ST EVAL CANDLE CO LTD
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Cash
£2.1M
+0.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.7M
+6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
71
+12.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£703K
+12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,098,563 | £7,248,209 | £4,988,088 | £7,032,706 | £7,584,860 | £9,992,069 | +31.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,397,097 | £2,029,748 | £857,512 | £605,808 | £633,080 | £709,417 | +12.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,399,197 | £2,032,779 | £843,538 | £576,347 | £625,186 | £703,435 | +12.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,127,293 | £1,624,091 | £654,973 | £443,760 | £465,352 | £523,488 | +12.5% | |
| Cash | £1,724,175 | £1,479,808 | £1,555,323 | £1,685,483 | £2,056,585 | £2,069,088 | +0.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,165,345 | £4,531,522 | £5,425,075 | £5,627,581 | £5,766,233 | £6,153,447 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,932,959 | £4,257,050 | £4,805,243 | £5,092,753 | £5,358,105 | £5,681,593 | +6% | |
| Equity | £2,932,959 | £4,257,050 | £4,805,243 | £5,092,753 | £5,358,105 | £5,681,593 | +6% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 57 | 52 | 61 | 63 | 71 | +12.7% | |
| Wages | £994,212 | £1,472,922 | £1,138,846 | £1,921,725 | £2,144,892 | £2,363,579 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £176,697 | £242,313 | £265,818 | £434,841 | £422,924 | £422,074 | -0.2% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.4% | 28.0% | 17.2% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 22.1% | 22.4% | 13.1% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.1% | 44.8% | 15.8% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 11.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.07x | 2.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 51.84x | 19.09x | 25.79x | 36.64x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors performed assessment, prepared cash flow forecast to 30 Apr 2027 considering cost of living crisis, recession, geopolitical instability. Business has sufficient cash and funding until end of Apr 2027. Directors consider it appropriate to prepare financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company's focus during 2026 will be to continue growing sales across all channels whilst protecting margins. Specific priorities include the continued development of new products to refresh and extend our market offering, and further investment in our digital and operational infrastructure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG-JAMIESON, Sarah Gifford | Secretary | 2002-09-19 | — | British |
| GREAVES, Ian Miles Kennedy | Director | 2002-09-19 | Jun 1962 | British |
| YOUNG-JAMIESON, Harry Oswin | Director | 2018-06-18 | Oct 1986 | British |
| YOUNG-JAMIESON, Sarah Gifford | Director | 2002-09-19 | May 1960 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-19 | 2002-09-19 |
| NICKLIN, Roger David | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2023-10-25 |
| POOLEY, Bernard Bertram | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2020-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-09-19 | 2002-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Miles Kennedy Greaves | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-09 | Ceased 2017-09-10 |
| Sarah Gifford Young-Jamieson | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-09 | Active |
| Sarah Young-Jamieson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-09-09 |
| Ian Greaves | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-09-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charles court order extend with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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.