ALBION COMPUTERS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-21 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-9.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+19.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
134
+16.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+32.6% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ALBION COMPUTERS PLC 1986-09-10 → present
- PROFITPRIME LIMITED 1986-08-04 → 1986-09-10
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £61,947,083 | £69,379,165 | £66,906,618 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,348,922 | £1,639,184 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,342,125 | £1,348,922 | £1,788,606 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,083,696 | £1,016,082 | £1,402,967 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,510,418 | £5,665,704 | £5,133,442 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,571,472 | £5,633,338 | £6,629,886 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,127,431 | £5,409,513 | £6,452,480 | |
| Equity | £2,373,640 | £4,115,735 | £5,127,431 | £5,409,513 | £6,452,480 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 131 | 115 | 134 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,614,206 | £2,803,288 | £3,563,267 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.9% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 23.9% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 16.49x |
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
- DJH Audit 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. 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 entity'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.”
Group structure
- ALBION COMPUTERS PLC · parent
- Courtman Limited 100%
- Western Computer Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 16th May 2024 Albion acquired all the share capital of Western Computer Group Ltd and as a result four additional stores and wholesale and retail business.”
- “Our relationship with major suppliers remains strong and has enabled us to acquire another Apple Retail business in mid 2024 bringing the total number of shops operated to fourteen as well as enhancing business to business sales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTON, Paul Graham | Secretary | 2010-05-15 | — | — |
| BEEBY, Keith | Director | 1996-04-01 | May 1968 | British |
| COLE, Howard Neil | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
| MAYES, Richard Peter | Director | — | Sep 1958 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Albert Ernest | Secretary | 1995-09-27 | 1996-06-17 |
| DAWSON, Arnold Matthew | Secretary | 1990-11-28 | 1995-09-27 |
| FRANCIS, Lorna | Secretary | 2003-06-10 | 2010-05-14 |
| JAYATILAKA, Chatulinda Arjuna | Secretary | 2002-02-08 | 2003-06-09 |
| JONES, Denise Ann | Secretary | 1996-06-17 | 2002-03-28 |
| EAKINS, Andrew Stephen | Director | 1993-05-14 | 1997-02-07 |
| GREGORY, Christopher Guy | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2000-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard Neil Cole | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Peter Mayes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.6%
£69,379,165 £66,906,618
-
Cash
-9.4%
£5,665,704 £5,133,442
-
Net assets
+19.3%
£5,409,513 £6,452,480
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+16.5%
115 134
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+21.5%
£1,348,922 £1,639,184
-
Profit before tax
+32.6%
£1,348,922 £1,788,606
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+27.1%
£2,803,288 £3,563,267
highest in 3 filed years
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