SNOWMAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.2m
-27% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£725k
-7% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £556,768 | £712,185 | £795,518 | £757,395 | -4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £431,847 | £604,212 | £667,226 | £650,520 | -2.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £447,432 | £679,382 | £779,793 | £725,095 | -7% | |
| Net profit | £369,484 | £503,314 | £584,386 | £541,008 | -7.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,612,712 | £2,116,026 | £1,700,412 | £1,241,420 | -27% | |
| Net assets | £1,612,712 | £2,116,026 | £1,700,412 | £1,241,420 | -27% | |
| Equity | £1,612,712 | £2,116,026 | £1,700,412 | £1,241,420 | -27% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £16,464 | £19,644 | £18,907 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £1,751 | £128 | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 77.6% | 84.8% | 83.9% | 85.9% | |
| Net margin | 66.4% | 70.7% | 73.5% | 71.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.8% | 28.6% | 39.2% | 52.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.0% | 20.7% | 24.2% | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.84x | 4.14x | 3.17x |
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
- SNOWMAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1982-05-19 → present
- DOTPLACE LIMITED 1981-12-11 → 1982-05-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Company's current trading performance, the sensitivity and reverse stress testing scenarios performed, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of no less than twelve months”
Group structure
- SNOWMAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED · parent
- Snowdog Enterprises Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Sinead Mary | Secretary | 2016-06-30 | — | — |
| DOW, Francesca | Director | 2008-01-08 | Aug 1963 | British |
| GARDINER, Mark William | Director | 2014-03-31 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WELDON, Thomas Daryl | Director | 2012-10-17 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPSOMIDIS, George | Secretary | 2012-01-31 | 2012-10-12 |
| HARVEY, Iain | Secretary | — | 1993-04-29 |
| KAUFFMAN, Norman David | Secretary | 1993-04-29 | 2012-01-31 |
| PEACOCK, Helena Caroline | Secretary | 2012-10-12 | 2016-06-30 |
| ATTENBOROUGH, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 1994-01-27 | 1998-03-09 |
| BRENNAN, Suzanne Margaret | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2014-03-31 |
| CAPSOMIDIS, George | Director | 2012-03-25 | 2012-10-12 |
| COATES, John Piesse | Director | — | 2012-09-16 |
| ENGLE, Cecily Julia | Director | 1998-07-13 | 2002-06-30 |
| FLOYER, Sally Margaret Doris | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2007-11-14 |
| HAGLER, Muna | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2017-07-14 |
| HALL, Stephen Derek | Director | 1994-01-27 | 1998-03-09 |
| HARVEY, Iain | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| KAUFFMAN, Norman David | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| MILNES-SMITH, Philippa Jean | Director | 1998-04-21 | 2001-09-25 |
| WARD, Malcolm Richard | Director | 2007-11-14 | 2011-10-05 |
| WELHAM, Andrew Peter | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2007-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Books Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-10 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.