PENTAGRAM DESIGN LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8M
-15.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.7M
+2.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£204K
+260.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,958,122 | £14,740,240 | £15,225,750 | £14,393,525 | £14,738,738 | £14,972,901 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £57,767 | £61,487 | £268,566 | +336.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £45,500 | £220,681 | £359,701 | £56,820 | £56,545 | £203,912 | +260.6% | |
| Net profit | £138,500 | £259,532 | £360,000 | £56,820 | £60,000 | £60,000 | 0% | |
| Cash | £6,600,673 | £4,414,524 | £4,283,080 | £3,019,766 | £3,298,802 | £2,773,037 | -15.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,863,838 | £3,218,370 | £3,377,476 | £3,434,296 | £2,600,190 | £7,475,258 | +187.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,863,838 | £2,123,370 | £2,483,370 | £2,540,190 | £2,600,190 | £2,660,190 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £1,863,838 | £2,123,370 | £2,483,370 | £2,540,190 | £2,600,190 | £2,660,190 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 81 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £7,453,450 | £7,998,854 | £8,427,717 | £7,292,803 | £9,298,081 | £7,291,849 | -21.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,052,850 | £3,991,309 | £4,732,410 | £3,310,331 | £5,172,708 | £3,063,131 | -40.8% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 1.7% | 2.4% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 72.0% | 77.8% | 81.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.27x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 6.73x | 8.85x | 3.86x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PENTAGRAM DESIGN LIMITED 1982-05-04 → present
- TETRAQUAD LIMITED 1981-11-25 → 1982-05-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sterling Grove Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PENTAGRAM DESIGN LIMITED · parent
- Pentagram Design Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Move to new London office in Islington. Opened Osh Gallery. Completed numerous high-profile design projects and won several major design awards. Continued diversity initiatives and community engagement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS-KIRTON, Ceyrilia | Secretary | 2023-02-03 | — | — |
| HUDSON-POWELL, Jody | Director | 2020-10-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| HYLAND, Angus George | Director | 2001-02-05 | Mar 1963 | British |
| LIPPA, Domenic | Director | 2007-01-19 | Mar 1962 | British |
| MARSHALL, Jonathan | Director | 2021-10-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| PEARCE, Harry | Director | 2007-01-19 | Oct 1960 | British |
| POWELL, Luke | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
| RUSHWORTH, John | Director | 1993-01-11 | Apr 1958 | British |
| WILLER, Marina Renaux | Director | 2014-10-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARD, Andrew Michael | Secretary | 2006-12-22 | 2007-01-31 |
| ENTWISTLE, Janice Mary | Secretary | — | 2005-10-31 |
| GRAY, Ali | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2006-12-22 |
| O'HERN, Jon Erik | Secretary | 2011-02-11 | 2023-02-03 |
| CAMAMILE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-31 | 2011-02-11 |
| APICELLA, Lorenzo Franco | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2012-10-22 |
| BIBER, James Ross | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2010-10-01 |
| CROSBY, Theo | Director | — | 1994-09-12 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Gerrard | Director | — | 1993-01-11 |
| GRANGE, Kenneth Henry | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| GUTIERREZ, Fernando Jose | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| HILLMAN, David | Director | — | 2007-01-31 |
| KURLANSKY, Mervyn Henry | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| LOBE, Sascha, Prof. | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| MCCONNELL, John | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| OEHLER, Justus Wilhelm | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| RAMCHANDANI, Naresh | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| RUSSELL, William George Cannan | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| WEIL, Daniel | Director | 2012-10-22 | 2012-10-22 |
| WEIL, Daniel | Director | 1995-06-26 | 2020-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentagram Design Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-02-26 | Active |
| Pentagram Design Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-09-12 | Ceased 2024-09-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.