SPON GLOBAL LTD
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Cash
£980k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7.9m
Equity attributable
Employees
47
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£932k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-03.
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,014,135 | £18,801,049 | £11,815,257 | £14,044,030 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,782,555 | £2,423,709 | £260,433 | -£909,587 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,782,556 | £2,451,700 | £256,875 | -£931,874 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,076,074 | £1,957,064 | £234,519 | -£666,829 | — | |
| Cash | £4,358,075 | £2,968,676 | £4,559,297 | £1,677,713 | £2,846,214 | £980,333 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,874,683 | £4,891,801 | £6,359,847 | £8,338,647 | £8,624,409 | £7,954,078 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,872,935 | £4,890,099 | £6,358,145 | £8,315,209 | £8,549,728 | £7,882,903 | — | |
| Equity | £3,872,935 | £4,282,071 | £6,358,145 | £8,315,209 | £8,549,728 | £7,882,903 | — | |
| Average employees | 14 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 45 | 47 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £441,760 | £542,081 | £631,973 | £1,297,013 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £49,000 | £67,675 | £93,230 | £136,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £2,100 | £3,889 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 7 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 25.3% | 12.9% | 2.2% | -6.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 18.8% | 10.4% | 2.0% | -4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 43.8% | 29.1% | 3.0% | -11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.3% | 7.5% | 18.2% | 21.5% | 36.9% | 31.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.68x | 3.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 89.74x | 8.17x | -18.90x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, the Company has incurred losses during the year and is reliant on continued financial support from its shareholders to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- SPON GLOBAL LTD · parent
- Spon Global Inc 100%
- Give Me Cosmetics Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, Platinum SPV Limited and Spon Global Midco Limited, being the ultimate and immediate parent undertakings respectively at 31 December 2025, entered administration.”
- “Spon Global Group Holdings Limited is owned by Beechbrook Mezzanine GP Limited, Beechbrook UK SME Credit III GP LP and Daniel Fletcher.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITZGERALD, Jonathon | Director | 2026-09-10 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKWORTH, Andrew James | Director | 2023-12-22 | 2026-02-24 |
| FLETCHER, Daniel | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| GEDMAN, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2023-12-22 | 2026-02-24 |
| MILLS, Luke Thomas | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2023-12-22 |
| STEWART, Kyle | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-22 | Active |
| Mr Luke Thomas Mills | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-21 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
| Mr Daniel Fletcher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-16 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.