S. NORTON & CO LIMITED
Operating as S. Norton, the privately owned group specialises in the collection of non-hazardous waste and the recovery of sorted materials.
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Cash
£1.1m
-62.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£153m
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
443
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£17m
-33,615.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £344,957,000 | £454,760,000 | £374,611,000 | -17.6% | |
| Operating profit | £512,000 | -£198,000 | -£14,904,000 | -7,427.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,092,000 | £51,000 | -£17,093,000 | -33,615.7% | |
| Net profit | -£92,000 | -£123,000 | -£12,889,000 | -10,378.9% | |
| Cash | £12,064,000 | £2,896,000 | £1,075,000 | -62.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £180,484,000 | £176,519,000 | £159,058,000 | -9.9% | |
| Net assets | £169,445,000 | £166,322,000 | £153,433,000 | -7.7% | |
| Equity | £169,445,000 | £166,322,000 | £153,433,000 | -7.7% | |
| Average employees | 377 | 437 | 443 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £17,604,000 | £21,201,000 | £20,980,000 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,636,000 | £1,654,000 | £1,738,000 | +5.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £302,000 | £320,000 | £405,000 | +26.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | -0.0% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | -0.0% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | -0.1% | -9.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.3% | 16.0% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.53x | 4.55x | 2.83x | |
| Interest cover | 0.79x | -0.38x | -6.68x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In order to assess issues around going concern, the directors have reviewed cash flow and profitability forecasts, including the potential impact of adverse movements. They are comfortable that the Group's current liquidity position, together with the bank facilities it has in place, provide the resources needed to adequately fund future plans and investments for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements, and that it is therefore appropriate to prepare these statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- S. NORTON & CO LIMITED · parent
- Axion Recycling Limited 100%
- S. Norton & Co (Exports) Limited 100%
- UK Shredders Limited 100%
- Cartakeback.com Limited 38.29%
Significant events
- “Since the balance sheet date, the Group has acquired significant assets at two new sites in Avonmouth and Long Marston.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRY, Charles Thomas | Secretary | — | — | British |
| DONOHUE, Graham William | Director | 2016-06-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| HARRY, Charles Thomas | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| HARRY, Margaret | Director | 2016-06-09 | Aug 1948 | British |
| HARRY, Matthew Paul | Director | — | May 1950 | British |
| HAYER, Dharmendra Tony Singh | Director | 2020-09-01 | May 1978 | British |
| JONES, Norman William | Director | 2016-06-09 | Jan 1953 | British |
| LATHAM, Ian | Director | 2023-03-23 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRY, John Anthony | Director | — | 2024-06-10 |
| MORTON, Roger John | Director | 2016-06-09 | 2019-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cme Fieldway Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-07-22 | Active |
| Manas Park Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-07-22 | Active |
| Jamh Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-07-06 | Active |
| Mr Charles Thomas Harry | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-07-22 |
| Mr Matthew Paul Harry | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-07-22 |
| Mr John Anthony Harry | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.