PENKETH'S LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
Cash
£517K
+54.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+2.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
55
+7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£400K
-32.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,909,127 | — | — | £12,842,142 | £14,186,464 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £203,070 | — | — | £632,182 | £428,468 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £295,469 | £647,042 | £264,391 | £595,068 | £400,224 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £256,412 | — | £203,002 | £463,886 | £270,886 | |
| Cash | — | — | £8,795 | £212,254 | £391,102 | £335,318 | £516,982 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,474,002 | £3,036,020 | £2,831,543 | £3,307,763 | £3,137,324 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,011,312 | £2,435,709 | £2,478,711 | £2,872,465 | £2,937,483 | |
| Equity | £1,676,574 | £1,865,300 | £2,011,312 | £2,435,709 | £2,478,711 | £2,872,465 | £2,937,483 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 61 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,685,514 | £1,603,854 | £1,547,897 | £1,678,368 | £1,963,323 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.3% | — | — | 4.9% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.9% | — | — | 3.6% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.2% | — | — | 19.1% | 13.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.41x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 16.12x | — | — | 17.03x | 15.17x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “During 2024 we invested in new staff for our marketing, sales, design & installation teams to support the growth we experienced.”
- “Investment will be made in our websites & software to enhance customer experience and improve operational efficiency.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANN, Paul Anthony | Director | 1992-01-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| PENKETH, Christopher Mark | Director | 2017-05-09 | Feb 1987 | British |
| PENKETH, Jennifer | Director | 2019-01-17 | Mar 1962 | British |
| PENKETH, Mark Stuart | Director | — | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINN, David John | Secretary | 2017-05-09 | 2021-03-31 |
| PENKETH, Dorothy | Secretary | — | 1999-09-30 |
| PENKETH, Simon Walter | Secretary | 1999-09-30 | 2017-05-05 |
| FINN, David John | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2021-03-31 |
| PENKETH, Andrew John | Director | — | 2017-05-05 |
| PENKETH, Dorothy | Director | — | 2006-06-08 |
| PENKETH, Simon Walter | Director | — | 2017-05-05 |
| PENKETH, Walter | Director | — | 2006-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penketh Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-19 | Active |
| Mr Mark Stuart Penketh | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-19 |
| Mr Simon Walter Penketh | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-05 |
| Mr Andrew John Penketh | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+10.5%
£12,842,142 £14,186,464
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+54.2%
£335,318 £516,982
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.3%
£2,872,465 £2,937,483
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.8%
51 55
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Operating profit
-32.2%
£632,182 £428,468
-
Profit before tax
-32.7%
£595,068 £400,224
-
Wages
+17%
£1,678,368 £1,963,323
highest in 5 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