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Argent (property development) services llp
Registration Number
OC370009Incorporation Date
21/11/2011Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
4 Stable Street, London, London. N1C 4AB
Website
www.argentllp.co.ukAudit Fees
£44,000Secretary
Not available
Directors
Active
Mr Robert Michael Evans (54 yrs)
Active
Mr Thomas Bradley Goodall (42 yrs)
Active
Mr Michael Bernard Lightbound (49 yrs)
Active
Mr Andre Gibbs (54 yrs)
Active
Morwenna Hall (42 yrs)
Active
Mr Nicholas Paul Searl (60 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-24 | 29-Apr-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 45640 | 42003 | 46018 | 50092 | 55414 |
| Directors Fees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gross Profits | 45390 | 41642 | 45425 | 48614 | 53779 |
| Value Added | 54016 | 36483 | 37510 | 40901 | 50822 |
| Trading Profit | 28388 | 11333 | 9852 | 14629 | 24401 |
| Depreciation | 673 | 679 | 589 | 724 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 27715 | 10653 | 9263 | 13905 | 23532 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 24050 | -4865 | -3766 | -781 | 8343 |
| Fixed Assets | 1206 | 3070 | 2716 | 2271 | 2725 |
| Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate Assets | 10053 | 5357 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debtors | 7081 | 3424 | 4841 | 10523 | 11641 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 22415 | 21041 | 22581 | 13335 | 22401 |
| Total Current Assets | 29496 | 24465 | 27422 | 23858 | 34042 |
| Creditors | 350 | 1 | 549 | 88 | 112 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 2500 | 2500 | 2500 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 13804 | 11156 | 11621 | 11354 | 13625 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 16654 | 13657 | 14670 | 11442 | 13737 |
| Net Current Assets | 12842 | 10808 | 12752 | 12416 | 20305 |
| Shareholders Funds | 24100 | 19235 | 15469 | 14688 | 23031 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Capital Employed | 24100 | 19235 | 15469 | 14688 | 23031 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 60.73 | 25.36 | 20.13 | 27.76 | 42.47 |
| Sales Growth % | 6 | -8 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 92 | -62 | -13 | 50 | 69.23 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 56 | 30 | 38 | 76 | 76.466741196199 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.7353828954723 |
| Stock Turnover | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 264 | 256 | 254 | 268 | 294.658823529412 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 312 | 222 | 207 | 219 | 270.243198296865 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 148 | 153 | 153 | 140 | 140.491978609626 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 25628 | 25150 | 27658 | 26272 | 26420.9548358548 |
| Employees | 173 | 164 | 181 | 187 | 188.060237298448 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 68 | 32 | 31 | 53 | 64 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 8.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -9.8%.
- Gross Profit Margin is 97.1% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 18.0%.
- The average salary is £140,000 which is well above the industry average of £69,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 27.8% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.0%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 20.1% to 27.8% in the latest year.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 4 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 20 in terms of Value Added.
- The company is among the Top 31 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 60 companies listed under the Gross Profits category (see section 3.1c).
- The company is among the Top 6 companies listed under the Sales Return on Total Assets category (see section 2.2c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £50.1m sales and made £13.9m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £55.4m and profits would rise to £23.5m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £50.1m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Apr-21 | 30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-24 | 29-Apr-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 45640 | 42003 | 46018 | 50092 | 55414 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 27715 | 10653 | 9263 | 13905 | 23532 |
| Total Value (£000) | 156915 | 65121 | 53873 | 82320 | 132027 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 18340 | 11851 | 7558 | 12795 | 14367 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 138575 | 53270 | 46315 | 69525 | 117660 |
| Liabilities (£000) | 5761 | 7384 | 7911 | 1893 | 8664 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 162676 | 72505 | 61784 | 84213 | 140691 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
Not available
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
None
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 14 years.
The total value of the company is currently £82.3m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 64% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 60% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 24%.
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