PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7M
-58.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£42M
+4.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
290
+4.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-47.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,584,268 | £38,728,449 | £36,954,616 | £36,946,788 | £38,399,003 | £41,482,507 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £6,134,431 | £5,169,240 | £3,436,147 | £3,851,636 | £3,655,483 | £1,981,504 | -45.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,193,641 | £5,267,060 | £3,473,832 | £3,990,577 | £3,837,155 | £2,016,811 | -47.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,973,264 | £4,237,680 | £2,342,025 | £3,176,348 | £3,036,453 | £1,699,164 | -44% | |
| Cash | £6,839,416 | £9,412,551 | £9,051,951 | £9,212,976 | £8,900,995 | £3,681,640 | -58.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,999,646 | £32,258,458 | £35,229,883 | £38,859,044 | £41,960,287 | £43,638,240 | +4% | |
| Net assets | £27,714,783 | £31,952,463 | £34,294,488 | £37,470,836 | £40,507,289 | £42,206,453 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £27,714,783 | £31,952,463 | £34,294,488 | £37,470,836 | £40,507,289 | £42,206,453 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 206 | 223 | 284 | 272 | 277 | 290 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £10,398,654 | £12,627,205 | £11,599,235 | £10,416,559 | £11,517,714 | £13,264,380 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,408,913 | £3,663,603 | £1,896,277 | £1,904,463 | £1,319,136 | £2,024,504 | +53.5% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.2% | 13.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 9.5% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 10.9% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.9% | 16.0% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 8.7% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.03x | 4.02x | 4.47x |
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
- Dains Audit (Scotland) Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNIFFE, Sheena Johnston | Director | 2015-06-19 | Apr 1972 | British |
| HEGARTY, Gerald Patrick | Director | — | Oct 1940 | British |
| KIRKBRIDE, Laura | Director | 2025-08-07 | Apr 1980 | British |
| MACDONOUGH, Colette Frances | Director | 2023-12-07 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MACDONOUGH, Stephen James | Director | 1993-05-27 | Mar 1962 | British |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Stephen | Director | 2017-01-04 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Brian | Secretary | — | 2024-09-27 |
| AITKEN, Brian | Director | — | 2020-12-09 |
| BURNS, Margaret Bell | Director | — | 2000-06-21 |
| CONNOLLY, Michael John | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2000-06-21 |
| FRASER, Gilbert William | Director | 1989-04-04 | 1990-12-21 |
| MACDONOUGH, Colette Frances | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2023-09-07 |
| MACDONOUGH, Gordon S | Director | — | 2000-06-21 |
| MCPARTLAND, Simon | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2025-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gerard Patrick Hegarty | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-25 | 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
- 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.