TOM BLACKWELL (CONTRACTORS & PLANT HIRE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-01 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-17
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-43.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-25.7% vs 2023
Employees
35
-14.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+127.5% vs 2023
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
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £17,387,615 | £21,004,352 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,212,887 | £3,016,082 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,285,069 | £5,199,452 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,610,260 | £4,304,874 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £9,259,116 | £5,212,176 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £16,744,187 | £12,893,542 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £15,664,187 | £11,638,097 | |
| Equity | £7,584,511 | £8,692,865 | — | £11,018,534 | — | £15,664,187 | £11,638,097 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,298,422 | £2,201,857 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £124,684 | £189,728 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+20.8%
£17,387,615 £21,004,352
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Cash
-43.7%
£9,259,116 £5,212,176
-
Net assets
-25.7%
£15,664,187 £11,638,097
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Employees
-14.6%
41 35
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Operating profit
+36.3%
£2,212,887 £3,016,082
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Profit before tax
+127.5%
£2,285,069 £5,199,452
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Wages
-4.2%
£2,298,422 £2,201,857
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.7% | 14.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.3% | 20.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 23.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 6.62x | 4.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 152.03x | 533.44x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- 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
- TOM BLACKWELL (CONTRACTORS & PLANT HIRE) LIMITED · parent
- Tom Blackwell (Leasing & Plant Sales) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In the current year, there is no ultimate controlling party. In the prior year, the ultimate controlling party was Mr A.E. Blackwell by virtue of his shareholding.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWELL, Albert Ernest | Director | — | Aug 1941 | British |
| BLACKWELL, Dean Carl | Director | 2024-10-08 | Jan 1966 | British |
| DELANY, Paul John | Director | 2024-10-08 | May 1974 | British |
| DELANY, Samantha Anne | Director | 2024-10-08 | Apr 1973 | British |
| RATCLIFFE, Sam James | Director | 2025-09-16 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWELL, Anne Norwood | Secretary | — | 2024-10-08 |
| BLACKWELL, Anne Norwood | Director | — | 2024-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dean Carl Blackwell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-07 | Active |
| Mr Tony Stephen Blackwell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-07 | Active |
| Mrs Samantha Anne Delany | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-07 | Active |
| Mr Albert Ernest Blackwell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-10 |
| Mrs Anne Norwood Blackwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.