SWANN-MORTON LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£27M
Equity attributable
Employees
385
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.4M
Period ending 2023-09-30
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,113,254 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,455,318 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,391,509 | — | |
| Net profit | £884,864 | — | |
| Cash | £2,150,753 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,437,136 | — | |
| Net assets | £26,586,139 | — | |
| Equity | £26,586,139 | — | |
| Average employees | 385 | — | |
| Wages | £13,715,430 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £706,297 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.23x | |
| Interest cover | 13.53x |
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)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors do not believe that there are any material uncertainties, which cast significant doubt on the ability of the company to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Group structure
- SWANN-MORTON LIMITED · parent
- CIJ Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the company purchased all the shares of CIJ Limited (00430452) who owned the freehold title of the land where the company's main warehouse is located”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRST, Michael Ian | Secretary | 2008-03-04 | — | British |
| CALEY, Thomas Edward | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| HIRST, Michael Ian | Director | 2002-12-31 | Nov 1959 | British |
| WHITELEY, Richard John | Director | 2006-01-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELL, Roger | Secretary | — | 1991-12-01 |
| WEBSTER, Ian Alexander | Secretary | 1991-12-01 | 2008-03-04 |
| FELL, Roger | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| GILMOUR, Judith Irene | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-11-30 |
| JOHNSON, Michael | Director | — | 2002-08-31 |
| MCGINLEY, Michael John | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RODGERS, George William | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-02 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Lee | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W R Swann & Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-05-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.