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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-20 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-02-06

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£2M

+24.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£2M

+1.5% vs 2023

Employees

15

0% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£2M

-3.3% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £19,219,270£19,342,110
Operating profit £2,113,325£2,041,546
Profit before tax £2,162,870£2,091,734
Net profit £1,651,465£1,520,039
Cash £1,464,093£1,827,470
Total assets less current liabilities £1,969,957£2,000,045
Net assets £1,968,532£1,998,571
Equity £1,477,961£1,257,591£1,683,409£1,982,846£1,997,067£1,968,532£1,998,571
Average employees 1515
Wages £728,275£779,587

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 2018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 11.0%10.6%
Net margin 8.6%7.9%
Return on capital employed 107.3%102.1%
Current ratio 1.22x1.26x

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
Waight & Company Limited Statutory Auditors
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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

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

People

6 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HUGHES, Medwyn Lloyd Secretary 2007-03-29 British
CHAMBERLAIN, Justine Director 2025-11-12 Sep 1972 British
DYSON, Deborah Director 2025-11-12 Aug 1964 American
GOATMAN, Alex Director 2025-11-12 Oct 1970 British
HUGHES, Medwyn Lloyd Director 2005-01-31 May 1949 British
PARSON, Catherine Elizabeth Director 2007-03-29 Apr 1956 British
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
GEOBEY, Peter Alan Secretary 2006-07-19 2007-03-29
POWELL, Gareth David Secretary 2002-12-06 2006-07-19
SKIRVING, Donald William Secretary 2002-12-06
BINNS, Stuart Director 1995-12-31
GROSSMAN, Beth Susan Director 2002-12-06
HOUGHTON, Richard Director 2001-09-10 2006-02-10
INGRAM, William Benjamin Director 1995-12-31
KIDD, Michael William Weaver Director 2002-12-06 2005-09-30
MCKAY, Barrie Clifford Director 1999-07-05 2000-06-16
POWELL, Gareth David Director 2002-12-06 2007-03-29
SKIRVING, Donald William Director 2002-12-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Pguk Eot Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-11-12 Active
Mr Medwyn Lloyd Hughes Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-11-12
Ms Catherine Elizabeth Parson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-11-12

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 150 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-12-30 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-12-22 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-12-21 SH02 capital Capital alter shares subdivision
2025-12-21 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-12-21 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-12-16 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-12-16 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-12-16 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-13 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-11-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-07-10 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address
2025-06-09 RP05 address Default companies house registered office address applied
2025-02-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
16

last 12 months

Capital events
3

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 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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