CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£68K
+48.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£557K
-37.8% vs 2023
Employees
49
+4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£608K
-34.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 1989-11-07 → present
- HASTYPITCH LIMITED 1987-03-26 → 1989-11-07
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £24,964,634 | £24,756,204 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,122,827 | £833,993 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £933,285 | £608,397 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £705,606 | £418,649 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £45,736 | £68,060 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £907,465 | £590,982 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £894,303 | £556,702 | |
| Equity | £1,347,135 | £1,406,293 | — | — | — | £894,303 | £556,702 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 49 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £11,207,800 | £10,994,930 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 123.7% | 141.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 86.2% | 91.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 5.92x | 3.70x |
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
- Robson Laidler Accountants 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 integration of the Recruitment, Permanent, and Training divisions into Portland House has enhanced collaboration, streamlined operations, and created a scalable platform for future expansion.”
- “The company has secured an increased finance facility with its long-standing funding provider. This enhanced facility, launching in January 2025, will provide greater working capital flexibility, enabling the business to respond more effectively to market opportunities, invest in technology, and support geographic expansion.”
- “A new digital training platform is scheduled for launch in January 2025, with further investment planned in Al-driven learning tools.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Steven | Secretary | 2015-07-20 | — | — |
| HART, Steven | Director | 2015-06-26 | Jul 1975 | British |
| PALMER, William Charles | Director | 2018-10-16 | May 1983 | British |
| PONTON, Paul John | Director | 2015-06-26 | Mar 1975 | British |
| TRETT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2015-06-26 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPRELIAN, Johanna | Secretary | 1992-06-20 | 2015-07-20 |
| KNIGHTON, Eric | Secretary | — | 1992-06-19 |
| CAPRELIAN, Johanna | Director | — | 2015-07-20 |
| HOPKINS, William John | Director | — | 2000-02-18 |
| KNIGHTON, Eric | Director | — | 1992-06-19 |
| LINENFOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-12-31 | 2015-07-20 |
| MARCH INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decadeon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-0.8%
£24,964,634 £24,756,204
-
Cash
+48.8%
£45,736 £68,060
-
Net assets
-37.8%
£894,303 £556,702
-
Employees
+4.3%
47 49
-
Operating profit
-25.7%
£1,122,827 £833,993
-
Profit before tax
-34.8%
£933,285 £608,397
-
Wages
-1.9%
£11,207,800 £10,994,930
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