SOUTHCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+42.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£70m
-14.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
243
-10.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+147.5% first positive since 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £111,024,000 | £106,767,000 | £95,698,000 | £104,128,000 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | £9,781,000 | £1,008,000 | -£8,549,000 | £1,905,000 | +122.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,390,000 | £1,343,000 | -£8,071,000 | £3,835,000 | +147.5% | |
| Net profit | £9,217,000 | £550,000 | -£6,661,000 | £3,085,000 | +146.3% | |
| Cash | £260,000 | £274,000 | £822,000 | £1,169,000 | +42.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £134,017,000 | £124,795,000 | £96,507,000 | £94,553,000 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £93,613,000 | £92,953,000 | £81,533,000 | £69,924,000 | -14.2% | |
| Equity | £93,613,000 | £92,953,000 | £81,533,000 | £69,924,000 | -14.2% | |
| Average employees | 299 | 282 | 272 | 243 | -10.7% | |
| Wages | £14,944,000 | £13,754,000 | £13,462,000 | £13,188,000 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £710,000 | £653,000 | £746,000 | £710,000 | -4.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £41,000 | £49,000 | £50,000 | +2% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £452,000 | £439,000 | £390,876 | -11% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 0.9% | -8.9% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 0.5% | -7.0% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 0.8% | -8.9% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.9% | 38.9% | 29.0% | 45.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.20x | 4.25x | 2.78x | |
| Interest cover | 3.26x | 0.22x | -2.13x | 0.60x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following a review of forecasts, statement of comprehensive income and statement of financial position, the board is satisfied the Company has sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In addition to this, the Company has access to a group revolving credit facility managed by the parent company, TouchPoint Inc.”
Group structure
- SOUTHCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED · parent
- Southco GmbH 37.2%
- Southco Severn Limited 100%
- Southco Brasil Compenentes Industriais Ltda 100%
- Southco Europe Limited 100%
- Southco S.A.R.L 37.2%
- Darshana Private Industries Ltd 99.96%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH, Daniel | Director | 2022-09-20 | Dec 1982 | British |
| KEMPSON, Philip, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| SPINAGE, Rosalind | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIMBLE, David Drury | Secretary | 2004-03-29 | 2009-03-11 |
| EVANS, Andrew Jonathan | Secretary | 2019-04-26 | 2022-09-16 |
| GILLOTT, Isobel | Secretary | 2016-01-26 | 2019-04-26 |
| LODGE, James | Secretary | 2001-11-23 | 2004-03-29 |
| POTGIETER, Quintin | Secretary | 2009-03-11 | 2016-01-26 |
| ANNETTS, Stephen Edward | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2008-12-31 |
| BRIMBLE, David Drury | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2009-06-09 |
| BROWN, Paul | Director | 2011-01-20 | 2018-08-01 |
| DUNCAN, Scott | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2004-12-15 |
| EISEN, Alan Louis | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2017-08-31 |
| GILLOTT, Isobel Jane | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-08-01 |
| HARDING, Susan Louise | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2018-08-01 |
| LODGE, James | Director | 2004-06-24 | 2006-12-18 |
| LODGE, James | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2004-03-29 |
| MACPHERSON, Douglas D. | Director | 2017-08-18 | 2018-08-01 |
| MARSH, Christopher Howard | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2002-08-04 |
| MEHLER, Thomas Rudlof | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2003-07-22 |
| MONGOMERY, David Forrest | Director | 2008-03-28 | 2011-01-20 |
| PENDER, Thomas Russell | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2009-12-31 |
| POTGIETER, Quintin | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-08-01 |
| RICHTER, Lutz | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| TESTEIL, Pascal | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.