STUART GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-19.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1m
-80.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£874k
+697% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,105,787 | £13,572,206 | £11,253,659 | -17.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,478,712 | £122,552 | £880,133 | +618.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,461,650 | £109,608 | £873,628 | +697% | |
| Net profit | £1,117,718 | £51,694 | £653,950 | +1,165% | |
| Cash | £540,996 | £1,683,642 | £1,360,918 | -19.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,705,457 | £5,639,376 | £1,215,071 | -78.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,497,128 | £5,428,822 | £1,082,772 | -80.1% | |
| Equity | £7,497,128 | £5,428,822 | £1,082,772 | -80.1% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,612,202 | £1,846,730 | £1,758,512 | -4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £567,258 | £723,123 | £666,254 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £4,200 | £8,400 | £11,958 | +42.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £175,711 | £278,268 | £267,728 | -3.8% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 0.9% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 0.4% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.2% | 2.2% | 72.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.9% | 54.4% | 89.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.70x | 1.83x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 86.67x | 9.47x | — |
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
- Larking Gowen 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
- STUART GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Brownfield Asset Developments Limited 100%
- GEK UK Sales Limited 100%
- Stuart P2 Limited 100%
- Stuart Pumps Limited 100%
- Stuart Well Services Limited 100%
- Stuart Generators Limited 100%
- Stuart Wilson Generators Limited 100%
- Stuart Sales Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAYER, John David | Secretary | 1998-02-24 | — | British |
| HOOD, Nigel Terence | Director | 2006-08-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| ROTHERAM, James Edward John | Director | 2023-08-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| SAYER, John David | Director | 1995-06-23 | Jun 1956 | British |
| SAYER, Stewart | Director | — | Aug 1957 | British |
| TEBBLE, Rodney James | Director | 2013-08-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAYER, John David Beaumont | Secretary | — | 1998-02-23 |
| DICKERSON, Glenn Rindom | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-10-28 |
| SAYER, Alison Paula | Director | 1997-04-06 | 2021-07-30 |
| SAYER, John David Beaumont | Director | — | 2007-01-25 |
| TOOKE, Andrew Graeme | Director | — | 1996-07-01 |
| TREGENT, Russell | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2019-06-21 |
| WISEMAN, Neil Antony | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2007-11-30 |
| WRIGHT, David Ralph | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2019-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropham Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Stewart Sayer | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2017-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption 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.