PENNYFARTHING CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Cash
£590k
-21.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.2m
+17.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
72
+1.4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£589k
+100.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,902,708 | £24,807,691 | £25,650,359 | £33,359,882 | £39,712,491 | +19% | |
| Operating profit | £29,679 | £24,847 | £188,857 | £308,485 | £607,492 | +96.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,098 | £23,665 | £176,730 | £294,244 | £589,472 | +100.3% | |
| Net profit | £20,950 | £17,774 | £178,015 | £294,244 | £337,606 | +14.7% | |
| Cash | £473,226 | £2,039,854 | £44,191 | £754,204 | £589,527 | -21.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,311,429 | £1,309,450 | £1,734,337 | £2,093,970 | £2,484,195 | +18.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,271,546 | £1,289,320 | £1,597,497 | £1,891,741 | £2,229,347 | +17.8% | |
| Equity | £1,271,546 | £1,289,320 | £1,597,497 | £1,891,741 | £2,229,347 | +17.8% | |
| Average employees | 74 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £2,802,744 | £3,888,636 | £3,285,390 | £3,245,535 | £3,738,241 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 1.9% | 10.9% | 14.7% | 24.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.32x | 1.31x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | 8.29x | 21.02x | 15.57x | 21.66x | 33.71x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS (Reading) Limited
- 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Sales activity remained variable throughout the period and the mixed messaging and lack of Government stimulus to the Housing sector during the summer of 2025 certainly caused further uncertainty.”
- “Interest rates remained elevated for much of the period as the Bank of England continued its efforts to manage inflation.”
- “Although there were glimmers of hope that inflationary pressures were easing the recent conflict in the Middle East has pushed up fuel prices and borrowing costs have remained high relative to historical levels, directly impacting mortgage affordability and buyer demand.”
- “During the year the Group also entered into a Revolving Credit Facility of £70 million which demonstrates the supportive nature its lending partners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Mark | Secretary | 2002-09-03 | — | British |
| ADAMS, Daniel | Director | — | Sep 1966 | British |
| ADAMS, Mark | Director | — | Nov 1968 | British |
| ADAMS, Trevor Ruben | Director | — | Aug 1942 | British |
| DUKES, Matthew Shane Sebastian | Director | 2010-11-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURDIDGE, Alan John | Secretary | — | 2002-09-03 |
| ADAMS, Dean | Director | — | 2006-09-19 |
| HURDIDGE, Alan John | Director | — | 2002-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennyfarthing Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.