BUSINESS MOVES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-02 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£801K
-9.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+5.9% vs 2024
Employees
114
+3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£807K
-31.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,476,027 | £11,430,667 | — | — | £16,575,871 | £17,059,242 | |
| Operating profit | £332,943 | £1,088,605 | — | — | £1,227,701 | £816,832 | |
| Profit before tax | £315,151 | £1,078,169 | £890,279 | £650,356 | £1,180,435 | £806,974 | |
| Net profit | £231,522 | £877,802 | £721,294 | £468,461 | £846,397 | £577,707 | |
| Cash | £428,570 | £938,677 | £1,242,933 | £382,629 | £884,687 | £800,513 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,746,254 | £3,235,426 | £3,554,032 | £2,771,093 | £3,308,125 | £3,537,343 | |
| Net assets | £2,497,130 | £2,946,212 | £3,279,782 | £2,145,272 | £2,593,228 | £2,746,975 | |
| Equity | £2,497,130 | £2,946,212 | £3,279,782 | £2,145,272 | £2,593,228 | £2,746,975 | |
| Average employees | 117 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 110 | 114 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,709,179 | £5,058,202 |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 9.5% | — | — | 7.4% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 7.7% | — | — | 5.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 33.6% | — | — | 37.1% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 18.71x | 104.31x | — | — | 24.98x | 17.61x |
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
- DSA Prospect Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. No material uncertainties were identified that cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARVALL, Simon John | Director | — | Oct 1960 | British |
| FURN DAVIES, Rachel Ann | Director | 2005-11-09 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, Kathryn Wendy Lois | Secretary | 2019-11-01 | 2024-02-28 |
| CLARKE, Robert David Farnham | Secretary | 2009-07-16 | 2016-01-26 |
| DARVALL, Gareth Andrew | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 2004-10-25 |
| DARVALL, Kenneth Alan | Secretary | — | 1999-06-01 |
| DYER, Nick | Secretary | 2004-10-25 | 2009-05-29 |
| WALLACE, Matthew David | Secretary | 2016-01-27 | 2019-11-01 |
| BARKER, Colin | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2018-04-13 |
| BOWERS, Kathryn Wendy Lois | Director | 2021-08-06 | 2024-02-28 |
| DARVALL, Gareth Andrew | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2005-11-08 |
| DARVALL, Kenneth Alan | Director | — | 2003-10-30 |
| DARVALL, Lisa | Director | 2005-11-09 | 2009-03-01 |
| DARVALL, Matthew | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2021-03-23 |
| DONNAN-SMITH, Elizabeth Janet | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2009-10-01 |
| DYER, Nick | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2009-05-29 |
| FOX, Terry | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| HARDY, Graham | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2022-11-11 |
| JONES GERRARD, Andrew | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2005-06-28 |
| LANSBURY, Christopher Martin | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| SIGGERY, Dennis Stanley | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1999-04-01 |
| THOMAS, Emma | Director | 2015-10-31 | 2017-02-10 |
| WALLACE, Matthew David | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| WHEATLEY, Linda | Director | 2015-10-31 | 2025-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Moves Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
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Turnover
+2.9%
£16,575,871 £17,059,242
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-9.5%
£884,687 £800,513
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£2,593,228 £2,746,975
-
Employees
+3.6%
110 114
-
Operating profit
-33.5%
£1,227,701 £816,832
-
Profit before tax
-31.6%
£1,180,435 £806,974
-
Wages
+7.4%
£4,709,179 £5,058,202
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