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Next accounts due

2027-04-30 (in 11mo)

Last filed for 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-16 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-07-02

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£3M

-41% vs 2024

Net assets

£36M

+7.9% vs 2024

Employees

520

+4.4% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£4M

+49.5% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. DE MONTFORT FINE ART LIMITED 1998-05-06 → present
  2. WILLABY FINE ART PUBLISHING LIMITED 1989-07-10 → 1998-05-06

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31

Metric Trend 2024-07-312025-07-31
Turnover £85,965,481£91,010,139
Operating profit £2,309,697£3,599,127
Profit before tax £2,530,668£3,782,660
Net profit £1,677,729£2,656,609
Cash £5,734,351£3,382,242
Total assets less current liabilities £37,738,168£40,187,668
Net assets £33,614,741£36,271,350
Equity £33,614,741£36,271,350
Average employees 498520
Wages £19,756,140£21,799,895

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 2024-07-312025-07-31
Operating margin 2.7%4.0%
Net margin 2.0%2.9%
Return on capital employed 6.1%9.0%
Current ratio 2.23x2.58x
Interest cover 545.90x1751.40x

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
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After careful consideration of these factors and other factors, the directors consider that the forecasts prepared are achievable and that whilst uncertainty exists, this does not pose a material uncertainty that would cast doubt on the Company's ability to continue to operate and meets its liabilities as they fall due for payment throughout the forecast period, which is a period of at least 12 months from signing of the accounts. On this basis, the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. DE MONTFORT FINE ART LIMITED · parent
    1. Whitewall Galleries Limited 100% · England · Dormant company

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

8 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ANSELL, Mark John Secretary 2016-09-01
ANSELL, Mark John Director 2007-05-18 Jan 1952 British
BALL, Rebecca Victoria Mary Director 2015-04-15 Feb 1980 British
BUTTERWICK, Beth Janet Director 2023-11-16 Sep 1965 British
CHEETHAM, Grenvill Director 2019-08-01 Aug 1975 British
GODSON, Lynn Director 2002-01-01 Oct 1962 British
HILL, Sara Director 2005-05-01 Dec 1971 British
SWABY, Helen Elizabeth Director Jun 1959 British
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FERGUSON, Damian Patrick Secretary 2007-05-18 2016-09-01
HILLIARD, John Gregory Secretary 1998-05-05 2000-04-30
SWABY, Helen Elizabeth Secretary 2000-05-01 2007-05-18
SWABY, Helen Elizabeth Secretary 1998-05-05
DAVIES, Louis Director 2004-09-01 2007-12-04
FERGUSON, Damian Patrick Director 2007-05-18 2016-09-01
GAEDE, Sven Willi Swithin Director 2021-06-01 2022-12-08
HALLIWELL, Giles Director 2000-05-01 2002-04-30
KEARNS, Jonathan Peter Stephen Director 2007-05-18 2018-12-31
NEWBERY, Robin Director 2019-08-01 2020-06-30
WILLIS, David Paul Director 1996-08-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Amorartis Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence 2016-07-10 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 152 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2021-08-16 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-03-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-01-27 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date
2025-07-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-11-13 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-09-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-07-18 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-07-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-11-29 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-09-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-07-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-12-14 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-12-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-10-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2021-10-07 AR01 annual-return Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders
2021-08-26 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2021-08-16 MA incorporation Memorandum articles

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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