PORTOBELLO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-24 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£225K
-66.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-3.3% vs 2023
Employees
3
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£16K
+40.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- PORTOBELLO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2021-11-29 → present
- PORTOBELLO DEVELOPMENTS PLC. LIMITED 2021-11-19 → 2021-11-29
- PORTOBELLO DEVELOPMENTS PLC. 1999-04-01 → 2021-11-19
- 251 PORTOBELLO PLC 1989-08-23 → 1999-04-01
- MARKETMERGE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-06-20 → 1989-08-23
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £35,457 | £39,262 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£46,276 | -£60,932 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£26,715 | -£15,933 | |
| Net profit | — | -£16,185 | -£8,170 | |
| Cash | £717,630 | £664,765 | £224,873 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,083,602 | £1,032,606 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,033,584 | £999,540 | |
| Equity | £1,049,769 | £1,033,584 | £999,540 | |
| Average employees | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | £18,000 | £18,000 |
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 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -130.5% | -155.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -45.6% | -20.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -4.3% | -5.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | -12.08x | -16.88x |
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.
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HESMONDHALGH, Ivo Laurence George | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CLAYDON, Richard Dominic | Director | 2004-10-01 | Aug 1953 | British |
| HESMONDHALGH, Ivo Laurence George | Director | — | Nov 1956 | British |
| ROYDS, David John George | Director | 1994-03-08 | May 1960 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Kevin Douglas | Director | — | 2004-05-28 |
| BELL, James Wylie | Director | — | 2008-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David John George Royds | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+10.7%
£35,457 £39,262
-
Cash
-66.2%
£664,765 £224,873
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-3.3%
£1,033,584 £999,540
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
-31.7%
-£46,276 -£60,932
-
Profit before tax
+40.4%
-£26,715 -£15,933
-
Wages
0%
£18,000 £18,000
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