SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-27 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+1,820.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£32M
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
841
-18.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13M
-8.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP 2015-06-15 → present
- SHAKESPEARES LEGAL LLP 2011-06-03 → 2015-06-15
- SHAKESPEARE PUTSMAN LLP 2007-04-02 → 2011-06-03
- PUTSMANS LLP 2006-04-11 → 2007-04-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
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SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP·Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,237,000 | £121,192,000 | |
| Operating profit | £10,851,000 | £8,478,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £14,078,000 | £12,926,000 | |
| Net profit | £14,078,000 | £12,926,000 | |
| Cash | £586,000 | £11,256,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,246,000 | £34,574,000 | |
| Net assets | £32,804,000 | £31,652,000 | |
| Equity | £32,804,000 | £31,652,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,032 | 841 | |
| Wages | £43,612,000 | £35,633,000 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 13.5% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.9% | 24.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.9% | 71.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 28.41x | 13.63x |
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 members have prepared forecasts which cover a period of 12 months from signing the financial statements. The members consider through effective financial control there is sufficient headroom on cash reserves to conclude that the group will continue to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. On that basis, the members have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP · parent
- Gregg Latchams Holding Company Limited 100%
- Gregg Latchams Limited 100%
- Gregg Latchams WRH Executor & Trustee Company 100%
- Needham & James Secretarial Services Limited 100%
- Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP 100%
- Law Easier Limited 100%
- Claimeasier Limited 100%
- Moveeasier Limited 100%
- MWB Secretarial Services Limited 100%
- Wynne Baxter Limited 100%
- Norbury Park Nominees Limited 100%
- Shakespeare Legal Services Limited 100%
- SM Client Nominees Limited 100%
- Martineau Secretaries Limited 100%
- Needham & James Services Limited 100%
- Putsmans Limited 100%
- Marjo Nominees Limited 100%
- St. Peter's House Limited 100%
- St Peter's House (Nominees) Limited 100%
- Shakespeares Legal Directors Limited 100%
- SGH Trustees Limited 100%
- Needham & James Limited 100%
- Martineau Johnson Properties Limited 100%
- Legal Solutions Management Limited 100%
- SP Legal Directors Limited 100%
- Berryman Shacklock Limited 100%
- Shakespeare (Nominees) Limited 100%
- Building Bridges (Mediation Services) Limited 100%
- Martineau Johnson Trustees Limited 100%
- Gorrara Haden Limited 100%
- Colmore Square Trustees Limited 100%
- Wood Glaister Limited 100%
- Philsec Limited 100%
- Meaujo Incorporations Limited 100%
- SGH Trustee Services Limited 100%
- SGH Company Secretaries Limited 100%
- Avon Executor and Trustee Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Mayo Wynne Baxter LLP (an entity also within the Ampa group) traded up to 31 October 2024 when its trade and assets were hived up to Shakespeare Martineau LLP and therefore it ceased to trade on this date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEESLEY, Mark Jonathan | Llp Designated Member | 2024-05-22 | Dec 1963 | — |
| SMITH, Alexander Philip | Llp Designated Member | 2024-05-22 | Aug 1976 | — |
| TESTER, Victoria Emma Margaret | Llp Designated Member | 2024-05-22 | Aug 1981 | — |
| AMPA HOLDINGS LLP | Corporate Llp Designated Member | 2021-05-01 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Lesley Ann | Llp Member | 2021-11-08 | Jul 1965 | — |
| DODD, Fiona Margaret | Llp Member | 2024-11-01 | Jan 1973 | — |
| HEMBLADE-PARR, Matthew | Llp Member | 2025-10-01 | Mar 1986 | — |
| LEGGOTT, Loretta Suzanne Elizabeth | Llp Member | 2021-11-08 | Jan 1981 | — |
| LOUIS, Rebecca Miles | Llp Member | 2025-10-01 | Jan 1980 | — |
| ORGILL, Dean | Llp Member | 2024-11-01 | Jan 1963 | — |
| TAIT, Hannah | Llp Member | 2021-11-08 | Dec 1981 | — |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, Peter Mark | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2007-11-30 |
| ALLEN, Finula Mary | Llp Designated Member | 2010-07-01 | 2012-11-30 |
| ASTILL, Simon Peter | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| BABA, Harinder Remmy Singh | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2006-11-30 |
| BATES, Simon Paul | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| BEESLEY, Mark Jonathan | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| BENNETT, Diane Mary | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| BILLYEALD, Charles Patrick | Llp Designated Member | 2010-11-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| BIRCHALL, David | Llp Designated Member | 2006-08-02 | 2007-08-10 |
| BRACKENBURY, Richard | Llp Designated Member | 2010-11-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| BROOKES, Joseph John Hugh, Mister | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2011-03-31 |
| BROWNE, David Alexander Richard | Llp Designated Member | 2015-06-15 | 2021-05-01 |
| BUCKLE, John Edward | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2008-02-08 |
| CHRISTIANSON, Gary Edwin | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| CRUTCHLEY, Paul | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2009-09-30 |
| DAVIS, Lesley Ann | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2010-02-28 |
| DUDLEY, Andrew Phillip | Llp Designated Member | 2010-07-01 | 2016-04-30 |
| ENGLISH, Mark Bernard | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2018-05-31 |
| FATCHETT, Gareth Ward | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| GILMOUR, Simon Paul Nicholas | Llp Designated Member | 2006-08-02 | 2014-02-28 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gareth Hywel | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2006-11-10 |
| HANNINGTON, Anthony Francis | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| HARRIS-JAMES, Kevin Martin | Llp Designated Member | 2010-07-01 | 2013-09-10 |
| HARVEY, Mathew | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| HARVEY, Virginia Clare | Llp Designated Member | 2010-11-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| HUGHES, John Bailey | Llp Designated Member | 2010-07-01 | 2012-02-01 |
| JARVIS, James Paul | Llp Designated Member | 2010-11-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| JONES, Stephen Norris | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| KERR, Andrew Simon David | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| KOOLHOVEN, Robin Dick | Llp Designated Member | 2006-08-02 | 2010-10-31 |
| LANE, Phillip Dudley | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| LIPSCOMBE, Terence John | Llp Designated Member | 2006-04-11 | 2008-03-31 |
| MEARS, Nigel John | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2007-11-30 |
| MEE, Abraham | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| MEREDITH, Paul Kevin | Llp Designated Member | 2007-04-01 | 2008-08-07 |
| MERRELL, Mark | Llp Designated Member | 2013-11-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| MONEY, Beverley Ann | Llp Designated Member | 2006-08-02 | 2011-08-01 |
| PATEL, Kavita | Llp Designated Member | 2021-10-18 | 2024-05-22 |
| PATEL, Kavita | Llp Designated Member | 2015-06-15 | 2021-05-01 |
| PEARS, John David | Llp Designated Member | 2010-11-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Ruth Mary | Llp Designated Member | 2016-01-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| RHODES, Lisa Ann | Llp Designated Member | 2006-07-27 | 2011-03-31 |
| ROSE, Robert Edwin | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| SHIPP, Emma Jane | Llp Designated Member | 2015-06-15 | 2018-09-30 |
| SIMON, John Nicholas | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| SMITH, Alexander Philip | Llp Designated Member | 2014-05-12 | 2021-05-01 |
| SPEDDING, Keith Hamilton | Llp Designated Member | 2021-10-28 | 2024-05-22 |
| SPEDDING, Keith Hamilton | Llp Designated Member | 2006-08-02 | 2021-05-01 |
| STOBART, John | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| TESTER, Victoria Emma Margaret | Llp Designated Member | 2020-09-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| WALKER-SMITH, Sarah Jane | Llp Designated Member | 2020-11-01 | 2024-05-22 |
| WALSH, Brendan Patrick | Llp Designated Member | 2013-05-01 | 2020-03-06 |
| WARBURTON, Steven | Llp Designated Member | 2006-08-02 | 2012-04-04 |
| WHELAN, Pamela Alma | Llp Designated Member | 2008-07-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Andrew Rigg | Llp Designated Member | 2015-06-15 | 2024-05-22 |
| WOOLFE, Stephen Howard | Llp Designated Member | 2012-09-01 | 2016-04-30 |
| JOHN EDMOND LIMITED | Corporate Llp Designated Member | 2016-06-15 | 2018-07-31 |
| ADAMS, Andrew Carl | Llp Member | 2015-06-15 | 2021-05-01 |
| ADEY, Robert Charles | Llp Member | 2006-07-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| AKRAM, Rehan | Llp Member | 2009-11-23 | 2011-10-31 |
| ALBAGHDADI, Allawee | Llp Member | 2021-03-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| ANDERSON, Emma Mary | Llp Member | 2013-06-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| ANDREWS, Herbert | Llp Member | 2010-07-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| ANSELL, Thomas Matthew | Llp Member | 2020-08-05 | 2021-05-01 |
| ARCHER, John Alexander James | Llp Member | 2017-02-27 | 2020-05-31 |
| ATTRIDE, Catriona | Llp Member | 2011-05-03 | 2015-10-02 |
| BAGGOTT, Anthony | Llp Member | 2006-07-27 | 2008-03-31 |
| BAILEY, David Allen Jackson | Llp Member | 2015-06-15 | 2016-10-31 |
| BARKER, William Thomas | Llp Member | 2015-06-15 | 2016-04-29 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, Mark James | Llp Member | 2015-06-15 | 2021-05-01 |
| BATES, Cheryl Louise | Llp Member | 2015-06-15 | 2017-02-28 |
| BAYLIS, Steven | Llp Member | 2012-09-01 | 2021-04-29 |
| BAYNE JARDINE, Charles James | Llp Member | 2016-01-11 | 2019-12-17 |
| BELL-GAM, Winston Ibifubara Leopold | Llp Member | 2017-01-03 | 2018-11-19 |
| BLAND, Adrian Dennis | Llp Member | 2015-01-01 | 2021-04-29 |
| BLIZZARD, Keith | Llp Member | 2010-06-15 | 2016-12-31 |
| BOLTON, Richard Alan | Llp Member | 2007-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| BOTTERILL, Lisa Louise | Llp Member | 2017-11-16 | 2021-05-01 |
| BOTTERILL, Lisa Louise | Llp Member | 2012-09-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| BOTTERILL, Roy | Llp Member | 2012-04-02 | 2021-05-01 |
| BOVINGTON, Victoria Lea | Llp Member | 2017-11-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| BOWNS, Helen Louise | Llp Member | 2020-05-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| BREAKWELL, Andrew Martin | Llp Member | 2012-09-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| BRIGGS, Nicholas James | Llp Member | 2006-08-02 | 2021-05-01 |
| BRYANT, Emma Joan | Llp Member | 2019-11-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| BUDD, Neil Gerard | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| CARTLEDGE, Anna Lowri | Llp Member | 2021-04-12 | 2021-05-01 |
| CHALCRAFT, Stephen Michael | Llp Member | 2017-02-23 | 2018-07-27 |
| CHANDLER, John Roger | Llp Member | 2015-06-15 | 2018-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampa Holdings Llp | Corporate entity | voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-limited-liability-partnership, right-to-share-surplus-assets-75-to-100-percent-limited-liability-partnership | 2021-05-01 | Active |
| Ms Sarah Jane Walker-Smith | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-members-limited-liability-partnership | 2019-02-01 | Ceased 2021-05-01 |
| Mr Andrew Rigg Whitehead | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2018-12-03 | Ceased 2021-05-01 |
| Mr Andrew Paul Raynor | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-members-limited-liability-partnership | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2019-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 845 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-10-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-09-30 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-08-19 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | LLMR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date limited liability partnership | |
| 2024-11-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-11-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-11-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-11-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-07-25 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-22 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-05-22 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-05-22 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+16.3%
£104,237,000 £121,192,000
-
Cash
+1,820.8%
£586,000 £11,256,000
-
Net assets
-3.5%
£32,804,000 £31,652,000
-
Employees
-18.5%
1,032 841
-
Operating profit
-21.9%
£10,851,000 £8,478,000
-
Profit before tax
-8.2%
£14,078,000 £12,926,000
-
Wages
-18.3%
£43,612,000 £35,633,000
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