PROPELO LIMITED

Active
Company number 10248209Private limited companyIncorporated 2016

Key figures

£381,022+2.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+19.7%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, PROPELO LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 78109

Where the company stands among the 23,869 active companies whose first SIC code is 78109 (Other activities of employment placement agencies).

Net assets£381,022
Higher than 90% · median £9,796
Total assets£963,710
Higher than 91% · median £56,090
Cash£579,175
Higher than 92% · median £33,297
Employees10
Higher than 89% · median 1
Company age10.4 years
Older than 73% · median 4.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SUPPORT STAFF SERVICES LIMITED£847.8m
  2. MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED£618.9m
  3. INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED£435.1m
  4. SHAW TRUST LIMITED(THE)£243.8m
  5. TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED£212.3m
  6. ASTON CARTER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£117.1m
  7. SWIFT WORLDWIDE RESOURCES BIDCO LIMITED£116.6m
  8. ROBERT WALTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED£67.2m
  9. MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED£57.4m
  10. PROSPERO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£50.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 23,869. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PROPELO LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PROPELO LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 10248209. It was incorporated on 23 Jun 2016. Its status is active. The registered office is in York (YO10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other activities of employment placement agencies (78109).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £381,022, up 2.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £579,175. Total assets were £963,710 and total liabilities £581,334. The company had an average of 10 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 23,869 active companies whose first SIC code is 78109: By net assets it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £9,796). By total assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £56,090). By cash it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £33,297). By number of employees it ranks higher than 89% of them (median 1). It is older than 73% of them (median age 4.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2025. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £308.1k. Its most frequent buyer is Department for Education (5 contracts).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand508,681430,842588,176413,367579,175
Total assets759,493988,3591,002,568768,188963,710
Total liabilities572,973669,742580,162395,231581,334
Net assets / total equity185,369317,035419,940371,384381,022
Average number of employees68121110

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company during the year under review was recruitment and talent management.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

7 contracts

PROPELO LIMITED is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2025. Their combined published value is £308.1k.

Main buyers2
Department for Education
5 contracts · £142.8k
Cheshire East Council
2 contracts · £165.3k
Contracts
  1. Children's Services Education Improvement - ConsultantCheshire East Council · £73,470 · runs until Mar 2027
  2. SEND Adviser Contract Cheshire East and Cheshire West & Chester (con_31521)Department for Education · £28,560 · runs until Mar 2027
  3. SEND Adviser Contract Lincolnshire County Council & Derby City Council (con_31519)Department for Education · £28,560 · runs until Mar 2027
  4. SEND Adviser Contract Knowsley & Sefton (con_31549)Department for Education · £28,560 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. SEND Adviser Contract: Peterborough (con_31517)Department for Education · £28,560 · runs until Mar 2027
Show 2 more
  1. SEND Adviser Contract: North East Lincolnshire Council & Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (con_31615)Department for Education · £28,560 · runs until Mar 2027
  2. Senior interim for Children’s Services‡Cheshire East Council · £91,800

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

History

17 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £381k, 10 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £371.4k, 11 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £419.9k, 12 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £317k, 8 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £185.4k, 6 employees
  6. Name changed to PROPELO LIMITEDPreviously PLU: PEOPLE LIKE US LTD
  7. Adam David BRETT appointedDirector
  8. Mr James Andrew Sturdy ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (9)
  1. Mr Phillip Ian Watt ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Miss Corrina O'Beirne ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Corrina O'BEIRNE appointedDirector
  4. James Andrew STURDY appointedDirector
  5. Phil WATT appointedDirector
  6. Mr James Andrew Sturdy registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Phillip Ian Watt registered as a person with significant control
  8. Miss Corrina O'Beirne registered as a person with significant control
  9. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.