PORTERBROOK MAINTENANCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+43.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£46M
+0.2% vs 2023
Employees
93
+6.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+7.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PORTERBROOK MAINTENANCE LIMITED 1999-02-26 → present
- PRECIS (1697) LIMITED 1998-10-28 → 1999-02-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,066,000 | £105,535,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,278,000 | £2,368,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,300,000 | £3,549,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,706,000 | £2,603,000 | |
| Cash | £7,584,000 | £10,912,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,051,000 | £52,876,000 | |
| Net assets | £46,384,000 | £46,487,000 | |
| Equity | £46,384,000 | £46,487,000 | |
| Average employees | 87 | 93 | |
| Wages | £5,534,000 | £6,111,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.6% | 17.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.59x | 4.56x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCLURE, Christopher Bonnar | Secretary | 2018-02-07 | — | — |
| ACKROYD, Benjamin John | Director | 2022-03-21 | Mar 1981 | British |
| BALL, Stephen Edward | Director | 2026-02-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| GRANT, Mary Alexander | Director | 2017-09-29 | Dec 1969 | British |
| MCCLURE, Christopher Bonnar | Director | 2018-02-07 | Nov 1963 | British |
| ROSE, Stefan Jay | Director | 2021-03-30 | May 1979 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 1999-02-23 | 2000-04-20 |
| MCGURK, Stephen James | Secretary | 2008-12-03 | 2018-02-07 |
| ABBEY NATIONAL SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2008-12-03 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-01-18 | 1999-02-23 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-28 | 1999-01-18 |
| ANDERSON, Alexander Campbell | Director | 1999-03-02 | 2002-06-30 |
| ANDRE, Olivier | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-12-22 |
| COATES, Peter Timothy | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2022-12-30 |
| COCHRANE, Keith Robertson | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2000-02-14 |
| DAY, William Joshua | Director | 2006-09-28 | 2017-11-28 |
| EDWARDS, Shirley Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2002-04-12 |
| ELLIS, David James | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2004-09-17 |
| FRANCIS, Paul Andrew | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2017-09-29 |
| GILBERT, Timothy Peter | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-04-05 |
| GILBERT, Timothy Peter | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2003-06-03 |
| GOODMAN, Sharon | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2002-01-23 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2007-02-19 |
| HEAPS, Christopher Seymour | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2002-06-30 |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2015-04-28 |
| HOWARD, Keith Robert | Director | 1999-03-02 | 2002-07-04 |
| JACKSON, Mark Cunliffe | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2008-10-21 |
| JOHN, David Adams | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| JONES, David Gareth | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-10-31 |
| LOWE, William Nairn | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2002-07-08 |
| MCCORMICK, Stefan | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-05-18 |
| MCGURK, Stephen James | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| MERRICK, Anna | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2002-07-12 |
| PAIN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2002-07-05 |
| PENFOLD, Diane June | Director | 1998-10-28 | 1999-02-23 |
| SWEETMAN, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2004-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Robert William | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2026-02-01 |
| WHITE, Alexander Crone | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2016-01-29 |
| WILSON, Clare Alice | Director | 1998-10-28 | 1999-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+22.6%
£86,066,000 £105,535,000
-
Cash
+43.9%
£7,584,000 £10,912,000
-
Net assets
+0.2%
£46,384,000 £46,487,000
-
Employees
+6.9%
87 93
-
Operating profit
+4%
£2,278,000 £2,368,000
-
Profit before tax
+7.5%
£3,300,000 £3,549,000
-
Wages
+10.4%
£5,534,000 £6,111,000
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