YATE DISPOSABLES LTD
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Cash
£673K
-13.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4M
+8.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
109
+11.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£698K
-42.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,623,520 | £16,173,749 | £25,284,419 | £24,970,253 | £25,774,027 | £27,954,636 | +8.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £856,683 | £1,329,812 | £777,813 | -41.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £526,522 | £356,996 | £553,756 | £696,281 | £1,222,544 | £697,626 | -42.9% | |
| Net profit | £482,864 | £269,167 | £446,454 | £500,817 | £926,569 | £545,158 | -41.2% | |
| Cash | £2,022,322 | £1,128,926 | £926,121 | £450,187 | £775,410 | £673,132 | -13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,415,851 | £2,368,829 | £2,567,900 | £2,906,089 | £3,723,314 | £4,017,268 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,675,859 | £1,858,026 | £2,124,480 | £2,462,297 | £3,158,866 | £3,439,024 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £1,675,859 | £1,858,026 | £2,124,480 | £2,462,297 | £3,158,866 | £3,439,024 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 114 | 73 | 91 | 95 | 98 | 109 | +11.2% | |
| Wages | £4,115,248 | £1,842,658 | £2,489,144 | £2,825,755 | £3,199,789 | £3,654,685 | +14.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £306,912 | £142,810 | £142,078 | £166,258 | £170,882 | £162,785 | -4.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.4% | 5.2% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 29.5% | 35.7% | 19.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.48x | 1.58x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.16x | 9.05x | 5.05x |
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
- YATE DISPOSABLES LTD 1987-09-08 → present
- S.D. ELECTRONICS LIMITED 1985-07-30 → 1987-09-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- ML Audit LLP
- 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 were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “further investment was made in operational infrastructure, including the EPR upgrade programme and expansion of the company fleet”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTON, Derek Thomas | Director | — | Jul 1951 | British |
| SHACKLEFORD, Scott James | Director | 2010-02-09 | May 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTON, Derek Thomas | Secretary | — | 2016-07-01 |
| VAUGHAN, Mary | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2020-03-04 |
| ASTON, Catherine Diane | Director | — | 2023-12-30 |
| ASTON, Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-22 |
| VAUGHAN, Mary | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Daniel Shackleford | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2024-12-19 | Active |
| Mrs Catherine Diane Aston | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-30 |
| Mr Derek Thomas Aston | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Scott James Shackleford | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 50–75%, Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-12-24 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-05-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.