PROCTER BROTHERS LTD
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Cash
£290k
-14.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.6m
+10.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
92
-6.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£181k
-30.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,735,845 | £13,079,381 | £12,294,018 | £10,693,798 | -13% | |
| Operating profit | £281,296 | £547,560 | £405,526 | £307,543 | -24.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £177,603 | £365,871 | £258,886 | £180,693 | -30.2% | |
| Net profit | £202,345 | £393,751 | £251,066 | £162,074 | -35.4% | |
| Cash | £256,815 | £392,849 | £338,385 | £290,496 | -14.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,791,171 | £2,273,842 | £2,377,230 | £2,354,027 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £302,345 | £1,217,467 | £1,468,533 | £1,621,207 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £302,345 | £1,217,467 | £1,468,533 | £1,621,207 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 111 | 100 | 98 | 92 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £4,825,014 | £3,862,505 | £3,917,284 | £3,827,033 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £521,155 | £652,903 | £586,081 | £596,769 | +1.8% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.7% | 24.1% | 17.1% | 13.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 79.4% | 73.1% | 65.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.23x | 1.30x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 2.71x | 2.95x | 2.72x | 2.35x |
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
- Kilsby & Williams LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end, the Company undertook a restructuring exercise aimed at improving operational efficiency and strengthening the business for future trading periods.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELWAY, Gary | Secretary | 2020-09-02 | — | — |
| BARRINGTON DAVIES, Andrew John | Director | 2020-09-02 | Jun 1967 | British |
| EVANS, Melloney | Director | 2020-09-02 | Mar 1969 | British |
| EVANS, Richard David | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| GOMAN, Samantha | Director | 2020-09-02 | Feb 1971 | British |
| PROCTER, John Philip | Director | 2020-07-17 | Sep 1982 | British |
| SELWAY, Gary Stephen | Director | 2020-09-02 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALTON, Julian Mcdonald | Director | 2021-04-19 | 2026-04-10 |
| MANN, Jason | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2023-09-14 |
| SHAPLAND, Thomas | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2026-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Philip Procter | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.