SDC TRAILERS LIMITED
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Cash
£17k
-29.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£73k
-0.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
629
+5.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12k
-11.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £229,229,000 | £184,599 | £194,020 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | £17,107,000 | £13,061,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £17,430,000 | £13,895 | £12,275 | -11.7% | |
| Net profit | £13,981,000 | £11,827 | £10,632 | -10.1% | |
| Cash | £28,263,000 | £23,704 | £16,720 | -29.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £81,424,000 | £77,541 | £77,936 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £78,515,000 | £73,088 | £72,720 | -0.5% | |
| Equity | £78,515,000 | £73,088 | £72,720 | -0.5% | |
| Average employees | 632 | 594 | 629 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £22,283,000 | £21,435 | £22,284 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £896,000 | £1,161 | £453 | -61% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,000 | £26 | £23 | -11.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £497,000 | £641 | £419 | -34.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | — | — | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.0% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.4% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.17x | 2.23x | 2.17x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SDC TRAILERS LIMITED 1988-06-28 → present
- SOUTH DERRY COACHWORKS LIMITED 1982-04-09 → 1988-06-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCAULEY, Christopher | Secretary | 2026-01-21 | — | — |
| BRATTON, Paul | Director | 2019-01-23 | Mar 1969 | British |
| MUDD, Charles William | Director | 2026-01-01 | Nov 1955 | American |
| WEN, Shi | Director | 2021-09-10 | Mar 1969 | Chinese |
| ZHAN, Rui | Director | 2020-02-03 | Jul 1981 | Chinese |
| ZHANG, Ling | Director | 2017-06-15 | Sep 1980 | Chinese |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENG, Evelyn | Secretary | 2019-03-19 | 2026-01-21 |
| DONNELLY, Darren | Secretary | 1982-04-09 | 2016-06-24 |
| LU, Fei | Secretary | 2018-09-24 | 2019-03-19 |
| MAO, Yi | Secretary | 2017-10-01 | 2018-09-24 |
| BRATTON, Paul | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2016-06-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Don Martin | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2011-03-18 |
| CUSHNAHAN, Enda James | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2020-02-18 |
| CUSKERAN, Mark Francis | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2017-06-15 |
| DONNELLY, Darren | Director | 1982-04-09 | 2016-06-24 |
| DONNELLY, John Joseph | Director | 1982-04-09 | 2016-06-24 |
| JI, Haifeng | Director | 2019-07-19 | 2021-09-10 |
| LI, Guiping | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-09-24 |
| LI, Xiaofu | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2021-09-10 |
| LUO, Peng | Director | 2018-04-13 | 2019-07-19 |
| MAO, Yi | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2021-09-10 |
| MCCAULEY, Christopher | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2016-06-24 |
| MUDD, Charles William | Director | 2016-08-24 | 2021-09-24 |
| RAMAEKERS, Robert | Director | 2021-09-10 | 2026-01-01 |
| SCHUSTER, Wolfgang | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2019-07-31 |
| TAN, Ren | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-04-16 |
| WEN, Quan | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2019-01-23 |
| YANG, Guanghui | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2017-10-01 |
| YE, Jian Feng | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2021-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimc Vehicles Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-11-30 | Active |
| China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-24 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 268 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.