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NEILL TOOLS LIMITED

#00609353 · Active · Incorporated 1958-08-08 (68y) · Last filing 2026-08-18 (this month)
Industrials · SIC 25730 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-06-30 (in 10 months) · Confirmation due 2026-08-09 Overdue · 2 watchouts

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Cash

£3k

0% vs 2024

Net assets

-£4.7m

-14.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

51

+4.1% vs 2024

Profit before tax

-£808k

-29.5% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £5,840,000£5,442,000£4,964,000 -8.8%
Operating profit -£427,000-£231,000-£915,000 -296.1%
Profit before tax -£271,000-£624,000-£808,000 -29.5%
Net profit -£68,000-£473,000-£580,000 -22.6%
Cash £2,000£3,000£3,000 0%
Total assets less current liabilities -£3,610,000-£4,083,000-£4,663,000 -14.2%
Net assets -£3,610,000-£4,083,000-£4,663,000 -14.2%
Equity -£3,610,000-£4,083,000-£4,663,000 -14.2%
Average employees 524951 +4.1%
Wages £1,645,000£1,680,000£1,765,000 +5.1%
Directors' remuneration £2,000£2,000£2,000 0%

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 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Operating margin -7.3%-4.2%-18.4%
Net margin -1.2%-8.7%-11.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 125.7%126.9%—
Current ratio 0.69x0.69x0.69x
Interest cover -1.14x-0.59x-2.38x

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 3 times since incorporation

  1. NEILL TOOLS LIMITED 1991-01-16 → present
  2. JAMES NEILL TOOLS LIMITED 1988-11-04 → 1991-01-16
  3. NEILL TOOLS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1988-11-04
  4. JAMES NEILL (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED 1958-08-08 → 1979-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have concluded that the Group and Company have adequate resources for the foreseeable future and will be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements and that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate. The directors did not consider there to be any material uncertainty.”

Group structure

  1. NEILL TOOLS LIMITED · parent
    1. Eclipse Tools Manufacturing Company Limited 100% · China · manufacture of hacksaw blades

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 45 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
GEORGE, David Matthew Secretary 2020-01-01 — —
ARCHER, Ian Robert Director 2003-12-16 Aug 1968 British
HSU, Simon Nai Cheng Director 2015-11-30 Aug 1960 Hong Konger
SHONE, Alaina Director 2015-03-31 Oct 1962 British
JAMES NEILL HOLDINGS LIMITED Corporate Director 1993-12-02 — —
Show 45 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery Secretary 1993-06-24 1993-11-01
DALLMAN, John Maurice Secretary 2009-05-01 2019-12-31
FLETCHER, William Secretary 2002-04-30 2009-04-30
LUMB, Stephen Secretary 1991-11-18 1993-06-24
WALKER, Peter John Secretary — 1991-11-18
WOLSTENHOLME, David John Secretary 1993-11-01 2002-04-30
BEAZER, Brian Cyril Director 2009-03-24 2010-10-01
BRIDGES, Wayne Ramon Director 2002-10-29 2006-06-30
BUNCE, Gordon Thomas Director — 1991-12-16
CARR, Richard Mark Director 2005-04-06 2008-09-26
CROWLEY, Dennis Director 2003-02-10 2004-04-20
DARBY, Kevin Howard Director 2003-02-03 2004-05-31
DEACON, Gary Adam Director 2013-09-30 2014-04-11
DERBYSHIRE, Stephen John Director 2001-08-28 2003-01-31
DYSON, Patrick John Director 2009-03-24 2015-03-31
EVANS, Michael Director 1995-03-21 2000-08-18
FLETCHER, Alan Thomas Director — 1993-10-26
FLETCHER, William Director — 2009-04-30
FRANCKEL, Mark Bernard, Mr. Director 2012-01-09 2014-01-31
FRITH, Simon Jonathan Director 1997-04-21 2000-12-31
HENDERSON, Shirley Wade Director — 1992-12-31
HIBBERD, George Henry Director 1995-03-21 1998-10-31
HIGGINS, David Brian Director 2001-09-03 2005-02-18
HURST, Charles Director 1996-03-26 2002-07-19
ISAACS, Andrew Stephen Director 2006-07-03 2012-09-10
JONES, Carl Dane Director 2002-10-29 2012-07-13
KU, Wai Sun Director 2006-09-06 2008-07-28
LAMB, Paul Ronald Director 2001-03-05 2002-10-17
LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe Director 2014-01-31 2015-11-30
LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe Director 2010-06-30 2012-12-20
LISANTI, Antonio Director 2001-03-01 2002-04-26
LISHMAN, Richard Charles Director 1995-03-21 1999-01-15
LOCKEY, Anthony David Director 1997-07-18 1998-04-03
MARTIN, David Director 1993-04-05 1993-10-22
MILLS, Michael John Director 1993-06-29 1993-11-23
MOORE, Paul John Director 1997-12-04 2006-03-05
ROGERS, David Spencer Director 1995-03-21 2002-08-16
STAFFORD, Andrew John Director 1993-06-14 1993-12-31
THOMAS, Derek Ellis Director 2003-10-06 2005-12-31
WALKER, Peter John Director — 1993-01-31
WELLS, Lee Director 2006-03-13 2013-02-28
WHITE, Graham Director — 1997-10-31
WOLSTENHOLME, David John Director 1993-11-15 2002-11-11
WOODHALL, Michael Eric Director 1998-12-07 2002-01-31
S AND J ACQUISITION CORP Corporate Director 2003-02-10 2004-04-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
James Neill Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 238 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-07-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-04 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-07-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-08-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-07-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-06-03 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2020-01-03 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2020-01-03 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2019-08-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-06-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2018-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
1

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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