INVESTACAST LIMITED
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Cash
£76k
+41.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+5.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
73
+10.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£580k
-58.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,398,655 | £13,931,697 | £9,954,261 | £12,421,723 | £12,319,836 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,254,425 | £2,330,861 | £867,183 | £1,593,559 | £767,758 | -51.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,206,763 | £2,268,641 | £746,685 | £1,384,349 | £580,425 | -58.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,732,762 | £2,213,965 | £619,263 | £1,347,635 | £680,881 | -49.5% | |
| Cash | £888,496 | £408,444 | £48,611 | £53,268 | £75,613 | +41.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,782,028 | £11,096,946 | £11,514,487 | £12,974,779 | £13,804,046 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £7,884,157 | £10,098,122 | £10,717,385 | £12,065,020 | £12,745,901 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £7,884,157 | £10,098,122 | £10,717,385 | £12,065,020 | £12,745,901 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 73 | +10.6% | |
| Wages | £1,741,618 | £1,985,955 | £1,751,823 | £1,891,038 | £2,030,899 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £158,851 | £163,032 | £171,254 | £128,828 | £139,806 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £20,370 | £28,321 | +39% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 16.7% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 15.9% | 6.2% | 10.8% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.7% | 21.0% | 7.5% | 12.3% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.0% | 31.2% | 23.7% | 26.6% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.24x | 4.33x | |
| Interest cover | 47.30x | 37.46x | 7.20x | 7.62x | 4.10x |
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
- INVESTACAST LIMITED 2001-12-18 → present
- INVESTACAST MACHINERY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 1975-12-24 → 2001-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Directors consider that the Group has sufficient support to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Christopher James | Secretary | 2007-09-05 | — | British |
| BONE, Steven | Director | 2017-03-31 | Dec 1971 | British |
| GREGSON, Henry William | Director | 2017-03-31 | May 1958 | British |
| GUEST, Robert Paul, Dr | Director | 2023-10-02 | May 1979 | British |
| THOMPSON, Christopher James | Director | 2007-09-05 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Sandra | Secretary | 2001-07-11 | 2007-09-05 |
| HARMAN, Saraswathi | Secretary | — | 1993-09-30 |
| SHARPDENT, Marion Anne | Secretary | 1993-09-30 | 2001-07-11 |
| BUCKLAND, Tony | Director | 2007-09-05 | 2022-12-31 |
| CLARKE, Peter John | Director | — | 2007-09-05 |
| HARMAN, Gordon John | Director | — | 2007-09-05 |
| SCHOFIELD, Alistair John | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| SHARP-DENT, Jeffrey Charles | Director | — | 2001-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investacast Ilfracombe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-14 | Ceased 2016-07-14 |
| Investacast Ilfracombe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-14 |
| Investacast Ilfracombe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-25 | 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.