S W BRUCE & COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£444K
-21.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.9M
+27.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
83
+6.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+15.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,131,849 | £23,493,706 | £26,141,227 | £28,277,911 | £30,685,054 | £35,572,031 | +15.9% | |
| Operating profit | £709,043 | £490,947 | £1,090,243 | £742,504 | £959,344 | £1,104,528 | +15.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £689,313 | £474,104 | £1,075,492 | £709,614 | £925,714 | £1,069,407 | +15.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £539,210 | £778,240 | +44.3% | |
| Cash | £887,644 | £603,988 | £418,551 | £933,528 | £564,378 | £443,947 | -21.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,526,062 | £1,203,353 | £1,159,530 | £1,482,040 | £1,800,109 | £2,240,167 | +24.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,440,265 | £1,131,431 | £992,691 | £1,286,930 | £1,465,874 | £1,869,314 | +27.5% | |
| Equity | £1,440,265 | £1,131,431 | £992,691 | £1,286,930 | £1,465,874 | £1,869,314 | +27.5% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 78 | 83 | +6.4% | |
| Wages | £23,387 | £26,847 | — | £850,999 | £3,605,343 | £4,060,283 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £23,387 | £26,847 | £9,600 | £71,634 | £331,036 | £374,182 | +13% |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.5% | 40.8% | 94.0% | 50.1% | 53.3% | 49.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 79.1% | 71.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.23x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 35.94x | 29.15x | 52.25x | 22.56x | 28.53x | 28.76x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board are confident in its assessment of going concern, and have put measures in place to protect their staff and continue to operate as normal in the period ahead.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MESSLING, Lee | Secretary | 1998-03-17 | — | British |
| COOK, Robert | Director | 2023-01-31 | Mar 1972 | British |
| MESSLING, Lee David | Director | 1998-03-17 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MESSLING, Richard Bruce | Director | 1998-03-17 | Dec 1965 | British |
| STIMPSON, Russell Albert | Director | 2023-01-31 | Oct 1982 | British |
| TYLER, Nigel | Director | 2023-01-31 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-17 | 1998-03-17 |
| MESSLING, David | Director | 1998-03-17 | 2011-08-09 |
| MESSLING, Pamela | Director | 1998-03-17 | 2025-11-13 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-17 | 1998-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swb Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.