NORSE SOUTH WEST LIMITED
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Cash
£961K
+25,364.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+20.9% vs 2024
Employees
855
+13.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£456K
-18.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,797,776 | £18,561,423 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £560,196 | £652,750 | +16.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £560,196 | £455,620 | -18.7% | |
| Net profit | £418,425 | £341,631 | -18.4% | |
| Cash | £3,774 | £961,030 | +25,364.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,634,915 | £1,976,546 | +20.9% | |
| Equity | £1,634,915 | £1,976,546 | +20.9% | |
| Average employees | 753 | 855 | +13.5% | |
| Wages | £8,195,682 | £10,482,600 | +27.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £104,059 | £96,652 | -7.1% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.31x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- NORSE SOUTH WEST LIMITED 2022-05-03 → present
- DEVON NORSE LIMITED 2011-03-07 → 2022-05-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company should be able to operate within its current facilities due to strong forecasts and a letter of support from the parent company, Norse Group Limited, confirming financial support for at least 12 months. This allows the preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis despite the uncertain economic outlook.”
Significant events
- “The decrease in revenue is due to a reduction in the volume of catering services provided during the year with lower passthrough of direct costs. This has been mitigated by an increase in the volume of cleaning work and contract uplifts.”
- “Profit before tax has reduced due to one off charges relating to the renewal of the property lease.”
- “Changes in the average number of employees reflects movements in TFM contracts during the year, particularly within the cleaning and catering operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Helena Rosemary | Director | 2025-10-22 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SEALEY, Melanie Jane | Director | 2022-07-14 | Jun 1965 | British |
| TANSLEY, Andrew George | Director | 2025-02-17 | Nov 1984 | British |
| VENN, Leroy John | Director | 2026-01-01 | Feb 1989 | British |
| WILBY, Matthew John | Director | 2014-04-01 | May 1974 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Hilary Louise | Secretary | 2012-01-23 | 2019-01-07 |
| MERRICKS, Andrew John | Secretary | 2011-03-07 | 2012-01-23 |
| BEALE, Raymond Frank | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| BERRY, Edgar John | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2013-06-07 |
| BROOK, Francis Jeremy | Director | 2022-07-22 | 2025-05-04 |
| CARLE, Neil Robert | Director | 2023-03-06 | 2025-02-12 |
| CHANNON, Christine, Cllr | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2015-07-06 |
| FULLER, Patricia | Director | 2017-04-10 | 2019-06-05 |
| GALLIFORD, Justin Frederick Lloyd Charles | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2023-03-06 |
| GRIBBLE, George John, Cllr | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2022-07-14 |
| HAFFENDEN, Deborah | Director | 2022-07-14 | 2025-10-13 |
| HAWES, Peter Michael | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2016-11-03 |
| HOPKINS, Martin Christopher | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2017-01-25 |
| JAY, Christopher | Director | 2025-05-12 | 2026-01-01 |
| MADDOX, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2020-02-06 |
| ROBINSON, Alan James | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2022-03-11 |
| SELLIS, Deborah Katherine Anne | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2022-07-14 |
| TANSLEY, Andrew George | Director | 2024-11-14 | 2024-11-19 |
| VANSTONE, Daniel Christopher | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2024-11-14 |
| WETTELAND, Dean Thorvald | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2020-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norse Commercial Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Devon County Council | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.