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GUY BUTLER LIMITED
Cash
£4M
-22.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
28
+7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-25.8% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 03869802
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1999-11-02
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66120
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,352,000 | — | £14,618,000 | — | £14,198,000 | £11,694,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,649,000 | — | £2,203,000 | — | £2,262,000 | £1,641,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,022,000 | — | £2,254,000 | — | £2,411,000 | £1,788,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,647,000 | — | £1,822,000 | — | £1,822,000 | £1,330,000 | |
| Cash | £3,701,000 | £3,094,000 | £3,094,000 | £5,526,000 | £5,526,000 | £5,470,000 | £4,252,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,113,000 | — | £10,684,000 | — | £10,667,000 | £10,268,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,021,000 | — | £10,593,000 | — | £10,593,000 | £10,221,000 | |
| Equity | — | £10,021,000 | — | £10,593,000 | — | £10,593,000 | £10,221,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 24 | — | 26 | — | 26 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | £3,890,000 | — | £8,475,000 | — | £7,576,000 | £5,735,000 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the reason that the Company has sufficient cash so that the Company can meet its commitments and continue its business under normal conditions.”
Significant events
- “On a company level, FY 2024/25 saw Guy Butler say goodbye to our home of 15 years at Great Winchester Street, as we relocated to larger offices next to Liverpool Street station to provide more space and resources for our continued expansion.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
7 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARGAN, Nicholas | Secretary | 2019-04-02 | — | — |
| BLACKWELL, Andrew | Director | 2009-07-16 | Feb 1971 | British |
| CURTIS HAYWARD, Paul William | Director | 1999-11-09 | Sep 1958 | British |
| DARGAN, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-07-25 | Apr 1971 | British |
| EVANS, Peter | Director | 2007-07-09 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MINDEL, David Bernard | Director | 2022-07-25 | Apr 1978 | British |
| STONE, Jonathan | Director | 2022-07-25 | May 1983 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABREHART, Deborah Anne | Secretary | 2006-06-02 | 2006-07-21 |
| BROOMFIELD, Helen Frances | Secretary | 2000-11-22 | 2003-11-25 |
| CAVANAGH, Teri-Anne | Secretary | 2006-07-21 | 2016-11-01 |
| CLARKE, Christopher John | Secretary | 1999-11-09 | 2000-01-04 |
| DICKINSON, Kathryn | Secretary | 2003-11-25 | 2006-06-02 |
| EGGLETON, Jeanette | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2000-09-29 |
| EVANS, Peter | Secretary | 2016-11-11 | 2019-04-02 |
| PANK, Edward Charles, Dr | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2000-11-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-02 | 1999-11-09 |
| BLACKWELL, Andrew | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2009-07-16 |
| BOWEN, Edward Tyler | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2006-07-20 |
| BRUELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2017-12-15 |
| BRUELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2009-07-16 |
| BRUELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2016-11-01 |
| CLARKE, Christopher John | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2007-07-09 |
| GELBER, David | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2006-07-20 |
| REYNOLDS, Mark | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2025-04-01 |
| REYNOLDS, Mark | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2009-07-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-02 | 1999-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul William Curtis Hayward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-03-05 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-10-23 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-10-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-10-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-08-08 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2022-08-08 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-03-31
8.93
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.746 × 6.56 = +4.89
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.121 × 6.72 = +0.81
- Book equity / Total liabilities 3.071 × 1.05 = +3.22
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory