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Pooky lighting ltd
Registration Number
08820272Incorporation Date
19/12/2013Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Cotswold 3 Barnwood Point, Corinium Avenue, Gloucester, Gloucestershire. GL4 3HX
Website
www.pooky.comAudit Fees
Not availableSecretary
Not available
Directors
Active
Mr Rohan David Peel Blacker (59 yrs)
Active
Mr Andrew John Merriman (59 yrs)
Active
Ms Katherine Rose Blacker (57 yrs)
Active
Mr Richard Pownall (58 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-May-22 | 31-May-23 | 31-May-24 | 31-May-25 | 30-May-26 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | NA | 26154 | 31256 | 39665 | 46805 |
| Directors Fees | NA | 386 | 184 | 738 | 886 |
| Gross Profits | NA | 15388 | 19070 | 24561 | 28982 |
| Value Added | NA | 8873 | 11382 | 14736 | 19613 |
| Trading Profit | NA | 6346 | 6442 | 8799 | 13269 |
| Depreciation | 160 | 232 | 481 | 625 | |
| Non-Trading Income | NA | 40 | 67 | 218 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | NA | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-tax Profit | NA | 6130 | 6028 | 8392 | 12519 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 4072 | 2968 | 4464 | 6138 | 5035 |
| Fixed Assets | 575 | 690 | 4609 | 4554 | 5465 |
| Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 32 |
| Intermediate Assets | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 4118 | 4492 | 8053 | 8509 | 10041 |
| Debtors | 344 | 482 | 20 | 217 | 256 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 5663 | 6674 | 5032 | 11284 | 14741 |
| Total Current Assets | 10125 | 11648 | 13105 | 20010 | 25038 |
| Creditors | 1146 | 984 | 524 | 722 | 980 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 2420 | 1103 | 2415 | 2666 | 3199 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 3566 | 2087 | 2939 | 3388 | 4179 |
| Net Current Assets | 6559 | 9561 | 10166 | 16622 | 20859 |
| Shareholders Funds | 7041 | 10009 | 14473 | 20611 | 25646 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 114 | 242 | 317 | 592 | 710 |
| Total Capital Employed | 7155 | 10251 | 14790 | 21203 | 26356 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | NA | 23.44 | 19.29 | 21.16 | 26.75 |
| Sales Growth % | NA | NA | 20 | 27 | 18 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | NA | NA | -2 | 39 | 49.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | NA | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.9913777889827 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | NA | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7.6195436783058 |
| Stock Turnover | NA | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4.6615348454578 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | NA | 327 | 329 | 389 | 427.759803921569 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | NA | 111 | 120 | 144 | 179.935779816514 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | NA | 32 | 52 | 58 | 58.2058823529412 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | NA | 2527 | 4940 | 5937 | 6344.44117647059 |
| Employees | 59 | 80 | 95 | 102 | 109 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | NA | 50 | 34 | 34 | 41 |
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 26.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.9%.
- The company lies an excellent 1st in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- Gross Profit Margin is 61.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 40.5%.
- Sales per Employee is £389,000 which is well above the industry average of £252,000.
- The average salary is £58,000 which is well above the industry average of £48,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 21.2% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.2%.
- The company is the only Best Trading Partner in this industry (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
- The company is among the Top 3 in terms of Value Added.
- The company is among the Top 5 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 5 Leaders in Efficiency.
Company Summary
The company currently has £39.7m sales and made £8.4m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £46.8m and profits would rise to £12.5m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £39.7m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
- FEW DIRECTORS
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 | 31-May-22 | 31-May-23 | 31-May-24 | 31-May-25 | 30-May-26 |
| Total Sales (£000) | NA | 26154 | 31256 | 39665 | 46805 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | NA | 6130 | 6028 | 8392 | 12519 |
| Total Value (£000) | 38164 | 43422 | 57867 | 82819 | |
| Asset Value (£000) | 5664 | 12697 | 13307 | 15794 | |
| Goodwill (£000) | 32500 | 30725 | 44560 | 67025 | |
| Liabilities (£000) | 4345 | 1776 | 7304 | 9852 | |
| Equity Value (£000) | 42509 | 45198 | 65171 | 92671 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
ROHAN DAVID P BLACKER (44.6%)
MRS KATHERINE ROSE BLACKER (19.5%)
MR TIMOTHY DOYNE (14.6%)
MR PHILIP STOTT (5.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
ARTEE SHADES PRIVATE LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 13 years.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £57.9m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 41% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 43% if the proposed business plan was followed.
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