ECLIPSE MAGNETICS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.1m
-19% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-15% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,784,000 | £12,804,000 | £13,857,000 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,788,000 | £1,699,000 | £2,222,000 | +30.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,043,000 | £2,504,000 | £2,593,000 | +3.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,630,000 | £1,897,000 | £2,047,000 | +7.9% | |
| Cash | £7,837,000 | £8,821,000 | £7,146,000 | -19% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,155,000 | £13,018,000 | £11,098,000 | -14.7% | |
| Net assets | £12,093,000 | £12,990,000 | £11,037,000 | -15% | |
| Equity | £12,093,000 | £12,990,000 | £11,037,000 | -15% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 60 | 64 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £2,194,000 | £2,212,000 | £2,454,000 | +10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £111,000 | £102,000 | £183,000 | +79.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.0% | 13.3% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.7% | 13.1% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.56x | 4.00x | 4.01x | |
| Interest cover | 33.74x | 29.29x | 31.74x |
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
- ECLIPSE MAGNETICS LIMITED 1987-04-24 → present
- ECLIPSE TOOLS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1987-04-24
- JAMES NEILL(NAPIER STREET)LIMITED 1954-03-31 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that the Group and therefore the Company have adequate resources for the foreseeable future and will be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from signing these financial statements and that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ECLIPSE MAGNETICS LIMITED · parent
- Eclipse Tools North America Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “The acquisition of PRCI, the French tool distributor, in March 2025.”
- “Restructuring of Australian entity and some UK operations to re-align business costs.”
- “Payment of a final dividend of £4,000,000 in September 2025 to Spear & Jackson Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, David Matthew | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| BERRY, Rachael Charlotte | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HSU, Simon Nai Cheng | Director | 2015-11-30 | Aug 1960 | Hong Konger |
| MCALLORUM, Steven Boyde | Director | 2010-04-06 | Mar 1974 | British |
| REEVE, Andrew Craig | Director | 2021-10-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| SHONE, Alaina | Director | 2015-03-31 | Oct 1962 | British |
| SMITH, David Andrew | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
| JAMES NEILL HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1993-12-02 | — | — |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery | Secretary | 1993-06-24 | 1993-11-01 |
| DALLMAN, John Maurice | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| FLETCHER, William | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2009-04-30 |
| LUMB, Stephen | Secretary | 1991-11-18 | 1993-06-24 |
| WALKER, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1991-11-18 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Secretary | 1993-11-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| ASQUITH, Ian Douglas | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2002-09-17 |
| BEAZER, Brian Cyril | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-10-01 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery | Director | 1993-04-05 | 1993-12-02 |
| CROWLEY, Dennis | Director | 2003-02-10 | 2004-04-20 |
| DARGAVEL, John Brown | Director | 2001-05-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| DYSON, Patrick John | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2015-03-31 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-26 |
| FLETCHER, William | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2009-04-30 |
| FRANCKEL, Mark Bernard, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2014-01-31 |
| HARRIS, Terry | Director | — | 1992-08-27 |
| KELLY, Terence | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2011-09-30 |
| LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-11-30 |
| LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2012-12-20 |
| LISANTI, Antonio | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2002-04-26 |
| LOCKEY, Anthony David | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1997-07-15 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 1993-04-05 | 1993-10-22 |
| MARTIN, Kevin | Director | 2002-12-10 | 2022-09-30 |
| MILLS, Michael John | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1993-11-23 |
| WALKER, Peter John | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| WELLS, Lee | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2013-02-28 |
| WHITE, Graham | Director | 1993-11-15 | 1997-10-31 |
| WHITE, Stephen Philip | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2021-05-12 |
| WHITTAKER, Tony Arthur | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Director | 1993-11-15 | 2002-11-11 |
| S AND J ACQUISITION CORP | Corporate Director | 2003-02-10 | 2004-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear & Jackson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-29 | 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
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last 24 months
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