ELITE OFFICE FURNITURE (UK) LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-17 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-2.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£30M
-1.6% vs 2024
Employees
128
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £23,437,617 | £20,791,777 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,850,970 | £3,860,697 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,851,163 | £3,974,754 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,529,131 | £2,976,606 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,922,706 | £5,768,943 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £31,184,014 | £30,607,108 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £30,968,905 | £30,486,108 | |
| Equity | £24,293,810 | £28,165,515 | £29,776,386 | £30,640,160 | £32,726,950 | £30,968,905 | £30,486,108 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,736,212 | £4,852,744 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 20.7% | 18.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.6% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 13.55x | 18.42x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 company'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.”
Significant events
- “There have been no events since the balance sheet date which materially affect the position of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Lawrence | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jun 1985 | British |
| CLARKE, Robert | Director | 2010-09-22 | Apr 1972 | British |
| HULL, Andrew Jason | Director | 2017-01-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| HULL, John | Director | 1997-05-06 | Mar 1950 | British |
| JOWETT, Julian Andrew | Director | 2008-09-17 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HULL, Janice May | Secretary | 1997-05-06 | 2014-10-03 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-06 | 1997-05-06 |
| HULL, Janice May | Director | 1997-05-06 | 2014-10-03 |
| JENNINGS, John Mark | Director | 2004-01-16 | 2010-09-22 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-05-06 | 1997-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hull | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Eof Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
-11.3%
£23,437,617 £20,791,777
-
Cash
-2.6%
£5,922,706 £5,768,943
-
Net assets
-1.6%
£30,968,905 £30,486,108
-
Employees
-0.8%
129 128
-
Operating profit
-20.4%
£4,850,970 £3,860,697
-
Profit before tax
-18.1%
£4,851,163 £3,974,754
-
Wages
+2.5%
£4,736,212 £4,852,744
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