SALOP DESIGN & ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
+110.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4M
+0.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
88
-20.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16K
-92.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,170,280 | £12,011,639 | £15,618,430 | £14,082,520 | £15,261,887 | £9,957,963 | -34.8% | |
| Operating profit | £75,881 | £443,613 | £580,079 | £77,440 | £267,346 | £47,137 | -82.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £67,382 | £483,512 | £591,995 | £21,758 | £211,547 | £15,646 | -92.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,989 | £364,621 | £497,839 | £35,271 | £50,566 | £26,454 | -47.7% | |
| Cash | £818,688 | £1,195,358 | £2,146,621 | £379,878 | £548,221 | £1,154,736 | +110.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,539,505 | £4,800,077 | £5,113,802 | £5,620,503 | £5,649,990 | £5,610,406 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,442,949 | £2,807,570 | £3,305,409 | £3,340,680 | £3,391,246 | £3,417,700 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £2,442,949 | £2,807,570 | £3,305,409 | £3,340,680 | £3,391,246 | £3,417,700 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 83 | 105 | 111 | 111 | 88 | -20.7% | |
| Wages | £3,507,934 | £2,857,460 | £3,335,218 | £2,949,887 | £3,033,559 | £2,444,122 | -19.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £339,642 | £245,312 | £231,666 | £266,729 | £315,496 | £235,000 | -25.5% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 60.4% | 57.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.52x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | 8.93x | — | 32.08x | 1.34x | 4.79x | 1.27x |
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
- WR Partners
- 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.”
Group structure
- SALOP DESIGN & ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Salop Haulage Limited 75%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELAMERE, Adrian Donald | Secretary | 2020-12-10 | — | — |
| DELAMERE, Adrian Donald | Director | 2020-09-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| EWELS, Benjamin Simon | Director | 2023-06-29 | Aug 1978 | English |
| HOMDEN, Gillian Mary | Director | — | Jan 1941 | British |
| HOMDEN, Richard Lee | Director | 2004-02-27 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael Sydney | Secretary | — | 1992-03-30 |
| RUSSELL, Ben Ian | Secretary | 2007-03-09 | 2013-01-31 |
| SEAWARD, John | Secretary | 1992-03-30 | 2007-01-31 |
| EMERY, Roger David | Director | — | 2009-03-18 |
| EVANS, Michael Sydney | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| GREENOUGH, Chris Gerard | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| HANKIN, Fredrick James | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| HOMDEN, Richard Alfred | Director | — | 2010-12-03 |
| HOMDEN, Russell Paul | Director | 1993-04-30 | 1999-12-08 |
| PEARSON, Lee Malcolm | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2019-07-01 |
| RUSSELL, Ben Ian | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2013-01-31 |
| SEAWARD, John | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2007-01-31 |
| TURNER, Sian | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2019-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Mary Homden | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Ra Homden Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-12-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.