FIRTH STEELS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9m
+229.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£21m
+10.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
121
+116.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-11.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,099,025 | £27,830,485 | £45,616,402 | £39,245,838 | £32,219,032 | £36,080,896 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | £446,660 | £2,870,629 | £1,300,401 | £2,249,588 | £1,062,014 | £965,768 | -9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,001,258 | £4,969,994 | £1,017,041 | £2,298,481 | £1,265,579 | £1,118,296 | -11.6% | |
| Net profit | £780,712 | £3,685,243 | £633,111 | £2,033,129 | £908,618 | £946,593 | +4.2% | |
| Cash | £3,318,305 | £5,456,540 | £4,971,775 | £5,199,922 | £2,111,253 | £6,947,955 | +229.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,603,700 | £18,202,749 | £22,048,785 | £23,341,746 | £23,435,204 | £25,918,218 | +10.6% | |
| Net assets | £13,600,584 | £16,885,827 | £16,968,938 | £18,602,067 | £19,110,685 | £21,103,562 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £13,600,584 | £16,885,827 | £16,968,938 | £18,602,067 | £19,110,685 | £21,103,562 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 46 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 121 | +116.1% | |
| Wages | £1,712,305 | £2,025,877 | £2,177,227 | £2,882,005 | £2,484,618 | £4,341,527 | +74.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £505,739 | £719,493 | £533,809 | £1,415,025 | £961,245 | £365,619 | -62% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £215,423 | £4,461 | £64,021 | +1,335.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £926,848 | £792,681 | £239,064 | -69.8% |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 10.3% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 13.2% | 1.4% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.1% | 15.8% | 5.9% | 9.6% | 4.5% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.4% | 38.2% | 54.4% | 47.2% | 35.4% | 42.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.82x | 2.59x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | 5.31x | 35.24x | 36.62x | 17.47x | 18.72x | 9.88x |
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
- FIRTH STEELS LIMITED 1983-07-11 → present
- SANDBLAND LIMITED 1983-04-18 → 1983-07-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- SMH Jolliffe Cork Audit Ltd
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- FIRTH STEELS LIMITED · parent
- SMD Stockyards Limited 100%
- SMD Construction Group Ltd 50%
- Structural Metal Decks Limited 50%
- Thru Deck Services Limited 50%
Significant events
- “On 28 October 2024, the group acquired control of SMD Stockyards Limited through the purchase of 50% of the share capital for a total consideration of £1,071,250. On 1 December 2024, the group acquired the remaining 50% of the share capital of SMD Stockyards Limited for a total consideration of £1,385,000.”
- “On 28 October 2024, the group acquired control of SMD Construction Group Ltd and its subsidiary undertakings (Structural Metal Decks Limited, Thru Deck Services Limited, NDS Site Installation Services Ltd and SMD Intech Private Ltd) through the purchase of 50% of the share capital for a total consideration of £3,553,504.”
- “The company has entered into a lease in respect of its investment property. The contractual term is 10 years with a review date and break clause at the 5th anniversary of the lease. The property was sold to the tenant on 24th December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Steven | Director | 2011-05-18 | Jun 1969 | British |
| FIRTH, James Tennant | Director | 2011-05-18 | Dec 1973 | British |
| FIRTH, Roger Tennant | Director | — | Aug 1943 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRTH, Susan Patricia | Secretary | — | 2022-06-21 |
| FIRTH, Edward Geoffrey Tennant | Director | — | 1993-07-30 |
| FIRTH, Susan Patricia | Director | — | 2022-06-21 |
| WALL, Scott Alan Joseph | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2023-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lucy Victoria Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Roger Tennant Firth | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-31 |
| Mr James Tennant Firth | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.