BOLTONS RECYCLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-15 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-01
Watchouts
Cash
£94K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
48
Average over period
Profit before tax
£400K
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,363,214 | £11,778,572 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£267,866 | £517,842 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£420,743 | £400,324 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£473,606 | £425,623 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £17,924 | £93,645 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,973,433 | £6,156,982 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £1 | — | £4,097,130 | £4,522,753 | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £4,097,130 | £4,522,753 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 53 | 48 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,530,751 | £2,265,142 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £467,538 | £544,219 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -2.4% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -4.2% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | 8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 56.1% | 49.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.67x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.72x | 4.38x |
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
- Knights Lowe Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- BOLTONS RECYCLING LIMITED · parent
- Bolton Brothers Limited 100%
- Bolton Waste Disposal Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2024 Boltons Recycling Limited acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Bolton Brothers Limited as part of a reorganisation.”
- “The group continues to invest in future growth through the purchase of new operating vehicles, plant, and machinery.”
- “The group also successfully transitioned to a single consolidated loan, simplifying past agreements, improving cash flow, and streamlining costs. This new consolidated loan is set to expire in 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON, Michael John | Director | 2024-11-07 | Apr 1944 | British |
| BOLTON, Oliver Harvey Jason | Director | 2024-11-07 | May 1969 | British |
| BOLTON, Reuben Soloman Joab | Director | 2011-01-06 | Dec 1972 | British |
| BOLTON, Winifred Helen | Director | 2024-11-07 | Oct 1943 | British |
| BOLTON SMITH, Jodi Georgina Peppi | Director | 2024-11-07 | Sep 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Winifred Helen Bolton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Bolton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Reuben Soloman Joab Bolton | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.