F. SHERWOOD & SONS (SHEPSHED) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-16 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£638K
+1,311.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+12.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
107
+0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£534K
+262.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,356,788 | — | £14,858,613 | £14,754,226 | £16,172,129 | |
| Operating profit | — | £88,410 | — | -£242,847 | £147,152 | £534,140 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £88,410 | — | -£242,847 | £147,252 | £534,140 | |
| Net profit | — | £74,482 | — | -£196,409 | £255,500 | £411,627 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £45,202 | £637,959 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,336,743 | — | £2,986,187 | £3,241,687 | £3,653,314 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,241,687 | £3,653,314 | |
| Equity | £3,262,261 | £3,336,743 | £3,182,596 | £2,986,187 | £3,241,687 | £3,653,314 | |
| Average employees | — | 112 | — | 102 | 106 | 107 | |
| Wages | — | £4,032,836 | — | £4,181,482 | £4,293,953 | £4,582,252 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+9.6%
£14,754,226 £16,172,129
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+1,311.4%
£45,202 £637,959
-
Net assets
+12.7%
£3,241,687 £3,653,314
-
Employees
+0.9%
106 107
-
Operating profit
+263%
£147,152 £534,140
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+262.7%
£147,252 £534,140
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+6.7%
£4,293,953 £4,582,252
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.6% | — | -1.6% | 1.0% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.5% | — | -1.3% | 1.7% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.6% | — | -8.1% | 4.5% | 14.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 7.98x | 4.88x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- F. SHERWOOD & SONS (SHEPSHED) LIMITED 1998-09-02 → present
- RYDAL HAULAGE LIMITED 1998-08-21 → 1998-09-02
- ROWANBLEND LIMITED 1998-06-05 → 1998-08-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“directors have a reasonable expectation that the company can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISNEY, Andrew John | Secretary | 2015-02-04 | — | — |
| ESSEX, Victor John | Director | 2005-09-12 | Sep 1945 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Gary | Director | 2022-07-02 | Aug 1971 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Ashley Paul Alan | Director | 1998-08-13 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SHERWOOD, Justin Anthony | Director | 1998-08-13 | Feb 1973 | British |
| SHERWOOD RATCLIFFE, Belinda Hayley | Director | 1999-08-02 | Jul 1975 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORRILL, Roger Michael | Secretary | 1998-08-13 | 2014-12-14 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-05 | 1998-08-13 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-06-05 | 1998-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Sherwood Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-17 | Active |
| Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-05-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.