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BRETT MARTIN DAYLIGHT SYSTEMS LIMITED

#01225853 · Active · Incorporated 1975-09-10 (51y 1m) · Last filing 2026-09-21 (1mo ago)
Basic Materials · SIC 22210 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-14 (in 3 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£28k

+272.1% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£25m

+1.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

196

+1.6% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£427k

-58.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £35,379,436£35,273,012£34,274,084 -2.8%
Operating profit £1,651,910£1,187,879£594,111 -50%
Profit before tax £1,535,070£1,024,770£426,969 -58.3%
Net profit £1,174,095£892,993£426,969 -52.2%
Cash £24,016£7,460£27,762 +272.1%
Total assets less current liabilities £24,150,495£25,194,593£25,404,461 +0.8%
Net assets £23,605,219£24,498,212£24,925,181 +1.7%
Equity £23,605,219£24,498,212£24,925,181 +1.7%
Average employees 197193196 +1.6%
Wages £6,296,602£6,651,254£7,092,854 +6.6%
Directors' remuneration £0£0— —
Directors' pension contributions £0£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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 4.7%3.4%1.7%
Net margin 3.3%2.5%1.2%
Return on capital employed 6.8%4.7%2.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 29.4%36.0%26.2%
Current ratio 3.31x2.68x3.68x
Interest cover 14.14x7.28x3.55x

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. BRETT MARTIN DAYLIGHT SYSTEMS LIMITED 2005-03-07 → present
  2. HARTINGTON CONWAY LIMITED 2003-02-03 → 2005-03-07
  3. HARTCON LIMITED 1997-09-30 → 2003-02-03
  4. DIFEHURST LIMITED 1975-09-10 → 1997-09-30

Audit & accounting basis

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

“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

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
LEWIS, Stephen Secretary 2018-04-16 — —
MARTIN, Brian James Director 2003-02-04 Apr 1961 British
MARTIN, William Laurence Director 2003-02-04 Nov 1957 British
Show 9 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FITZSIMONS, Gordon William Secretary 2003-02-04 2012-03-28
GRAY, Michael Samuel Secretary 2012-03-28 2017-12-05
MARTIN, Brian James Secretary 2017-12-05 2018-06-25
OGILVIE, Mary Grace Elizabeth Secretary — 2003-02-04
EWEBANK, Josephine Anne Director — 1997-06-01
FITZSIMONS, Gordon William Director 2003-02-04 2012-03-28
MORGAN, Donald Bruce Director — 1992-01-31
OGILVIE, Mary Grace Elizabeth Director 1995-06-20 2003-02-04
OGILVIE, Myles Gordon Director — 2003-02-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Brett Martin Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 136 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-01-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-01-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-01-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2020-11-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-01-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-01-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2018-06-25 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2018-04-17 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2018-01-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

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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