SHELDON DAVIDSON SOLICITORS LTD
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Cash
£700
-97% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.4m
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
53
-8.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£106k
-132.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,552,035 | £7,397,367 | £7,565,955 | +2.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £617,858 | £511,082 | £453,711 | -11.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £191,223 | -£45,460 | -£105,630 | -132.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £101,386 | -£111,485 | -£87,282 | +21.7% | |
| Cash | £2,247 | £2,081 | £2,046 | £34,694 | £23,161 | £700 | -97% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,991,821 | £2,880,324 | £2,572,539 | £3,610,173 | £3,180,048 | £3,078,784 | -3.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,313,546 | £2,511,756 | £2,162,011 | £2,666,126 | £2,463,808 | £2,376,526 | -3.5% | |
| Equity | £2,313,546 | £2,511,756 | £2,162,011 | £2,666,126 | £2,463,808 | £2,376,526 | -3.5% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 37 | 38 | 54 | 58 | 53 | -8.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,923,463 | £2,078,878 | £1,963,121 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £134,404 | £150,000 | £141,667 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 8.2% | 6.9% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.3% | -1.5% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 17.1% | 16.1% | 14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.3% | 43.5% | 43.3% | 72.5% | 73.9% | 74.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.45x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1.30x | 0.90x | 0.78x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Jack Ross Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Under the base-case forecasts and the reasonably possible downside scenarios considered, the Group and Company are forecast to have sufficient liquidity and available facilities to meet their liabilities as they fall due... Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SHELDON DAVIDSON SOLICITORS LTD · parent
- Access Hire & Finance Ltd 54.17%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, Sheldon Rene | Secretary | 2009-08-01 | — | British |
| DAVIDSON, Sheldon Rene | Director | 2009-08-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Sara Jane | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2020-03-01 |
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2009-07-10 | 2009-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sds Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-27 | Active |
| Mr Sheldon Rene Davidson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-01 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2020-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
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.