SYCAMORE (PETERBOROUGH) LIMITED
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Cash
£420
-99.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
103
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
-202.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Post year-end, group breached bank loan covenants due to trading pressures and cost increases, creating a material uncertainty about its ability to continue as a going concern. However, based on forecasts, funding, shareholder support & management actions, directors believe obligations can be met for 12+ months, so accounts prepared on going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £75,458,075 | £75,306,064 | £74,711,435 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,227,273 | £1,615,996 | -£329,576 | -120.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,882,624 | £987,117 | -£1,016,100 | -202.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,553,653 | £742,145 | -£750,854 | -201.2% | |
| Cash | £3,281,025 | £551,577 | £420 | -99.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,739,031 | £11,957,135 | -6.1% | |
| Net assets | £11,965,844 | £12,707,989 | £11,957,135 | -5.9% | |
| Equity | £11,965,844 | £12,707,989 | £11,957,135 | -5.9% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 101 | 103 | +2% | |
| Wages | £3,673,443 | £3,549,336 | £3,718,524 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £99,955 | £0 | £161,160 | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 2.1% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 1.0% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.7% | -2.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.03x | 1.82x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | 6.46x | 2.57x | -0.48x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Post year-end, group breached bank loan covenants due to trading pressures and cost increases, creating a material uncertainty about its ability to continue as a going concern. However, based on forecasts, funding, shareholder support & management actions, directors believe obligations can be met for 12+ months, so accounts prepared on going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In the periods following the year end, the group breached certain financial covenants relating to bank loans in the parent company. These breaches have continued into the subsequent financial year ending 30 April 2026. Further details and the implications of these matters on the group's going concern assessment are set out in note 2.3.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, David Christopher | Director | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
| HAMBLIN, Ilse-Charlotte | Director | 1993-10-22 | Aug 1940 | German |
| HAMBLIN, Samantha Caroline | Director | 2014-04-29 | Nov 1974 | British |
| KELLY, Jaime | Director | 2021-05-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBLIN, Peter Richard | Secretary | — | 2015-05-01 |
| HAMBLIN, John Malcolm | Director | — | 2002-02-14 |
| HAMBLIN, Peter Richard | Director | — | 2015-05-01 |
| HAMBLIN, Samantha Caroline | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2010-04-30 |
| MORRIS, Carl Andrew | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2022-08-05 |
| PRINCE, Antony Charles | Director | 1993-10-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| SLEAFORD, Bryan | Director | 1993-12-04 | 2016-06-27 |
| STONE, Daniel Lee | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2019-09-18 |
| WENSAK, Alan Robertson | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Garage (Uppingham) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.