STRUCTURAL METAL DECKS 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

  -31.2%

  £20,708,234 → £14,238,862

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  -42.1%

  £1,240,566 → £718,428

  lowest in 5 filed years

• Net assets

  -6.7%

  £4,795,275 → £4,476,223

  lowest in 5 filed years

• Employees

  0%

  46 → 46

• Operating profit

  -1,989.4%

  -£22,289 → -£465,696

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Profit before tax

  -5,416.6%

  -£7,159 → -£394,934

  lowest in 5 filed years

• Wages

  +10.9%

  £1,491,247 → £1,653,315

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. STRUCTURAL METAL DECKS LIMITED 1998-07-03 → present
2. SURREAL LIMITED 1998-05-08 → 1998-07-03

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. STRUCTURAL METAL DECKS LIMITED · parent
   1. SMD Intech Private Limited 99.99% · India · Structural deck development.
   2. Thru Deck Services Limited 100% · Scotland · Installation of composite metal deck flooring.

Significant events

• “During the year, the wider group undertook a reorganisation of its share structure to streamline ownership and support more agile governance and decision-making.”
• “As part of the group restructuring process, the business premises previously held within Structural Metal Decks Limited were sold to a third party and are no longer included within the company's balance sheet.”
• “During the period ThruDeck Services was consolidated into Structural Metal Decks Limited. All employees were transferred under TUPE regulations and trading activities were integrated into the company.”
• “Financial performance was adversely affected by weak market conditions and exposure to bad debts arising from customer insolvencies across the sector. This included a significant loss following the collapse of ISG Limited, which was not fully covered by insurance.”
• “The company's cash reserves reduced during the year as a result of a cash investment made at ultimate group level. No major capital investments were undertaken during the year, with focus remaining on the maintenance and effective utilisation of existing assets.”
• “Key challenges during the year included subcontractor performance variability, customer insolvencies, adverse weather conditions affecting concrete operations, and the continued scarcity of skilled labour.”
• “The company continues to monitor a subsidence issue at its head office, which showed minor settlement during the year but is not currently impacting operations.”
• “Initiatives during the year included reducing energy consumption within office operations, supporting the transition to electric vehicles, and expanding the company's offering of lower-carbon composite flooring products.”

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

Filings

2

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.