PONDERS END INVESTMENTS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
+77.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£55M
+5.7% vs 2023
Employees
128
+17.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+47.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PONDERS END INVESTMENTS PLC 1994-09-20 → present
- PONDERS END CASH AND CARRY PLC 1979-11-19 → 1994-09-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,198,965 | £43,106,322 | |
| Operating profit | £2,719,844 | £4,489,127 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,323,827 | £4,910,379 | |
| Net profit | £2,575,138 | £3,646,564 | |
| Cash | £3,755,453 | £6,661,358 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,158,010 | £55,173,497 | |
| Net assets | £51,894,224 | £54,846,030 | |
| Equity | £51,894,224 | £54,846,030 | |
| Average employees | 109 | 128 | |
| Wages | £2,583,454 | £3,289,202 |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.2% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.6% | 3.8% | |
| Current ratio | 11.92x | 15.11x | |
| Interest cover | 1603.68x | 182.20x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gorrie Whitson 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.”
Group structure
- PONDERS END INVESTMENTS PLC · parent
- Ponders End International Ltd 100%
- Ponders End Cash & Carry Ltd 100%
- Ponders End International BV 100%
Significant events
- “On 17th October 2024, the company purchased for £586,690 a property in Salisbury, England as part of its high street retail development.”
- “On 24th April 2025, the company exchanged contracts and entered a commitment to purchase a property in Bournemouth, England for £1,450,000 in connection with developing its high street retail presence.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, Frances Mary | Secretary | 2001-08-14 | — | British |
| COLE, Frances Mary | Director | 2010-03-18 | Mar 1954 | British |
| COLE, James Edward | Director | 2023-03-04 | Apr 1992 | British |
| COLE, Stephen Barry | Director | — | Jul 1955 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOURN, Jonathan Bryant | Secretary | — | 2001-08-14 |
| COLE, Stephen Barry | Secretary | — | 1991-05-03 |
| SANDS, Graeme David | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2013-04-03 |
| THOMPSON, William George | Director | — | 1995-02-01 |
| WALLIS, Christopher | Director | — | 2020-02-03 |
| WALLIS, Kevin | Director | — | 1994-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Frances Mary Cole | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-01 | Ceased 2024-08-03 |
| Mr James Edward Cole | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Barry Cole | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-14 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-08-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-08-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
+29.8%
£33,198,965 £43,106,322
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Cash
+77.4%
£3,755,453 £6,661,358
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Net assets
+5.7%
£51,894,224 £54,846,030
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Employees
+17.4%
109 128
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Operating profit
+65.1%
£2,719,844 £4,489,127
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Profit before tax
+47.7%
£3,323,827 £4,910,379
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Wages
+27.3%
£2,583,454 £3,289,202
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