YFM PRIVATE EQUITY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+10.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+7.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
49
+22.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+8.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,383,281 | £17,567,512 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,470,367 | £4,825,164 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,570,747 | £4,965,595 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,387,674 | £3,664,483 | |
| Cash | £2,967,422 | £2,283,433 | £4,069,084 | £4,488,280 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,577,497 | £3,532,841 | £3,877,448 | £4,156,986 | |
| Net assets | £2,554,636 | £3,518,334 | £3,867,691 | £4,144,499 | |
| Equity | £2,554,636 | £3,518,334 | £3,867,691 | £4,144,499 | |
| Average employees | 31 | 35 | 40 | 49 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,441,356 | £4,392,542 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 29.1% | 27.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 22.0% | 20.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 115.3% | 116.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.23x | 2.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 223.52x | 241.26x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- YFM PRIVATE EQUITY LIMITED · parent
- White Rose Nominee Investments Limited 100%
- YFM Equity Partners Buyout I (GP) Limited 100%
- YFM Equity Partners Buyout II (GP) LLP 100%
- YFM Equity Partners Growth I (GP) Limited 100%
- YFM Equity Partners Growth II (GP) LLP 100%
- YFM Private Equity GP 1 Limited 100%
- YFM Private Equity GP 2 Limited 100%
- YFM Equity Partners Growth III (GP) LLP 100%
- YFM Executives' Partnership Growth III GP LLP 100%
- YFM Equity Partners Buyout III (GP) LLP 100%
- YFM Executives' Partnership Buyout III GP LLP 100%
Significant events
- “The Company moved into new offices in both London and Leeds this year, reflecting YFM's ongoing growth.”
- “Chandos Fund GP Limited was dissolved on 13 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARIA, Marcus | Director | 2021-11-08 | Oct 1985 | British |
| NOLAN, Eamon William | Director | 2019-11-07 | Oct 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, James Iain | Director | 2019-11-07 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERVASIO, James Ernest Peter | Secretary | — | 2011-03-31 |
| WALSH, Michael Bernard | Secretary | 2011-03-31 | 2013-09-30 |
| ADEY, Philip Jeremy | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2010-07-31 |
| BALFOUR, Neil Roxburgh | Director | — | 1993-08-25 |
| BELL, David Allan | Director | 2009-10-02 | 2026-01-23 |
| BEST, David Martin | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2010-03-31 |
| BOGGETT, Mark Thomas | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2013-03-31 |
| CAMMERMAN, Philip Simon | Director | — | 2008-04-03 |
| CANNINGS, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2009-09-25 | 2022-04-01 |
| CHRISTOU, Victor, Dr | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2022-04-30 |
| CLARKE, Anthony Richard | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2009-11-30 |
| CLAYDON, Peter Christopher | Director | 2004-01-09 | 2008-04-03 |
| COOK, John Bradford | Director | 1996-10-04 | 2009-01-12 |
| COOK, Paul David | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2021-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Alan Frederick | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2009-01-05 |
| DAVIES, Peter Richard | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2014-05-23 |
| GARNHAM, Peter John | Director | 2004-01-09 | 2009-11-30 |
| GEE, David William | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2017-04-19 |
| GEE, David William | Director | 1996-10-04 | 2012-01-13 |
| GUNNELL, William John | Director | — | 2003-11-07 |
| HALL, David Ian | Director | 2003-10-29 | 2026-01-23 |
| LAW, Donald William | Director | — | 2000-12-08 |
| LEACH, Clive William | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2008-04-03 |
| MARCHANT, Andrew William | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2017-03-31 |
| MELLORS, Keith Michael | Director | 1993-08-25 | 2003-11-03 |
| MILNE, Neil Morrison | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| PETT, Roger Philip | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2022-11-30 |
| PETT, Roger Philip | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2016-05-27 |
| SANKEY, Geoffrey | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2012-07-31 |
| SPENS, John Patrick | Director | — | 2003-10-29 |
| WALSH, Michael Bernard | Director | 2011-03-21 | 2013-09-30 |
| WATERFIELD, Ian James | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2024-12-20 |
| WHITE, Michael | Director | 2016-06-23 | 2017-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yfm Pe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+14.2%
£15,383,281 £17,567,512
-
Cash
+10.3%
£4,069,084 £4,488,280
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.2%
£3,867,691 £4,144,499
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+22.5%
40 49
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+7.9%
£4,470,367 £4,825,164
-
Profit before tax
+8.6%
£4,570,747 £4,965,595
-
Wages
+27.6%
£3,441,356 £4,392,542
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