SEARCH STAR LIMITED
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Cash
£172k
+106.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6m
-47% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£283k
-37.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £3,484,005 | £2,598,188 | £1,536,601 | -40.9% | |
| Operating profit | £84,575 | £184,612 | £28,537 | -84.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £298,374 | £452,252 | £282,890 | -37.4% | |
| Net profit | £227,992 | £337,878 | £232,105 | -31.3% | |
| Cash | £606,037 | £83,199 | £171,665 | +106.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,485,144 | £4,821,371 | £2,553,477 | -47% | |
| Net assets | £4,483,493 | £4,821,371 | £2,553,477 | -47% | |
| Equity | £4,483,493 | £4,821,371 | £2,553,477 | -47% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 16 | 12 | -25% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 7.1% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 13.0% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.8% | 14.8% | 22.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.03x | 6.77x | 4.45x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-07-01 | — | — |
| CARR, Paul Anthony John | Director | 2023-11-01 | May 1969 | American |
| O'BRIEN, Daniel Patrick | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jun 1954 | American |
| PRICE, Una | Director | 2019-05-23 | Nov 1966 | Irish |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNALL-CULLIFORD, Edward Charles | Secretary | 2017-06-28 | 2019-05-23 |
| FALLON, Joanna | Secretary | 2005-07-28 | 2017-06-28 |
| DYE & DURHAM SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-06-18 | 2023-06-02 |
| ARNALL-CULLIFORD, Edward Charles | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2019-05-23 |
| ASH, Jeffrey Neal | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2022-05-15 |
| COWARD, Jason Victor | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2018-12-31 |
| FALLON, Dan Sebastian | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2019-05-23 |
| FALLON, Joanna | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2019-05-23 |
| YEWELL, Smith | Director | 2019-05-23 | 2023-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welocalize Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-23 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Sebastian Fallon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-23 |
| Mrs Joanna Fallon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-10 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
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.