SHAFTESBURY SOHO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£496K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£243M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£19M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SHAFTESBURY SOHO LIMITED 2010-08-10 → present
- SHAFTESBURY INVESTMENTS 3 LIMITED 2005-02-07 → 2010-08-10
- 3395TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2004-11-19 → 2005-02-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,484,000 | £11,979,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£4,060,000 | £20,123,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,376,000 | £18,738,000 | |
| Net profit | -£5,376,000 | £18,738,000 | |
| Cash | £567,000 | £496,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £226,364,000 | £242,862,000 | |
| Equity | £226,364,000 | £242,862,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -30.1% | 168.0% | |
| Net margin | -39.9% | 156.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.0% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.07x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | -3.09x | 14.25x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- 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
- “Post year end, the Company completed on the disposal of an investment property for £6,800,000. The property was classified as held for sale as at 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAVEY, Ruth Elizabeth | Secretary | 2023-04-19 | — | — |
| CORBETT, Sarah Anne | Director | 2026-04-06 | May 1986 | Irish |
| DENNESS, Christopher Ian | Director | 2026-04-06 | Jul 1982 | British |
| FISHER, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2026-04-06 | Jul 1977 | British |
| HAWKSWORTH, Ian David | Director | 2023-03-06 | Dec 1965 | British |
| JOBANPUTRA, Situl Suryakant | Director | 2023-03-06 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MARTIN, Matthew Rhys | Director | 2026-04-06 | Apr 1985 | British |
| OLIVER, William Charles Kenneth | Director | 2026-04-06 | Feb 1992 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BICKELL, Brian | Secretary | 2005-01-19 | 2006-06-07 |
| MARTIN, Desna Lee | Secretary | 2020-02-14 | 2024-09-06 |
| THOMAS, Penelope Ruth | Secretary | 2006-06-07 | 2020-02-14 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-11-19 | 2005-01-19 |
| BICKELL, Brian | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2023-03-06 |
| LANE, Jonathan Stewart | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2013-02-07 |
| MCGRATH, Michelle Veronica Athena | Director | 2024-01-18 | 2025-12-31 |
| PRICE, Andrew James | Director | 2023-03-06 | 2025-12-31 |
| QUAYLE, Simon John | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2023-03-06 |
| WARD, Christopher Peter Alan | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2023-12-22 |
| WELTON, Thomas James Chisnell | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2023-03-06 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-19 | 2005-01-19 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-19 | 2005-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 2
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