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BOUGHTON ENGINEERING LIMITED

#03739162 · Active · Incorporated 1999-03-24 (27y 5m) · Last filing 2026-07-11 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 25990 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-06-30 (in 10 months) · Confirmation due 2027-02-17 (in 6 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£1.1m

-61.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£5.5m

+21.8% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

87

-5.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£1.3m

-52% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £20,503,986£20,711,186£15,064,692 -27.3%
Operating profit £1,553,493£2,735,181£1,312,189 -52%
Profit before tax £1,553,493£2,735,181£1,312,189 -52%
Net profit £1,208,501£2,077,779£986,867 -52.5%
Cash £2,561,637£2,827,003£1,098,060 -61.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £2,468,749£4,605,778£5,592,645 +21.4%
Net assets £2,439,425£4,517,204£5,504,071 +21.8%
Equity £2,439,425£4,517,204£5,504,071 +21.8%
Average employees 899287 -5.4%
Wages £3,235,368£3,466,047£3,288,115 -5.1%
Directors' remuneration £12,000£12,000£12,000 0%

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 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Operating margin 7.6%13.2%8.7%
Net margin 5.9%10.0%6.6%
Return on capital employed 62.9%59.4%23.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 71.8%49.6%—
Current ratio 1.36x1.93x2.59x

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 2 times since incorporation

  1. BOUGHTON ENGINEERING LIMITED 2011-05-03 → present
  2. AMS COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2007-12-05 → 2011-05-03
  3. TOPTRAX LIMITED 1999-03-24 → 2007-12-05

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Curo Professional Services Ltd, Statutory Auditors
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis on the grounds that the directors believe that there is sufficient funding in place to support the business for the next twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 4 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SKAN, Richard Antony Secretary 2000-10-09 — British
PAUL, Narinder Director 2018-05-18 Oct 1957 British
SKAN, Richard Antony Director 2000-10-09 Jan 1970 British
SKAN, Roger John Director 2000-10-09 May 1939 British
WATSON, Stephen Richard Hurst Director 2022-03-01 Oct 1962 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
WOOD, Peter John Secretary 1999-03-24 2000-10-09
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-03-24 1999-03-24
LARGE, Clifford William Director 1999-03-24 2000-10-09
WOOD, Peter John Director 1999-03-24 2000-10-09

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Skan Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2017-10-10 Active
Mr Roger John Skan Individual Significant influence 2017-02-14 Ceased 2025-05-01

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 80 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2019-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2019-06-20 CC04 Statement of companys objects
Date Type Category Description
2026-07-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-02-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-06-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-09 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-09 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-05-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-02-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-03-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-07-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-02-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-07-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-02-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2019-06-20 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2019-06-20 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects
2019-06-19 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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