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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-14.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£32M
-1.2% vs 2024
Employees
1,709
+18.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,003,000 | £48,824,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £153,000 | -£380,000 | |
| Cash | £9,456,000 | £8,058,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £31,935,000 | £31,555,000 | |
| Equity | £31,935,000 | £31,555,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,438 | 1,709 | |
| Wages | £29,947,000 | £31,143,000 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.3% | -0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.70x | 2.74x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered the company's current and future prospects and its availability of financing and are satisfied that the company can continue to pay its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. For this reason, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Group structure
- NCFE · parent
- Active IQ Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOARE, Emma Jane | Secretary | 2022-03-29 | — | — |
| BRIGHTMAN, Jane Emma | Director | 2026-01-06 | Jul 1976 | British |
| BROMLEY, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-19 | Nov 1961 | British |
| GARNER, Jack | Director | 2026-01-06 | Jan 1990 | British |
| GHURBHURUN, Robin | Director | 2022-12-05 | May 1969 | British |
| JENKINS, Deborah Mary | Director | 2017-03-28 | Jul 1959 | British |
| LOVE, Michael James | Director | 2024-03-19 | Dec 1993 | British |
| SMITH, Michael Alan | Director | 2023-02-27 | Dec 1958 | British |
| TANUKU, Purnima Murthy | Director | 2026-01-06 | Jul 1952 | British |
| VAZ PIRES, Ana Sofia | Director | 2026-01-06 | Jan 1982 | Portuguese,British |
| WHITFIELD, Joanne | Director | 2020-07-08 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Rachel Ann | Secretary | 2018-10-17 | 2018-12-05 |
| FORREST, Lisa | Secretary | 2018-12-05 | 2021-12-19 |
| MURRAY, Philip John | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| O'HARA, Peter Sean | Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2008-07-23 |
| PEARCE, James Francis | Secretary | 1994-02-10 | 2001-10-01 |
| ROBERTS, Nathan Glynn | Secretary | 2008-07-23 | 2008-11-21 |
| WALKER, Graeme | Secretary | 2009-03-19 | 2014-12-31 |
| WINCH, Esme | Secretary | 2017-06-28 | 2018-10-17 |
| ALLISON, David | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2016-05-12 |
| ARMSTRONG, Lucy Victoria Winwood | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2017-03-28 |
| ASHTON, Barbara Heather | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2024-03-31 |
| AUSTIN, Michael Gregory | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2018-12-05 |
| BEDWORTH, Michael | Director | 1994-02-10 | 2001-11-30 |
| BICKERTON, Susan | Director | 1996-12-10 | 1998-05-12 |
| BRAZENDALE, Alan Courtenay | Director | 1994-02-10 | 2001-11-30 |
| BROOMHEAD, Steven John | Director | 2002-01-18 | 2004-03-31 |
| CHERRY, Christopher | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2011-02-02 |
| COOKSON, Nancy | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2007-02-21 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Rolland | Director | 1994-03-15 | 1996-09-27 |
| CUSCHIERI, Rosalino Anna | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2023-03-21 |
| ESSERY, Paul Hamilton | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2010-02-09 |
| FLEETWOOD, Christopher John | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2017-10-09 |
| HALL, Graeme, Dr | Director | 2002-01-18 | 2008-02-13 |
| HENDERSON, Jacqueline | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1998-02-12 |
| HODGKINSON, Terence | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2017-12-13 |
| HOGGETT, Craig | Director | 2023-02-27 | 2023-09-12 |
| HOWE, Lynne Susan | Director | 1995-04-05 | 1996-09-20 |
| HUDDLESTON, Prudence Jane | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2009-02-10 |
| HUDSON, Nigel Gary | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2019-10-14 |
| HUGHES, Christopher John | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2012-02-08 |
| JOHN, Stephan | Director | 2002-01-18 | 2007-11-30 |
| MAXFIELD, Kevin John | Director | 2004-02-11 | 2008-05-01 |
| MCCALL, Ann Mary | Director | 2002-01-18 | 2003-03-17 |
| MILLS, William Stirling | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2012-04-04 |
| MILTON, Gerald Hall | Director | 1994-02-10 | 2001-11-30 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Angela Mary | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2017-03-28 |
| PEEL, Christopher Mark Victor | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2023-03-21 |
| ROBERTS, Jeremy Barton | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2011-02-02 |
| ROBINSON, Michael John | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2017-12-13 |
| ROSENBERG, Gillian Anne | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2010-02-09 |
| SANDBACH, David Roy, Professor | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2015-06-01 |
| SEDDON, Victor James | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2003-03-17 |
| SIMPSON, John Anthony | Director | 1994-02-10 | 1997-10-28 |
| STEELE, Robert Allan | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2015-02-10 |
| TAIT, Elizabeth Anne Joanna | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2007-02-21 |
| TAYLOR, Angus Murray Thornley | Director | 1994-03-15 | 1997-04-02 |
| THOMSON, Alastair Provan | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2011-07-05 |
| TODD, Ian Anderson | Director | 1998-03-25 | 2005-11-30 |
| TURNBULL, Rachel Louise | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2015-03-23 |
| WILSON, David | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2025-07-22 |
| WYE, Rob Geoffrey | Director | 2008-02-13 | 2009-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+1.7%
£48,003,000 £48,824,000
-
Cash
-14.8%
£9,456,000 £8,058,000
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£31,935,000 £31,555,000
-
Employees
+18.8%
1,438 1,709
-
Wages
+4%
£29,947,000 £31,143,000
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