ANGLING DIRECT PLC
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Cash
£11m
-9.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41m
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
505
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+46.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £81,657,000 | £91,339,000 | £103,901,000 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,031,000 | £2,003,000 | £3,336,000 | +66.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,025,000 | £1,958,000 | £2,872,000 | +46.7% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,428,000 | £2,064,000 | +44.5% | |
| Cash | £15,765,000 | £12,060,000 | £10,914,000 | -9.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,685,000 | £56,872,000 | £53,531,000 | -5.9% | |
| Net assets | £38,525,000 | £39,421,000 | £40,831,000 | +3.6% | |
| Equity | £38,525,000 | £39,421,000 | £40,831,000 | +3.6% | |
| Average employees | 446 | 478 | 505 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £10,453,000 | £11,444,000 | £12,659,000 | +10.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,099,673 | £1,098,250 | -0.1% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.6% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.5% | 3.5% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.4% | 42.5% | 37.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.53x | 2.97x | 3.13x | |
| Interest cover | 2.06x | 3.12x | 4.71x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ANGLING DIRECT PLC 2017-06-21 → present
- ANGLING DIRECT LIMITED 2007-12-18 → 2017-06-21
- ANGLING DIRECT (ESSEX) LTD 2004-06-11 → 2007-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our audit work included obtaining an understanding of the Group and its environment. We determined materiality and assessed the risk of material misstatement in the financial statements. In particular we considered where the directors' going concern statements concluded on the appropriate basis of preparation and the assessment performed and disclosed what evidence there was of bias by the Directors that represented a risk of material misstatement was appropriate.”
Group structure
- ANGLING DIRECT PLC · parent
- ADNL B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 February 2026, acquired the business and assets of Jack Frost Tackle Limited (a company registered in England and Wales) for consideration of £0.1m. The business comprised of a single angling retail store in Crawley, UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBORD, Timothy James | Secretary | 2026-03-19 | — | — |
| COPEMAN, Sam | Director | 2023-06-05 | Oct 1978 | British |
| CROWE, Steven | Director | 2020-01-02 | Dec 1974 | British |
| KEEN, Christian | Director | 2022-04-05 | Mar 1964 | British |
| MURPHY, Nicola Sharon | Director | 2022-06-15 | Feb 1964 | British |
| TORRANCE, Andrew James | Director | 2019-10-04 | Dec 1965 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Neil Pryce | Director | 2025-03-03 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPEMAN, Sam | Secretary | 2025-11-28 | 2026-03-19 |
| PAGE, Lynne Alison | Secretary | 2004-06-11 | 2017-06-01 |
| WRIGHT, Shona | Secretary | 2017-06-06 | 2025-11-28 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-11 | 2004-06-11 |
| BAILEY, Darren Ian | Director | 2004-06-11 | 2021-06-23 |
| DAVIES, David Paul Rodwell | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2023-01-31 |
| HIGDON, Julie | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2017-04-06 |
| HILL, William Peter Favor | Director | 2004-06-11 | 2017-04-07 |
| HUNTER, John Lindsay | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2020-01-30 |
| MALTBY, Dilys Lorraine | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2022-06-15 |
| MOON, Stephen Nigel | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2019-01-23 |
| PAGE, Martyn Graham | Director | 2004-06-11 | 2026-01-31 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-11 | 2004-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillages Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
| Mr Martyn Graham Page | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-12 |
| Mr William Peter Favor Hill | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-24 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-05-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-08-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-05-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.