result in unexpected project deferrals.”
- “Although trading conditions in the current climate remain challenging, the directors continue to explore opportunities to expand the business and extend the range of services offered.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPLIN, Dale John | Director | 2008-10-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| ASPLIN, Mark Derek | Director | 2008-10-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| BAKER, Paul | Director | 2017-04-06 | May 1979 | British |
| PUDNEY, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-10-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| PUDNEY, Matthew James | Director | 2008-10-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUDNEY, Stuart Stanley | Secretary | — | 2024-10-01 |
| ASPLIN, Derek John | Director | — | 2021-02-26 |
| MANNING, James Iain | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2023-02-16 |
| PUDNEY, Stuart Stanley | Director | — | 2024-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pb Newholdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-30 | Active |
| Pb Group Investment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-29 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
| Princebuild Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-29 | Ceased 2025-09-29 |
| Princebuild Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-11.7%
£63,324,756 £55,920,258
-
Cash
+12.1%
£4,341,818 £4,868,965
-
Net assets
+24.3%
£7,469,876 £9,282,392
-
Employees
-20.9%
177 140
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Operating profit
-7.9%
£4,495,994 £4,138,571
-
Profit before tax
-6.5%
£4,483,353 £4,194,143
-
Wages
-16%
£6,033,120 £5,068,084
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers