PENTEX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-29 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£28M
-6.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£40M
+16.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
123
+2.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
-13.3% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £126,672,212 | — | — | £120,437,740 | £126,977,219 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £7,862,522 | — | — | £8,005,035 | £6,612,566 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7,862,635 | £2,960,812 | £8,200,358 | £8,942,534 | £7,756,574 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £6,673,130 | £2,335,045 | £6,890,267 | £6,839,632 | £5,865,879 | |
| Cash | — | — | £9,397,118 | £7,164,801 | £18,476,352 | £30,169,200 | £28,213,437 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £24,301,466 | £25,376,511 | £31,972,778 | £34,518,410 | £40,090,289 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £34,518,410 | £40,090,289 | |
| Equity | £19,171,226 | £18,216,336 | £24,301,466 | £25,376,511 | £31,972,778 | £34,518,410 | £40,090,289 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 113 | 119 | 116 | 120 | 123 | |
| Wages | — | — | £8,948,985 | £2,869,271 | £7,779,048 | £8,383,108 | £8,282,230 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.2% | — | — | 6.6% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.3% | — | — | 5.7% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 32.4% | — | — | 23.2% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.47x | 3.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1532.65x | — |
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
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The Directors consider that the results for the period reflect the hard work the Pentex team has put into all aspects of the business, in what remained, very challenging conditions.”
- “Pentex are pleased to note that we achieved our sustainable fabric target for 2024, which was to have at least 50% of its fabrics from recycled or sustainable sources. We achieved nearly 60%.”
- “Charitable donations totalled £49,808 in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IYIKAN, Serif | Secretary | 2007-12-18 | — | British |
| IYIKAN, Serif | Director | — | Sep 1968 | British |
| REEVES, Paul Justin Robert | Director | 2015-03-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| URBAN, David | Director | 2015-03-01 | May 1957 | British |
| ZEKI, Sadi | Director | — | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASIMOGLU, Zeki | Secretary | — | 2007-12-18 |
| ASIMOGLU, Zeki | Director | — | 1998-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sadi Zeki | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Serif Iyikan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.4%
£120,437,740 £126,977,219
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-6.5%
£30,169,200 £28,213,437
-
Net assets
+16.1%
£34,518,410 £40,090,289
-
Employees
+2.5%
120 123
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-17.4%
£8,005,035 £6,612,566
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-13.3%
£8,942,534 £7,756,574
-
Wages
-1.2%
£8,383,108 £8,282,230
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