X-FORM ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£5M
+27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.7M
+4.5% vs 2024
Employees
47
-13% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4M
-6.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,352,823 | £9,020,711 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,394,959 | £756,688 | -45.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,460,652 | £1,370,693 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,161,374 | £1,100,654 | -5.2% | |
| Cash | £3,906,496 | £4,976,389 | +27.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,644,995 | £10,114,950 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,271,155 | £9,683,809 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £9,271,155 | £9,683,809 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 47 | -13% | |
| Wages | £1,515,024 | £1,440,461 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £76,340 | £71,243 | -6.7% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.5% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.90x | 2.88x |
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
- X-FORM ENGINEERING LIMITED 2001-07-27 → present
- EASTERN AGRICULTURAL LIMITED 1996-05-20 → 2001-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MA Partners Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- X-FORM ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Eastern Extinguishers Limited 100%
- E Precision Limited 100%
Significant events
- “a factory fire at the group's main Attleborough site in August 2024 has resulted in lower turnover than expected. However, the group has managed to retain profits and is continuing to invest in its Griston site, which will strengthen its long-term position and allow a significant part of its operations to continue while we await the rebuilding of the fire damaged unit.”
- “Despite some fire related delays, the group is continuing to develop updates of its product lines, which has improved our market position and added resilience to operational profits. Planning delays at the Griston site have limited its redevelopment, and the group is continuing to work through the remaining planning issues.”
- “The exceptional costs arose from a fire at the Group's main Attleborough site, which resulted in the total loss of the factory. Insurance proceeds were received in respect of the loss.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE, Simon Paul | Secretary | 1996-05-20 | — | British |
| LESLIE, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2019-01-09 | Dec 1962 | British |
| LESLIE, Daniel James | Director | 2019-01-09 | Mar 1977 | British |
| LESLIE, Philip Matthew | Director | 1996-05-20 | Oct 1974 | British |
| LESLIE, Simon Paul | Director | 2019-01-09 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Matthew Leslie | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-16 | Ceased 2024-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-09-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-09-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-09-18 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2019-09-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2019-09-18 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.