PROSPECTS SERVICES
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Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+815.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+5.9% vs 2023
Employees
322
-17% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+106.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- PROSPECTS SERVICES 2012-10-18 → present
- PROSPECTS SERVICES LIMITED 2001-07-18 → 2012-10-18
- PROSPECTS CAREERS SERVICES LIMITED 1997-12-19 → 2001-07-18
- SOUTH LONDON CAREERS SERVICES LIMITED 1995-03-30 → 1997-12-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,611,000 | £30,789,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£18,096,000 | £632,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£17,843,000 | £1,096,000 | |
| Net profit | -£15,212,000 | £1,055,000 | |
| Cash | £709,000 | £6,491,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,289,000 | £18,799,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,565,000 | £18,594,000 | |
| Equity | £17,565,000 | £18,594,000 | |
| Average employees | 388 | 322 | |
| Wages | £16,366,000 | £16,978,000 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -59.1% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | -49.7% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -98.9% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.88x | 4.16x | |
| Interest cover | -6032.00x | — |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the level of reserves the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Prospects Service also has a three year financial plan to continue to improve the Company's operating profits. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PROSPECTS SERVICES · parent
- Prospects Distribution Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKINLEY, Carol Ann | Secretary | 2021-01-26 | — | — |
| MILLER, Scott Morley | Director | 2022-09-29 | Dec 1967 | British |
| ROBERTSON, James Edmund | Director | 2023-07-28 | Dec 1989 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEERLING, Kevin Michael | Secretary | 2006-01-19 | 2012-11-06 |
| BURNIGE, Martha Jane Ireland | Secretary | 2012-11-06 | 2013-07-19 |
| JOHNSTON, Duncan Alexander | Secretary | 1996-06-06 | 1998-06-11 |
| KING, Stephen Noel | Secretary | 2020-04-30 | 2021-01-26 |
| SAWYERS, Paul Francis | Secretary | 1998-06-11 | 2005-12-06 |
| TREVORROW, Catherine Joanne | Secretary | 2013-07-19 | 2019-09-13 |
| WOODHOUSE, Mary Nana | Secretary | 2005-12-06 | 2006-01-19 |
| CURZON CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-03-30 | 1996-06-06 |
| ALLEN, Janet Marie | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-08-31 |
| ANDERSON, David Maxwell | Director | 1997-06-11 | 2003-09-30 |
| AUVRAY, Raymond Michel | Director | 1996-03-12 | 2018-03-31 |
| BALDWIN, Paul Michael | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2022-05-10 |
| BAXTER, Andrew John | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1996-07-31 |
| BEERLING, Kevin Michael | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2018-09-30 |
| BELL, James Nicholas | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2019-05-31 |
| BLAKEMAN, Victoria | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2021-04-12 |
| BLURTON, Christopher John | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1996-09-17 |
| CABRAS, Brenda Patricia | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-07-12 |
| CABRAS, Brenda Patricia | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2008-03-31 |
| CALLER, Maxwell Marshall | Director | 1998-10-22 | 2000-05-31 |
| CAREY, Nicholas Oliver Charles | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2019-07-05 |
| CHURCH, Judith Ann | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2003-09-30 |
| CLINTON, Lorraine Elizabeth | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2017-11-30 |
| DAVIS, Kenneth Joseph | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2003-09-30 |
| DOWTHWAITE, Roger | Director | 1998-12-15 | 2003-11-25 |
| EAGLES, Geoffrey Ronald William | Director | 1995-03-30 | 2003-11-25 |
| EVANS, Peter John | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2008-03-31 |
| FOREMAN, Francis Nigel | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2003-11-25 |
| GASKIN, John Martin | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2005-08-10 |
| GILBERT, Christine Bridget, Dame | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| GRANT, James | Director | 1999-01-26 | 2002-02-27 |
| GRAY, John Arthur | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2000-06-23 |
| HEAVISIDE, Peter | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2007-03-30 |
| HOLMES, Peter David | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2022-02-03 |
| HOWELL, John Richard | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1999-04-16 |
| ILEY, Malcolm Lawson | Director | 2001-05-27 | 2017-11-30 |
| JOWETT, Alexandra Caitland | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2002-07-02 |
| KILKENNY, Moira | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1997-09-22 |
| KING, Stephen Noel | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2023-07-28 |
| LAFFIN, Trevor John | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1996-11-04 |
| LE PREVOST, Paul | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2003-09-23 |
| MANLEY, Deborah Jane | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-03-21 |
| MCDONNELL, Vincent Robert | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2014-12-31 |
| MCGEE, Paul | Director | 1995-03-30 | 2017-11-30 |
| MINER, Vanessa Helen | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2019-03-27 |
| NIXON, Michael | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2001-03-25 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Roy Langley | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-08-31 |
| OUGHTON, Jacqueline Maria | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2022-09-29 |
| OXLEY, Peter Harry | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1999-09-14 |
| PHIPPS, David George | Director | 2018-09-21 | 2019-04-30 |
| REID, Ian Alexander | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2003-09-23 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Brian | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| SANDS, David Andrew | Director | 1996-11-04 | 2003-09-30 |
| SIMPSON, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2016-01-31 |
| SINNAMON, Nicholas Gurney, Dr | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2003-09-23 |
| SMITH, Robert Carr, Dr | Director | 2001-05-27 | 2008-03-31 |
| STALLION, David William | Director | 1995-03-30 | 2003-09-23 |
| WATSON, Jennifer | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2003-09-23 |
| WHITE, Rachael | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2018-12-31 |
| WILKINS, Raphael Ashley | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1997-05-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Alison Ruth | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-06-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Alison Ruth | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2008-03-31 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, Anne Victoria | Director | 1995-03-30 | 1995-05-12 |
| WOOD, Frances Teresa | Director | 1995-05-12 | 1996-11-18 |
| WORSLEY, Anne Victoria | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2003-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospects Services Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+0.6%
£30,611,000 £30,789,000
-
Cash
+815.5%
£709,000 £6,491,000
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£17,565,000 £18,594,000
-
Employees
-17%
388 322
-
Operating profit
+103.5%
-£18,096,000 £632,000
-
Profit before tax
+106.1%
-£17,843,000 £1,096,000
-
Wages
+3.7%
£16,366,000 £16,978,000
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