PETERS & MAY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
-23.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2m
-49.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
61
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£803k
+129.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,715,086 | £48,154,500 | £49,171,640 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,356,801 | £320,481 | £965,376 | +201.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,368,256 | £350,167 | £803,290 | +129.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,206,094 | £79,512 | £584,440 | +635% | |
| Cash | £3,426,201 | £3,736,322 | £2,870,140 | -23.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,000,829 | £4,018,591 | £2,186,918 | -45.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,000,829 | £3,880,341 | £1,957,918 | -49.5% | |
| Equity | £4,000,829 | £3,880,341 | £1,957,918 | -49.5% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 60 | 61 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £3,217,191 | £3,274,062 | £3,324,986 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £598,447 | £521,108 | £558,041 | +7.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 0.7% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.9% | 8.0% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.13x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 17.70x | 4.18x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PETERS & MAY LIMITED 1989-04-28 → present
- TASKMARSH LIMITED 1988-11-29 → 1989-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore (South) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PETERS & MAY LIMITED · parent
- Bespoke Load Solutions Limited 100%
- Peters & May France SARL 100%
- Peters & May GmbH 100%
- Peters & May Italy S.R.L. 100%
Significant events
- “A fixed and floating charge over all assets in favour of HSBC UK Bank PLC, dated 30 June 2025, was created during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNER, Mark | Secretary | 2020-03-22 | — | — |
| DERBYSHIRE, Thomas | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| JUDSON, Simon | Director | 2016-11-23 | Jun 1976 | British |
| WOOD, Michael | Director | 2020-02-21 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOURNE, Kenneth John | Secretary | — | 1995-03-31 |
| MCLAREN, Sandra Margaret | Secretary | 2003-09-27 | 2005-12-15 |
| SIMMONDS, Nicholas Gerald | Secretary | 2002-05-02 | 2003-09-27 |
| TATE, Paul Richard | Secretary | 2014-07-07 | 2020-03-22 |
| WILKINSON, Geoffrey Robert | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2002-05-02 |
| WOODS, Kathryn | Secretary | 1995-04-18 | 2002-01-01 |
| SLC REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-12-15 | 2014-07-01 |
| BEAMISH, Shane Patrick | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2010-09-01 |
| BOURNE, Kenneth John | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| CONSTANTINE, Nigel Loudon | Director | 2011-04-19 | 2013-04-02 |
| CONSTANTINE, Nigel Loudon | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2011-04-19 |
| COX, John Phillip | Director | — | 2006-06-22 |
| DRAKE, Jeffrey Ronald | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2008-07-16 |
| HOLLEY, David James | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2020-07-03 |
| JENNER, Mark James | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2013-10-01 |
| JONES, Angus David Bruce | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| MCLAREN, Sandra Margaret | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2005-12-15 |
| PRESCOT, Nigel Kenrick Grosvenor | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2017-08-16 |
| PRESCOT, Nigel Kenrick Grosvenor | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2011-04-19 |
| PRICE, Gerald Alexander | Director | — | 2010-03-01 |
| RYDGREN-KNUDSEN, Jan | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2010-10-28 |
| SUTTON, Timothy James | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2006-11-13 |
| TATE, Paul Richard | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2020-03-22 |
| WEBSTER, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2005-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters & May Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.