SHUFFLEBOTTOM LIMITED
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Cash
£757K
-7.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8.2M
-10.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
-4.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
-172.8% 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 | £15,129,576 | £22,095,186 | £25,614,558 | £24,483,372 | £20,351,978 | £18,029,316 | -11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £795,324 | £732,326 | £822,076 | £2,261,712 | £1,590,197 | -£1,326,733 | -183.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £788,291 | £729,327 | £843,463 | £2,423,784 | £1,791,725 | -£1,303,678 | -172.8% | |
| Net profit | £648,060 | £559,991 | £690,795 | £1,802,538 | £1,314,442 | -£995,781 | -175.8% | |
| Cash | £4,473,578 | £4,689,994 | £5,104,091 | £5,500,236 | £816,727 | £756,748 | -7.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,819,539 | £8,556,894 | £8,827,187 | £11,303,252 | £9,577,461 | £8,452,203 | -11.7% | |
| Net assets | £8,333,431 | £8,337,422 | £8,592,217 | £10,741,316 | £9,210,927 | £8,215,146 | -10.8% | |
| Equity | £8,333,431 | £8,337,422 | £8,592,217 | £10,741,316 | £9,210,927 | £8,215,146 | -10.8% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 79 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,699,941 | £3,790,158 | £3,591,699 | £3,819,643 | £3,169,440 | £3,248,139 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £522,276 | £1,286,616 | £881,341 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 5.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 9.2% | 7.8% | -7.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 7.4% | 6.5% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 20.0% | 16.6% | -15.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.17x | 2.91x | — | |
| Interest cover | 39.23x | 80.08x | — | — | — | — |
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
- SHUFFLEBOTTOM LIMITED 1989-06-28 → present
- M.W.S. WELDING (LLANDEILO) LIMITED 1986-05-02 → 1989-06-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks described above successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTHOLOMEW, Charles Michael | Director | 2024-04-18 | Sep 1949 | British |
| CURNOCK, Dominic | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1983 | British |
| MCADAM, Ross Andrew | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jul 1992 | British |
| SAPAK, Joseph Thomas | Director | 2024-04-18 | May 1980 | British |
| THOMAS, Ben | Director | 2025-07-21 | Dec 1988 | British |
| WIGLEY, Richard | Director | 2025-07-21 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, Emily Alexandra | Secretary | 1993-11-20 | 2024-04-18 |
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, Lorna | Secretary | — | 1993-11-20 |
| DAVIES, David Alec | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2024-09-24 |
| GIBSON, Matthew | Director | 2024-04-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, Emily Alexandra | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2024-09-24 |
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, Lorna | Director | — | 2008-03-12 |
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, Martin William | Director | — | 1993-11-20 |
| SHUFFLEBOTTOM, William Wesley | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2024-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waa (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date changes to shareholders | |
| 2024-05-09 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date changes to shareholders | |
| 2024-05-09 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2024-05-09 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2024-05-09 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.