PBE GROUP LTD
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Cash
£766K
+119.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£5.1M
-75.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
6
-14.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.2M
+5% 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.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£39,000 | -£425,000 | -£729,000 | -71.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,993,000 | -£2,293,000 | -£2,179,000 | +5% | |
| Net profit | -£2,024,000 | -£2,293,000 | -£2,179,000 | +5% | |
| Cash | £675,000 | £349,000 | £766,000 | +119.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£602,000 | -£2,895,000 | £13,036,000 | +550.3% | |
| Net assets | -£602,000 | -£2,895,000 | -£5,074,000 | -75.3% | |
| Equity | -£602,000 | -£2,895,000 | -£5,074,000 | -75.3% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 6 | -14.3% | |
| Wages | £1,299,000 | £1,157,000 | £2,100,000 | +81.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £950,000 | £746,000 | £1,327,000 | +77.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 107.3% | 112.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.36x | 0.43x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | -0.20x | -0.42x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PBE GROUP LTD · parent
- Pyott Boone Holdings Inc. 100%
- Pyott- Boone Electronics Inc. 100%
- PBE Australia Ltd 100%
- PBE Axell Pty Ltd 100%
- Pyott-Boone Electronics Canada Limited 100%
- PBE Europe Limited 100%
- PBE South Africa Proprietary Limited 100%
- PBE Rutherford Mining Pty Ltd 100%
- ADE Power Pty Ltd 100%
- PBE ADX (India) Private Limited 100%
- PBE Rutherford Pte. Ltd. 100%
- ADE Power Limited 100%
- PBE Power S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “N J Hamway resigned on 26 March 2026 from the board of PBE Group Ltd.”
- “C Ashworth was appointed on 26 March 2026 to the board of PBE Group Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIBBS, David Michael | Secretary | 2024-11-26 | — | — |
| ASHWORTH, Christopher Sean | Director | 2026-03-26 | Aug 1964 | American |
| CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY, Robert James | Director | 2017-12-18 | Aug 1950 | Australian |
| CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY, Stuart James | Director | 2017-05-03 | Sep 1980 | Australian |
| ICKERINGILL, Peter Damian Joseph | Director | 2024-09-17 | Jun 1960 | Australian |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLASSBURN, Christa | Secretary | 2017-05-03 | 2021-07-05 |
| ROBER, Gustav Alexander | Secretary | 2021-07-05 | 2024-11-26 |
| BEELER, Roderick Charles | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2020-05-13 |
| FREEMAN, Peter John | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2022-02-07 |
| GLASSBURN, Christa | Director | 2020-08-05 | 2024-09-26 |
| HAMWAY, Nigel Jonathon | Director | 2022-02-22 | 2026-03-26 |
| ROBER, Gustav Alexander | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2024-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert James Champion De Crespigny | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-11-27 | Active |
| Mrs Melanie Grace Champion De Crespigny | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-11-27 | Active |
| Mrs Marie Louise Zammit | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-10-12 | Ceased 2024-11-27 |
| Ms Annabel Said | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-02-21 | Ceased 2024-11-27 |
| Mr Malcolm Keith Becker | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-02-21 | Ceased 2024-11-27 |
| Mr Eugene Warrington | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-02-21 | Ceased 2024-11-27 |
| Ms Emily Burgess | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2023-02-21 | Ceased 2023-07-31 |
| Pbe Investors Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-03 | Ceased 2023-02-21 |
| Pbe Investors Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-03 | Ceased 2017-05-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.