ROYSTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+38.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+23.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
62
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+211% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,287,093 | £12,605,122 | £14,089,507 | £18,123,120 | £22,101,018 | |
| Operating profit | -£158,980 | -£666,516 | -£522,313 | £333,221 | £1,053,447 | |
| Profit before tax | -£160,137 | -£671,913 | -£535,770 | £346,200 | £1,076,544 | |
| Net profit | -£79,912 | -£596,819 | -£535,770 | £346,200 | £1,076,544 | |
| Cash | £2,414,587 | £1,405,035 | £1,400,131 | £2,345,637 | £3,250,072 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,446,621 | £4,798,283 | £4,268,878 | £4,606,817 | £5,677,662 | |
| Net assets | £5,364,143 | £4,775,354 | £4,239,584 | £4,585,784 | £5,662,328 | |
| Equity | £5,364,143 | £4,775,354 | £4,239,584 | £4,585,784 | £5,662,328 | |
| Average employees | 67 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,467,605 | £3,316,342 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £22,417 | £22,013 |
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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
+21.9%
£18,123,120 £22,101,018
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+38.6%
£2,345,637 £3,250,072
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+23.5%
£4,585,784 £5,662,328
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+3.3%
60 62
-
Operating profit
+216.1%
£333,221 £1,053,447
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+211%
£346,200 £1,076,544
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-4.4%
£3,467,605 £3,316,342
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.5% | -5.3% | -3.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | -4.7% | -3.8% | 1.9% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.9% | -13.9% | -12.2% | 7.2% | 18.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.59x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | -137.41x | -123.50x | -38.81x | 25.43x | 143.95x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ROYSTON LIMITED 2005-06-13 → present
- ROYSTON MARINE LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 2005-06-13
- NAZEBURY LIMITED 1978-08-16 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clive Owen 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 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
- ROYSTON LIMITED · parent
- Royston Marine Engineering Limited 100%
- Royston Marine Sales Limited 100%
- Royston Marine Limited 100%
- Shipaid Diesel Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company grew sales by 21.9% and improved margins by 8.9% which resulted in a profit before taxation for the year of £1,076,544. The company's cash and net assets position improved and remain strong.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENHOLM, Graham Ross | Secretary | 2011-04-20 | — | British |
| BROWN, Lawrence Joseph | Director | 1994-04-26 | May 1955 | British |
| DENHOLM, Graham Ross | Director | 2011-04-20 | May 1964 | British |
| WADE, Sarah | Director | 2006-06-14 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Lawrence Joseph | Secretary | 1994-04-26 | 2005-04-21 |
| LAWS, Margaret | Secretary | — | 1994-04-26 |
| WADE, Sarah | Secretary | 2005-04-21 | 2011-04-20 |
| ARCHER, Robin Thomas William | Director | 1999-06-10 | 1999-12-16 |
| ARCHER, Robin Thomas William | Director | 1998-12-08 | 1999-05-06 |
| GRAHAM, Neil Stratford | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2022-09-01 |
| HARRISON, Steven Richard | Director | 1994-04-26 | 1998-03-26 |
| LAWS, Terence | Director | — | 1994-04-26 |
| LINDSEY, Ronald Gordon | Director | — | 1994-04-26 |
| MCGIVERON, Edward | Director | — | 1994-04-26 |
| WILKINSON, Thomas | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2006-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royston Power Generation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.