SOUTHERN CEMENT LTD
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Cash
£11M
-45.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.7M
-54.7% vs 2023
Employees
8
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6.2M
-35.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,963,810 | £26,009,785 | -27.7% | |
| Operating profit | £9,092,452 | £5,306,672 | -41.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,736,564 | £6,247,000 | -35.8% | |
| Net profit | £7,431,210 | £4,684,071 | -37% | |
| Cash | £19,840,945 | £10,739,961 | -45.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,357,056 | £10,642,905 | -50.2% | |
| Net assets | £19,196,509 | £8,698,038 | -54.7% | |
| Equity | £19,196,509 | £8,698,038 | -54.7% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 8 | 0% | |
| Wages | £393,658 | £412,122 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.3% | 20.4% | |
| Net margin | 20.7% | 18.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.6% | 49.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.1% | 46.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.49x | 2.39x | |
| Interest cover | 10.89x | 4.73x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the companys forecasts and current trading, the directors believe that it remains appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “We are closely monitoring the potential impact of increasing commodity prices resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on our 2025 financial results and cashflows.”
- “The company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, cash flow risk and foreign exchange rate risk.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, Denise | Secretary | 2014-08-29 | — | — |
| ADAMSON, Paul | Director | 2026-04-03 | Nov 1972 | British |
| DALTON, John | Director | 2013-02-25 | Jan 1971 | Irish |
| MALONE, Gabriel | Director | 2016-06-01 | Nov 1975 | Irish |
| MCMILLAN, Darren | Director | 2026-04-03 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2006-03-23 |
| BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-23 | 2013-02-25 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
| SHAW AND CROFT (COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2004-04-26 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
| CARRASCO BRUGADA, Javier | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2006-08-29 |
| CENTENO FORNIES, Francisco | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2007-06-28 |
| DEL ROSARIO, Silvia | Director | 2006-11-30 | 2007-09-25 |
| DONNAN, Andrew John William | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2026-04-03 |
| FARAMIN BURGOS, Angel | Director | 2007-12-04 | 2013-02-25 |
| HAWKESWORTH, John Philip Cemaes | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2004-07-05 |
| HIGGINS, Colin | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| LEONARD, Barry | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| LLAVONA ALVAREZ, Ruben | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2004-04-26 |
| LUHTALA, Sanna | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| MACHIMBARRENA GUTIERREZ, Ignacio Manuel | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2007-12-04 |
| MINTERN, Jim | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| NEALE, Barry Stuart | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2003-01-08 |
| NEALE, Debra Elaine | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2002-11-29 |
| REYNES MASSANET, Francisco Miguel | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2006-12-11 |
| SHINE, Joseph | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2013-12-20 |
| SWEENEY, Eamonn | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| URCULO, Jaime | Director | 2007-03-08 | 2013-02-25 |
| WHEATLEY, Philip Andrew | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| WILSON, John Nathanial | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| JORDAN NOMINEES (I.O.M.) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-11-02 | 2001-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Cement Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.