SUNDOWN PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-10
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£120K
-7.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-2% vs 2023
Employees
35
+6.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£256K
-66.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-10.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,289,283 | — | £11,704,247 | £11,547,655 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £559,209 | — | £992,934 | £486,896 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £473,283 | — | £766,261 | £256,396 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £401,934 | — | £549,610 | £195,080 | |
| Cash | £512 | £2,706 | £1,962 | -£780,937 | £83,213 | -£1,053,142 | £129,571 | £119,526 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,030,133 | £1,194,676 | £1,512,180 | — | £1,821,580 | — | £2,872,967 | £3,131,159 | |
| Net assets | £826,502 | £973,277 | £850,900 | — | £1,032,834 | — | £1,314,944 | £1,288,024 | |
| Equity | £826,502 | £973,277 | £850,900 | £850,900 | £1,032,834 | £1,032,834 | £1,314,944 | £1,288,024 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 27 | 31 | — | 34 | — | 33 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,357,569 | — | £1,443,397 | £1,490,127 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £22,437 | — | £24,249 | £22,204 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-1.3%
£11,704,247 £11,547,655
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Cash
-7.8%
£129,571 £119,526
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Net assets
-2%
£1,314,944 £1,288,024
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Employees
+6.1%
33 35
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Operating profit
-51%
£992,934 £486,896
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-66.5%
£766,261 £256,396
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+3.2%
£1,443,397 £1,490,127
highest in 3 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.4% | — | 8.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | — | 4.7% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 30.7% | — | 34.6% | 15.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.56x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 6.51x | — | 4.38x | 2.11x |
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
- SUNDOWN PRODUCTS LIMITED 2003-10-27 → present
- SUNDOWN STRAW PRODUCTS LTD 1999-12-14 → 2003-10-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Peters Elworthy & Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management are confident based upon forecasts that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being a period of no less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. They continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUBITT, David Antony | Director | 2004-12-29 | Jul 1966 | British |
| CUBITT, Rachel Mary | Director | 2005-12-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUBITT, David Antony | Secretary | 2004-12-29 | 2017-05-12 |
| MACSWINEY, Michael | Secretary | 2017-05-12 | 2025-03-19 |
| NUNN, Michael John | Secretary | 1999-12-16 | 2001-12-03 |
| NUNN, Monica Helen | Secretary | 2001-12-03 | 2004-12-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-14 | 1999-12-14 |
| NUNN, David Maurice | Director | 1999-12-16 | 2005-12-12 |
| NUNN, Michael John | Director | 1999-12-16 | 2000-03-03 |
| NUNN, Monica Helen | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2004-12-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-14 | 1999-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Antony Cubitt | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-29 | Active |
| Mrs Rachel Mary Cubitt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.