PLACE2BE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-23 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+12.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+7.6% vs 2024
Employees
752
-1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+126.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- PLACE2BE 2012-10-08 → present
- THE PLACE2BE 2003-06-19 → 2012-10-08
- THE PLACE TO BE 1994-04-26 → 2003-06-19
- TIMESUPPORT LIMITED 1993-11-29 → 1994-04-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,910,000 | £28,944,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,320,000 | £1,132,000 | |
| Net profit | -£4,320,000 | £1,132,000 | |
| Cash | £3,446,000 | £3,872,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,563,000 | £10,176,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,064,000 | £9,753,000 | |
| Equity | £9,064,000 | £9,753,000 | |
| Average employees | 766 | 752 | |
| Wages | £20,450,000 | £20,429,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -17.3% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.5% | 25.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.11x | 2.94x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustee's 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 charitable company's or the group'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
- PLACE2BE · parent
- Place2Be Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The charity received an offer for the acquisition of its investment property, Angel Gate, post balance sheet date. However, since receiving the offer, terms have not been agreed with the potential purchaser and so a sale is now viewed as unlikely. Place2Be is reviewing its options with regard to the property.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEROD, Nicholas Julian | Secretary | 2020-02-24 | — | — |
| AHMAD, Aamir | Director | 2020-07-22 | Oct 1967 | British |
| BARWELL, Matthew Robert | Director | 2024-03-11 | Oct 1966 | British |
| BEGBIE, Alexander Hugh Mccormack | Director | 2018-09-17 | Apr 1966 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Richard Philip | Director | 2022-06-08 | Nov 1956 | British |
| GREETHAM, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2016-06-20 | Jun 1949 | United Kingdom |
| HILL, Sian Elizabeth | Director | 2014-07-08 | Feb 1964 | English |
| JORDAN, Marc Lowis Aron | Director | 2024-09-16 | Jul 1955 | British |
| KHAN, Osama Shafique Minhaz, Professor | Director | 2022-09-28 | Nov 1975 | British |
| LECOINTE, Elpha Mary | Director | 2011-01-25 | Feb 1964 | British |
| LEVY, Adrian Joseph Morris | Director | 2013-03-12 | Mar 1970 | English |
| MACKENZIE-SMITH, Simon | Director | 2017-06-12 | Sep 1960 | United Kingdom |
| MURPHY, Margaret | Director | 2019-10-07 | Oct 1961 | British |
| ROBINSON, Tim | Director | 2022-09-28 | Aug 1963 | British |
| SCOTT, Stephen, Professor | Director | 2016-06-20 | Sep 1951 | British |
| WEAVER, David Oliver | Director | 2024-03-11 | Dec 1964 | British |
| WHITE, Debra Jayne | Director | 2025-09-15 | May 1962 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEROD, Nicholas Julian | Secretary | 2013-10-02 | 2018-02-20 |
| JOHNSTON, David Keith | Secretary | 1993-12-13 | 2000-03-06 |
| LONG, Howard John | Secretary | 2002-11-26 | 2012-06-14 |
| MORGAN, Susan Caroline | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2002-11-26 |
| PATTERSON, Michael | Secretary | 2012-06-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-29 | 1993-12-13 |
| ALLMAN, Lambert | Director | 2001-12-04 | 2006-03-14 |
| ATHERLEY, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2016-11-22 |
| BELL, Primrose Frances, Lady | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-09-30 |
| BENJAMIN, Anthea Victoria Vernice | Director | 2021-10-20 | 2022-09-28 |
| BOOTH, Margaret, Dame | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-01-25 |
| CHILDS, David Robert | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2012-09-30 |
| D'ARCY IRVINE, Miles William Mervyn | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2000-01-25 |
| DAVIES, Sandra Sharon | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-11-26 |
| DENNIEN, Roger John | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-03-25 |
| DENTON THOMPSON, Merrick Hugh | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2007-09-11 |
| DHIR, Anuja Ravindra | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2024-06-03 |
| DORRELL, Stephen James | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2022-06-08 |
| DOUGLAS, Catherine Seath | Director | 2005-07-26 | 2008-09-30 |
| DRUMMOND, Elizabeth Helen, Lady | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2016-11-22 |
| FOWLE, Michael William Thomas | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2017-06-12 |
| GOULD, Frank William | Director | 2001-12-04 | 2008-06-03 |
| GRANT, Dennis Anthony Denny, Dr | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2010-10-01 |
| HARE, Francis Michael | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2010-02-19 |
| HOLLAND, Patricia | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2009-03-17 |
| JEZZARD, Robert Graham, Dr | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2018-06-11 |
| JOHNSTON, David Keith | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2000-12-22 |
| KNIGHT, Amanda Jane | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-02-01 |
| LEWIS, Stephen | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2015-10-10 |
| MAYFIELD, Andrew Charles, Sir | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2023-06-05 |
| MCDONOUGH, David Fergus | Director | 2002-11-26 | 2004-07-31 |
| MEYOHAS, Marc Joseph | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2014-09-16 |
| MORGAN, Janet Mary | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2005-01-01 |
| MURPHY, John Gerrard | Director | 2020-04-23 | 2024-03-11 |
| O'BRIEN, Stephen | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2007-09-11 |
| PARKER, Lorna Mary Southcombe | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2014-09-16 |
| RAYNE, Robert Anthony, The Hon | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2018-06-11 |
| REFSON, Benita Margaret, Dame | Director | 1993-12-13 | 2018-11-01 |
| ROSE, David Francis, Professor | Director | 2012-06-14 | 2017-12-04 |
| RUSSELL, William Anthony Bowater, Sir | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2022-06-08 |
| SMART, Timothy | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2012-09-30 |
| SMITH, Robert Lee | Director | 2006-03-23 | 2015-03-31 |
| SPENCE, Joseph Arthur Francis, Dr | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2020-09-30 |
| ST ALDWYN, Louise Avice, Countess | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2021-10-20 |
| TAYLOR, Eric Andrew, Professor | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2019-12-09 |
| TWISLETON WYKEHAM FIENNES, Caroline Rachel | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2011-11-08 |
| WALEY-COHEN, Robert Bernard | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2010-10-01 |
| WHITE, Peter | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2006-04-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-29 | 1993-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+16.2%
£24,910,000 £28,944,000
-
Cash
+12.4%
£3,446,000 £3,872,000
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£9,064,000 £9,753,000
-
Employees
-1.8%
766 752
-
Profit before tax
+126.2%
-£4,320,000 £1,132,000
-
Wages
-0.1%
£20,450,000 £20,429,000
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