EDWARDS AND BLAKE LIMITED

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  However, the company has made a strategic decision to embark on a brand merger within the Elior UK group in next 12 months to consolidate our education businesses. Due to this anticipated merger, Edwards and Blake will not adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Constantin

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“However, the company has made a strategic decision to embark on a brand merger within the Elior UK group in next 12 months to consolidate our education businesses. Due to this anticipated merger, Edwards and Blake will not adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The United Kingdom's general election on 4 July 2024, brought a decisive Labour Party victory under Sir Keir Starmer, ending 14 years of Conservative governance. The company faces heightened risks from changes in government policies, legislation, and leadership. To mitigate these risks, the company monitors legislative changes and adjusts its strategies to maintain resilience.”
• “During the financial year ending 30 September 2024, the company directors took proactive steps to advance the planned merger of the legal entities Edwards and Blake Limited and Taylor Shaw Limited. The aim of this merger is to unify the company's educational offerings under a single brand identity, Taylor Shaw, which is expected to improve operational efficiency and strengthen our position in the education sector. The completion of this merger is anticipated within 12 months from the date the accounts are signed.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +2.2%

  £9,631,092 → £9,841,914

• Cash

  -16.5%

  £50,635 → £42,255

• Net assets

  +42.7%

  £1,863,672 → £2,659,776

• Employees

  -6%

  364 → 342

• Operating profit

  +21.9%

  £815,375 → £994,283

• Profit before tax

  +32.3%

  £632,646 → £836,919

• Wages

  +0.2%

  £4,501,131 → £4,510,825

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