SWINDON CHAPEL FARM SOLAR PLC
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Cash
£68k
-66.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£864k
-11.3% vs 2025
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£15k
-80.5% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £554,578 | £679,618 | £615,614 | -9.4% | |
| Operating profit | £149,684 | £267,848 | £193,235 | -27.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£49,616 | £74,946 | £14,626 | -80.5% | |
| Net profit | -£65,223 | £90,344 | -£87,786 | -197.2% | |
| Cash | £96,409 | £201,232 | £67,976 | -66.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,588,799 | £3,485,923 | £3,198,742 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | -£866,676 | -£776,332 | -£864,118 | -11.3% | |
| Equity | -£866,676 | -£776,332 | -£864,118 | -11.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.0% | 39.4% | 31.4% | |
| Net margin | -11.8% | 13.3% | -14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 7.7% | 6.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 121.3% | 119.6% | 124.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 0.68x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.72x | 1.36x | 1.07x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SWINDON CHAPEL FARM SOLAR PLC 2018-09-27 → present
- SWINDON CHAPEL FARM SOLAR LTD 2016-11-02 → 2018-09-27
- CHAPEL FARM COMMUNITY SOLAR LTD 2015-06-29 → 2016-11-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The ability of the company to continue to trade at current levels is dependent on Swindon Borough Council not calling in all or part of the amounts owed to it. Cash flow will continue to improve as the company delivers the business plan; this will permit loan repayments and further investment”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURBIDGE, Ian Mark | Secretary | 2023-09-22 | — | — |
| JONES, Edward | Director | 2026-07-02 | Sep 1992 | British |
| REINHOLD, Oliver John | Director | 2026-08-25 | Sep 1987 | British |
| SMITH, Paul Alan | Director | 2016-11-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Mick | Secretary | 2021-11-29 | 2023-09-22 |
| SLOAN, Cheryl Louise | Secretary | 2016-04-13 | 2016-11-01 |
| TAYLOR, Stephen Peter | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2019-01-17 |
| BRANNAN, Bernard Thomas | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2016-11-01 |
| EVANS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-02-21 |
| OWEN, James Edward | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2016-04-13 |
| RICHARDS, Robert Philip Raymond | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2026-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Borough Council | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.