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Cash

£209K

-22.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£3.2M

+22.9% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

83

+6.4% highest in 6 filed years

Profit before tax

£1.1M

-14.9% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2020-03-312021-03-312022-05-312023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £8,999,476£9,640,353£12,490,357£11,610,013£14,963,257£18,352,602 +22.7%
Operating profit £491,962£741,554£1,445,057£1,279,012 -11.5%
Profit before tax £368,536£556,026£475,271£665,890£1,262,448£1,074,204 -14.9%
Net profit £301,618£482,484£431,413£577,301£1,022,298£840,720 -17.8%
Cash £157,843£1,107,697£148,238£197,162£270,618£209,198 -22.7%
Total assets less current liabilities £1,634,882£1,830,559£2,472,081£2,417,300£3,170,833£3,918,199 +23.6%
Net assets £1,512,358£1,844,842£2,276,255£1,790,310£2,627,608£3,228,328 +22.9%
Equity £1,512,358£1,844,842£2,276,255£1,790,310£2,627,608£3,228,328 +22.9%
Average employees 717781757883 +6.4%
Wages £2,736,630£2,809,235£3,496,804£3,200,497£3,320,213£3,807,439 +14.7%
Directors' remuneration £609,493£525,244£534,207£605,358£657,379£614,645 -6.5%

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 2020-03-312021-03-312022-05-312023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31
Operating margin 3.9%6.4%9.7%7.0%
Net margin 3.4%5.0%3.5%5.0%6.8%4.6%
Return on capital employed 19.9%30.7%45.6%32.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 69.1%60.7%
Current ratio 1.54x1.68x1.40x
Interest cover 29.46x9.80x7.91x6.24x

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

  1. PEARCE SIGNS LIMITED 2005-06-20 → present
  2. INTERSIGN NOTTINGHAM LTD 1996-03-04 → 2005-06-20
  3. PANNELL DESIGN LIMITED 1995-02-09 → 1996-03-04
  4. OFFICEPHOTO LIMITED 1995-01-03 → 1995-02-09

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Page Kirk LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“While the directors consider that the forecasts and factors above support the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis, in accordance with UK auditing and accounting standards, the events and conditions described above are such that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”

Group structure

  1. PEARCE SIGNS LIMITED · parent
    1. Pearce Maintenance Limited 100% · Dormant company

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 14 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SNAITH, Elisabeth Anne Secretary 2007-10-24 British
SHILLING, Paul Director 2022-08-17 Aug 1972 British
SNAITH, Elisabeth Anne Director 2015-05-20 Feb 1960 British
SNAITH, Peter William Director 2007-10-24 Jan 1957 British
Show 14 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BARRATT, Stephen Secretary 2005-07-21 2007-10-24
EVERINGTON, Stephen Grenville Secretary 1995-01-25 2005-07-21
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1995-01-03 1995-01-25
BLACKABY, John Director 2011-08-15 2020-07-31
CROSBY, Darren Paul Director 2014-09-01 2024-09-30
EVERINGTON, Harry Director 2009-06-11 2022-08-26
EVERINGTON, Harry Director 1995-01-25 2007-10-24
EVERINGTON, Stephen Grenville Director 1995-01-25 2007-10-24
GOUNDRY, Christopher Director 2016-01-29 2017-10-10
HUDSON, Martin Douglas Director 2008-04-08 2025-06-02
SCOTT, James Director 2016-01-21 2016-11-11
SNAITH, Peter William Director 2005-07-21 2006-05-05
WILTON-HILLARD, Gareth Arthur Director 2022-08-26 2023-07-31
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1995-01-03 1995-01-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Pearce Global Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Appoints directors (as firm) 2022-08-26 Active
Mrs Elisabeth Anne Snaith Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-08-26
Mr Peter William Snaith Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-08-26

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 143 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-10-11 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-07-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-06-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-10-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-07-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-02-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-08-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-07-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-02-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-01-24 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-01-24 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-01-24 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2022-12-06 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2022-09-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-09-22 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-09-07 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-08-30 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-08-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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