SUMMIT PLATFORMS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
+21.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
+16.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
303
+21.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
-10.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £43,846,226 | — | £56,987,226 | £65,480,906 | £75,130,157 | |
| Operating profit | — | £8,581,046 | — | £10,396,262 | £11,793,043 | £12,334,642 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,302,887 | — | £6,917,469 | £6,789,032 | £6,054,311 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,993,472 | — | £5,460,541 | £4,951,843 | £4,450,624 | |
| Cash | £7,327 | £2,573 | -£459,905 | £2,873 | £2,873 | £3,493 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £64,956,450 | — | £77,470,600 | £96,157,166 | £102,636,886 | |
| Net assets | — | £14,806,655 | — | £20,293,296 | £25,077,224 | £29,305,387 | |
| Equity | £10,390,633 | £14,806,655 | £14,806,655 | £20,293,296 | £25,077,224 | £29,305,387 | |
| Average employees | — | 186 | — | 224 | 250 | 303 | |
| Wages | — | £7,655,119 | — | £9,904,655 | £12,204,511 | £14,799,878 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £718,144 | — | £771,886 | £811,116 | £837,163 |
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 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+14.7%
£65,480,906 £75,130,157
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+21.6%
£2,873 £3,493
-
Net assets
+16.9%
£25,077,224 £29,305,387
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+21.2%
250 303
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4.6%
£11,793,043 £12,334,642
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-10.8%
£6,789,032 £6,054,311
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+21.3%
£12,204,511 £14,799,878
highest in 4 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 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 19.6% | — | 18.2% | 18.0% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.1% | — | 9.6% | 7.6% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.2% | — | 13.4% | 12.3% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.30x | 0.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.77x | — | 2.99x | 2.36x | 1.96x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SUMMIT PLATFORMS LTD 2014-03-31 → present
- ABBOTS 392 LIMITED 2014-03-25 → 2014-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the operational and financial risks to the business, the directors are of the opinion that the business has sufficient resources at its disposal to continue operating for the foreseeable future, and in any case for the 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The last 12 months has seen yet another year in which Summit Platforms has continued to expand and grow across the UK. Over 500 more powered access machines have been added into the fleet at a cost of circa £21m (2024: £28m), bringing the total fleet size at year end to almost 6,500 units.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGILL, Gordon Andrew | Director | 2017-05-15 | Oct 1976 | British |
| PARKER, Andrew Michael | Director | 2014-04-29 | Dec 1975 | British |
| WATSON, James Andrew | Director | 2017-05-15 | Feb 1980 | British |
| WOODWARD, Grant Andrew | Director | 2014-04-09 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FITZPATRICK, Rachel Alexandra | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2014-04-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Grant Andrew Woodward | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-08-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-08-19 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 15
- 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.