ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-11 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
158
-1.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£93K
-74.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £29,777,474 | — | — | £32,917,715 | £31,468,802 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £309,706 | — | — | £170,843 | -£140,700 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £301,778 | £926,035 | £241,364 | £360,861 | £92,879 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £249,903 | £766,906 | £175,551 | £269,833 | £71,199 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,481,872 | £4,401,077 | £5,264,294 | £5,382,315 | £5,360,573 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,938,491 | £6,393,607 | £6,516,697 | £6,426,558 | £6,494,437 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,938,491 | £6,393,607 | £6,483,908 | £6,402,991 | £6,442,940 | |
| Equity | £5,356,054 | £4,937,858 | £5,938,491 | £6,393,607 | £6,483,908 | £6,402,991 | £6,442,940 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 191 | 188 | 174 | 160 | 158 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,091,154 | £3,274,734 | £3,210,605 | £3,140,226 | £3,291,401 |
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.0% | — | — | 0.5% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.8% | — | — | 0.8% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 5.2% | — | — | 2.7% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 36.4% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.64x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 18.07x | — | — | 1095.15x | — |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a every 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
- “At the balance sheet date this Scheme had completed a buy out process, transferring the bulk annuity policy into each of the individual Scheme members' names. This effectively discharged the assets and liabilities in the Scheme.”
- “Whilst pre tax profits decreased to £92,879 (2024: £360,861) this was after £350,000 spent on maintenance of the building from which the company operates, the directors seeking to future proof the building and lighting throughout.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALES, Ashley Elizabeth | Director | 2025-11-07 | Oct 1987 | British |
| LITTLE, Jonathan James | Director | 2007-08-30 | Jan 1965 | British |
| LITTLE, Nicola Gail | Director | 2025-11-07 | May 1968 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Nicholas Henry | Secretary | 1992-09-28 | 1998-08-14 |
| COTTERALL, Timothy Charles | Secretary | 2006-02-28 | 2010-09-01 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeffrey Wyndham | Secretary | 1998-08-14 | 1998-09-18 |
| GREGORY, Ellen | Secretary | 1998-09-18 | 2006-02-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-07 | 1992-09-28 |
| BORWICK, Stephen George | Director | 1997-09-18 | 2004-12-31 |
| BURTON, Nicholas Henry | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1998-08-14 |
| COTTERALL, Timothy Charles | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2012-05-17 |
| CROPLEY, John Michael Anthony | Director | 1994-10-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| DUVALL, Graham John | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2000-12-06 |
| FRANCE, Peter David | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2003-09-16 |
| GARNER, Brian Stephen | Director | 1999-06-28 | 2007-08-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeffrey Wyndham | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2007-08-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Jeffrey Wyndham | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1994-10-17 |
| GREGORY, Ellen | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| HOLLAND, Andrew Peter | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2023-02-27 |
| KNOWLES, Richard | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1998-10-02 |
| LITTLE, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2025-11-20 |
| PATTINSON, Kathryn Fiona | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2023-02-27 |
| STAFFORD, Yvette Jane | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2025-11-20 |
| TURNER, Duncan Edward | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1995-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-07 | 1992-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-4.4%
£32,917,715 £31,468,802
-
Cash
-0.4%
£5,382,315 £5,360,573
-
Net assets
+0.6%
£6,402,991 £6,442,940
-
Employees
-1.3%
160 158
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-182.4%
£170,843 -£140,700
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-74.3%
£360,861 £92,879
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£3,140,226 £3,291,401
highest in 5 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