CHASE SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED
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Cash
£265K
-46.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
263
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£949K
+40.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,482,901 | £21,975,050 | £21,348,019 | -2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,181,322 | £663,756 | £913,877 | +37.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,191,571 | £674,921 | £948,927 | +40.6% | |
| Net profit | £944,633 | £409,777 | £675,794 | +64.9% | |
| Cash | £512,512 | £499,469 | £265,486 | -46.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,941,648 | £10,350,762 | £11,026,556 | +6.5% | |
| Net assets | £9,940,985 | £10,350,762 | £11,026,556 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £9,940,985 | £10,350,762 | £11,026,556 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 283 | 274 | 263 | -4% | |
| Wages | £13,988,911 | £14,453,367 | £13,952,665 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £466,766 | £407,064 | £374,977 | -7.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 1.9% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | 6.4% | 8.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.81x | 4.93x | 4.32x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHASE SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED 1997-12-23 → present
- WJB (481) LIMITED 1997-11-03 → 1997-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company continues to trade profitably, and this is expected to continue. The directors have prepared group cash flow forecasts, which include this company, and these indicate that the group and Chase Search & Selection Limited will have sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due and will be able to operate within the banking covenants of the parent company, Nutrix Capital Limited, with sufficient headroom. The group manages bank facilities and cash flow on a group treasury basis. Based on the group wide forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and continue to use the going concern basis in preparation of these financial statements. In making their assessment the directors have considered a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHASE SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED · parent
- Medacy LTD 100%
Significant events
- “Chase disposed of its minority shareholding of Leith Pharma Group Limited in May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSBY, Ruth Emma | Director | 2016-07-07 | Nov 1967 | Scottish |
| HAWTHORN, Graham Alan | Director | 2016-07-07 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MCCORMICK, Daniel Thomas | Director | 2023-01-27 | Sep 1987 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Christopher Richard | Director | 1997-12-15 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRIN, Julie-Anne | Secretary | 2017-07-18 | 2020-12-22 |
| BURNESS PAULL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2004-09-02 | 2016-07-07 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 2004-09-02 |
| BADERIN, Richard | Director | 2023-10-25 | 2024-05-03 |
| PHILLIPS, Judith Inez | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2021-08-27 |
| WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-11-03 | 1997-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrix Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.