SUCCESSION ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
-26.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3m
-35.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £11,310,000 | £9,200,000 | £7,079,000 | -23.1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,441,000 | £3,454,000 | £2,233,000 | -35.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,807,000 | £3,478,000 | £2,253,000 | -35.2% | |
| Net profit | £4,340,000 | £3,947,000 | £2,254,000 | -42.9% | |
| Cash | £1,423,000 | £1,218,000 | £1,138,000 | -6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,753,000 | £29,692,000 | £21,932,000 | -26.1% | |
| Net assets | £25,731,000 | £29,678,000 | £21,932,000 | -26.1% | |
| Equity | £25,731,000 | £29,678,000 | £21,932,000 | -26.1% | |
| Average employees | 9 | 10 | 12 | +20% | |
| Wages | £674,000 | £902,000 | £1,010,000 | +12% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £454,000 | £578,000 | £495,000 | -14.4% |
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 | 39.3% | 37.5% | 31.5% | |
| Net margin | 38.4% | 42.9% | 31.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 11.6% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | 12.14x | 18.20x | 17.26x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that they are satisfied the Company has adequate resources to continue its business and, on this basis, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The going concern assessment has been prepared up to the period ending 30 June 2027. ... the Company would remain compliant with all FCA capital and liquidity requirements and would remain a going concorn throughout the forecast period.”
Significant events
- “The Group launched Succession Giving in 2009 which has supported a variety of both national and local causes. Nationally, the Group supported Young Lives v Cancer in 2024 and 2025 raising a total of £88,300 across the two year period.”
- “In addition to the above, in April and September the Group held its "Communities Days" where colleagues could donate a working day and dedicate this time to raising funds for charity or spending time in the local community. In 2025, employees across the Group completed more than 840 volunteer hours.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-05-01 | — | — |
| MARSDEN, Simon Roger | Director | 2024-02-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| TUNSTALL, Michael John | Director | 2025-06-12 | Sep 1989 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHGATE, Peter Edward | Secretary | 2008-09-30 | 2014-10-23 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-30 | 2008-09-30 |
| CAPTIEUX, Christian Marcel | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2018-06-20 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Simon John | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| CHARLES, Simon Mark | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2018-06-20 |
| DAVEY, John Arthur | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2014-04-07 |
| DOWNING, Wadham St. John | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2021-04-01 |
| DRY, Debra Marie | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2016-11-03 |
| GOODALL, Richard Arthur | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2017-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Steven Allen | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2010-12-23 |
| HEARN, David Lovat | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2011-02-03 |
| HERSKIND, Kenn Jorgensen | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2013-09-27 |
| HILL, Michael John | Director | 2015-02-19 | 2020-01-23 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher Guy | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2014-04-07 |
| MCMAHON, Paul | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2017-10-12 |
| MORRISH, Paul Stephen | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2018-06-20 |
| PARSONS, Timothy George Arnold | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2014-04-07 |
| PIERCE, Raymond Francis | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2009-11-25 |
| PIERCE, Raymond Francis | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2014-04-07 |
| PUDDEPHATT, Susan Marie | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2020-03-11 |
| RHODES, Richard John | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2014-11-01 |
| SHAH, Sanjay | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2018-07-11 |
| SHIPWAY, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2009-12-17 | 2017-05-01 |
| SMITH, Andrew James | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2012-07-05 |
| STEVENSON, James Alexander | Director | 2018-06-20 | 2024-01-31 |
| STEVENSON, James Alexander | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2016-11-03 |
| SWAIN, Joanne Lesley | Director | 2022-11-16 | 2025-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, Simon | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2026-01-27 |
| WARDROP, Alan Watt | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2011-09-30 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-09-30 | 2008-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Succession Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-11 | Active |
| Succession Newco2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-18 | Ceased 2018-06-21 |
| Succession Newco1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-18 | Ceased 2016-08-18 |
| Succession Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-08-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-01-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.