SPREAD CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-16 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+62.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+78.6% vs 2023
Employees
29
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+155.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,898,079 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£300,787 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£305,627 | — | -£6,077,036 | £3,391,901 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£305,627 | — | -£5,872,778 | £4,270,750 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £4,249,534 | — | £7,336,718 | £11,953,785 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £11,577,910 | — | £5,291,895 | £9,452,645 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £11,469,220 | £8,809,236 | — | £11,577,910 | — | £5,291,895 | £9,452,645 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 28 | — | 29 | 29 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,526,355 | — | £1,761,822 | £2,253,973 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -7.7% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -7.8% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -2.6% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -10.43x | — | — | — |
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
- Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company recorded a net trading profit of £3.2m compared to a loss of £5.7m in 2023 which was due to improved market volatility in financial markets and products.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTLEY, Julian Conway | Director | 2011-12-15 | Apr 1952 | British |
| PABARI, Ajay | Director | 2005-11-07 | Oct 1959 | British |
| THAKRAR, Bharat Kumar Hirji | Director | 2011-12-15 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Emma Jayne | Secretary | 2005-12-15 | 2009-11-20 |
| SH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-07 | 2005-12-15 |
| FUNNELL, Matthew Leslie | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2009-10-16 |
| MAY, Carolyn Anne Louise | Director | 2009-01-09 | 2009-10-26 |
| PABARI, Neil | Director | 2007-06-19 | 2008-12-10 |
| SILVESTER, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2013-01-23 |
| WRIGHT, Emma Jane | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2007-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread Co Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2017-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+62.9%
£7,336,718 £11,953,785
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
0%
29 29
-
Profit before tax
+155.8%
-£6,077,036 £3,391,901
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+27.9%
£1,761,822 £2,253,973
highest in 3 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