ADS LASER CUTTING LTD

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

• Turnover

  +2.6%

  £10,307,633 → £10,576,247

• Cash

  +54.2%

  £670,178 → £1,033,659

  highest in 4 filed years

• Net assets

  +9.9%

  £3,291,582 → £3,618,713

  highest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  +5.5%

  91 → 96

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  -3.4%

  £1,488,571 → £1,438,443

• Profit before tax

  -2.4%

  £1,303,538 → £1,271,695

• Wages

  +15.1%

  £2,947,667 → £3,391,953

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

The Rowleys Partnership Ltd

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “capital expenditure during 2024 was limited to £137k including new welding equipment and a delivery vehicle.”
• “Economic uncertainty global events, inflationary pressures and higher interest rates have led to recessionary conditions and, whilst we are not complacent, we consider that maintaining a diverse customer base leads to opportunities which mitigate the impact of a recession.”
• “Net Debt reduced by £1.0m to £2.8m with cash generated from operating activities far exceeding capital investment, loan repayments and dividends. Within this, cash balances increased from £0.7m to £1.0m providing substantial liquidity to finance an anticipated increase in working capital associated with planned growth.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.