2026 | 2025 | Change | |
£'000 | £'000 | % | |
Turnover | 39,199 | 28,156 | 39% |
Operating profit | 2,036 | 1,291 | 58% |
Profit after tax | 1,527 | 602 | 154% |
Net assets | 6,754 | 7,802 | (13)% |
Average number of employees | 166 | 136 | 22% |
Operating profit margin | 5% | 5% | 2% |
2026 | 2025 | ||||
Notes | £'000 | £'000 | |||
Revenue | 4 | ||||
Administrative expenses | ( | ( | |||
Operating profit | 5 | ||||
Finance income | 8 | ||||
Finance costs | 9 | ( | |||
Profit before taxation | |||||
Tax on profit | 10 | ( | ( | ||
Profit after taxation | |||||
Other comprehensive income | |||||
Total comprehensive income | |||||
2026 | 2025 | |||||
Notes | £'000 | £'000 | ||||
Non-current assets | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 15 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment | 11 | |||||
Trade and other receivables | 12 | |||||
Current assets | ||||||
Trade and other receivables | 13 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Trade and other payables | 14 | ( | ( | |||
( | ( | |||||
Net current assets | ||||||
Net assets | ||||||
Capital and reserves | ||||||
Called-up share capital | 16 | |||||
Capital contribution | 17 | |||||
Retained earnings | 17 | |||||
Share capital | Capital contribution | Retained earnings | Total | ||||||||
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | ||||||||
At 1 February 2024 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income for the year | |||||||||||
Profit for the year | — | — | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the year | — | — | — | ||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the year | — | — | |||||||||
Share-based payment expense (see Note 19) | — | — | |||||||||
Recharge paid to the parent company for share-based payments (see Note 19) | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||
Dividend paid (see Note 18) | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||
Dividend rescinded (see Note 18) | — | — | |||||||||
At 31 January 2025 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income for the year | |||||||||||
Profit for the year | — | — | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income for the year | — | — | — | ||||||||
Total comprehensive income for the year | — | — | |||||||||
Conversion of capital contribution to share capital (see Note 17) | ( | — | |||||||||
Cancellation of share capital | ( | — | |||||||||
Share-based payment expense (see Note 19) | — | — | |||||||||
Recharge paid to the parent company for share-based payments (see Note 19) | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||
Dividend paid (see Note 18) | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||
At 31 January 2026 | |||||||||||
Leasehold improvements | - | ||
Fixtures and fittings | - | ||
IT equipment | - |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Exchange differences | ( | ||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment (see Note 11) | |||
Short-term lease expense | |||
Fees payable to the Company’s auditor for the audit of the financial statements |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Wages and salaries | |||
Social security costs | |||
Pension costs | |||
Share-based payments expense (see Note 19) | |||
2026 | 2025 | ||
Number | Number | ||
Employees |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Emoluments | |||
Defined contribution pension costs | |||
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Bank interest receivable | |||
Intercompany interest income | |||
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Bank interest payable |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Current tax | |||
Corporation tax | |||
Adjustment in respect of previous periods | ( | ( | |
Total current tax | |||
Deferred tax | |||
Origination and reversal in timing differences | ( | ( | |
Adjustment in respect of previous periods | ( | ||
Total deferred tax | ( | ( | |
Tax on profit |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Profit before taxation | |||
Profit before taxation multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax of | |||
Effects of: | |||
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | |||
Adjustment in respect of previous periods | ( | ||
Income not deductible for tax purposes | ( | ||
Other timing differences leading to an increase in taxation | |||
Total tax charge for the year |
Office equipment | |||||||
£'000 | |||||||
Cost | |||||||
At 1 February 2025 | |||||||
Additions | |||||||
At 31 January 2026 | |||||||
Accumulated Depreciation | |||||||
At 1 February 2025 | |||||||
Charge for the year | |||||||
At 31 January 2026 | |||||||
Net book value | |||||||
At 31 January 2026 | |||||||
At 31 January 2025 |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Other receivables |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Amounts owed by group undertakings | |||
Prepayments | |||
Corporation tax | |||
Other receivables | |||
2026 | 2025 | ||
£'000 | £'000 | ||
Trade payables | |||
Amounts owed to group undertakings | |||
Corporation Tax | |||
Other taxation and social security | |||
Accruals | |||
Other payables | |||
Accelerated capital allowances | Short-term timing differences | Total | |||||
£'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |||||
At 1 February 2024 | ( | ||||||
(Debit) / credit to the profit or loss | ( | ||||||
Adjustment in respect of the prior year | |||||||
At 31 January 2025 | ( | ||||||
Credit to the profit or loss | |||||||
Adjustment in respect of the prior year | ( | ( | |||||
At 31 January 2026 | ( |
2026 | 2025 | ||
£ | £ | ||
Allotted, called-up and fully paid | |||