NOVA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£90k
+69.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.2m
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
157
-1.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£49k
-86% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,283,118 | £16,073,665 | £18,572,864 | £16,176,633 | £14,838,106 | £13,292,397 | -10.4% | |
| Operating profit | £150,420 | £630,004 | — | £426,813 | £423,235 | £97,407 | -77% | |
| Profit before tax | £108,626 | £578,107 | £496,810 | £374,857 | £352,322 | £49,166 | -86% | |
| Net profit | £97,352 | £450,056 | £456,088 | £248,749 | £261,308 | £35,427 | -86.4% | |
| Cash | £54,438 | £53,886 | £380,842 | £555,465 | £53,063 | £90,045 | +69.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,042,379 | £9,224,971 | £9,312,375 | £9,318,910 | £9,247,647 | £9,148,817 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,633,688 | £7,273,744 | £7,704,832 | £7,928,581 | £8,164,889 | £8,190,316 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £5,633,678 | £7,273,744 | £7,704,832 | £7,928,581 | £8,164,889 | £8,190,316 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 179 | 185 | 197 | 171 | 160 | 157 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £3,774,343 | £4,333,376 | £5,440,659 | £4,856,501 | £4,238,876 | £4,243,423 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £241,112 | £373,330 | £1,065,899 | £873,304 | £322,126 | £399,323 | +24% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £117,700 | £92,950 | £46,800 | -49.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £564,227 | £101,250 | £85,059 | -16% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 3.9% | — | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 6.8% | — | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.4% | 49.2% | 46.8% | 44.1% | 40.1% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.51x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 3.60x | 12.14x | — | 7.57x | 5.83x | 2.02x |
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
- NOVA GROUP LIMITED 1991-01-24 → present
- NOVALEX LIMITED 1983-09-22 → 1991-01-24
- NOVALEX (ALUMINIUM) LIMITED 1980-07-01 → 1983-09-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Matravers
- 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”
Group structure
- NOVA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Altrincham Glass Company Limited 100%
- Novapane Insulating Glass Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FELSTEIN, Katie Louise | Secretary | 2019-06-03 | — | — |
| FELSTEIN, Simon Michael | Secretary | 1999-03-18 | — | British |
| CARTER, Douglas John | Director | 2025-12-12 | Jan 1973 | British |
| CORRIE, Paul | Director | 2009-07-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| FELSTEIN, Simon Michael | Director | 2000-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| RIDGARD, Stephen William | Director | 2009-01-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| WOOTTON, Ian | Director | 2012-01-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTAGE, Robin William | Secretary | — | 1999-01-11 |
| SPROSTON, Ian | Secretary | 1999-01-11 | 1999-03-18 |
| BURROWS, Philip | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| DAULBY, Bernard James | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| FELSTEIN, Rosina Lesley | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2019-06-03 |
| PRESTAGE, Robin William | Director | — | 1999-01-11 |
| SPROSTON, Dianne | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| SPROSTON, Ian | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Double Glazing Systems Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-06-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2018-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.