CHESTER HALL PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£16m
+18.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£27m
+7.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
70
-5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.5m
-6.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,259,854 | £15,289,746 | £17,731,751 | £19,945,607 | £18,421,283 | -7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,921,361 | £2,689,138 | £2,039,576 | £2,202,756 | £1,991,736 | -9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,992,557 | £2,785,748 | £2,279,092 | £2,695,285 | £2,528,648 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,416,930 | £2,215,036 | £1,737,636 | £2,030,616 | £1,856,928 | -8.6% | |
| Cash | £8,324,877 | £12,557,221 | £12,180,091 | £13,122,285 | £15,500,842 | +18.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,102,458 | £22,282,703 | £23,375,975 | £25,342,875 | £27,154,986 | +7.2% | |
| Net assets | £20,942,128 | £22,137,164 | £23,104,800 | £25,135,416 | £26,992,344 | +7.4% | |
| Equity | £20,942,128 | £22,137,164 | £23,104,800 | £25,135,416 | £26,992,344 | +7.4% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 70 | -5.4% | |
| Wages | £2,006,813 | £2,300,640 | £2,346,299 | £2,745,830 | £2,629,794 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £370,075 | £393,803 | £379,600 | £439,035 | £438,595 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £19,996 | £19,996 | £19,996 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £156,700 | £168,570 | £168,906 | +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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.1% | 17.6% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 14.5% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 12.1% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.5% | 0.9% | 13.3% | 11.2% | 8.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 6.39x | 7.75x | 10.31x |
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
- CHESTER HALL PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED 1976-12-31 → present
- RADFORD PACKAGING LIMITED 1974-01-10 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SCC Chartered Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 18 March 2026, the shareholders entered into a share purchase agreement to sell their shares to Belrise UK Holdings Limited. The transaction was successfully completed on 04 April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BADVE, Sumedh Shrikant | Director | 2026-04-04 | Mar 1996 | Indian |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Carole Amy | Secretary | — | 2026-04-04 |
| HOYLE, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2026-04-04 |
| BROWN, Alan Brian | Director | — | 2026-04-04 |
| BROWN, Carole Amy | Director | — | 2026-04-04 |
| BROWN, Philip Graham | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2026-04-04 |
| HALSEY, Dean David | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2026-04-04 |
| HAYZER, Terence Alfred | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Hall Precision Engineering Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-12 | Active |
| Mrs Carole Amy Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-12 |
| Mr Alan Brian Brown | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-03-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.