ASHFORD HOUSE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-09 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£45K
+1,296.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+17.6% vs 2023
Employees
12
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£177K
+22.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £620,062 | £665,954 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £144,625 | £176,721 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £144,625 | £176,721 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £146,088 | £176,721 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,210 | £44,823 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,004,593 | £1,181,314 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,004,593 | £1,181,314 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £1,004,593 | £1,181,314 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 23.3% | 26.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 23.6% | 26.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4% | 15.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 51.55x | 56.56x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- HLB Ireland Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite the reliance on the lenders' support, the directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'CONNELL, Gareth Ivan | Director | 2024-06-14 | Nov 1971 | Irish |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOULTON, Lynne | Secretary | 1998-02-01 | 2018-06-11 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-26 | 1998-02-01 |
| DAHYA, Aslam | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2018-11-23 |
| KAVANAGH, Eugene | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2024-06-14 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-26 | 1998-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth O'Connell | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2024-02-14 | Active |
| Mr David Mccabe | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-25 | Ceased 2024-02-14 |
| Mr Aslam Dahya | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-08-09 | Ceased 2018-11-23 |
| Mr Gareth O'Connell | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-08-09 | Ceased 2018-09-11 |
| Colton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2018-02-19 | Ceased 2018-03-08 |
| Allied Care Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-26 | Ceased 2018-02-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+7.4%
£620,062 £665,954
-
Cash
+1,296.4%
£3,210 £44,823
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£1,004,593 £1,181,314
-
Employees
-7.7%
13 12
-
Operating profit
+22.2%
£144,625 £176,721
-
Profit before tax
+22.2%
£144,625 £176,721
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