SEDDONS (PLANT AND ENGINEERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-50% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3M
0% vs 2024
Employees
48
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.4K
-98.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,474,517 | £14,834,552 | £15,739,354 | +6.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £385,535 | £204,441 | -£35,586 | -117.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £870,679 | £446,242 | £293,446 | £3,360 | -98.9% | |
| Net profit | £706,293 | £341,933 | £219,636 | £2,378 | -98.9% | |
| Cash | £670,023 | £486,560 | £2,839,157 | £1,419,215 | -50% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,400,818 | £5,592,751 | £5,312,387 | £5,314,765 | 0% | |
| Net assets | — | £5,592,751 | £5,312,387 | £5,314,765 | 0% | |
| Equity | £5,400,818 | £5,592,751 | £5,312,387 | £5,314,765 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,228,100 | £1,029,310 | £1,251,162 | £1,480,694 | +18.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £157,394 | £216,049 | £347,363 | +60.8% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.5% | 1.4% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.9% | 3.8% | -0.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.80x | 3.19x | 3.24x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- 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”
Significant events
- “Contingent liabilities exist at 31 December 2025 in respect of counter-indemnities to H M Revenue and Customs totalling £40,000 (2024: £40,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2014-02-06 | — | — |
| DERBYSHIRE, Christopher James | Director | 2023-10-02 | Jul 1979 | British |
| PROBERT, David Eric | Director | 2022-06-13 | Oct 1959 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Celia Elizabeth | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| SEDDON, Stephen John | Director | 1994-05-05 | May 1966 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDLEY, David Michael | Secretary | 2007-07-31 | 2014-02-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen | Secretary | — | 2007-07-31 |
| BESWICK, Neil | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2015-11-25 |
| BROWN, Stephen Charles | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2023-12-31 |
| DONNELLY, Harold | Director | — | 1996-01-09 |
| GOULBOURNE, Paul Alan | Director | 1994-05-05 | 2021-11-30 |
| HANDLEY, David Michael | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2009-09-24 |
| HARDMAN, Christopher John | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| JINKS, John Douglas | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| RODDEN, Campbell Taylor | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2022-01-28 |
| SEDDON, George | Director | — | 2009-09-24 |
| SOUGHTON, David Jeremy | Director | 2019-02-05 | 2020-11-30 |
| SUMNER, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
| WINNINGTON, Philip Thomas | Director | 1999-05-11 | 2011-02-28 |
| WRIGHT, Lee Robert | Director | 2017-01-16 | 2018-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seddon Engineering Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.