SHS INTERNATIONAL LTD
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Cash
-£1k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£73m
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
398
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24m
+25.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £163,184,000 | £146,493,000 | £139,299,000 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £22,064,000 | £20,032,000 | £23,681,000 | +18.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,920,000 | £19,461,000 | £24,369,000 | +25.2% | |
| Net profit | £15,746,000 | £14,314,000 | £18,434,000 | +28.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | -£1,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,661,000 | £71,672,000 | £78,196,000 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £58,918,000 | £67,906,000 | £73,296,000 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £58,918,000 | £67,906,000 | £73,296,000 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 392 | 394 | 398 | +1% | |
| Wages | £19,057,000 | £19,749,000 | £21,476,000 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £388,000 | £412,000 | £376,000 | -8.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,000 | £20,000 | £28,000 | +40% | |
| Highest paid director | £286,000 | £216,000 | £343,000 | +58.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.5% | 13.7% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 9.8% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.8% | 27.9% | 30.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.8% | 28.9% | 26.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 2.49x | 2.73x | |
| Interest cover | 13.16x | 18.26x | 12.30x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SHS INTERNATIONAL LTD 1997-10-06 → present
- SCIENTIFIC HOSPITAL SUPPLIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1991-12-20 → 1997-10-06
- POWELL & SCHOLEFIELD LIMITED 1910-10-06 → 1991-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. ... The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- SHS INTERNATIONAL LTD · parent
- Nutricia Spain S.R.L. 9%
Significant events
- “In May 2024, the Company entered into a pension buy-in arrangement where an investment decision was made to exchange its invested pension assets with an insurance policy. The company contributed £1,233,000 to the buy-in.”
- “In February 2026, a defect was discovered relating to the manufacture of finished goods in 2026. All impacted product was secured prior to entering the market. The estimated value of the finished goods amounting to £3,500,000 million has subsequently been provided for by SHS. As this event occurred after the reporting date, it qualifies as a non adjusting post closing event in accordance with IAS 10.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASHAGEN, George Harold | Director | 2023-10-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| HERNANDEZ, Ricardo Anibal Yelich | Director | 2024-06-24 | Jul 1980 | Argentine |
| HILL, James Anthony | Director | 2025-12-16 | May 1979 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Francis | Secretary | — | 1996-06-04 |
| DAVIDSON, Alexander John | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2010-10-25 |
| HOUSE, Stephen Mark | Secretary | 2008-02-29 | 2008-08-31 |
| PLANT, Rosa Elizabeth Charlotte | Secretary | 1996-06-04 | 2008-02-29 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-07-11 | 2023-01-16 |
| AVIS, Paul Leslie | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2019-09-30 |
| BOWEN, Niall Thomas | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2006-10-23 |
| BROMILOW, Paul Michael | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2025-07-11 |
| CASSIDY, Francis | Director | — | 2006-06-30 |
| COWLEY, Paul | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| CRIM, Robert Allan | Director | 2006-11-06 | 2009-04-06 |
| CUADRA, Adam Joseph | Director | 2022-09-23 | 2023-10-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Alexander John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-10-25 |
| EENINK, Albert Hendrik, Dr | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-08-18 |
| FELIX, Peter Gareth | Director | 1996-01-31 | 1999-07-14 |
| GIFFEN, Sandra Helen | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| GILL, Brian George Anthony | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| GRAVEMAKER, Cindy | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-11-28 |
| GUTIERREZ DIAZ, Javier | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| HENE, Tanya Selma | Director | 2016-11-28 | 2019-04-23 |
| HOLEMANS, Sylvain Louis Eugene | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-08-18 |
| HOUSE, Stephen Mark | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| JULSING, Stephennus Harmannus Carollis | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2004-09-01 |
| LATHAM, Tony | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2012-01-01 |
| LEHTONEN, Jaakko Juha Jalmari | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| MAREEL, Rudy Gilbert Germain | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2006-06-30 |
| MARSHALL, James | Director | 1995-02-03 | 2000-12-31 |
| PACHECO, Rogerio | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2012-01-01 |
| PARTINGTON, Thomas Anthony | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Roger David John, Dr | Director | 2010-10-25 | 2012-01-01 |
| PLANT, Rosa Elizabeth Charlotte | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| RIDGE, Jason Paul | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-07-01 |
| RIIHIKALLIO, Reino Kaarolo Antero | Director | 1992-12-17 | 1995-01-31 |
| ROEBUCK, Peter Thomas | Director | 1995-02-03 | 2000-12-31 |
| SALMINEN, Kari Olavi | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Terence Malcom, Dr | Director | — | 2005-04-12 |
| SJOBERG, Lars-Borje | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| SONNTAG, Thor Sven | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WILKINSON, Andrew William | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2018-07-01 |
| WISSINK, Peter | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uk Holdings Cap (Commonwealth, Asia And Pacific) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-14 | Active |
| Scientific Hospital Supplies Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-10-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.