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Next accounts due

2027-03-31 (in 10mo)

Last filed for 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-08 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-05-25

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£6M

+38% vs 2023

Net assets

£13M

-2% vs 2023

Employees

121

-2.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£5M

+215.5% highest in 3 filed years

Name history

Renamed 4 times since incorporation

  1. BLACK SUN LIMITED 2023-01-24 → present
  2. BLACK SUN PLC 1993-06-04 → 2023-01-24
  3. A J VINES LIMITED 1988-02-16 → 1993-06-04
  4. A.J. VINES & COMPANY LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1988-02-16
  5. PROPPACE LIMITED 1981-04-22 → 1981-12-31

Accounts

4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30

Metric Trend 2021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312025-06-30
Turnover £16,182,334£25,482,355
Operating profit £1,610,156£4,243,341
Profit before tax £3,952,487£1,709,779£5,394,363
Net profit £3,255,369£1,355,320£4,365,250
Cash £6,526,755£4,039,856£5,574,392
Total assets less current liabilities £12,399,863£13,680,447£13,394,646
Net assets £12,108,446£13,577,766£13,302,593
Equity £12,108,446£13,577,766£13,302,593
Average employees 99124121
Wages £6,153,529£6,401,614£9,896,778

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 2021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312025-06-30
Operating margin 10.0%16.7%
Net margin 8.4%17.1%
Return on capital employed 11.8%31.7%
Current ratio 2.27x2.84x

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
Hazlewoods LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Forecasts have been prepared that reflect estimates of future performances that take into account changes in the economic environment. At 30 June 2025, the company had net assets of £13,302,593 (2023: £13,577,766) and access to cash reserves of £5,574,392 (2023: £4,039,856). Based on the forecasts prepared and the funds available, the directors believe that there are sufficient resources for the company to conduct business for at least 12 months post signing of the financial statements. As such the directors believe it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. BLACK SUN LIMITED · parent
    1. Black Sun International Limited 100% · England and Wales · holding company
    2. Black Sun PTE Limited 100% · Singapore · communications agency
    3. Black Sun Technology Services Limited 100% · England and Wales · communications agency
    4. People Made (UK) Limited 100% · England and Wales · communications agency
    5. People Made Group Limited 100% · England and Wales · holding company
    6. People Made (NL) B.V. 100% · Netherlands · dormant company

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 20 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CHRISTOPHERSON, David Brett Douglas Director 1993-12-16 Aug 1962 British
DIXON, Richard Warwick Director 2003-04-06 Jun 1967 British
EDISON, Paul Richard Director 1992-07-15 Oct 1963 British
HENDERSON, Simon Neil Director 2015-11-01 Apr 1967 British
LAWRENCE-JONES, Suzanne Director 2024-01-19 Apr 1974 British
SAVARESE, Mirko Director 2019-01-01 Aug 1978 Italian
Show 20 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
COX, Janine Elizabeth Secretary 2003-07-12 2004-08-04
HENRY, Virginia Secretary 2015-12-21 2018-02-28
KAY, Matthew James Secretary 2011-12-01 2013-12-31
MCDOUGALL, Gordon Euan Secretary 2014-01-01 2015-12-21
PRICE, Rachel Elizabeth Secretary 2008-03-12 2011-12-01
QUIGLEY, Megan Secretary 2018-03-01 2018-11-14
ROTSEY, Ian Secretary 2018-11-14 2019-02-14
VINES, Anthony John Secretary 2003-07-12
WALSH, Charis Louisa Secretary 2004-08-04 2008-03-12
COOKE PILOT, Sallie, Mrs. Director 2003-09-08 2022-10-06
COOKE PILOT, Sallie, Mrs. Director 2000-10-26 2002-11-13
GRIMSHAW, Paula Kirsten Director 2000-05-10 2002-02-15
INGRAM, Richard Michael Director 2002-05-08 2003-01-17
LONG, Glen Alan Director 2002-05-08 2003-01-03
O'NEILL, Sean Patrick Director 2002-09-11 2003-01-31
RUSSELL, Nicholas David Director 1993-08-16 1996-09-27
VINES, Anthony John Director 2003-07-12
VINES, Gillian Vanessa Director 2003-06-30
VINES, Peter Director 1992-07-15 2000-06-13
WALSH, Charis Louisa Director 2006-01-11 2008-03-12

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
The Positive Change Group Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2023-02-16 Active
Mr Paul Richard Edison Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-02-17
Mr David Brett Douglas Christopherson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-02-17

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 208 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-01-24 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
  • 2023-01-24 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
  • 2023-01-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2023-01-19 CC04 Statement of companys objects
Date Type Category Description
2025-11-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-17 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2024-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-06-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-01-24 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-01-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-11-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-06-27 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-06-27 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-06-26 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date
2023-05-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-05-25 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-05-25 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2023-01-24 CERT10 change-of-name Certificate re registration public limited company to private
2023-01-24 RR02 change-of-name Reregistration public to private company
2023-01-24 MAR incorporation Re registration memorandum articles
2023-01-24 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-01-19 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2023-01-19 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2023-12-31

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

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