BATEMAN SKIPS LTD
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2.4m
-224.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
46
-16.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2m
+29% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to Note 2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company incurred a net loss of £1,685,327 during the year ended 5 April 2026 and, as of that date, the company's total liabilities exceeded its total assets by £2,436,204 and the company's current liabilities exceeded its current assets by £6,874,981.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-05
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-04-05 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,311,948 | £6,778,407 | £5,575,084 | -17.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£3,137,456 | -£2,843,327 | -£2,008,380 | +29.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£3,148,438 | -£2,852,634 | -£2,025,405 | +29% | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,352,119 | -£2,769,984 | -£1,685,327 | +39.2% | |
| Cash | £1,781,744 | £54,079 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,142,929 | £2,159,102 | -£609,379 | -£1,989,884 | -226.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,632,867 | £2,019,107 | -£750,877 | -£2,436,204 | -224.4% | |
| Equity | £3,632,867 | £2,019,107 | -£750,877 | -£2,436,204 | -224.4% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 61 | 55 | 46 | -16.4% | |
| Wages | — | £2,104,749 | £1,937,922 | £1,722,608 | -11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £124,147 | £42,840 | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -42.9% | -41.9% | -36.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -32.2% | -40.9% | -30.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -145.3% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.9% | 70.0% | 110.8% | 137.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.24x | 0.24x | 0.18x |
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
- BATEMAN SKIPS LTD 2017-09-27 → present
- BATEMANS SKIP HIRE LIMITED 2003-10-16 → 2017-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company incurred a net loss of £1,685,327 during the year ended 5 April 2026 and, as of that date, the company's total liabilities exceeded its total assets by £2,436,204 and the company's current liabilities exceeded its current assets by £6,874,981.”
Group structure
- BATEMAN SKIPS LTD · parent
- Affordable Skip Hire Bristol Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2024, the investigation by the Health and Safety Executive has concluded. The full extent of company liability is now known and a prosecution has been served.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Sally | Secretary | 2023-07-11 | — | — |
| KNIGHTON, Claire Ashley | Director | 2023-07-11 | Nov 1973 | British |
| RYDER, Alasdair Alan | Director | 2023-07-11 | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Debra Teresa | Secretary | 2003-10-16 | 2023-07-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-10-16 | 2003-10-16 |
| BATEMAN, Lee | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2024-09-25 |
| BATEMAN, Mark Anthony | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2023-07-11 |
| DRAPER, Abigail Sarah | Director | 2023-07-11 | 2025-03-31 |
| VENN, Carly, Mrs. | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2023-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rsk Environment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-10-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-10-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-10-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.