
Company Number
11839973
Next Accounts
Jan 2026
Shareholders
apiary capital partners i investment gp llp in its capacity as general partner of apiary capital partners i investment lp
adam young
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
5th floor, 90 fenchurch street, london, EC3M 4BY
Website
-Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PROJECT PHOENIX TOPCO LIMITED at £185.1m based on a Turnover of £70.6m and 2.62x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PROJECT PHOENIX TOPCO LIMITED at £73.2m based on an EBITDA of £6.6m and a 11.07x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of PROJECT PHOENIX TOPCO LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-41.9m and 1.27x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Project Phoenix Topco Limited is a live company located in london, EC3M 4BY with a Companies House number of 11839973. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in February 2019, it's largest shareholder is apiary capital partners i investment gp llp in its capacity as general partner of apiary capital partners i investment lp with a 65.9% stake. Project Phoenix Topco Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £70.6m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Project Phoenix Topco Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
1 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £70.6m, make it larger than the average company (£19.3m)
£70.6m - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
£19.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 17%, show it is growing at a faster rate (12.1%)
17% - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
12.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 47.5%, this company has a lower cost of product (34.8%)
47.5% - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
34.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -0.5% make it less profitable than the average company (4.5%)
-0.5% - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 372 employees, this is above the industry average (106)
372 - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
106 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £54.8k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.9k)
£54.8k - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
£44.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £189.7k, this is equally as efficient (£192.8k)
£189.7k - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
£192.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 74 days, this is later than average (44 days)
74 days - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 59 days, this is slower than average (43 days)
59 days - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 2 days, this is less than average (36 days)
2 days - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
36 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 5 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
5 weeks - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 169.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.7%)
169.1% - Project Phoenix Topco Limited
68.7% - Industry AVG
Project Phoenix Topco Limited's latest turnover from April 2024 is £70.6 million and the company has net assets of -£41.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Project Phoenix Topco Limited has 372 employees and maintains cash reserves of £3.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | |
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Turnover | 70,551,000 | 59,813,000 | 50,212,000 | 43,865,000 | 45,418,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||
Cost Of Sales | 37,039,000 | 29,022,000 | 22,147,000 | 21,122,000 | 21,895,000 |
Gross Profit | 33,512,000 | 30,791,000 | 28,065,000 | 22,743,000 | 23,523,000 |
Admin Expenses | 33,845,000 | 32,312,000 | 29,048,000 | 26,880,000 | 36,044,000 |
Operating Profit | -333,000 | -1,521,000 | -983,000 | -4,137,000 | -12,521,000 |
Interest Payable | 6,484,000 | 5,468,000 | 4,765,000 | 4,238,000 | 4,060,000 |
Interest Receivable | 77,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | -6,740,000 | -6,969,000 | -5,747,000 | -8,373,000 | -16,578,000 |
Tax | -488,000 | -241,000 | -344,000 | 88,000 | 2,862,000 |
Profit After Tax | -7,228,000 | -7,210,000 | -6,091,000 | -8,285,000 | -13,716,000 |
Dividends Paid | |||||
Retained Profit | -7,228,000 | -7,210,000 | -6,091,000 | -8,285,000 | -13,716,000 |
Employee Costs | 20,371,000 | 19,406,000 | 17,622,000 | 14,483,000 | 13,285,000 |
Number Of Employees | 372 | 323 | 263 | 245 | 195 |
EBITDA* | 6,613,000 | 4,833,000 | 5,903,000 | 4,534,000 | 3,962,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | |
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Tangible Assets | 398,000 | 697,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,509,000 | 471,000 |
Intangible Assets | 31,554,000 | 36,801,000 | 31,535,000 | 34,054,000 | 39,975,000 |
Investments & Other | |||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||
Total Fixed Assets | 31,952,000 | 37,498,000 | 32,625,000 | 35,563,000 | 40,446,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 265,000 | 292,000 | 325,000 | 383,000 | 213,000 |
Trade Debtors | 14,442,000 | 9,785,000 | 7,617,000 | 4,525,000 | 9,692,000 |
Group Debtors | |||||
Misc Debtors | 10,286,000 | 10,693,000 | 6,120,000 | 5,611,000 | 5,219,000 |
Cash | 3,650,000 | 3,874,000 | 3,782,000 | 6,364,000 | 4,385,000 |
misc current assets | |||||
total current assets | 28,643,000 | 24,644,000 | 17,844,000 | 16,883,000 | 19,509,000 |
total assets | 60,595,000 | 62,142,000 | 50,469,000 | 52,446,000 | 59,955,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||
Bank loan | 2,000,000 | 3,940,000 | 1,790,000 | 1,790,000 | 1,630,000 |
Trade Creditors | 6,031,000 | 5,929,000 | 4,001,000 | 4,798,000 | 4,393,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||
other short term finances | |||||
hp & lease commitments | 251,000 | 259,000 | 260,000 | 268,000 | |
other current liabilities | 26,967,000 | 22,607,000 | 15,428,000 | 12,541,000 | 14,802,000 |
total current liabilities | 35,249,000 | 32,735,000 | 21,479,000 | 19,397,000 | 20,825,000 |
loans | 66,721,000 | 61,963,000 | 55,244,000 | 52,549,000 | 50,855,000 |
hp & lease commitments | 252,000 | 511,000 | 771,000 | ||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||
other liabilities | 737,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | ||
provisions | 510,000 | 1,037,000 | 153,000 | 512,000 | 1,031,000 |
total long term liabilities | 67,231,000 | 63,989,000 | 56,158,000 | 54,082,000 | 51,886,000 |
total liabilities | 102,480,000 | 96,724,000 | 77,637,000 | 73,479,000 | 72,711,000 |
net assets | -41,885,000 | -34,582,000 | -27,168,000 | -21,033,000 | -12,756,000 |
total shareholders funds | -41,885,000 | -34,582,000 | -27,168,000 | -21,033,000 | -12,756,000 |
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||
Operating Profit | -333,000 | -1,521,000 | -983,000 | -4,137,000 | -12,521,000 |
Depreciation | 588,000 | 683,000 | 656,000 | 338,000 | 260,000 |
Amortisation | 6,358,000 | 5,671,000 | 6,230,000 | 8,333,000 | 16,223,000 |
Tax | -488,000 | -241,000 | -344,000 | 88,000 | 2,862,000 |
Stock | -27,000 | -33,000 | -58,000 | 170,000 | 213,000 |
Debtors | 4,250,000 | 6,741,000 | 3,601,000 | -4,775,000 | 14,911,000 |
Creditors | 102,000 | 1,928,000 | -797,000 | 405,000 | 4,393,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 4,360,000 | 7,179,000 | 2,887,000 | -2,261,000 | 14,802,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -527,000 | 884,000 | -359,000 | -519,000 | 1,031,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 5,837,000 | 7,875,000 | 3,747,000 | 6,852,000 | 11,926,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||
capital expenditure | |||||
Change in Investments | |||||
cash flow from investments | |||||
Financing Activities | |||||
Bank loans | -1,940,000 | 2,150,000 | 160,000 | 1,630,000 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||
Long term loans | 4,758,000 | 6,719,000 | 2,695,000 | 1,694,000 | 50,855,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -260,000 | -260,000 | -268,000 | 1,039,000 | |
other long term liabilities | -737,000 | 487,000 | 250,000 | ||
share issue | |||||
interest | -6,407,000 | -5,448,000 | -4,764,000 | -4,236,000 | -4,057,000 |
cash flow from financing | -4,661,000 | 3,444,000 | -2,381,000 | -1,085,000 | 49,388,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||
cash | -224,000 | 92,000 | -2,582,000 | 1,979,000 | 4,385,000 |
overdraft | |||||
change in cash | -224,000 | 92,000 | -2,582,000 | 1,979,000 | 4,385,000 |
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PROJECT PHOENIX TOPCO LIMITED group structure
Project Phoenix Topco Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
PROJECT PHOENIX TOPCO LIMITED
11839973
1 subsidiary
Project Phoenix Topco Limited currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Nicola Boyd (Feb 2019) and Mr Mark Salter (Feb 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Ms Nicola Boyd | 44 years | Feb 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Mark Salter | 58 years | Feb 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Adam Young | England | 53 years | Mar 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Peter Francis | England | 56 years | Mar 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Antony Parish | England | 60 years | Mar 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Mark Thompson | England | 61 years | May 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Martin Cross | England | 54 years | Jul 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Thomas Alldred | United Kingdom | 37 years | Apr 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
April 2024turnover
70.6m
+18%
operating profit
-333k
-78%
gross margin
47.6%
-7.73%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
April 2024net assets
-41.9m
+0.21%
total assets
60.6m
-0.02%
cash
3.7m
-0.06%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
11839973
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
February 2019
age
6
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
April 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
RSM UK AUDIT LLP
address
5th floor, 90 fenchurch street, london, EC3M 4BY
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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