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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-02 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+32.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£32M
+4.5% vs 2024
Employees
5
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-68.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £2,004,407 | £2,098,426 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,368,547 | £1,491,562 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £5,794,234 | £1,808,431 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,731,286 | £1,361,729 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,156,615 | £2,864,251 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £39,807,591 | £40,608,902 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £30,287,363 | £31,649,092 | |
| Equity | £21,314,211 | £23,695,122 | £24,706,341 | £25,715,882 | £26,676,077 | £30,287,363 | £31,649,092 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £170,578 | £171,797 |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 68.3% | 71.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 186.2% | 64.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4% | 3.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 5.78x | 6.05x |
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
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYMONS, Michael David | Director | — | Mar 1949 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, John Edward | Secretary | 1993-06-16 | 2025-11-22 |
| SMITH, Patricia Anne | Secretary | — | 1993-06-16 |
| DAVIES, John Edward | Director | — | 2025-11-22 |
| SMITH, Adrian | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| SMITH, Alan Leslie | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael David Symons | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr John Edward Davies | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+4.7%
£2,004,407 £2,098,426
-
Cash
+32.8%
£2,156,615 £2,864,251
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£30,287,363 £31,649,092
-
Employees
0%
5 5
-
Operating profit
+9%
£1,368,547 £1,491,562
-
Profit before tax
-68.8%
£5,794,234 £1,808,431
-
Wages
+0.7%
£170,578 £171,797
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