N. PEAL (RETAIL) LIMITED
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Cash
£7m
+10.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+9.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
90
+12.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+19.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,305,317 | £20,828,956 | £23,833,385 | £25,281,281 | £28,768,692 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,601,705 | £1,735,789 | £2,133,179 | £3,236,742 | £3,833,692 | +18.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,574,793 | £1,669,262 | £1,968,259 | £3,210,110 | £3,848,619 | +19.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,422,419 | £2,411,077 | £2,857,210 | +18.5% | |
| Cash | £4,177,565 | £2,382,661 | £3,513,182 | £6,312,067 | £6,971,281 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,684,848 | £5,966,168 | £7,358,587 | £11,190,404 | £10,106,670 | -9.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,684,848 | £5,602,168 | £6,774,587 | £9,185,664 | £10,042,874 | +9.3% | |
| Equity | £5,684,848 | £5,602,168 | £6,774,587 | £9,185,664 | £10,042,874 | +9.3% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 90 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | £2,445,798 | £2,891,610 | £3,373,780 | £3,113,683 | £3,695,997 | +18.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £69,943 | £77,372 | £77,187 | £68,820 | £68,820 | 0% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 12.8% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.0% | 9.5% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.2% | 29.1% | 29.0% | 28.9% | 37.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 45.9% | 43.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.34x | 3.12x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | 59.52x | 26.09x | 12.93x | — | 39.62x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite these risks and having assessed the Company's financial position, budgets and cashflow forecasts for the period ending 31 December 2027, the Director has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for more than a year from the signing of these accounts. Accordingly, the Director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- N. PEAL (RETAIL) LIMITED · parent
- Blue Sky Cashmere Ltd 100%
- N.Peal (USA) inc. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Ian | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | — | — |
| HOLDSWORTH, Adam | Director | 2006-12-13 | May 1966 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALKINGHAM, Nicholas Bruce | Secretary | 2006-12-13 | 2015-06-01 |
| KLEPPEN, Margaret Louise | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2021-06-01 |
| FALKINGHAM, Nicholas Bruce | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2015-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Sprite Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-02-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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.