288 GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1M
-27.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£25M
+9.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
229
-2.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-52.2% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £46,969,999 | £45,003,024 | £41,435,875 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £5,019,054 | £4,113,878 | £1,592,331 | -61.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,070,436 | £4,319,466 | £2,063,928 | -52.2% | |
| Net profit | £4,631,353 | £3,238,891 | £2,399,946 | -25.9% | |
| Cash | £2,481,574 | £9,818,758 | £7,085,319 | -27.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,397,803 | £22,663,625 | £24,836,640 | +9.6% | |
| Net assets | £19,397,803 | £22,636,694 | £24,836,640 | +9.7% | |
| Equity | £19,397,803 | £22,636,694 | £24,836,640 | +9.7% | |
| Average employees | 243 | 235 | 229 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £9,499,488 | £9,585,588 | £9,393,427 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,224,296 | £1,388,013 | £981,494 | -29.3% |
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 | 10.7% | 9.1% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 7.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.9% | 18.2% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.3% | 17.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.81x | 5.79x | 9.47x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- 288 GROUP LIMITED 2006-06-09 → present
- THE WESTMINSTER COLLECTION LIMITED 1987-09-24 → 2006-06-09
- WORLD CUP MASTERFILE LIMITED 1987-04-02 → 1987-09-24
- VILLANELLE LIMITED 1986-03-14 → 1987-04-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. No material uncertainties identified relating to events or conditions that 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- 288 GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Sitters Limited 100%
- The Westminster Collection Limited 100%
- CPM Coins Limited 100%
- Beacon Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “contingent liabilities of £120,000 (2024: £120,000) for indemnities in favour of HM Revenue and Customs. These arose in the normal course of business and no liabilities are expected to arise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWEN, Peter Daniel | Secretary | 1998-06-30 | — | British |
| ALLEN, Katharine | Director | 2026-04-30 | Mar 1997 | British |
| ALLEN, Max | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jun 1997 | British |
| ALLEN, Stephen Richard | Director | — | Oct 1959 | British |
| GLEN, Ian | Director | 1998-06-30 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLABON, Maryanne May | Secretary | — | 1998-06-30 |
| CAMPBELL, Alexander | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2021-05-07 |
| ELLWOOD, Rupert James | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2022-12-14 |
| LEAVESLEY, Jason Mark | Director | 2005-08-18 | 2012-03-26 |
| MACKENZIE, Lucy | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2023-05-10 |
| OWEN, Peter Daniel | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| PARKES, Robin | Director | 2019-07-05 | 2023-05-10 |
| ROBINSON, Peter John | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2019-07-05 |
| WALLACE, Alan Wesley | Director | 2007-10-03 | 2010-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Richard Allen | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-11 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.