SWINDON COMMON FARM SOLAR COMMUNITY INTEREST PLC
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Cash
£430k
+35.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£203k
+479.3% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£253k
+178.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2026-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-03-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £642,052 | £757,570 | +18% | |
| Operating profit | £248,278 | £399,838 | +61% | |
| Profit before tax | £90,881 | £252,865 | +178.2% | |
| Net profit | £90,372 | £167,663 | +85.5% | |
| Cash | £316,731 | £430,017 | +35.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,407,458 | £3,430,751 | +0.7% | |
| Net assets | £34,978 | £202,641 | +479.3% | |
| Equity | £34,978 | £202,641 | +479.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 38.7% | 52.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 22.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.1% | 94.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | 1.49x | 2.55x |
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 COMMON FARM SOLAR COMMUNITY INTEREST PLC 2017-02-14 → present
- SWINDON COMMON FARM SOLAR C.I.C. 2016-02-23 → 2017-02-14
- SWINDON COMMON COMMUNITY SOLAR C.I.C. 2015-06-30 → 2016-02-23
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURBIDGE, Ian Mark | Secretary | 2023-09-22 | — | — |
| HOPKINS, Neil Lawrence | Director | 2024-05-17 | Oct 1951 | British |
| REINHOLD, Oliver John | Director | 2026-08-25 | Sep 1987 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Mick | Secretary | 2021-11-29 | 2023-09-22 |
| TAYLOR, Stephen Peter | Secretary | 2016-02-23 | 2019-01-17 |
| FORD, Brian | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2024-05-30 |
| HEENAN, Dale James | Director | 2022-06-23 | 2024-09-26 |
| HEENAN, Dale | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2021-08-05 |
| IBITOYE, Oladapo | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-06-23 |
| MILNER -BARRY, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-12 | 2026-08-25 |
| MILNER-BARRY, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2021-05-06 |
| MOWBRAY, Samantha | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2016-07-11 |
| OWEN, James Edward | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2016-02-23 |
| ROBBINS, James | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2018-06-26 |
| SMITH, Paul Alan | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2016-07-11 |
| WEIR, Patrick William James | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2016-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Borough Council | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.