PENNANT INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
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Cash
-£213K
+90.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.9M
-17.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
115
-17.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.6M
+15.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have concluded that there are scenarios whereby the levels of forecast new business converted, or the timings of conversion are delayed which represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £15,535,000 | £13,775,000 | £9,662,000 | -29.9% | |
| Operating profit | £95,000 | -£2,602,000 | -£2,240,000 | +13.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£367,000 | -£3,041,000 | -£2,564,000 | +15.7% | |
| Net profit | -£933,000 | -£2,575,000 | -£2,254,000 | +12.5% | |
| Cash | £1,099,000 | -£2,285,000 | -£213,000 | +90.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,745,000 | £8,904,000 | £7,589,000 | -14.8% | |
| Net assets | £9,817,000 | £8,344,000 | £6,909,000 | -17.2% | |
| Equity | £9,817,000 | £8,344,000 | £6,909,000 | -17.2% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 139 | 115 | -17.3% | |
| Wages | £8,690,000 | £8,327,000 | £6,705,000 | -19.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £813,000 | £905,000 | £850,000 | -6.1% |
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 | 0.6% | -18.9% | -23.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.0% | -18.7% | -23.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | -29.2% | -29.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.5% | 47.6% | 43.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.08x | 0.65x | |
| Interest cover | 0.21x | -5.86x | -6.89x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- PENNANT INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC 1998-02-12 → present
- THE COURT TRUST LIMITED 1996-06-06 → 1998-02-12
- THE COURT TRUST (1996) LIMITED 1996-04-18 → 1996-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have concluded that there are scenarios whereby the levels of forecast new business converted, or the timings of conversion are delayed which represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt upon the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- PENNANT INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · parent
- Pennant International Limited 100%
- Pennant Rail Holdings Limited 100%
- Track Access Productions Limited 100%
- Pennant SIP Trustee Limited 100%
- Pennant Canada Limited 100%
- Pennant Australasia Pty Limited 100%
- Pennant Information Services Inc 100%
- Pennant America Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK, Louise Emily | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| WALKER, Philip Henry | Secretary | 2026-02-13 | — | — |
| DIGHE, Ian Robert | Director | 2024-02-07 | Sep 1955 | British |
| KEMPSTER, Jonathan | Director | 2024-07-18 | Jan 1963 | British |
| VAN DER LEEST, Klaas Peter | Director | 2024-09-03 | Nov 1966 | Dutch |
| WALKER, Philip Henry | Director | 2014-11-03 | Jun 1980 | British |
| WIGGINS, Darren John | Director | 2024-11-20 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, David | Secretary | 2017-06-15 | 2026-01-14 |
| WALKER, Philip Henry | Secretary | 2014-11-03 | 2017-06-15 |
| WALLER, John Mark | Secretary | 1996-04-18 | 2014-11-03 |
| BARNES, Gary Robert | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-11-21 |
| BRINSON, Michael John | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-08-13 |
| CLEMENTS, David Joseph | Director | 2017-10-11 | 2026-01-14 |
| COTTON, Philip James | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2024-07-17 |
| MOORE, Simon Alick | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2021-06-02 |
| PEARCE, Steven Max | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2008-05-13 |
| PONSONBY, John Maurice Maynard | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2022-10-22 |
| POWELL, Christopher Charles | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2019-05-01 |
| POWELL, Jennifer Katherine | Director | 2010-11-03 | 2016-03-03 |
| RICE, Timothy Julian | Director | 2016-09-26 | 2018-09-24 |
| SKATES, Mervyn John | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| SNOOK, Christopher | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2017-02-21 |
| THOMPSON, Joseph John James | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2004-12-31 |
| WALLER, John Mark | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2014-12-31 |
| WALLER, John Mark | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2014-12-31 |
| WALLER, John Mark | Director | 1996-04-18 | 2014-11-03 |
| WILKINSON, Deborah Janet | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.