BOOTH VENTURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-23 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-18.5% vs 2024
Employees
64
+6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£927K
-295.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BOOTH VENTURES LIMITED 2004-05-19 → present
- SKYACRES LIMITED 2004-02-20 → 2004-05-19
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,074,458 | £13,644,405 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £553,230 | -£777,657 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £613,813 | £674,984 | — | £474,531 | -£927,339 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £574,363 | £579,368 | — | £549,295 | -£534,012 | |
| Cash | £939,376 | £593,497 | £926,833 | £986,321 | — | £1,029,767 | £1,044,306 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,473,132 | £4,495,873 | £5,052,955 | £5,904,445 | — | £6,521,152 | £7,832,390 | |
| Net assets | £2,008,128 | £2,317,507 | £2,805,370 | £3,270,018 | — | £3,373,900 | £2,749,888 | |
| Equity | £2,008,128 | £2,317,507 | £2,805,370 | £3,270,018 | £2,914,605 | £3,373,900 | £2,749,888 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 46 | 46 | 65 | — | 60 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,870,090 | £2,334,020 | — | £2,089,325 | £2,372,637 |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | -5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | -9.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 6.58x | -5.11x |
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
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The financial performance for the year reflects a challenging trading period, with the business reporting a loss before taxation in what was a year of planned investment.”
- “The company delivered strong top line growth and a significant improvement in gross margin, demonstrating the underlying commercial strength of the core operations.”
- “The entity made a loss of £534,012 during the financial year, largely due to exceptional circumstances, including the pausing of operations on certain sites and unexpected finishing costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Kathleen | Secretary | 2007-01-31 | — | British |
| BOOTH, Matthew Spencer | Director | 2004-05-08 | Mar 1973 | British |
| MCCARTHY-BOOTH, Kathryn Mary | Director | 2025-11-07 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Matthew Spencer | Secretary | 2006-10-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| BOOTH, Sarah | Secretary | 2004-05-08 | 2006-03-24 |
| CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-20 | 2004-05-08 |
| BOOTH, James Barrie | Director | 2004-05-08 | 2007-01-29 |
| NICHOLAS, John Paul | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2025-03-31 |
| SLEIGHTHOLME, Louise | Director | 2025-03-31 | 2025-11-10 |
| CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-20 | 2004-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-20 | Active |
| Booth Asset Management Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-01-03 | Ceased 2023-04-20 |
| Mr Matthew Spencer Booth | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+4.4%
£13,074,458 £13,644,405
-
Cash
+1.4%
£1,029,767 £1,044,306
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-18.5%
£3,373,900 £2,749,888
-
Employees
+6.7%
60 64
-
Operating profit
-240.6%
£553,230 -£777,657
-
Profit before tax
-295.4%
£474,531 -£927,339
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+13.6%
£2,089,325 £2,372,637
highest in 4 filed years
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