SPITFIRE BESPOKE HOMES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-12 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-28
Watchouts
Cash
£697K
-75.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+31.4% vs 2023
Employees
69
-10.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+167.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SPITFIRE BESPOKE HOMES LIMITED 2016-11-08 → present
- I.M. PROPERTIES (NEW HOMES) LIMITED 2011-09-02 → 2016-11-08
- I.M. PROPERTIES (BRIGHTON 1) LIMITED 2002-04-02 → 2011-09-02
- PINCO 1741 LIMITED 2002-03-15 → 2002-04-02
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 | £85,132,729 | £76,375,211 | |
| Operating profit | -£8,789 | £7,473,643 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,830,581 | £3,256,474 | |
| Net profit | -£3,701,191 | £2,111,339 | |
| Cash | £2,877,680 | £697,475 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,363,789 | £12,947,420 | |
| Net assets | £6,725,039 | £8,836,378 | |
| Equity | £6,725,039 | £8,836,378 | |
| Average employees | 77 | 69 | |
| Wages | £5,146,891 | £3,839,396 |
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 | -0.0% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | 57.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.8% | 93.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | -0.00x | 1.50x |
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)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company made a profit before tax during the year of £3,256,474. The business performed well and remained profitable. The directors have reviewed cash reserves at year end and the continued access to external funding against the requirement for cash in the short, medium and long term and are confident the company can meet its liabilities as and when they fall due. On this basis, the directors believe it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SPITFIRE BESPOKE HOMES LIMITED · parent
- Spitfire Properties (Newhall) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company made a profit before tax of £3.3m compared to a prior year loss of £4.8m including exceptional items.”
- “Spitfire was awarded the prestigious 5* HBF rating in Q1 2025 - a significant industry recognition.”
- “It received a distribution of £2,532,879 from Spitfire Properties (Newhall) Limited, which was recognised as dividend income on 6 May 2025.”
- “It declared a dividend of £9,623,357 to its parent, I.M. Properties Limited, on 14 May 2025, creating an equal intercompany creditor balance.”
- “Bonus shares of £9,635,176 were issued on 8 May 2025, with a subsequent capital reduction for the same value on 12 May 2025, to bring the total share capital back down to £875.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPER, Leigh | Secretary | 2025-11-01 | — | — |
| MOORE, Stephen Howard | Director | 2025-12-24 | Jul 1986 | British |
| PEARSON, James | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| SMITH, David | Director | 2025-09-24 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Adrian Graham | Secretary | 2016-12-23 | 2025-11-01 |
| CROFT, Robert William | Secretary | 2011-01-04 | 2016-12-23 |
| O'GORMAN, Patrick Joseph | Secretary | 2002-03-27 | 2011-01-04 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-03-15 | 2002-03-27 |
| ADAMS, Michael David | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2012-01-01 |
| BRYAN, Richard Andrew | Director | 2017-02-23 | 2023-09-01 |
| CLARKE, Adrian Graham | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2025-12-24 |
| COX, John | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-11-18 |
| FOSTER, Paul Brett | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2004-12-31 |
| HUTTON, Gary Ernest | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2025-12-24 |
| JERVIS, David | Director | 2017-02-23 | 2019-01-29 |
| JONES, Michael Edward | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2010-05-12 |
| LEATHER, Benjamin Andrew Charles | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| O'GORMAN, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2011-07-12 |
| WOOLDRIDGE, Timothy John | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2026-03-10 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-03-15 | 2002-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Im Residential Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-03-10 | Active |
| I.M. Properties Plc | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-12-23 | Ceased 2026-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
-10.3%
£85,132,729 £76,375,211
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Cash
-75.8%
£2,877,680 £697,475
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Net assets
+31.4%
£6,725,039 £8,836,378
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Employees
-10.4%
77 69
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Operating profit
+85,134.1%
-£8,789 £7,473,643
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Profit before tax
+167.4%
-£4,830,581 £3,256,474
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Wages
-25.4%
£5,146,891 £3,839,396
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