PRODUCTION BUREAU LIMITED
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Cash
£447K
-70.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
-1.4% vs 2024
Employees
103
+4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£504K
+13.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,958,939 | £12,479,065 | £12,878,081 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £345,254 | £506,191 | £549,230 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £290,936 | £445,287 | £503,689 | +13.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £203,335 | £331,890 | £342,866 | +3.3% | |
| Cash | £857,590 | £1,663,699 | £765,987 | £1,508,567 | £447,376 | -70.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,825,554 | £3,680,610 | £3,133,097 | £2,813,348 | £2,679,075 | -4.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,095,486 | £2,503,375 | £2,321,539 | £2,303,429 | £2,271,295 | -1.4% | |
| Equity | £2,095,486 | £2,503,375 | £2,321,539 | £2,303,429 | £2,271,295 | -1.4% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 74 | 102 | 99 | 103 | +4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,736,632 | £3,848,821 | £4,089,861 | +6.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £440,425 | £488,842 | £502,963 | +2.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 11.0% | 18.0% | 20.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 61.8% | 63.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.14x | 1.06x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.26x | 8.31x | 12.06x |
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
- Auditor
- MA Partners Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing forecasts, cash flow projections, and available financial resources, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operating for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDMONDS, Sally-Ann | Director | 2007-01-30 | Mar 1967 | British |
| FRANTOM, Adrian John | Director | 2021-05-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| GREENFIELD, Ian Martin | Director | 2000-12-07 | Jul 1964 | British |
| GREENFIELD, Rebecca Grace | Director | 2013-03-25 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MAYES, Adam David | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jan 1987 | British |
| SNOWLING, Edward Christopher | Director | 2009-07-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGUS, Emma | Secretary | 2010-08-01 | 2012-01-23 |
| KINGSLEY, Timothy Robert | Secretary | 2000-12-07 | 2010-06-23 |
| CREDITREFORM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-11-28 | 2000-12-07 |
| CAMERON, Charlotte | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-10-30 |
| DELAP, Michael Jonathan Sinclair | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2015-07-16 |
| KINGSLEY, Timothy Robert | Director | 2000-12-07 | 2010-06-23 |
| REID, Angus | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2016-04-25 |
| CREDITREFORM LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-11-28 | 2000-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomcrown Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.