FLOWPLANT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£785k
-62.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1m
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
-1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£107k
-91.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,847,919 | £13,267,124 | £11,376,376 | -14.3% | |
| Operating profit | £168,023 | £1,266,391 | £136,346 | -89.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £142,263 | £1,221,007 | £107,302 | -91.2% | |
| Net profit | £55,502 | £1,066,100 | £110,150 | -89.7% | |
| Cash | £738,729 | £2,118,886 | £785,327 | -62.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,897,807 | £3,964,350 | £4,076,068 | +2.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,897,807 | £3,964,350 | £4,076,068 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £2,897,807 | £3,964,350 | £4,076,068 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 57 | 56 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £3,115,348 | £2,890,039 | £2,834,784 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £366,245 | £253,995 | £282,361 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,598 | £10,953 | £11,835 | +8.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £164,250 | £87,993 | £103,063 | +17.1% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 9.5% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 8.0% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 31.9% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.7% | 54.9% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.77x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | 6.13x | 22.37x | 3.29x |
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
- FLOWPLANT GROUP LIMITED 1999-01-12 → present
- GREAT INTEREST LIMITED 1998-08-10 → 1999-01-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- FLOWPLANT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Aqua Hydraulics Limited 100%
- Flowplant (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Harben Inc 100%
- Harben Pumps (Scotland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group disposed of its interest in the Harben business as part of a strategic realignment of operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILES, Edward | Director | 2023-06-23 | Apr 1991 | British |
| PIDGEON, Barry | Director | 2023-06-23 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Steven Andrew | Director | 2023-06-23 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASTABLE, Mark Graham | Secretary | 1998-10-12 | 2023-06-23 |
| RUTLAND SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-08-10 | 1998-10-12 |
| BASTABLE, Mark Graham | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2023-06-23 |
| HISCOCK, Alistair Mark | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2023-06-23 |
| STRINGER, Peter | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2011-10-07 |
| RUTLAND DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-08-10 | 1998-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Andrew Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2023-06-23 | Active |
| Flowplant Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.