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NEAL BROTHERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED

#00575967 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1956-12-20 (69y 10m) · Last filing 2026-09-24 (1mo ago)
Basic Materials · SIC 16240 · C Manufacturing · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-02-20 (in 4 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£352k

-58.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£13m

+2.9% vs 2024

Employees

195

-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£432k

+196.9% first positive since 2024

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £25,459,906£22,596,647£24,285,350 +7.5%
Operating profit £1,675,460£607,163£1,068,129 +75.9%
Profit before tax £1,057,249-£445,772£432,006 +196.9%
Net profit £802,392-£522,780£350,422 +167%
Cash £1,556,006£853,964£351,614 -58.8%
Total assets less current liabilities £20,661,046£19,854,495£19,842,834 -0.1%
Net assets £12,784,290£12,261,510£12,611,932 +2.9%
Equity £12,784,290£12,261,510£12,611,932 +2.9%
Average employees 214200195 -2.5%
Wages £6,561,006£6,739,573£6,917,372 +2.6%
Directors' remuneration £309,559£338,135£321,256 -5%
Highest paid director £309,559£338,135£321,256 -5%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 6.6%2.7%4.4%
Net margin 3.2%-2.3%1.4%
Return on capital employed 8.1%3.1%5.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 58.6%60.8%59.9%
Current ratio 0.83x0.68x0.62x
Interest cover 2.62x0.69x1.34x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
Newby Castleman LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“On the basis of these forecasts, the Director is of the opinion that the group has sufficient working capital facilities throughout the period reviewed and will continue to operate within the facilities currently agreed.”

Group structure

  1. NEAL BROTHERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED · parent
    1. Export Packers (Heathrow) Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    2. Export Packers Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    3. Inpro Export Services Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    4. Neal Brothers (Wood Products) Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    5. Neal Brothers Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    6. Neal Brothers (Reading) Limited 100% · England and Wales · Export and cardboard packing
    7. Tompkins Removals Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    8. Neal Brothers Europe SPRL 100% · Belgium · Export and cardboard packing

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 6 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WILLIAMS, Christopher Mark Secretary 2018-08-28 — —
NEAL, David Kenneth Director — Sep 1948 British
Show 6 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
PHILLIPS, Mark Secretary 2014-07-21 2017-10-19
RAMSAY, David Secretary — 1997-10-27
WILLIAMS, Christopher Mark Secretary 1997-10-27 2013-09-19
NEAL, Albert Kenneth Director — 1996-01-31
NEAL, Peter Ivan Director 2007-10-01 2008-04-29
NEAL, Peter Ivan Director 1996-01-26 2007-10-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr David Kenneth Neal Individual Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 148 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-02-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-17 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-02-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-10 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-08-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-02-03 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2022-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-02-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-03-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-10-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2020-02-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-10-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2019-02-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2018-12-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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