SMALLRIDGE BROS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9.2m
+8.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
111
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+431.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,510,999 | £37,371,869 | £47,887,534 | +28.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,148,730 | £1,003,089 | £2,256,835 | +125% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,773,965 | £308,200 | £1,638,019 | +431.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,366,787 | £212,831 | £1,229,470 | +477.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,915,855 | £9,564,780 | £11,917,277 | +24.6% | |
| Net assets | £8,668,924 | £8,413,107 | £9,153,085 | +8.8% | |
| Equity | £8,668,924 | £8,413,107 | £9,153,085 | +8.8% | |
| Average employees | 104 | 108 | 111 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £3,860,712 | £4,101,333 | £4,384,075 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £257,308 | £248,087 | £293,424 | +18.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,860 | £66,778 | £3,891 | -94.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £84,922 | £112,869 | +32.9% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 2.7% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.7% | 10.5% | 18.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.4% | 70.1% | 67.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.46x | 1.45x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | 5.73x | 1.44x | 3.65x |
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
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUPE, Poppy Lilian | Secretary | 2022-04-20 | — | — |
| COUPE, Poppy Lilian | Director | 2023-03-14 | Jul 1996 | British |
| SHAMBROOK, David John | Director | 2008-02-20 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SMALLRIDGE, David John | Director | 2008-02-20 | Apr 1954 | British |
| SMALLRIDGE, Elaine Anne | Director | 2008-02-20 | Feb 1957 | British |
| SMALLRIDGE, Gillian | Director | 2008-02-20 | Nov 1955 | British |
| SMALLRIDGE, Michael James | Director | 2008-02-20 | Jan 1958 | British |
| SMALLRIDGE, Simon | Director | 2021-09-08 | Feb 1980 | British |
| TOOGOOD, Jason | Director | 2023-03-14 | Dec 1984 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLRIDGE, Gillian | Secretary | 2008-02-20 | 2022-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David John Smallridge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
| Mrs Elaine Anne Smallridge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
| Mr Michael James Smallridge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
| Mrs Gillian Smallridge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.