PAGE BROS. (NORWICH) LIMITED
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Cash
£291k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5.6m
Equity attributable
Employees
127
Average over period
Profit before tax
£808k
Period ending 2023-09-30
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,544,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £765,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £808,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £502,000 | — | |
| Cash | £291,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,331,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,633,000 | — | |
| Equity | £5,633,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 127 | — | |
| Wages | £3,822,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £255,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | |
| Interest cover | 10.77x |
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
- Larking Gowen 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
- “Two of Blue Knot Topco1 shareholders were bought out in January 2025.”
- “Geoff Hilton joined as Chief Growth Officer in February 2025 and Spencer Armes joined as Chief Operating Officer in March 2025.”
- “On 28 May 2026, the Company entered into a new loan for £1,625,000 with Royal Bank of Scotland. The loan bears interest of 2.2% above the Bank of England base rate and is repayable in 180 monthly instalments. The loan is secured by a mortgage over the Company's freehold property, a debenture and a cross-guarantee.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTAUGH, Craig Andre | Director | 2007-06-29 | May 1964 | English |
| TUYA, Alejandro | Director | 2020-12-07 | Oct 1982 | Spanish |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Ian | Secretary | — | 2009-12-21 |
| ARMSTRONG, David Michael | Director | — | 2011-04-07 |
| ATTWOOD, Terence Edgar | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2014-06-27 |
| BRIDGES, Paul Malcolm | Director | — | 1992-09-04 |
| BRYANTON, Stephen Anson | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2019-05-31 |
| COMMONS, Stephen Charles | Director | — | 2009-12-21 |
| CONWAY, Simon Peter | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2021-06-29 |
| GREEN, Walter Ian | Director | 2008-03-25 | 2008-07-31 |
| HOLT, David Anthony | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2021-06-29 |
| JOHNSTON, Ian | Director | — | 2007-06-29 |
| LONGFOOT, David Robert | Director | 1992-09-07 | 2015-05-15 |
| LONGFOOT, David Robert | Director | — | 1992-09-04 |
| MCGUCKIAN, Timothy Max | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-11-24 |
| MORRELL, Nicholas Jeremy | Director | — | 1992-09-04 |
| PRICE, William Frederick Ernest | Director | 2008-03-25 | 2008-08-31 |
| PYKE, Steven Richard | Director | 2022-04-12 | 2024-08-16 |
| ROBINSON, John Neil | Director | — | 1992-09-04 |
| RUSSEN, Derek Bertie | Director | 1992-09-07 | 1997-03-27 |
| RUSSEN, Derek Bertie | Director | — | 1992-09-04 |
| SPELMAN, Andrew Mark | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2021-06-29 |
| WARNER, Gregory Giles | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milex Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-06-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.