PETER DUFFY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-33.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+17.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
129
-4.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+510.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-01 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,457,122 | — | £22,423,721 | £32,388,983 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£2,092,228 | — | £236,073 | £4,045,579 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,457,355 | — | £755,246 | £4,610,299 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,139,823 | — | £610,389 | £3,467,648 | |
| Cash | — | £1,605,409 | — | £5,306,231 | £3,528,738 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £19,173,865 | — | £19,637,678 | £23,462,467 | |
| Net assets | — | £17,915,396 | — | £18,525,785 | £21,793,433 | |
| Equity | £19,055,219 | £17,915,396 | £17,915,396 | £18,525,785 | £21,793,433 | |
| Average employees | — | 154 | — | 135 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | £7,324,429 | — | £6,843,186 | £6,969,403 |
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 | 2022-06-01 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -8.2% | — | 1.1% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -4.5% | — | 2.7% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -10.9% | — | 1.2% | 17.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | -22.62x | — | 2.29x | 71.09x |
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.
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Luke | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jul 1990 | British |
| ARMSTRONG, Neil Patrick | Director | 2025-05-16 | Dec 1969 | Irish |
| BEARD, Scott Daniel | Director | 2025-11-20 | Jan 1981 | British |
| DUFFY, Kevin Joseph | Director | 2001-07-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
| DUFFY, Michael Francis | Director | — | Jul 1965 | British |
| PUGHOLM, Ole | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jul 1976 | Danish |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, John Robert | Secretary | 1994-03-25 | 2015-12-31 |
| DUFFY, Teresa Maria | Secretary | — | 1994-03-24 |
| PAINTER, William Mark David | Secretary | 2016-03-01 | 2025-05-16 |
| DAVIDSON, John Robert | Director | 1992-03-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| DUFFY, Mary Carmel | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
| DUFFY, Neil Martin | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2024-10-06 |
| DUFFY, Peter | Director | — | 1993-02-15 |
| DUFFY, Peter Gerard | Director | — | 2025-11-20 |
| DUFFY, Teresa Maria | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| HUDSON, Robert John | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2022-05-26 |
| ROBINSON, David | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| ROONEY, David Michael | Director | 2025-05-16 | 2025-09-05 |
| SCROGGINS, Robert Hamilton | Director | — | 2013-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Duffy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-24 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Joseph Duffy | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2017-05-09 | Ceased 2017-10-24 |
| Mrs Helen Elizabeth Webb | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2017-05-09 | Ceased 2017-10-24 |
| Mr Paul Mervyn Clarke | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2017-03-20 | Ceased 2017-10-24 |
| Mrs Mary Carmel Duffy | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-24 |
| Mrs Katherine Ann Jordan | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-06-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-06-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+44.4%
£22,423,721 £32,388,983
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-33.5%
£5,306,231 £3,528,738
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£18,525,785 £21,793,433
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-4.4%
135 129
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+1,613.7%
£236,073 £4,045,579
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+510.4%
£755,246 £4,610,299
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+1.8%
£6,843,186 £6,969,403
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