PRAETURA ASSET FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£5.4m
+722.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£10m
+66.5% vs 2023
Employees
35
+12.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4.2m
+13.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2024-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,666,728 | £29,873,828 | +37.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,674,395 | £4,164,308 | +13.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,674,395 | £4,164,308 | +13.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,674,395 | £4,164,308 | +13.3% | |
| Cash | £661,623 | £5,443,532 | +722.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £204,701,716 | £291,158,593 | +42.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,265,380 | £10,429,688 | +66.5% | |
| Equity | £6,265,380 | £10,429,688 | +66.5% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 35 | +12.9% | |
| Wages | £1,599,284 | £2,320,049 | +45.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £557,955 | £673,381 | +20.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £37,296 | £94,206 | +152.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £187,840 | £232,868 | +24% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.0% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.3% | 96.7% | |
| Current ratio | 7.82x | 11.62x | |
| Interest cover | 0.25x | 0.21x |
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.
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELLOR, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 2026-04-29 | — | — |
| DALZELL, Michael Ian | Director | 2016-10-18 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HEALD, Daniel Adam | Director | 2022-06-20 | Feb 1976 | British |
| MCCLELLAND, Michael Philip | Director | 2023-04-20 | Nov 1962 | British |
| O'REILLY, Peadar James | Director | 2019-02-08 | Nov 1976 | Irish |
| SIMMONS, Richard | Director | 2017-12-15 | Feb 1978 | British |
| SUMMERS, Jack Daniel | Director | 2017-11-27 | Sep 1984 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Daryl | Secretary | 2014-05-01 | 2019-02-08 |
| WALLING, Michael | Secretary | 2019-02-08 | 2026-04-29 |
| GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-01 |
| FLETCHER, Michael James | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-09-20 |
| FOREMAN, David Christopher | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2018-09-20 |
| FOREMAN, David Christopher | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-11-11 |
| GILES, Christopher Michael | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2013-11-28 |
| HARTLEY, Michael Christopher | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2023-06-09 |
| JOHNSON, Daryl Lee | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2023-06-23 |
| O'REILLY, Peadar James | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-09-20 |
| WARD, Michael James | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-01 |
| GATELEY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praetura Asset Finance (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2026-07-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.