THE PROPERTY FRANCHISE GROUP PLC
The Property Franchise Group PLC is an AIM-listed property franchisor operating multiple estate agency, lettings, and financial services brands including Martin & Co, Belvoir, Hunters, EweMove, and Fine & Country.
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Cash
£11M
+161.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£155M
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
349
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24M
+70.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £27,278,000 | £67,310,000 | £84,264,000 | +25.2% | |
| Operating profit | £9,264,000 | £15,237,000 | £23,874,000 | +56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,014,000 | £14,304,000 | £24,358,000 | +70.3% | |
| Net profit | £7,370,000 | £10,132,000 | £19,074,000 | +88.3% | |
| Cash | £7,642,000 | £4,163,000 | £10,885,000 | +161.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,734,000 | £181,018,000 | £186,647,000 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £40,815,000 | £144,095,000 | £155,038,000 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £40,815,000 | £144,158,000 | £155,075,000 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 176 | 316 | 349 | +10.4% | |
| Wages | £7,939,000 | £15,501,000 | £16,988,000 | +9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,073,000 | £1,767,000 | £725,000 | -59% |
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 | 34.0% | 22.6% | 28.3% | |
| Net margin | 27.0% | 15.1% | 22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.8% | 8.4% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.2% | 29.4% | 24.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 0.89x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | 25.95x | 12.75x | 19.98x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE PROPERTY FRANCHISE GROUP PLC 2017-03-16 → present
- MARTINCO PLC 2013-10-15 → 2017-03-16
- MARTIN & CO FRANCHISE PLC 2013-10-07 → 2013-10-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded after reviewing these budgets, projections and forecasts and making appropriate enquiries of the business, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE PROPERTY FRANCHISE GROUP PLC · parent
- Belvoir Group Limited 100%
- Belvoir Property Management (UK) Limited 100%
- BMA Bristol Limited 100%
- Brook Financial Services Ltd 100%
- EweMove Sales & Lettings Ltd 100%
- GPEA Limited 100%
- Country Properties Franchising Ltd 100%
- Hunters Financial Services Limited 100%
- Hunters Franchising Limited 100%
- Hunters (Midlands) Limited 100%
- Hunters Property Group Limited 100%
- Hunters Property Limited 100%
- MAB (South West) Ltd 100%
- Martin & Co (UK) Limited 100%
- Mullucks Franchising Limited 100%
- Mr & Mrs Clarke Ltd 100%
- Newton Fallowell Limited 100%
- Northwood GB Limited 100%
- RealCube Limited 100%
- Smart Advice Financial Solutions Ltd 85%
- The Mortgage Genie Limited 80%
- The TIME Group Ltd 100%
- TIME Mortgage Experts Limited 100%
- Whitegates Estate Agency Limited 100%
- White Kite Holdings 2021 Limited 100%
- White Kite Ltd 100%
- White Kite (Leicester) Limited 100%
- Xperience Franchising Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Successful integration of Belvoir Group PLC and GPEA Limited, owner of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country brands following their acquisitions in 2024.”
- “Successfully launched TPFG Privilege, a franchise division-focused initiative split into three streams that deliver cost savings and new income opportunities across the network.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVINE, Claire Georgina | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | — | — |
| BROOK, Michelle | Director | 2024-03-07 | Mar 1967 | British |
| DI-STEFANO, Jon Graham | Director | 2024-03-07 | Sep 1974 | British |
| DODDS, Benjamin Peter | Director | 2025-01-02 | Jan 1988 | British |
| GEORGE, Paul | Director | 2024-03-07 | Dec 1960 | British |
| LATHAM, Paul Martin James | Director | 2013-12-17 | Dec 1955 | British |
| NOYCE, Claire Louise | Director | 2023-06-01 | Dec 1972 | British |
| SAMPLES, Gareth Meirion | Director | 2020-04-30 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, Louise Joan | Secretary | 2024-06-07 | 2025-04-30 |
| MCBRIDE, Susan Lesley | Secretary | 2015-05-07 | 2016-03-31 |
| RAGGETT, David | Secretary | 2022-07-01 | 2024-06-07 |
| RAGGETT, David Arthur | Secretary | 2020-02-12 | 2021-11-01 |
| RAGGETT, David Arthur | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2016-04-21 |
| RAGGETT, David Arthur | Secretary | 2013-10-07 | 2015-05-07 |
| SCOTT, Benjamin | Secretary | 2021-11-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| VARLEY, Christopher Raymond | Secretary | 2016-04-21 | 2020-02-11 |
| CROOKS, Philip James | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2024-03-07 |
| FIELDING, Dean Andrew | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2025-11-30 |
| FREW, Glynis Joan | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2022-03-31 |
| MARTIN, Richard Wilson | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2024-03-07 |
| RAGGETT, David Arthur | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2025-01-02 |
| WILSON, Ian | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2020-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Wilson Martin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.