SHIPLEYS LLP
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Cash
£594K
-81.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.6M
-55.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
172
+13.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9M
-7.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
We draw attention to the going concern accounting policy included in the notes to the financial statements, which explains the transfer of its trade, assets and liabilities to its parent undertaking and has ceased trading. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,933,208 | £22,173,270 | £23,696,835 | +6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,848,464 | £9,341,596 | £8,780,696 | -6% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,916,433 | £9,599,462 | £8,865,136 | -7.6% | |
| Net profit | £6,916,433 | £9,599,462 | £8,865,136 | -7.6% | |
| Cash | £3,052,640 | £3,151,679 | £593,980 | -81.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,809,261 | £10,278,942 | £4,559,158 | -55.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,809,261 | £10,278,942 | £4,559,158 | -55.6% | |
| Equity | £6,809,261 | £10,278,942 | £4,559,158 | -55.6% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 151 | 172 | +13.9% | |
| Wages | £5,071,929 | £5,657,455 | £7,017,304 | +24% | |
| Members' remuneration | £5,153,054 | £6,540,326 | — | — |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 38.2% | 42.1% | 37.1% | |
| Net margin | 38.6% | 43.3% | 37.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 100.6% | 90.9% | 192.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.14x | 3.80x | 1.62x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“We draw attention to the going concern accounting policy included in the notes to the financial statements, which explains the transfer of its trade, assets and liabilities to its parent undertaking and has ceased trading. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Group structure
- SHIPLEYS LLP · parent
- Abacus Fiscal Solutions Limited 100%
- Shipleys Computer Supplies Limited 100%
- Shipleys Probate Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The LLP ceased to trade on 30 April 2025 with all trade being transferred to its parent LLP Moore Kingston Smith LLP from 1 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
19 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Stephen John | LLP Designated Member | 2008-01-02 | Jul 1963 | — |
| HARDY, Timothy Edward | LLP Designated Member | 2016-05-01 | Jun 1980 | — |
| JELL, Stewart Alexander Edward | LLP Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | Dec 1975 | — |
| JOBERNS, Stephen Lewis | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | Aug 1969 | — |
| KINTON, Joseph | LLP Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | May 1979 | — |
| MEADOWS, Matthew James | LLP Designated Member | 2024-10-29 | Jul 1977 | — |
| MOLONEY, Shane Gerard | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | Dec 1961 | — |
| TYLER, Graham Arthur | LLP Designated Member | 2024-10-29 | Jan 1961 | — |
| WOOD, Robert Buckley | LLP Designated Member | 2015-05-01 | Jul 1984 | — |
| MOORE KINGSTON SMITH LLP | Corporate LLP Designated Member | 2024-10-29 | — | — |
| BOURNE, Terrence William | LLP Member | 2020-03-19 | Jul 1984 | — |
| CHEEMA, Gurvir Singh | LLP Member | 2022-06-24 | Jul 1989 | — |
| CONNEELY, Peadar Sean | LLP Member | 2023-08-01 | Jun 1971 | — |
| CRUICKSHANKS, Nancy Jane | LLP Member | 2008-05-01 | Mar 1959 | — |
| GILMAN, Lauren Victoria | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | Jun 1988 | — |
| HANLON, Stephen Charles | LLP Member | 2020-08-12 | Mar 1980 | — |
| HARDY, Dean Phillip David | LLP Member | 2022-07-07 | Jan 1980 | — |
| LUCKETT, Michael David | LLP Member | 2006-01-11 | Sep 1956 | — |
| RICHARDSON, Mark John | LLP Member | 2023-08-01 | Mar 1969 | — |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIDNELL, Benjamin | LLP Designated Member | 2007-05-22 | 2026-05-08 |
| FISHER, Guy Norman | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2012-04-30 |
| HARTLES, David Francis | LLP Designated Member | 2018-10-08 | 2018-10-08 |
| HENMAN, Jane Marion Ann | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2012-04-30 |
| JEFFCOTT, Steven John | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2012-01-31 |
| MCCUIN, John Spencer | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2008-04-30 |
| ROBERTS, Kenneth Sidney | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2017-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Simon William | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2023-04-30 |
| RYMAN, Stephen Blandford | LLP Designated Member | 2007-04-02 | 2017-04-30 |
| VASSILIOU, Demetrakis | LLP Designated Member | 2006-01-11 | 2012-04-30 |
| WHITING, Susan May | LLP Designated Member | 2007-04-02 | 2008-04-30 |
| AMBROSEWICZ, Agnieszka Anna | LLP Member | 2015-07-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| BEIGHTON, Conrad | LLP Member | 2009-05-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| BHALLA, Tajinder Singh | LLP Member | 2018-03-01 | 2019-11-29 |
| DAVIDSON, Anthony Peter | LLP Member | 2012-05-01 | 2015-02-28 |
| EVANS, Simon James | LLP Member | 2007-04-02 | 2008-07-04 |
| HARPER, Fiona Catherine | LLP Member | 2011-11-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| HASELTON, Gary Neville | LLP Member | 2006-01-11 | 2012-01-31 |
| HESLOP, Oliver Michael | LLP Member | 2010-06-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| MEIN, Alastair William | LLP Member | 2006-01-11 | 2012-01-31 |
| MITCHELL, Calvin Anthony | LLP Member | 2011-05-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| NORRIS, Sanchia Wendy | LLP Member | 2006-01-11 | 2006-09-30 |
| SANGHRAJKA, Jayant | LLP Member | 2009-11-02 | 2015-01-31 |
| SMAILES, Robert | LLP Member | 2007-04-02 | 2011-12-31 |
| VAN ROSS, Hannah Marie | LLP Member | 2022-05-01 | 2025-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Kingston Smith Llp | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% (LLP), Surplus assets 75–100% (LLP), Appoints members (LLP) | 2024-10-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | LLPSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2025-04-30 | LLPSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement limited liability partnership | |
| 2025-03-05 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | LLAP02 | officers | Appoint corporate member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-11-21 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-11-21 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-10-23 | LLMR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full limited liability partnership | |
| 2024-08-15 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-08-07 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2023-08-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2023-06-14 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.