PLACING PLATFORM LIMITED
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Cash
£7.6m
+253.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£45m
+56.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+48.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.8m
-331.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £37,606,000 | £34,029,000 | £31,605,000 | -7.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,381,000 | £2,294,000 | -£3,468,000 | -251.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,844,000 | £1,656,000 | -£3,838,000 | -331.8% | |
| Net profit | -£5,826,000 | £1,638,000 | -£3,838,000 | -334.3% | |
| Cash | £12,389,000 | £2,156,000 | £7,617,000 | +253.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,119,000 | £41,257,000 | £44,919,000 | +8.9% | |
| Net assets | £27,119,000 | £28,757,000 | £44,919,000 | +56.2% | |
| Equity | £27,119,000 | £28,757,000 | £44,919,000 | +56.2% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 43 | 64 | +48.8% | |
| Wages | £3,687,514 | £3,713,935 | £5,135,241 | +38.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £116,014 | £984,000 | +748.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £5,132 | £40,850 | +696% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £81,207 | £629,450 | +675.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -14.3% | 6.7% | -11.0% | |
| Net margin | -15.5% | 4.8% | -12.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -12.8% | 5.6% | -7.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.0% | 40.2% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.43x | 1.39x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | -11.57x | 3.59x | -9.35x |
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
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the Company's financial position, cash flow forecasts and available funding arrangements and are satisfied that the Company has sufficient resources to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company has made a repayment of £5 million towards its loan facility with the Society of Lloyd's.”
- “On 29 June 2026, the loan agreement was amended to extend the repayment period to 31 December 2028. Interest remains at 4.25% per annum to 31 December 2026 and will be charged at 6.25% per annum from 1 January 2027.”
- “During the year, the Company received capital contributions totalling £20 million from its member, PPL Technologies Group Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARORA, Amit | Director | 2024-11-14 | Oct 1977 | British |
| MASON, John Bernard | Director | 2024-11-14 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONIFACE, Simon Peter | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2024-11-14 |
| BUTT, Theodore Simon Acton | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2023-05-18 |
| COLLINS, Jason Hugh | Director | 2021-06-08 | 2023-08-17 |
| CROFT, Aileen Johanna | Director | 2018-10-18 | 2022-06-16 |
| CULHAM, Paul Michael | Director | 2017-01-04 | 2018-12-13 |
| DAVISON, Victoria Catherine | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2016-06-08 |
| EMRICH, Justin Scott | Director | 2018-08-13 | 2024-11-14 |
| GAFFNEY, Simon William | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2016-09-08 |
| GRANT, Lancelot Walker | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2016-01-21 |
| GRAY, Calvin | Director | 2023-07-20 | 2024-11-14 |
| HEARN, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2023-08-17 | 2024-11-14 |
| HICKS, Steven George | Director | 2022-02-17 | 2024-11-14 |
| HISKETT, John Lee | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2021-11-08 |
| HOUGH, David Anthony | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOWE, Sarah Jane | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2024-11-14 |
| JACK, Paul Vincent | Director | 2017-01-11 | 2022-08-31 |
| JAMES, Robert Vince | Director | 2021-11-08 | 2023-06-29 |
| KEESE, Burkhard Rudolf | Director | 2022-02-17 | 2024-11-14 |
| LAWRENCE, Paul | Director | 2017-01-12 | 2018-08-13 |
| LEDGER, David George | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-03-29 |
| MADDERN, Kirk Stuart | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2023-12-21 |
| MASOJADA, Bronislaw Edmund | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2023-07-31 |
| MILLER, Kevin | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2016-02-26 |
| MORRIS, David Ernest | Director | 2023-08-16 | 2024-11-14 |
| MOTWANI, Ketan | Director | 2023-08-17 | 2024-05-28 |
| NEWTON, Paul | Director | 2017-01-06 | 2017-03-15 |
| RIGBY, Jennifer | Director | 2020-06-05 | 2022-01-20 |
| ROY, Catherine | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2024-11-14 |
| ROY, Catherine | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2014-05-31 |
| RUGGE-PRICE, Barnaby Douglas | Director | 2017-01-11 | 2021-04-16 |
| RUSHIN, Adam | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2017-01-12 |
| SHANAGHY, Nathan Patrick | Director | 2018-04-11 | 2020-11-12 |
| SMITH, Carl Jonathan | Director | 2016-06-17 | 2018-10-18 |
| SMITH, Louise Marie | Director | 2020-06-05 | 2021-10-15 |
| SPANO, Steven Anthony | Director | 2016-05-04 | 2018-03-29 |
| SPINK, Hayley Dana | Director | 2020-06-05 | 2021-04-16 |
| SUMMERS, Ian Charles | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2014-03-31 |
| TOSAR, Alpesh | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2024-02-22 |
| UNSWORTH, Matthew John | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2024-11-14 |
| UNSWORTH, Matthew John | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2022-11-18 |
| WEBB, Thomas Fraser | Director | 2022-10-20 | 2024-11-14 |
| WILLIAMS-WALKER, Nicholas Toby | Director | 2019-11-20 | 2024-11-14 |
| WILLIAMS-WALKER, Nicholas Toby | Director | 2017-11-08 | 2019-05-08 |
| WILLIAMS-WALKER, Nicholas Toby | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2016-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ppl Technologies Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2024-11-14 | Active |
| The Society Of Lloyd's | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2020-06-05 | Ceased 2024-11-14 |
| Lloyd's Market Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-14 |
| London And International Insurance Brokers Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-14 |
| International Underwriting Association Of London Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.