PROMAT BD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-31.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-3.9% vs 2023
Employees
85
-1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-13.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,458,348 | £9,036,498 | — | £17,199,341 | £17,502,449 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £903,887 | £613,825 | — | £1,216,429 | £1,071,263 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £909,227 | £613,827 | £939,409 | £1,286,706 | £1,116,496 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £688,719 | £365,143 | £682,426 | £923,784 | £757,916 | |
| Cash | — | — | £5,616,172 | £4,382,379 | £4,190,578 | £4,454,928 | £3,045,323 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,450,242 | £5,996,017 | £5,785,429 | £6,676,542 | £6,426,940 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,285,621 | £5,650,764 | £5,333,190 | £6,256,974 | £6,014,890 | |
| Equity | £4,640,382 | £5,096,902 | £5,285,621 | £5,650,764 | £5,333,190 | £6,256,974 | £6,014,890 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 82 | 85 | 80 | 86 | 85 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,290,921 | £1,995,841 | £2,387,255 | £2,662,099 | £2,739,479 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
+1.8%
£17,199,341 £17,502,449
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-31.6%
£4,454,928 £3,045,323
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-3.9%
£6,256,974 £6,014,890
-
Employees
-1.2%
86 85
-
Operating profit
-11.9%
£1,216,429 £1,071,263
-
Profit before tax
-13.2%
£1,286,706 £1,116,496
-
Wages
+2.9%
£2,662,099 £2,739,479
highest in 5 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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.3% | 6.8% | — | 7.1% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.8% | 4.0% | — | 5.4% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 16.6% | 10.2% | — | 18.2% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 64.1% | 56.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.02x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 100431.89x | — | — | — | — |
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
- PROMAT BD LIMITED 2001-11-14 → present
- GLOBAL PIPING PRODUCTS LIMITED 2000-08-04 → 2001-11-14
- KIRKLEAF LIMITED 2000-06-21 → 2000-08-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- 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
- “During the year turnover has increased from £17.2m to £17.5m, an increase of 1.8%. At the same time, due to general price and currency fluctuations gross margin has reduced from 40.7% to 39.0%.”
- “The directors believe that the company's strong liquidity will enable it to take advantage of trading opportunities as the market improves and as the company continues to look for growth opportunities, both organic and by the amalgamation of suitable target companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Leslie Clifton | Secretary | 2020-01-07 | — | — |
| BARNES, Leslie Clifton | Director | 2004-11-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| PREEDY, Simon John | Director | 2003-07-08 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKWOOD, Carole Ann | Secretary | 2000-07-18 | 2001-10-12 |
| PREEDY, James Robert | Secretary | 2002-04-29 | 2020-01-07 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-21 | 2000-07-18 |
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-12 | 2002-04-29 |
| KIRKWOOD, Carole Ann | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2001-10-12 |
| KIRKWOOD, Iain William Maclean | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2001-10-12 |
| KIRKWOOD, Nicola Ann | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2001-01-05 |
| MARSH, David John | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2020-03-31 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-21 | 2000-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtf Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.