INSTALOFT LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£587K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
166
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£273K
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,360,800 | £14,623,922 | £30,187,016 | £20,898,591 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,432,048 | £1,547,882 | £1,281,593 | -£370,974 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,607,188 | £1,697,824 | £1,457,739 | -£273,136 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,129,846 | £1,403,756 | £1,255,282 | -£169,739 | |
| Cash | £410,129 | — | £2,305,832 | £982,325 | £507,605 | £586,850 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £747,218 | — | £3,822,776 | £4,574,631 | £3,595,002 | £3,237,102 | |
| Net assets | £617,405 | — | £3,227,462 | £4,202,575 | £3,446,517 | £3,152,778 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,227,462 | £4,202,575 | £3,446,517 | £3,152,778 | |
| Average employees | 36 | — | 112 | 122 | 158 | 166 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,192,095 | £3,618,428 | £6,707,446 | £5,523,089 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £12,500 | £14,239 | £107,461 | £170,431 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 18.2% | 10.6% | 4.2% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 15.9% | 9.6% | 4.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 63.6% | 33.8% | 35.6% | -11.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | — | — | — | 2.34x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 6422.75x | 35.72x | -12.96x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment and after making appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “FY25 represented a pivotal year of transformation, with the operational and financial reset positioning the business for sustainable growth.”
- “The improvements delivered during the 2025 have laid strong foundations for continued growth. The sustained focus on system investment, operational processes and the development of people is expected to enhance efficiency, strengthen customer outcomes and increase profitability throughout 2026 and beyond.”
- “During the period, the company has made a six-figure investment in operational software and workflow optimisation tools, principally through enhancements to our CRM system via the 1st class integration with newly partnered FastLeanSmart Limited's scheduling and route planning system.”
- “Management have continued to make further five-figure investments in a bespoke integrated new customer referral platform and additionally a new website redevelopment, designed to strengthen brand presence and increase customer acquisition.”
- “The company has continued to strengthen its geographic presence, replacing two smaller depots with new significantly larger depots in Reading and Yorkshire, to help support the organic growth in these locations.”
- “Alongside the above operational expansion, the business has completed a restructure of the wider group, aligning operating entities more effectively to support long-term growth.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROUCH, Ben Scott | Director | 2024-08-15 | Jan 1990 | British |
| STONE, Robert William | Director | 2014-10-21 | Mar 1975 | British |
| STOTT, Christopher Mark | Director | 2026-02-16 | Nov 1991 | British |
| THOMASON, Andrew Joshua | Director | 2026-02-16 | May 1997 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOTHERT, Neil Jonathan | Director | 2023-07-27 | 2024-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapis Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-21 | Active |
| Mr Robert William Stone | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.