IVOR SEARLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-27 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+211.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+51.2% vs 2024
Employees
139
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+27.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £19,708,131 | £21,067,400 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,857,072 | £3,627,307 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,766,361 | £3,536,860 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,063,510 | £2,650,378 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £942,683 | £2,935,656 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,507,628 | £7,479,568 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,029,705 | £6,094,883 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £4,029,705 | £6,094,883 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 137 | 139 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,496,583 | £4,798,681 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £168,703 | £176,305 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+6.9%
£19,708,131 £21,067,400
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Cash
+211.4%
£942,683 £2,935,656
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Net assets
+51.2%
£4,029,705 £6,094,883
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Employees
+1.5%
137 139
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Operating profit
+27%
£2,857,072 £3,627,307
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Profit before tax
+27.9%
£2,766,361 £3,536,860
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Wages
+6.7%
£4,496,583 £4,798,681
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.5% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.5% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 51.9% | 48.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 57.3% | 47.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.07x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 28.57x | 36.27x |
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
- IVOR SEARLE LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- STRONGHOOK LIMITED 1978-04-20 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors
- 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. The company has considered it's forecasts and working capital requirements for a period of 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMMINGFIELD, Katie Irene | Secretary | 2023-03-13 | — | — |
| ESZENYI, David | Director | 2012-12-04 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HEMMINGFIELD, Katie Irene | Director | 2020-07-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| SEARLE, Janet Mary | Director | 2012-01-04 | Dec 1948 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEARLE, Colin Andrew | Secretary | 2007-04-10 | 2023-03-13 |
| SEARLE, Michael Frederick | Secretary | — | 2007-04-10 |
| SEARLE, Andrew Clifford | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-10-17 |
| SEARLE, Colin Andrew | Director | — | 2023-03-13 |
| SEARLE, Michael Frederick | Director | — | 2007-12-07 |
| SWEATT, Richard Neal | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Clifford Searle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Clifford Searle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-10 | Ceased 2023-03-13 |
| Katie Irene Hemmingfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Colin Andrew Searle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.