SL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6m
-23.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
-3.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
31
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4m
-26.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £22,382,042 | £18,780,065 | £17,317,549 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £12,776,820 | £5,629,934 | £4,228,244 | -24.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,947,800 | £5,961,778 | £4,404,795 | -26.1% | |
| Net profit | £9,901,320 | £4,464,222 | £3,303,031 | -26% | |
| Cash | £10,157,932 | £6,060,934 | £4,629,527 | -23.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,323,126 | £5,350,940 | £5,184,742 | -3.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,323,126 | £5,350,940 | £5,184,742 | -3.1% | |
| Equity | £8,323,126 | £5,350,940 | £5,184,742 | -3.1% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 31 | 31 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,874,087 | £3,965,789 | £4,034,202 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £538,681 | £2,922,853 | £2,881,842 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,000 | £37,000 | £32,000 | -13.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £132,617 | £990,427 | £1,015,413 | +2.5% |
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 | 57.1% | 30.0% | 24.4% | |
| Net margin | 44.2% | 23.8% | 19.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 153.5% | 105.2% | 81.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.0% | 45.9% | 42.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.42x | 2.17x | 2.34x |
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
- SL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2009-10-23 → present
- SURRENDA-LINK LIMITED 1990-03-26 → 2009-10-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors carefully review and consider these forward-looking scenarios as part of the ongoing Internal Capital and Risk Assessment Process (ICARA). The Board has reached the conclusion that the Company is in a very strong financial position from both liquidity and earnings perspectives.”
Group structure
- SL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Blackoak Capital Partners Ltd 51%
Significant events
- “The directors have confirmed there were no significant events after the reporting period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, John | Secretary | 2013-04-30 | — | — |
| GOUGH, Alan | Director | 2025-10-16 | Sep 1971 | Irish |
| IRELAND, Robert Mark | Director | 2016-04-21 | May 1978 | British |
| MCADAMS, Patrick Paul | Director | 2006-04-24 | Dec 1975 | American |
| SANDS, Cuthbert Paul | Director | — | Apr 1943 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROOME, Gareth David | Secretary | 2002-12-27 | 2013-04-30 |
| MORAN, Noel | Secretary | — | 1992-04-09 |
| PHELAN, Bryan Patrick Martin | Secretary | 1992-04-09 | 1993-04-30 |
| LEES LLOYD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-11-02 | 2002-12-27 |
| BRETTELL, Jeremy Macduff | Director | 2006-11-30 | 2011-05-18 |
| CLODE, Peter Cedric, Doctor | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2009-11-02 |
| GROOME, Gareth David | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2013-04-30 |
| HAYES, Ernest | Director | 2004-08-04 | 2005-08-19 |
| HINDLE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2009-07-30 |
| JOHNSTON, Daniel John | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2026-09-24 |
| LEE, Robert | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2017-09-26 |
| MORAN, Noel | Director | — | 1992-04-09 |
| MORTLOCK, Philip John | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2010-10-01 |
| MORTLOCK, Philip John | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| MURPHY, John Anthony | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2025-10-16 |
| ROXBURGH, David William James | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2021-07-28 |
| SEMPLE, Michael | Director | — | 2017-10-19 |
| TAYLOR, Alec David | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2024-07-19 |
| PHILLIP JOHN MORTLOCK | Corporate Director | 2010-10-01 | 2010-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Design Group International Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-27 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.