ROYSTON LEAD LIMITED
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Cash
£13k
-60.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£275k
-130.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
45
-8.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
+3.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,757,568 | £12,237,501 | £20,760,741 | £12,372,109 | £12,025,114 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £727,365 | -£719,134 | -£14,881 | -£945,647 | -£969,797 | -2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £614,484 | -£835,599 | -£344,946 | -£1,177,228 | -£1,135,950 | +3.5% | |
| Net profit | £614,484 | -£541,623 | -£225,678 | -£1,105,728 | -£1,130,316 | -2.2% | |
| Cash | £27,656 | £66,355 | £58,962 | £33,931 | £13,319 | -60.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,014,073 | £3,308,645 | £2,239,706 | £1,046,788 | -£202,985 | -119.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,149,803 | £2,641,180 | £2,070,915 | £905,187 | -£275,129 | -130.4% | |
| Equity | £3,149,803 | £2,641,180 | £2,070,915 | £905,187 | -£275,129 | -130.4% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 39 | 55 | 49 | 45 | -8.2% | |
| Wages | £1,449,313 | £1,447,332 | £1,982,337 | £1,739,822 | £1,748,127 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £206,600 | £206,600 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | -5.9% | -0.1% | -7.6% | -8.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | -4.4% | -1.1% | -8.9% | -9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | -21.7% | -0.7% | -90.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.5% | 77.6% | 80.4% | 89.5% | 102.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.11x | 0.96x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 5.56x | -5.55x | -0.04x | -3.54x | -4.77x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ROYSTON LEAD LIMITED 1989-08-02 → present
- GEORGE ROYSTON LIMITED 1946-05-24 → 1989-08-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rayner Essex 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
- “Continued transition with a view to adjusting its product and geographic mix.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Graham Charles | Director | 2021-04-08 | May 1959 | British |
| RINTOUL, David Alistair | Director | 2021-04-08 | Jul 1965 | British |
| SHERLING, Maurice Elliot | Director | 2016-03-01 | Apr 1949 | Irish |
| WALTERS, Paul James | Director | 2024-12-16 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE, Neal | Secretary | — | 2003-10-24 |
| MOORE, Frank | Secretary | 2004-07-14 | 2013-07-31 |
| WALSH, Thomas | Secretary | 2003-10-25 | 2004-07-14 |
| AINLEY, John | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-07-04 |
| BLAKELEY, David, Dr | Director | 1995-09-04 | 1996-09-06 |
| CRABBE, Ian | Director | 2015-05-05 | 2024-12-16 |
| DESFORGES, Charles Desmond, Dr | Director | 1993-12-20 | 1994-09-30 |
| ELSON, Richard Bruce | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| FARNELL, Gary | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-03-26 |
| HAMMOND, Keith Michael | Director | — | 1995-08-26 |
| HILL, Roger Henry | Director | — | 1999-04-19 |
| MOORE, Frank | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2013-07-31 |
| O'RIORDAN, Gerard | Director | 2008-10-21 | 2023-01-20 |
| SHEHADEH, George William | Director | 1993-12-20 | 1994-12-31 |
| SHERLING, Maurice Moses | Director | 1994-10-10 | 1999-12-21 |
| SHERLING, Maurice Elliot | Director | 1994-10-10 | 2010-12-26 |
| SHERLING, Maxwell | Director | 1994-10-28 | 2001-10-01 |
| SHERLING, Michael Saul | Director | 2010-12-26 | 2016-03-01 |
| SHERLING, Rebecca | Director | 2004-07-14 | 2010-05-21 |
| SMITH, Barry Howard | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2025-06-30 |
| WALSH, Thomas | Director | 1994-10-28 | 2004-07-14 |
| WARDLE, Russell Lee | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2010-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envirolead Distribution Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.