TENABLE SCREW COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2M
+3.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.5M
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
92
-3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£213K
+61.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,023,833 | £7,300,385 | £8,598,329 | £8,769,852 | £7,437,802 | £7,571,662 | +1.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£643,966 | £673,698 | £521,475 | -£338,068 | -£585,044 | -£231,484 | +60.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£635,029 | £673,880 | £522,124 | -£306,485 | -£559,567 | -£213,223 | +61.9% | |
| Net profit | -£520,693 | £545,387 | £343,742 | -£347,046 | -£347,650 | -£169,525 | +51.2% | |
| Cash | £2,404,497 | £2,902,211 | £2,811,968 | £2,710,590 | £1,956,834 | £2,025,421 | +3.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,478,094 | £6,726,860 | £6,513,637 | -3.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,222,479 | £6,683,162 | £6,513,637 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £7,222,479 | £6,683,162 | £6,513,637 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 92 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 92 | -3.2% | |
| Wages | £3,077,832 | £3,092,035 | £3,172,946 | £3,497,174 | £3,528,342 | £3,610,072 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £198,377 | £198,637 | £205,701 | £219,616 | £217,684 | £218,198 | +0.2% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.7% | 9.2% | 6.1% | -3.9% | -7.9% | -3.1% | |
| Net margin | -8.6% | 7.5% | 4.0% | -4.0% | -4.7% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -4.5% | -8.7% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 17.7% | 17.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.62x | 3.07x | 3.06x |
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
- TWP Accounting LLP
- 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- TENABLE SCREW COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Marlborough Precision Limited
Significant events
- “Capital investment in the year of circa £200k included the purchase of a CNC sliding headstock turning centre.”
- “The company faces a challenge of managing the effect on sales and profitability as a result of reduced demand, rising raw material costs, lead times and the availability of raw materials which are a key element within the manufacturing processes.”
- “Following the UK leaving the European Union the company faces the loss of customers and turnover from this decision and will continue to plan to minimise its future impact.”
- “From 1 January 2026, UK manufacturers exporting carbon-intensive goods (steel, iron, aluminium, fertilizers, cement, electricity, hydrogen) to the EU will face direct carbon costs. This is likely to make UK goods less competitive compared to EU-produced alternatives.”
- “The reduction of lead in brass will significantly impact UK businesses through stricter manufacturing requirements, increased production costs, and complex supply chain adjustments. Industry analysts suggest that after 2026, lead may not be permitted in many brass and copper alloys without special authorisation from authorities.”
- “Until April 2024 George and Brenda Schlaefli were the controlling parties. Sadly George Schlaefli passed away on the 14/05/2024 and since then the control of the company rests with the Executors of his Estate and Brenda Schlaefli.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHLAEFLI, Simon Thomas | Secretary | 2013-03-29 | — | British |
| SCHLAEFLI, Nigel Martin | Director | 1998-04-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| SCHLAEFLI, Simon Thomas | Director | — | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUZNER, Patricia Iris | Secretary | — | 2013-03-28 |
| PALMER, Michael William Cyril | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| SCHLAEFLI, Brenda Margaret | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| SCHLAEFLI, George Thomas | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Brenda Margaret Schlaefli | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-07-09 | Active |
| Brenda Margaret Schlaefli | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-15 | Ceased 2025-07-09 |
| Marlborough Precision Limited | Legal person | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-05-30 | 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.