4B ELEVATOR COMPONENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
USD 1,459,328
+41% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.4m
USD 9,908,688
-15.4% vs 2024
Employees
43
-2.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3m
USD 3,115,727
+6.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,492,540 | £22,178,843 | £23,073,923 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,522,895 | £2,175,132 | £2,266,576 | +4.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,536,810 | £2,183,299 | £2,315,665 | +6.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,792,255 | £1,645,353 | £1,632,521 | -0.8% | |
| Cash | £1,663,475 | £768,965 | £1,084,599 | +41% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,060,889 | £8,739,103 | £7,408,184 | -15.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,059,315 | £8,704,668 | £7,364,317 | -15.4% | |
| Equity | £7,059,315 | £8,704,668 | £7,364,317 | -15.4% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 44 | 43 | -2.3% | |
| Wages | £3,333,894 | £3,630,785 | £3,792,233 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £427,744 | £506,711 | £528,659 | +4.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 9.8% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.7% | 24.9% | 30.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 40.6% | 31.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 2.41x | 3.13x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- 4B ELEVATOR COMPONENTS LIMITED 1984-02-06 → present
- BRAIME OILCANS LIMITED 1962-06-20 → 1984-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The business benefitted from a Covid-19 related US government grant of $0.3m in 2025.”
- “Net balances with group undertakings has changed from a debtor in 2024 of $3.5m to a credit of $276,321, mainly as a result of a dividend being declared during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTWRIGHT, Cielo Malaluan Bicol | Secretary | 2018-05-11 | — | — |
| BRAIME, Alan Quentin | Director | 2012-05-25 | May 1981 | British |
| BRAIME, Carl Oliver | Director | 2012-05-25 | Feb 1979 | British |
| BRAIME, Oliver Nicholas Anderson | Director | — | Jan 1950 | British |
| CARTWRIGHT, Cielo Bicol | Director | 2018-05-11 | Jan 1963 | British |
| WHEAT, Jonathan Norman | Director | 2008-01-18 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAIME, Alan Quentin | Secretary | 2017-12-18 | 2018-05-11 |
| BRAIME, Alan Quentin | Secretary | 2016-02-24 | 2017-03-14 |
| BROWN, David Howard | Secretary | — | 2012-04-10 |
| MILLS, Marcus Lee | Secretary | 2012-05-25 | 2016-02-24 |
| TIFFANY, Paul | Secretary | 2016-12-01 | 2017-12-18 |
| BRAIME, John Anthony Haldane | Director | — | 2006-05-22 |
| BROWN, David Howard | Director | — | 2012-04-10 |
| TIFFANY, Paul | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2017-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tf & Jh Braime (Holdings) Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Mr Jonathan Norman Wheat | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Mr Paul Tiffany | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-18 |
| Mr Oliver Nicholas Anderson Braime | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Carl Oliver Braime | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Alan Quentin Braime | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Braime Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.