SCHADES LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  +4.2%

  £39,920,476 → £41,591,501

  highest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  +39.4%

  £1,652,433 → £2,304,193

  highest in 4 filed years

• Net assets

  +2.4%

  £6,256,021 → £6,406,713

• Employees

  +130.9%

  55 → 127

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  +13.1%

  £3,698,283 → £4,184,553

  highest in 3 filed years

• Profit before tax

  +10.7%

  £3,722,420 → £4,121,194

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +46.8%

  £1,937,418 → £2,844,287

  highest in 4 filed years

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

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.

1. SCHADES LIMITED 1989-04-01 → present
2. DOWDINGS-SCHADES LIMITED 1988-04-08 → 1989-04-01
3. HACKREMCO (NO. 392) LIMITED 1988-01-26 → 1988-04-08

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In assessing the appropriateness of the going concern assumption, the directors have reviewed detailed profit and loss forecasts and cash flow forecasts, considering all reasonably foreseeable potential scenarios and uncertainties in relation to revenue and expenditure for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements have been approved. The ultimate parent company Harbour Investments GmbH has confirmed it will provide financial support to the business to the extent required to allow the group to meet its liabilities for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved. Consequently, the directors are confident that the group will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. SCHADES LIMITED · parent
   1. Hamilton - Schades Labels Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Sale of adhesive labels

Significant events

• “Sales generated in the year increased from £39.9million to £41.6 million. Excluding sales generated on international intercompany transactions, sales increased from £37.1 million to £39.4 million. The overall gross profit margin increased from 15.3% in 2023 to 18% in 2024, mainly due to the growth in label sales and the incorporation of a new subsidiary in the year.”
• “Gains were made in labels sales during 2024 across the group supported by the incorporation of Hamilton Schades - Labels Limited on the 27th August 2025. Label sales will be a continued area of sales focus for 2025 allowing us to increase the product portfolio with major customers. It will also open a further market to us with the online retailers.”
• “Alongside BRC, ISO 45001 certification being achieved in 2023 and retained in 2024.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.