SYMMETRY MEDICAL SHEFFIELD LTD.
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Cash
£1.7m
+162.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
+3.8% vs 2024
Employees
273
-13.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£586k
+72.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,961,000 | £42,591,000 | £39,995,000 | -6.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,660,000 | -£1,721,000 | -£127,000 | +92.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,189,000 | -£2,128,000 | -£586,000 | +72.5% | |
| Net profit | -£3,189,000 | -£2,128,000 | £891,000 | +141.9% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £667,000 | £1,748,000 | +162.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,403,000 | £27,710,000 | £28,804,000 | +3.9% | |
| Net assets | £25,403,000 | £23,275,000 | £24,166,000 | +3.8% | |
| Equity | £25,403,000 | £23,275,000 | £24,166,000 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 297 | 314 | 273 | -13.1% | |
| Wages | £12,673,000 | £13,337,000 | £11,612,000 | -12.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £155,000 | £251,000 | £217,000 | -13.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £12,000 | £8,000 | £14,000 | +75% | |
| Highest paid director | £155,000 | £130,000 | £217,000 | +66.9% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.7% | -4.0% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | -8.0% | -5.0% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.5% | -6.2% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.4% | 31.9% | 26.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 2.48x | 3.79x | |
| Interest cover | -5.03x | -4.23x | -0.28x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- SYMMETRY MEDICAL SHEFFIELD LTD. 2010-05-21 → present
- THORNTON PRECISION COMPONENTS LIMITED 1999-03-04 → 2010-05-21
- BI THORNTON LIMITED 1997-04-17 → 1999-03-04
- THORNTON PRECISION LIMITED 1987-02-17 → 1997-04-17
- THORNTON PRECISION FORGINGS LIMITED 1987-02-17 → 1997-04-17
- GEORGE WM.THORNTON,LIMITED 1934-10-18 → 1987-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “In November 2024, 2 intercompany loans were taken under the following terms: Symmetry Medical Ireland Limited loaned €2,700,000 for 5 years paying quarterly interest of 5.5%. Symmetry Medical Malaysia SDN BHD loaned MYR12,200,000 for 5 years paying quarterly interest of 7.4%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESSON, Dawn Michaela | Secretary | 2025-02-10 | — | — |
| RHODES, Ralph Scott | Director | 2024-12-02 | Feb 1970 | British |
| SANTAMARIA, Angelo Robert | Director | 2024-08-22 | Aug 1962 | American |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 1992-09-24 | 1994-02-28 |
| BROOKS, Mark | Secretary | 2008-04-30 | 2009-07-15 |
| HARDY, Paul James | Secretary | 1999-02-19 | 1999-04-23 |
| HARDY, Paul James | Secretary | — | 1992-09-24 |
| JONES, Adrian Robert | Secretary | 2010-07-23 | 2020-03-18 |
| NORMAN, Lynne | Secretary | 1999-04-23 | 2008-04-30 |
| REDFEARN, Benjamin David | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-19 |
| WAIN, Stephen Gerrard | Secretary | — | 1999-02-19 |
| WALKER, Joseph Paul | Secretary | 2009-07-15 | 2010-07-23 |
| WILCOCK, Thomas | Secretary | 2021-08-19 | 2023-08-04 |
| YATES, Paul | Secretary | 2023-08-02 | 2025-02-07 |
| AL ZANKI, Ihsan Ali, Doctor | Director | 1998-12-19 | 2000-04-14 |
| BATHIJA, Gautam Shyam | Director | 1994-09-16 | 1999-02-19 |
| BEDFORD, Ivan Edward | Director | 1994-09-16 | 1999-02-19 |
| BELL, Matthew | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2007-03-02 |
| BETTEGOWDA, Manu | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2006-03-09 |
| BROOKS, Mark | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2009-07-15 |
| CHANDLER, John Ernest | Director | 1994-02-18 | 1994-11-01 |
| CONROY, James | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2006-03-09 |
| FILLION, Mike | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-09-17 |
| GOLDE, David | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2017-05-01 |
| HAMILTON, Stewart Mckee | Director | 1994-10-18 | 1999-02-19 |
| HARDY, Paul James | Director | — | 2003-06-11 |
| HAYES, Stephen Hedley | Director | 1992-03-20 | 1999-02-19 |
| HEAFIELD, Cedric William | Director | — | 1999-02-19 |
| HILL, Stephen John | Director | 1998-12-19 | 1999-02-19 |
| HIRST, Michael Ian | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2002-07-12 |
| HITE, Fred | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2014-12-05 |
| HYNES, John James | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2010-04-26 |
| JOHNSON, Joseph | Director | 2022-02-24 | 2022-12-15 |
| JONES, Kelly Rene | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2020-10-31 |
| LAYLAND, Ernest James | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2021-07-16 |
| LEVISTON, Christopher Ian | Director | 1991-09-01 | 1996-12-20 |
| LIVERSIDGE, Douglas Brian | Director | — | 1993-01-18 |
| MACPHERSON, Duncan Campbell Neil | Director | 1996-12-11 | 1999-02-19 |
| MARSHALL, Andrew Simon | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2024-08-19 |
| MCFARLANE, Gordon | Director | — | 1996-03-18 |
| MILLS, Steven Geoffrey | Director | 1992-03-20 | 1994-09-08 |
| MISCHIANTI, Louis John | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2006-03-09 |
| MOORE, Brian Stanley | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2011-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Robert | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2006-03-09 |
| PALING, Ian Hamilton | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| RUSSELL, Gordon Mcfarlane | Director | — | 1991-03-29 |
| RUTLEDGE, Robert | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2017-05-01 |
| SALLOUM, Abdallah Mehdi | Director | 2023-07-21 | 2024-08-22 |
| SENIOR, Richard John | Director | 1996-08-19 | 2008-01-21 |
| TOMLINSON, Alan | Director | — | 1993-03-15 |
| TURNER, Frank | Director | 2006-07-28 | 2009-07-15 |
| VAUGHAN, Kester | Director | 2017-06-07 | 2022-03-31 |
| WELLS, Colin | Director | — | 1999-02-19 |
| WESTWOOD, Stephen | Director | — | 1993-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecostar Holdings Inc | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Symmetry Medical Cheltenham Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 286 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | RP04TM02 | officers | Second filing of secretary termination with name | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-18 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy |
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.