H C SLINGSBY P L C
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Cash
£1.5M
-34.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3.9M
-1.5% vs 2024
Employees
100
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£318K
+58.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,824,000 | £21,564,000 | £22,642,000 | £20,773,000 | £20,024,000 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £410,000 | £627,000 | £630,000 | -£501,000 | £2,000 | +100.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £822,000 | £485,000 | £357,000 | -£769,000 | -£318,000 | +58.6% | |
| Net profit | £567,000 | £380,000 | £233,000 | -£601,000 | -£276,000 | +54.1% | |
| Cash | £1,999,000 | £2,243,000 | £2,449,000 | £2,366,000 | £1,543,000 | -34.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,778,000 | £9,764,000 | £9,346,000 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,263,000 | £4,319,000 | £4,246,000 | £3,917,000 | £3,857,000 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,246,000 | £3,917,000 | £3,857,000 | -1.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | 110 | 108 | 100 | -7.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,339,000 | £3,609,000 | £3,029,000 | -16.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £254,000 | £558,000 | £201,000 | -64% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% | -2.4% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.0% | -2.9% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 5.8% | -5.1% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 73.2% | 74.2% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.59x | 1.48x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.21x | -1.80x | 0.01x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's or the parent 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
- H C SLINGSBY P L C · parent
- ESE Direct Limited 100%
- Eastern Storage Limited 100%
- ESE Projects Limited 100%
- Eastern Storage Equipment Limited 100%
- Slingsby General Trading LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, the Group incurred exceptional items in respect of the Formal Sale Process and in delisting from the London Stock Exchange. ESE paid a dividend of A new e-commerce platform for ESE went live in August 2025. The Group formed a corporate entity in United Arab Emirates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Morgan Lawn | Secretary | 2015-02-13 | — | — |
| KITCHINGMAN, Andrew James | Director | 2023-09-12 | May 1964 | British |
| MORRIS, Morgan Lawn | Director | 2015-02-13 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Raymond Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 2015-02-13 |
| GUDGEON, Eric Norris | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2005-01-19 |
| HUDSON, Raymond Geoffrey | Director | — | 2015-02-13 |
| ROUND, Alfred Ernest | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2004-07-31 |
| SLINGSBY, Christian James | Director | — | 2015-06-17 |
| SLINGSBY, Dominic Stanley | Director | — | 2024-03-11 |
| SLINGSBY, James Frizon | Director | — | 2007-01-31 |
| WATERHOUSE, John Roger | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| WRIGHT, Lee Robert | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2016-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dlmi Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-12-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.