SOVEREIGN GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
-15.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.6m
+26.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
175
+9.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+2.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,627,575 | £18,422,672 | £20,363,454 | £19,333,233 | £23,546,628 | +21.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,379,248 | £825,258 | £1,467,427 | £1,758,480 | £1,803,036 | +2.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,395,247 | £792,478 | £1,422,116 | £1,745,687 | £1,783,741 | +2.2% | |
| Net profit | -£1,266,909 | £825,637 | £1,003,551 | £1,389,156 | £1,375,265 | -1% | |
| Cash | £1,730,246 | £1,399,441 | £1,852,332 | £3,495,217 | £2,944,653 | -15.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,547,619 | £4,230,052 | £4,590,442 | £4,871,436 | £6,010,447 | +23.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,852,867 | £3,678,504 | £4,256,322 | £4,395,478 | £5,570,743 | +26.7% | |
| Equity | £2,852,867 | £3,678,504 | £4,256,322 | £4,395,478 | £5,570,743 | +26.7% | |
| Average employees | 172 | 166 | 147 | 160 | 175 | +9.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,208,928 | £4,285,397 | £5,085,062 | +18.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.9% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | -10.0% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -38.9% | 19.5% | 32.0% | 36.1% | 30.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.3% | 43.2% | 44.0% | 47.6% | 48.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.42x | 2.24x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | -86.21x | 25.18x | 32.39x | 52.92x | 39.18x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SOVEREIGN GROUP LIMITED 1985-04-26 → present
- SOVEREIGN FRAMES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1985-04-26
- SOVEREIGN ALUMINIUM FRAMES LIMITED 1973-01-05 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Pierce C A Limited
- 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”
Significant events
- “Post year end, on 2 April 2026, the ultimate controlling party became Inwido UK Limited.”
- “In April 2026, 70% of the holding company, Vale Street Holdings Limited was sold to Inwido AB.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULLIN, Malin | Director | 2026-04-02 | Jan 1972 | Swedish |
| FITTON, David James | Director | 2007-05-01 | Dec 1964 | British |
| ISAKSSON, Claes | Director | 2026-04-02 | Jun 1969 | Swedish |
| OPITZ, Jonna | Director | 2026-04-02 | Jul 1969 | Swedish |
| WEIR, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESWICK, Betty | Secretary | — | 1998-03-10 |
| JOHNSTON, Mark Ronald | Secretary | 2020-09-16 | 2020-12-01 |
| KLUCZNIAK, Lorraine | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2020-09-16 |
| MACKIE, Angus John Kinmond | Secretary | 1999-05-11 | 2011-05-31 |
| WEIR, Gordon Alexander | Secretary | 1998-03-10 | 1999-05-11 |
| ABBOTT, Peter | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2000-12-22 |
| AUSTIN, Frances Anne | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2023-12-06 |
| BESWICK, Betty | Director | — | 1998-03-10 |
| BESWICK, John | Director | — | 1993-04-09 |
| BREARLEY, Robert Gordon | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2019-07-12 |
| CARLIN, Peter | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| CLOVER, David Andrew | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2014-07-08 |
| CRAIG, Alistair William | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| CRAIG, Alistair William | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-05-29 |
| CROSSLEY, Steven | Director | 1996-05-21 | 1998-04-24 |
| FITTON, David James | Director | 1994-08-17 | 2001-09-07 |
| GARNETT, Anthony | Director | — | 1996-06-21 |
| GIBSON, Jason | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2025-01-12 |
| HALL, John Steven | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2017-10-31 |
| HALL, John Steven | Director | — | 2000-12-18 |
| IRVING, Paul Gerard | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2000-04-12 |
| JOHNSTON, Mark Ronald | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2020-10-26 |
| MACKIE, Angus John Kinmond | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2015-08-03 |
| MANNING, Kevin | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2017-01-26 |
| MANNING, Kevin | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2008-06-13 |
| MEADLEY, Timothy | Director | 2006-01-09 | 2006-05-02 |
| MILLIGAN, Glenn | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2020-01-23 |
| PARK-DAVIES, John | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2017-04-30 |
| PICKTON, Alan Robert | Director | 1997-01-02 | 1997-06-16 |
| PROSZEK, Michael Alfred | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| PROSZEK, Michael Alfred | Director | 1998-10-19 | 2005-04-04 |
| PROSZEK, Michael Alfred | Director | 1995-06-13 | 1996-05-21 |
| ST QUINTIN, Ross John | Director | 2005-04-04 | 2006-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Glenn | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2010-12-01 |
| WEIR, Gordon Alexander | Director | 1998-03-10 | 1999-04-12 |
| WOOD, Sarah-Jane | Director | — | 1998-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austhall Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-10-31 | Active |
| Mrs Frances Anne Austin | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-28 | Ceased 2023-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.