SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
+37.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3m
-64.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
13
-58.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£941k
-281% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,904,706 | £16,008,401 | £22,710,924 | £19,787,035 | £14,386,357 | £11,714,093 | -18.6% | |
| Operating profit | £693,558 | £1,277,600 | — | £2,136,346 | £523,059 | -£963,266 | -284.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £693,793 | £1,277,603 | — | £2,094,809 | £519,752 | -£940,722 | -281% | |
| Net profit | £528,256 | £1,167,182 | — | £1,179,172 | £790,724 | -£982,645 | -224.3% | |
| Cash | £1,121,277 | £529,608 | — | £957,999 | £809,296 | £1,114,022 | +37.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,866,762 | £6,007,409 | — | £12,219,109 | £12,049,584 | £4,255,372 | -64.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,825,271 | £5,992,453 | — | £11,258,860 | £12,049,584 | £4,255,372 | -64.7% | |
| Equity | £4,825,271 | £5,992,453 | — | £11,258,860 | £12,049,584 | £4,255,372 | -64.7% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 64 | — | 55 | 31 | 13 | -58.1% | |
| Wages | £1,544,620 | £1,662,905 | — | £1,722,522 | £970,046 | £423,881 | -56.3% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 8.0% | — | 10.8% | 3.6% | -8.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 7.3% | — | 6.0% | 5.5% | -8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.3% | 21.3% | — | 17.5% | 4.3% | -22.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.7% | 42.7% | — | 24.6% | 26.9% | 52.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.17x | 3.48x | 1.73x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED 2010-08-27 → present
- SHORE LAMINATE FABRICATORS LIMITED 1991-05-03 → 2010-08-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “During 2025, Shore Laminate's Perth site was closed, and its distribution activities were transferred to Bushboard Limited's location based in Wellingborough.”
- “The Company carries a provision of £792,516 (2024 - £NIL) relating to the potential liability due to HMRC for historic periods.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELKINS, Christopher John | Director | 2021-03-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| PEARSON, Alan Timothy | Director | 2017-11-30 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, James Bell | Secretary | 1992-07-20 | 2003-09-24 |
| COWPER, David Murray | Secretary | 2003-09-26 | 2016-10-01 |
| HOWIE, Simon Macpherson | Secretary | 1991-05-03 | 1992-07-20 |
| LAMOND, Bruce Alexander | Secretary | 2016-10-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| THESING, William Joseph | Secretary | 2017-11-30 | 2023-05-04 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-05-03 | 1992-05-03 |
| BESSELING, Marco Frederikus Martinus | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2021-03-01 |
| CALDWELL, Andrew Campbell | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-11-30 |
| CAMPDEN, David John | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2025-06-26 |
| ELWINE, Michael | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| GRAY, Edward James | Director | 1991-05-03 | 1992-07-20 |
| HOWIE, Simon Macpherson | Director | 1991-05-03 | 2017-11-30 |
| PRINGLE, Alistair | Director | 2007-10-05 | 2009-03-31 |
| ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh | Director | 2017-12-19 | 2019-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsonart Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-30 | Active |
| Strata International Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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