PURCHASE FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED

21 ARLINGTON STREET,, LONDON, SW1A 1RN

Company Number: 00240631
Incorporation date: 27-Jun-1929
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
94110 Activities of business and employers membership organizations

SUMMARY

This company is 95.8 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Whitworths Holdings Limited. No P&L financials are available but there is Balance Sheet data. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 1.1 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 1.4 million. Although the P&L is not published, we can infer from the Balance Sheet that Net Profit (less dividends) was GBP 0 in the last reported period. The company has 4 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 47 other companies, 1 (2.1%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: AUDITED ABRIDGED (31-Dec-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2021	GBP	-269,736	51,250	218,486
31-Dec-2020	GBP	-238,812	45,374	193,438
31-Dec-2019	GBP	-195,699	37,183	158,516
31-Dec-2018	GBP	159,697	-30,342	-129,355
31-Dec-2017	GBP	-24,829	4,718	20,111

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Share Capital	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Dec-2023	GBP	3,934,151	2,516,727	13	239,616	1,066,532
31-Dec-2022	GBP	3,214,481	1,516,726	13	239,616	1,377,836
31-Dec-2021	GBP	3,015,509	1,516,726	13	239,616	1,216,669
31-Dec-2020	GBP	2,745,773	1,516,726	13	239,616	998,183
31-Dec-2019	GBP	2,506,961	1,516,726	13	239,616	804,745
31-Dec-2018	GBP	2,311,262	1,516,726	13	239,616	646,229
31-Dec-2017	GBP	2,470,959	1,516,726	13	239,616	775,584

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**

Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Clayton Lee FREEDLAND	01 Jul 2021	27 Mar 2025			1 - 0
Resigned	Nigel Frederic BENNETT	14 Apr 2000	30 Jun 2021	Employment Affairs Manager	British	0 - 11
Resigned	Philip Herbert NEILL	27 Aug 1992	14 Apr 2000	Company Secretary	British	0 - 12
Resigned	Philip Herbert NEILL		14 Apr 2000		British	0 - 12

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Gareth Edward PULLAN	31 Mar 2024		Director Of Procurement	British	2 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Sarah Carmel Mary ARROWSMITH	15 Feb 2022		Chief Executive	British	9 - 11	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Robin Anthony William LEE	10 Dec 2014	15 Feb 2022	Company Director	British	0 - 10	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Mark Rivers HUGHES	10 Dec 2014	31 Mar 2024	Company Director	British	1 - 17	3 (16.7%)
Active	George David MARRIAGE	09 Apr 2008		Flour Miller	British	8 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Simon Pryce DEVEREUX	02 Jan 2008	10 Dec 2014	Food Manufacturing	United Kingdom	1 - 8	2 (22.2%)
Resigned	Peter Kevin KNIGHT	20 May 2003	08 Jan 2008	Flour Miller	British	1 - 13	5 (35.7%)
Resigned	Martin Francis CONNOLLY	07 Nov 2001	31 Mar 2003	Managing Director	British	0 - 16	3 (18.8%)
Resigned	Harrold Miles WARNICK	08 Sep 1998	02 Jan 2008	Managing Director	English	1 - 19	6 (30.0%)
Active	Arthur Robert HEYGATE	08 Nov 1995		Flour Miller	British	26 - 7	2 (6.1%)
Resigned	Andrew George James CREESE	05 May 1993	20 Mar 1998	Chief Executive	British	0 - 23	10 (43.5%)
Resigned	Arthur Robert HEYGATE (SENIOR)	23 Jun 1992	05 Dec 1994	Flour Miller	British	0 - 21	2 (9.5%)
Resigned	Ralph Henry RICHARD	09 May 1942	07 Nov 2001	Flour Miller	British	0 - 28	9 (32.1%)
Resigned	Joseph Mcarthur RANK		20 May 1992	Flour Miller	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Ian Cufaude CARR		06 May 1992	Flour Miller	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Patrick Alexander METAXA		08 Nov 1995	Company Director	British	0 - 10	3 (30.0%)
Resigned	Bernard Walter LEWIS		20 Aug 1991	Flour Miller	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Edward Charles HUMPHREYS		04 Nov 1992	Company Director	British	0 - 11	3 (27.3%)
Resigned	Arthur Robert HEYGATE (SENIOR)		05 Dec 1994	Flour Miller	British	0 - 21	2 (9.5%)
Resigned	Anthony Peter BOWMAN		05 Nov 1997	Flour Miller	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Kenneth Reynolds WRIGHT		06 May 1992	Company Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Charles Martyn WILSON		06 May 1992	Flour Miller	British	0 - 4	1 (25.0%)

Number of active directors: 4
Average tenure of active directors: 12.6 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 2.6 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 1.5%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Gareth Edward PULLAN	Sarah Carmel Mary ARROWSMITH	George David MARRIAGE	Arthur Robert HEYGATE
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SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

- 50%-75%:Mr Martin Francis George - active
25-50%:Whitworths Holdings Limited (04999927 - United Kingdom) active

Controlling entities above

PURCHASE FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Controlled companies below

25-50%:ARLINGTON STREET TRUSTEES LIMITED (02649468 - UK) active
>75%:EASTCASTLE INVESTMENT TRUST CO. LIMITED (00385659 - UK) active

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 94110 Activities of business and employers membership organizations)

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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
PURCHASE FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED	0.7%	3.6%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	1.3%	3.2%	7.3%	Medium


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.1%	1.3%	3.3%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	2.4%	5.5%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium