
Company Number
09991416
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
equity release club holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered Address
southgate house, southgate street, gloucester, gloucestershire, GL1 1UD
Website
airsourcing.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of ANSWERS IN RETIREMENT LIMITED at £1.1m based on a Turnover of £1.8m and 0.62x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ANSWERS IN RETIREMENT LIMITED at £989k based on an EBITDA of £285k and a 3.47x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ANSWERS IN RETIREMENT LIMITED at £2.5m based on Net Assets of £1.1m and 2.26x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Answers In Retirement Limited is a live company located in gloucester, GL1 1UD with a Companies House number of 09991416. It operates in the other information service activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 63990. Founded in February 2016, it's largest shareholder is equity release club holdings limited with a 100% stake. Answers In Retirement Limited is a young, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.8m with rapid growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Answers In Retirement Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
1 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £1.8m, make it larger than the average company (£1.2m)
£1.8m - Answers In Retirement Limited
£1.2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 51%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.6%)
51% - Answers In Retirement Limited
7.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 34.8%, this company has a higher cost of product (67.9%)
34.8% - Answers In Retirement Limited
67.9% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 9.9% make it more profitable than the average company (6%)
9.9% - Answers In Retirement Limited
6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 10 employees, this is below the industry average (20)
- Answers In Retirement Limited
20 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £35.9k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£35.9k)
- Answers In Retirement Limited
£35.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £176.7k, this is more efficient (£76.5k)
- Answers In Retirement Limited
£76.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 7 days, this is earlier than average (35 days)
7 days - Answers In Retirement Limited
35 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Answers In Retirement Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Answers In Retirement Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 34 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (68 weeks)
34 weeks - Answers In Retirement Limited
68 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 23.5%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (36.4%)
23.5% - Answers In Retirement Limited
36.4% - Industry AVG
Answers In Retirement Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £1.8 million and the company has net assets of £1.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Answers In Retirement Limited has 10 employees and maintains cash reserves of £226 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | |
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Turnover | 1,767,000 | 2,524,000 | 1,292,468 | 512,302 | 198,350 | |||
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 11,119 | |||||||
Gross Profit | 187,231 | |||||||
Admin Expenses | 260,607 | |||||||
Operating Profit | 175,000 | 655,000 | 191,879 | 116,407 | -73,376 | |||
Interest Payable | 5,000 | 3,000 | 2,807 | 2,243 | ||||
Interest Receivable | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 170,000 | 652,000 | 189,072 | 114,164 | -73,376 | |||
Tax | 1,000 | -49,000 | -1,044 | -25,963 | 33,016 | |||
Profit After Tax | 171,000 | 603,000 | 188,028 | 88,201 | -40,360 | |||
Dividends Paid | ||||||||
Retained Profit | 171,000 | 603,000 | 188,028 | 88,201 | -40,360 | |||
Employee Costs | ||||||||
Number Of Employees | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
EBITDA* | 285,000 | 771,000 | 248,783 | 154,215 | -49,333 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | |
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Tangible Assets | 43,314 | 104,075 | 3,656 | 81,469 | 31,014 | |||
Intangible Assets | 97,000 | 207,000 | 153,948 | 177,697 | 94,992 | |||
Investments & Other | 6,000 | 5,000 | 28,020 | |||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 1,013 | 2,057 | ||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 103,000 | 212,000 | 196,249 | 279,715 | 126,668 | 81,469 | 31,014 | |
Stock & work in progress | ||||||||
Trade Debtors | 35,000 | 10,000 | 6,209 | 7,022 | 10,000 | 13,175 | 18,575 | |
Group Debtors | 1,072,000 | 682,000 | 106,693 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 2,000 | 2,981 | 907 | 4,993 | ||||
Cash | 226,000 | 358,000 | 163,579 | 215,542 | 13,418 | 19,830 | 11,209 | 18,046 |
misc current assets | ||||||||
total current assets | 1,333,000 | 1,052,000 | 273,253 | 222,658 | 25,433 | 29,830 | 24,384 | 36,621 |
total assets | 1,436,000 | 1,264,000 | 469,502 | 502,373 | 152,101 | 111,299 | 55,398 | 36,621 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||
Trade Creditors | 977 | 3,836 | 16,872 | |||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 242,000 | 182,000 | 77,029 | |||||
other short term finances | ||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 40,000 | 65,000 | 39,506 | 57,193 | ||||
other current liabilities | 56,000 | 56,000 | 105,467 | 266,314 | 10,877 | 18,620 | 8,590 | 8,408 |
total current liabilities | 338,000 | 303,000 | 145,950 | 327,343 | 104,778 | 18,620 | 8,590 | 8,408 |
loans | 39,506 | |||||||
hp & lease commitments | 34,000 | |||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||
other liabilities | ||||||||
provisions | 4,996 | 5,272 | ||||||
total long term liabilities | 34,000 | 39,506 | 4,996 | 5,272 | ||||
total liabilities | 338,000 | 337,000 | 145,950 | 366,849 | 104,778 | 23,616 | 13,862 | 8,408 |
net assets | 1,098,000 | 927,000 | 323,552 | 135,524 | 47,323 | 87,683 | 41,536 | 28,213 |
total shareholders funds | 1,098,000 | 927,000 | 323,552 | 135,524 | 47,323 | 87,683 | 41,536 | 28,213 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||
Operating Profit | 175,000 | 655,000 | 191,879 | 116,407 | -73,376 | |||
Depreciation | 1,059 | 1,267 | 879 | |||||
Amortisation | 110,000 | 116,000 | 55,845 | 36,541 | 23,164 | |||
Tax | 1,000 | -49,000 | -1,044 | -25,963 | 33,016 | |||
Stock | ||||||||
Debtors | 413,000 | 583,313 | 101,514 | -2,842 | 2,015 | -8,575 | -5,400 | 18,575 |
Creditors | -977 | -2,859 | -13,036 | 16,872 | ||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | -49,467 | -160,847 | 255,437 | -7,743 | 10,212 | 182 | 8,408 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -4,996 | 4,996 | 5,272 | |||||
Cash flow from operations | -127,000 | 88,243 | -17,481 | 373,495 | -14,199 | |||
Investing Activities | ||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||
Change in Investments | 1,000 | 5,000 | -28,020 | 28,020 | ||||
cash flow from investments | ||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 60,000 | 182,000 | -77,029 | 77,029 | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||||
Long term loans | -39,506 | 39,506 | ||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -59,000 | 59,494 | -17,687 | 57,193 | ||||
other long term liabilities | ||||||||
share issue | ||||||||
interest | -5,000 | -3,000 | -2,807 | -2,243 | ||||
cash flow from financing | -4,000 | 238,942 | -60,000 | 17,427 | 77,029 | |||
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
cash | -132,000 | 194,421 | -51,963 | 202,124 | -6,412 | 1,784 | -6,837 | 18,046 |
overdraft | ||||||||
change in cash | -132,000 | 194,421 | -51,963 | 202,124 | -6,412 | 1,784 | -6,837 | 18,046 |
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ANSWERS IN RETIREMENT LIMITED group structure
Answers In Retirement Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
ANSWERS IN RETIREMENT LIMITED
09991416
Answers In Retirement Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Simon Thompson (May 2018) and Mr Simon Drew (Apr 2021).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Simon Thompson | United Kingdom | 52 years | May 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Simon Drew | United Kingdom | 55 years | Apr 2021 | - | Director |
Mr William Hale | United Kingdom | 49 years | Jul 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.8m
-30%
operating profit
175k
-73%
gross margin
34.9%
-0.31%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
1.1m
+0.18%
total assets
1.4m
+0.14%
cash
226k
-0.37%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
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company number
09991416
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
63990 - Other information service activities n.e.c.
incorporation date
February 2016
age
9
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
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auditor
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address
southgate house, southgate street, gloucester, gloucestershire, GL1 1UD
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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