BRIGHT STEELS LIMITED
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Cash
£961k
-18.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
-5.2% vs 2024
Employees
79
+6.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£604k
-256% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,238,115 | £18,547,599 | £23,290,058 | £21,067,816 | £18,186,974 | £15,495,605 | -14.8% | |
| Operating profit | £46,724 | £1,527,629 | £2,198,494 | £603,774 | £368,130 | -£618,219 | -267.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £49,734 | £1,527,882 | £2,187,985 | £605,680 | £387,305 | -£604,008 | -256% | |
| Net profit | £30,262 | £1,125,058 | £1,761,149 | £460,488 | £262,679 | -£466,501 | -277.6% | |
| Cash | £1,610,440 | £1,188,396 | £670,061 | £1,549,815 | £1,183,721 | £960,605 | -18.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,406,230 | £12,249,607 | £13,603,549 | £13,678,517 | £13,734,982 | £12,932,094 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | £10,973,707 | £11,543,353 | £12,899,165 | £12,954,316 | £12,811,257 | £12,145,876 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £10,973,707 | £11,543,353 | £12,899,165 | £12,954,316 | £12,811,257 | £12,145,876 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 79 | +6.8% | |
| Wages | £2,255,755 | £3,199,498 | £3,272,802 | £3,030,634 | £3,089,843 | £2,804,637 | -9.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £397,770 | £660,473 | £641,533 | £574,750 | £572,100 | £389,013 | -32% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £23,548 | £21,822 | £20,303 | -7% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £363,716 | £372,597 | £264,111 | -29.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 2.9% | 2.0% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | 12.5% | 16.2% | 4.4% | 2.7% | -4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 29.8% | 25.1% | 23.7% | 21.7% | 23.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.85x | 4.31x | 3.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.73x | — | 51.78x | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Farrar Smith Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “At the year end the Company had capital commitments, contracted for but not provided in the financial statements of £21,000. (2024 £39,900).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOULER, Lindsay Paul | Secretary | 2006-04-28 | — | United Kingdom |
| CHOULER, Lindsay Paul | Director | — | Jul 1953 | British |
| PRATT, Marianne Rebecca Chouler | Director | 2012-10-05 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD, Brian | Secretary | — | 2006-04-28 |
| CHOULER, Anne Edith | Director | — | 2017-02-03 |
| CHOULER, Peter Noel | Director | — | 2013-09-21 |
| SHEPHERD, Brian | Director | — | 2006-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Annabel Clare Roberts | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Melinda Jane Mcdonald | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Lindsay Paul Chouler | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.