SHAFTESBURY AV 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
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£849M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£88M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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 | £45,173,000 | £60,781,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£26,662,000 | £110,497,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£44,097,000 | £87,929,000 | |
| Net profit | -£44,097,000 | £87,929,000 | |
| Cash | £2,813,000 | £2,137,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,211,147,000 | £1,294,312,000 | |
| Net assets | £765,885,000 | £848,524,000 | |
| Equity | £765,885,000 | £848,524,000 | |
| 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 | -59.0% | 181.8% | |
| Net margin | -97.6% | 144.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | 8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.1% | 36.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | -1.52x | 4.84x |
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. Having assessed the going concern position of the group, the Directors consider that the group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current economic climate. As a consequence of this, the Directors consider that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Profit before tax for the year was GBP87,929,000 (2023: GBP44,097,000 loss). The performance for the year was largely due to the GBP77,753,000 gain on revaluation of investment property.”
- “The final dividend for the 15-month period ended 31 December 2023 of GBP5,289,482 (2023: GBP5,239,143) was paid during the year.”
- “MVA McGrath was appointed as a director on 18 January 2024.”
- “The Group (Shaftesbury Capital PLC) is committed to meeting its 2030 carbon reduction targets and has reset its Net Zero Carbon target to 2040, aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), achieving SBTi validation in January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 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 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Desna Lee | Secretary | 2020-02-14 | 2024-09-06 |
| THOMAS, Penelope Ruth | Secretary | 2015-01-08 | 2020-02-14 |
| BICKELL, Brian | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2023-03-06 |
| 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 | 2015-01-08 | 2023-03-06 |
| WARD, Christopher Peter Alan | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2023-12-22 |
| WELTON, Thomas James Chisnell | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2023-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Av Investment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| 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 | |
| 2025-12-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-04 | 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 updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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