ARGENT (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT) SERVICES LLP
Operating as part of the wider Argent real estate group, this limited liability partnership provides property development and management services.
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Cash
£2M
-69.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.7M
-60.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6.9M
-50.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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
On 1 May 2024 the LLP transferred its trade, employees and operations to Related Argent Limited (the "Business Transfer"). Following completion of the Business Transfer the LLP has ceased to trade as an asset, development and property management business and its trade and operations continued, seamlessly, within Related Argent Limited. ... Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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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 | £46,017,845 | £50,092,377 | £2,977,149 | -94.1% | |
| Operating profit | £9,296,285 | £13,480,584 | £2,702,292 | -80% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,263,079 | £13,904,522 | £6,866,299 | -50.6% | |
| Net profit | -£3,841,219 | — | £4,131,027 | — | |
| Cash | £8,536,093 | £6,631,082 | £2,028,868 | -69.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,468,949 | £14,688,034 | £5,745,442 | -60.9% | |
| Net assets | £15,468,949 | £14,688,034 | £5,745,442 | -60.9% | |
| Equity | £15,468,949 | £14,688,034 | £5,745,442 | -60.9% | |
| Average employees | 181 | 187 | — | — | |
| Wages | £23,894,797 | £22,710,405 | £495,956 | -97.8% | |
| Members' remuneration | £13,104,298 | £13,904,521 | £6,866,299 | -50.6% |
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 | 20.2% | 26.9% | 90.8% | |
| Net margin | -8.3% | — | 138.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 60.1% | 91.8% | 47.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.7% | 43.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.87x | 2.28x | 20.40x |
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
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“On 1 May 2024 the LLP transferred its trade, employees and operations to Related Argent Limited (the "Business Transfer"). Following completion of the Business Transfer the LLP has ceased to trade as an asset, development and property management business and its trade and operations continued, seamlessly, within Related Argent Limited. ... Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2024 the LLP transferred its trade, employees and operations to Related Argent Limited (the "Business Transfer"). Following completion of the Business Transfer the LLP has ceased to trade as an asset, development and property management business and its trade and operations continued, seamlessly, within Related Argent Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBS, Andre | LLP Designated Member | 2012-11-28 | Sep 1970 | — |
| GOODALL, Thomas Bradley | LLP Designated Member | 2020-05-01 | Apr 1983 | — |
| HALL, Morwenna | LLP Designated Member | 2020-05-01 | Nov 1982 | — |
| EVANS, Robert Michael | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | Dec 1970 | — |
| LIGHTBOUND, Michael Bernard | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | Dec 1975 | — |
| SEARL, Nicholas Paul | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | Aug 1964 | — |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLTHORPE, William John Lumsden | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| FREEMAN, Michael Ian | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2021-09-23 |
| FREEMAN, Peter Geoffrey | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2020-10-16 |
| GIDDINGS, Anthony Jan | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| HAZELL, Peter Frank | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2014-12-31 |
| HEATHER, James Anthony Robert | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2015-03-31 |
| MADELIN, Roger Nigel | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| MEIER, Richard Anthony James | LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2018-04-07 |
| PARTRIDGE, David John Gratiaen | LLP Member | 2011-11-21 | 2024-05-01 |
| PROWER, Aubyn James Sugden | LLP Member | 2011-11-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| STRONGMAN, Anna | LLP Member | 2016-05-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| THOMPSON, Jonathan Hugo Eccles | LLP Member | 2013-01-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| WATES, James Garwood Michael, Sir | LLP Member | 2015-05-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| BRITEL PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2024-04-30 |
| HEPHAESTUS REGENERATION LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2014-03-31 |
| PROMETHEUS REGENERATION LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2018-09-18 |
| SISYPHUS LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2014-03-31 |
| TANTALUS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2016-04-06 | 2017-03-28 |
| TANTALUS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2012-11-28 | 2014-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andre Gibbs | Individual | Surplus assets 25–50% (LLP) | 2024-05-01 | Active |
| Mr Robert Michael Evans | Individual | Surplus assets 25–50% (LLP) | 2024-05-01 | Active |
| Jonathan Hugo Eccles Thompson | Individual | Voting 75–100% (LLP) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
| Sir James Garwood Michael Wates | Individual | Voting 75–100% (LLP) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLPSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2025-01-08 | LLPSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2025-01-06 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-11-22 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | LLPSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2024-11-15 | LLPSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2024-06-04 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2023-11-21 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.