ANCHOR GROUP SERVICES LTD
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Cash
£3
-50% vs 2023
Net assets
£361K
+135.3% vs 2023
Employees
797
+13.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£802K
+238.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,730,155 | £25,840,058 | +24.6% | |
| Operating profit | £403,968 | £1,047,047 | +159.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £236,976 | £802,239 | +238.5% | |
| Net profit | £199,735 | £518,217 | +159.5% | |
| Cash | £6 | £3 | -50% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £635,872 | £1,380,644 | +117.1% | |
| Net assets | £153,238 | £360,524 | +135.3% | |
| Equity | £153,238 | £360,524 | +135.3% | |
| Average employees | 701 | 797 | +13.7% | |
| Wages | £14,735,861 | £17,978,813 | +22% | |
| 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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.5% | 75.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 2.42x | 4.28x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- McEwan Wallace Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ANCHOR GROUP SERVICES LTD · parent
- Anchor Security Services Limited 100%
- Anchor Cleaning Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2023 was identified as a year of strategic investment and consolidation, and the results in 2024 validate that approach. Investments in digital infrastructure, workforce development, and service innovation have positioned the Group to respond effectively to market demands and cost pressures.”
- “During the year, the Group moved their head office premises to Carlton House, Sandpiper Way, Chester Business Park, Chester, CH4 9QE and entered a new five year lease with Wastdale Investments Limited for the rental of the premises at £81,575 per annum exclusive of VAT.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARPER, Andrew William | Director | 2006-11-08 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HILES, Lorraine | Director | 2012-09-18 | May 1969 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Richard Henry | Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2021-06-25 |
| D & D SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2006-11-08 |
| DWYER, Daniel James | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2006-11-08 |
| POWELL, Adrian Wilfred | Director | 2006-11-08 | 2011-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew William Harper | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-08-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-09-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.