SORBON INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£20m
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£212m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9m
-37.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,915,362 | £26,550,458 | £30,306,978 | +14.1% | |
| Operating profit | £16,213,307 | £18,188,968 | £20,289,563 | +11.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,359,536 | £14,310,402 | £8,906,682 | -37.8% | |
| Net profit | £8,917,601 | £10,339,462 | £5,517,692 | -46.6% | |
| Cash | £15,368,650 | £18,866,603 | £19,631,993 | +4.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £257,971,739 | £245,834,603 | £239,329,027 | -2.6% | |
| Net assets | £195,686,864 | £206,026,326 | £211,544,018 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £195,686,864 | £206,026,326 | £211,544,018 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 53 | 55 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £2,183,981 | £2,986,117 | £2,664,604 | -10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £439,310 | £300,450 | £304,119 | +1.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,338 | £10,670 | £9,875 | -7.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £263,455 | £277,050 | £304,119 | +9.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 62.6% | 68.5% | 66.9% | |
| Net margin | 34.4% | 38.9% | 18.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 7.4% | 8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 43.4% | 44.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 0.89x | 0.55x | |
| Interest cover | 2.99x | 3.38x | 3.49x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking these factors into account, the Directors are satisfied that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, and continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- SORBON INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Sorbon Estates Limited 100%
- Balstone Estates Limited 100%
- Port Hampton Estates Limited 100%
- Oakmede Developments Limited 100%
- Ryde (Theale) Limited 100%
- Castlefield Limited 100%
- Sorbon Properties Limited 100%
- Beech Lodge Properties Limited 100%
- Percy Lovejoy (Marlow) Limited 100%
- G F Falconer & Sons Limited 100%
- Tom Jones Marina Limited 100%
- Chasehart Limited 100%
- Laroche Leisure Limited 100%
- Marlow House Investments Limited 100%
- Mishan (Residential) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end, the Group's Barclays loan was renewed on 30 April 2026 at £10m, following a partial repayment in March 2026 of £21.3m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARVIN, Ross Alistair | Secretary | 2020-07-20 | — | — |
| BOOTH, Tamra Michelle | Director | 2011-12-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| CROOM, Katherine | Director | 2022-03-08 | Jul 1982 | British |
| MARVIN, Ross Alistair | Director | 2021-04-07 | Apr 1981 | British |
| SHANLY, Michael James | Director | 1998-10-08 | Dec 1945 | British |
| TROTT, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2003-12-09 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASKIN, Robert | Secretary | 1998-10-08 | 2009-07-03 |
| DUNTHORNE, Peter Richard | Secretary | 2009-05-18 | 2009-11-27 |
| GILES, Paul Joseph | Secretary | 2013-03-28 | 2015-07-31 |
| HUDA, Khayrul | Secretary | 2020-01-14 | 2020-07-20 |
| TROTT, Nicholas Mark | Secretary | 2015-08-17 | 2020-01-14 |
| TROTT, Nicholas Mark | Secretary | 2009-11-27 | 2013-03-28 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 |
| COLGATE, Barry David | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| HUDA, Khayrul | Director | 2020-01-14 | 2022-02-28 |
| POTTER, Timothy James | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| TUCKER, Donald Anthony | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2024-05-17 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael James Shanly | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael James Shanly | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.