SINGLETON MUSEUM SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
Cash
£71K
-21.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£136K
-3.9% vs 2023
Employees
12
+50% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£40K
-64.7% lowest in 4 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
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,105,581 | £1,096,615 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £111,817 | £39,479 | |
| Profit before tax | £218,765 | £117,284 | £112,423 | £39,694 | |
| Net profit | — | £117,284 | £87,640 | £41,533 | |
| Cash | £21,181 | £151,526 | £90,818 | £71,243 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,797 | £107,974 | £166,204 | £158,847 | |
| Net assets | — | £107,974 | £141,421 | £135,903 | |
| Equity | £79,797 | £107,974 | £141,421 | £135,903 | |
| Average employees | 9 | — | 8 | 12 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.1% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.9% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 67.3% | 24.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 47.8% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.64x | 1.93x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIX, Charles Simon | Secretary | 2025-05-16 | — | — |
| HARVEY, James Charles Frazer | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jun 1970 | British |
| PASRICHA, Joanne Carol | Director | 2020-09-18 | Jun 1965 | British |
| RIX, Charles Simon | Director | 2025-05-16 | Nov 1966 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Nicholas | Director | 2020-09-18 | May 1967 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HART, John Neil | Secretary | 1995-07-06 | 2018-05-14 |
| LOOSEMORE, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2018-05-14 | 2025-05-16 |
| ROBERTS, Michael Henry | Secretary | — | 1995-07-06 |
| ARMSTRONG, Jack Roy | Director | — | 1993-10-19 |
| BANDEY, Derek Charles | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| BURCH, Edward Brinley | Director | 2005-04-25 | 2010-05-19 |
| BURTON, Geoffrey Michael | Director | 1995-08-14 | 2010-04-26 |
| CHIVERTON, Deborah Anne | Director | 2016-07-25 | 2020-11-13 |
| CHIVERTON, Deborah Anne | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2013-04-22 |
| DICKS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2015-04-20 |
| GODFREY, John Douglas, Dr | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2018-11-26 |
| HART, John Neil | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2018-05-14 |
| HART, John Neil | Director | 1994-07-18 | 2006-11-27 |
| HAYES, Alan, Dr | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1994-03-07 |
| HOULTON, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2012-04-23 |
| HOULTON, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2008-05-20 |
| HOWES, Anthony | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2020-07-06 |
| JARVIS, John Herbert, Dr | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2019-05-17 |
| LESLIE, Kim Carruthers | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| LEWIS, Matthew John | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2025-05-16 |
| LOOSEMORE, Stephen Paul | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2025-05-16 |
| LYON, Virginia Elizabeth | Director | — | 1996-12-11 |
| MC GREGOR-WOOD, Neil | Director | — | 2008-01-06 |
| OLIVER, Jim | Director | — | 1992-06-25 |
| POLLOCK, Maurice Alexander | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2018-05-14 |
| RIGG, Douglas Paul | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2018-05-14 |
| ROBERTS, Michael Henry | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| RUSSELL, David Oscar | Director | — | 2007-09-12 |
| SANSOM, Elaine | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2018-05-14 |
| SMITH, Bryan Methvyn | Director | 1992-12-14 | 1993-12-31 |
| STEPHENS, Nigel Barry Buckingham | Director | — | 2000-06-19 |
| TOMLINSON, David Ferrior | Director | 1995-08-14 | 2012-04-23 |
| WOOLLINGS, James Boyer | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weald And Downland Open Air Museum Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.8%
£1,105,581 £1,096,615
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Cash
-21.6%
£90,818 £71,243
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Net assets
-3.9%
£141,421 £135,903
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Employees
+50%
8 12
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-64.7%
£111,817 £39,479
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Profit before tax
-64.7%
£112,423 £39,694
lowest in 4 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