TRAD HIRE & SALES LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1M
-10.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+71.6% vs 2024
Employees
149
-8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.2M
-61.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,546,329 | £55,221,509 | £55,192,233 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £7,980,920 | £4,783,074 | £3,911,027 | -18.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,671,015 | £21,189,558 | £8,243,399 | -61.1% | |
| Net profit | £5,925,581 | £20,220,296 | £7,228,312 | -64.3% | |
| Cash | £16,032,942 | £7,934,606 | £7,100,739 | -10.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,275,962 | £10,488,768 | £17,525,948 | +67.1% | |
| Net assets | £35,872,402 | £10,092,698 | £17,321,010 | +71.6% | |
| Equity | £35,872,402 | £10,092,698 | £17,321,010 | +71.6% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 162 | 149 | -8% | |
| Wages | £8,207,777 | £7,630,840 | £7,848,444 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £562,290 | £217,276 | £267,579 | +23.2% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.6% | 8.7% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 36.6% | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.0% | 45.6% | 22.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 91.0% | 84.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 0.51x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | 22.48x | 2.82x | 1.54x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group 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
- TRAD HIRE & SALES LIMITED · parent
- Trad Safety Systems Limited 100%
- Trad Group Limited 100%
- Trad Scaffolding Co, Limited 100%
- Altrad MTD Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUGGLETON, Matthew James | Secretary | 2022-04-19 | — | — |
| DOBSON, Colin Richard | Director | 2020-01-16 | Apr 1966 | British |
| MUGGLETON, Matthew James | Director | 2022-04-19 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FASSENFELT, James Arthur | Secretary | 2019-01-15 | 2019-11-06 |
| MATTHEWS, Paige Victoria | Secretary | 2020-01-02 | 2022-08-31 |
| OSMAN, Mehmet Ibrahim | Secretary | 2017-09-14 | 2018-09-17 |
| ROBINSON, Paul William | Secretary | 1998-03-01 | 2006-12-14 |
| SKEATS, Alan John Charles | Secretary | 2006-12-14 | 2017-09-14 |
| SMITH, Hayden Francis | Secretary | 1998-01-12 | 1998-03-01 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-12 | 1998-01-12 |
| ACKERS, Mark | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2015-12-24 |
| ALTRAD, Mohed, Dr | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-09-09 |
| DOBSON, Colin Richard | Director | 2010-03-04 | 2013-09-30 |
| DOBSON, Colin Richard | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-01-02 |
| FASSENFELT, James Arthur | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2019-11-06 |
| GARCIA, Isabelle Marie Andree Montfort Epouse, Madame | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-09-09 |
| GREEN, David Michael | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2013-09-30 |
| HAYES, Craig Gordon | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2017-09-14 |
| HOLMES, Jonathan Ralph | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2008-12-31 |
| HUETZ, Louis Marie Maurice Roger | Director | 2014-12-04 | 2020-09-09 |
| KEARNEY, Steve Laurence | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2017-09-14 |
| LANCASTER, Alan William | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2006-08-17 |
| LANCASTER, Robin Fraser | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2008-05-23 |
| MATTHEWS, Paige Victoria | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2022-08-31 |
| MOORE, Desmond Anthony | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| NEILSON, Raymond Kennedy | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2022-01-31 |
| OLLIVIER, Antoine, Monsieur | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2014-12-04 |
| OSMAN, Mehmet Ibrahim | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2018-09-17 |
| PATERSON, John | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2021-08-31 |
| ROBINSON, Paul William | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2006-12-14 |
| SKEATS, Alan John Charles | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2017-09-14 |
| SMITH, Christopher Hayden | Director | 2011-07-18 | 2013-09-30 |
| SMITH, Doretta | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2013-09-30 |
| SMITH, Doretta | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-03-01 |
| SMITH, Hayden Francis | Director | 1998-01-12 | 2018-04-12 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-01-12 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Altrad | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.