NEILL TOOLS LIMITED
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Cash
£3k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
-£4.7m
-14.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
51
+4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£808k
-29.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-09.
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £5,840,000 | £5,442,000 | £4,964,000 | -8.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£427,000 | -£231,000 | -£915,000 | -296.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£271,000 | -£624,000 | -£808,000 | -29.5% | |
| Net profit | -£68,000 | -£473,000 | -£580,000 | -22.6% | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,610,000 | -£4,083,000 | -£4,663,000 | -14.2% | |
| Net assets | -£3,610,000 | -£4,083,000 | -£4,663,000 | -14.2% | |
| Equity | -£3,610,000 | -£4,083,000 | -£4,663,000 | -14.2% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 49 | 51 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | £1,645,000 | £1,680,000 | £1,765,000 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,000 | £2,000 | £2,000 | 0% |
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 | -7.3% | -4.2% | -18.4% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | -8.7% | -11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 125.7% | 126.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.69x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | -1.14x | -0.59x | -2.38x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- NEILL TOOLS LIMITED 1991-01-16 → present
- JAMES NEILL TOOLS LIMITED 1988-11-04 → 1991-01-16
- NEILL TOOLS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1988-11-04
- JAMES NEILL (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED 1958-08-08 → 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 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 the date of signing these financial statements and that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate. The directors did not consider there to be any material uncertainty.”
Group structure
- NEILL TOOLS LIMITED · parent
- Eclipse Tools Manufacturing Company Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, David Matthew | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| ARCHER, Ian Robert | Director | 2003-12-16 | Aug 1968 | British |
| HSU, Simon Nai Cheng | Director | 2015-11-30 | Aug 1960 | Hong Konger |
| SHONE, Alaina | Director | 2015-03-31 | Oct 1962 | British |
| JAMES NEILL HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1993-12-02 | — | — |
Show 45 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 |
| BEAZER, Brian Cyril | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-10-01 |
| BRIDGES, Wayne Ramon | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2006-06-30 |
| BUNCE, Gordon Thomas | Director | — | 1991-12-16 |
| CARR, Richard Mark | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2008-09-26 |
| CROWLEY, Dennis | Director | 2003-02-10 | 2004-04-20 |
| DARBY, Kevin Howard | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2004-05-31 |
| DEACON, Gary Adam | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2014-04-11 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Stephen John | Director | 2001-08-28 | 2003-01-31 |
| DYSON, Patrick John | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2015-03-31 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2000-08-18 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-26 |
| FLETCHER, William | Director | — | 2009-04-30 |
| FRANCKEL, Mark Bernard, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2014-01-31 |
| FRITH, Simon Jonathan | Director | 1997-04-21 | 2000-12-31 |
| HENDERSON, Shirley Wade | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HIBBERD, George Henry | Director | 1995-03-21 | 1998-10-31 |
| HIGGINS, David Brian | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2005-02-18 |
| HURST, Charles | Director | 1996-03-26 | 2002-07-19 |
| ISAACS, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2012-09-10 |
| JONES, Carl Dane | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2012-07-13 |
| KU, Wai Sun | Director | 2006-09-06 | 2008-07-28 |
| LAMB, Paul Ronald | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2002-10-17 |
| 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 | 2001-03-01 | 2002-04-26 |
| LISHMAN, Richard Charles | Director | 1995-03-21 | 1999-01-15 |
| LOCKEY, Anthony David | Director | 1997-07-18 | 1998-04-03 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 1993-04-05 | 1993-10-22 |
| MILLS, Michael John | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1993-11-23 |
| MOORE, Paul John | Director | 1997-12-04 | 2006-03-05 |
| ROGERS, David Spencer | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2002-08-16 |
| STAFFORD, Andrew John | Director | 1993-06-14 | 1993-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Derek Ellis | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2005-12-31 |
| WALKER, Peter John | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| WELLS, Lee | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2013-02-28 |
| WHITE, Graham | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Director | 1993-11-15 | 2002-11-11 |
| WOODHALL, Michael Eric | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2002-01-31 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Neill Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.