SIMPSON, MCLEARNON & FERGUSON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-11 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-25.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-20.4% vs 2023
Employees
244
-3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£210K
-72.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,876,503 | — | — | — | £20,909,054 | £19,468,722 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £734,932 | £164,882 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £478,945 | — | — | — | £767,434 | £209,599 | |
| Net profit | — | £375,337 | — | — | — | £557,892 | £152,980 | |
| Cash | — | £1,918,312 | — | — | — | £4,015,318 | £3,002,426 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,269,031 | — | — | — | £6,112,135 | £4,840,569 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,206,770 | — | — | — | £5,942,830 | £4,729,636 | |
| Equity | £2,888,433 | £3,206,770 | £3,568,970 | £4,762,748 | £5,558,438 | £5,942,830 | £4,729,636 | |
| Average employees | — | 185 | — | — | — | 252 | 244 | |
| Wages | — | £2,221,604 | — | — | — | £3,403,008 | £3,675,208 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £46,000 | — | — | — | £157,740 | £133,173 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.9%
£20,909,054 £19,468,722
-
Cash
-25.2%
£4,015,318 £3,002,426
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Net assets
-20.4%
£5,942,830 £4,729,636
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Employees
-3.2%
252 244
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Operating profit
-77.6%
£734,932 £164,882
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Profit before tax
-72.7%
£767,434 £209,599
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+8%
£3,403,008 £3,675,208
highest in 3 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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.9% | — | — | — | 2.7% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 49.9% | 53.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.93x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 95.89x | 15.90x |
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
- M.B.McGrady & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 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.”
Significant events
- “We are confident in the potential of our current store portfolio and will focus on our overall business strategy to achieve 60 stores in the next 5-10 years.”
- “During the year the company repurchased 240 of its own ordinary shares from one of the directors for a consideration of £1,252,174.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDLEY, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
| SIMPSON, Kris Jonathan | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1984 | British |
| SIMPSON, Mark John | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCLEARNON, Herbert | Secretary | 1980-09-02 | 2014-12-24 |
| SIMPSON, Alan John | Secretary | 2014-12-24 | 2024-10-29 |
| MCLEARNON, Herbert | Director | 1980-09-02 | 2014-12-24 |
| SIMPSON, Alan John | Director | 1980-09-02 | 2024-10-29 |
| SIMPSON, Brian Jamie | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan John Simpson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.