SHRED STATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£22K
-54.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
182
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£550K
+351.6% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,466,838 | £25,213,101 | |
| Operating profit | — | £211,911 | £1,024,364 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,085,195 | -£218,428 | £549,638 | |
| Net profit | £1,061,684 | -£183,411 | £383,739 | |
| Cash | £260,645 | £48,873 | £22,100 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,637,271 | £9,100,215 | £9,557,141 | |
| Net assets | £3,970,846 | £3,707,470 | £4,091,209 | |
| Equity | £3,970,846 | £3,707,470 | £4,091,209 | |
| Average employees | 155 | 174 | 182 | |
| Wages | £5,341,375 | £6,217,146 | £6,654,555 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £205,038 | £161,435 | £183,770 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+12.2%
£22,466,838 £25,213,101
-
Cash
-54.8%
£48,873 £22,100
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.4%
£3,707,470 £4,091,209
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.6%
174 182
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+383.4%
£211,911 £1,024,364
-
Profit before tax
+351.6%
-£218,428 £549,638
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+7%
£6,217,146 £6,654,555
highest in 3 filed years
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.9% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.8% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.3% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 76.7% | 76.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.57x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.49x | 2.16x |
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
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. At the year end the company has Net current liabilities of £3,309,345 (2023 - Net current liabilities of £2,902,475). Included within current liabilities is the invoice discounting creditor of £2,079,749 (2023 - £1,657,457). The directors are confident this facility will remain available and have the ability to draw down on, for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, the directors consider that the company will generate sufficient cash from operations post year end, to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Having assessed the principal risks and having regard for the above, the directors have concluded that the company is able to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements have been approved for issue.”
Significant events
- “During 2024 the business took on more warehouse space on the same industrial estate as its Norwich Headquarters. This additional space became operational in Q4 2024 and has allowed the business to process more efficiently, which will have a further positive impact on margins”
- “Finally, 2024 saw the completion of our third acquisition, with the asset purchase of Paper Waste Confidential as business based in the NW that was absorbed into our Manchester operation. The acquisition was a success with 100% of the revenue remaining and the base growing throughout the year”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Kristian Darren | Director | 2020-09-22 | Mar 1985 | British |
| FRANKLIN, Simon James | Director | 2009-12-21 | Jun 1985 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEWITT, Sharon Marie | Secretary | 2007-09-03 | 2009-12-21 |
| ATKINS, Marc | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2012-07-31 |
| FRANKLIN, Nicholas Alan | Director | 2009-12-21 | 2020-09-21 |
| MONK, Matthew Charles | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2021-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon James Franklin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-30 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Alan Franklin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-09-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2021-09-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-09-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.