Pennyfarthing Developments Limited
Registered name: PENNYFARTHING DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Pennyfarthing Developments Limited made £880k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Pennyfarthing Developments Limited reported £880k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026, up 40% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in New Milton; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- New Milton, South West
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £41.4m | £19.6m | £18m | £28.6m | £40m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£5.4m | −£1.6m | −£37.1k |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £209k | −£312k | £631k | £880k |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £209k | −£312k | £631k | £880k |
| Staff costs | £2m | £866k | £640k | £680k | £711k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £506k | £52.1k | −£77.9k | £158k | £220k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼89.7% | ▼249.4% | — | ▲39.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £27.4k | £25.8k | £148k | £196k | £47k |
| Net assets | £33.8m | £3.1m | £2.2m | £23.1m | £24.5m |
| Fixed assets | £106k | £197k | £341k | £521k | £490k |
| Current assets | £2.4m | £2.9m | £2.4m | £684k | £2.1m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £353k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13.3k |
| Cash from operations | −£138k | £199k | −£511k | £702k | £1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £220k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲6%
- Now £24.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £47k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £13.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £490k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Pennyfarthing Homes LimitedRev. £47.8m · Profit £204k
- Pennyfarthing Construction LimitedRev. £39.7m · Profit £338k
- Dormy Care Home LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pennyfarthing Investments LimitedRev. — · Profit £10.7k
- PF NO.1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- PF NO.2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £880k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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