BONIFACE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£5.4m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
83
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,436,310 | £17,557,265 | £24,123,027 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,672,992 | £2,067,869 | £2,767,221 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,712,610 | £2,089,117 | £2,804,842 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,307,553 | £1,551,507 | £2,086,241 | — | |
| Cash | £1,404,794 | £2,448,055 | £5,381,753 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,256,173 | £11,904,715 | £13,949,353 | — | |
| Net assets | £10,009,677 | £11,561,184 | £13,647,425 | — | |
| Equity | £10,009,677 | £11,561,184 | £13,647,425 | — | |
| Average employees | 73 | 82 | 83 | — | |
| Wages | £3,209,402 | £2,738,139 | £3,951,562 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £129,832 | £135,068 | £131,960 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 11.8% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 8.8% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 17.4% | 19.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.5% | 44.9% | 37.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | 2.09x | 2.37x |
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
- BONIFACE ENGINEERING LIMITED 1988-06-02 → present
- DUKERULE LIMITED 1987-10-23 → 1988-06-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have assessed the financial impact of generally increasing prices across the world. They consider these future challenges to be manageable and profits are forecast to remain at a similar level. 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
- BONIFACE ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Vehicle Technology Limited 100%
- Wreckers International (Eastern) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADONIA, Frank | Secretary | 1996-04-10 | — | British |
| BADGLEY, Jeffrey Iisley | Director | 1996-04-10 | Apr 1952 | American |
| BONIFACE, Michael John | Director | — | Jan 1955 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONIFACE, Carol Betty | Secretary | — | 1996-04-10 |
| OTT, Keith Terry | Secretary | 1996-04-10 | 1997-06-23 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO.1 LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-06-23 | 2003-01-28 |
| MISH, James Vincent | Director | 1996-04-10 | 2016-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Boniface | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Miller Industries Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.