BLUE MACHINERY (GROUP) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
-13.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.9m
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+5.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £20,180,977 | £18,212,554 | £18,761,628 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,045,804 | £1,776,261 | £1,869,981 | +5.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,036,950 | £1,758,729 | £1,862,879 | +5.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,607,163 | £1,314,188 | £1,402,846 | +6.7% | |
| Cash | £2,525,977 | £2,738,246 | £2,376,105 | -13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,620,028 | £7,744,755 | £7,969,047 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £7,482,011 | £7,620,687 | £7,882,161 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £7,482,011 | £7,620,687 | £7,882,161 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 37 | 36 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £1,724,009 | £1,617,881 | £1,654,607 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 7.2% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.8% | 22.9% | 23.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.0% | 37.2% | 32.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.23x | 2.46x | 2.82x |
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
- BLUE MACHINERY (GROUP) LIMITED 2019-04-15 → present
- BLUE MACHINERY (GROUP) PLC 2008-06-10 → 2019-04-15
- BLUE MACHINERY PLC 2003-08-15 → 2008-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Corr & Corr Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group made a profit after tax for the year of £1,402,846 ... and had net current assets of £6,726,534 at the year end ... The Directors therefore have no significant doubt over the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BLUE MACHINERY (GROUP) LIMITED · parent
- Blue Machinery (Spares) Limited 100%
- Blue Machinery (Fuchs) Limited 100%
- Blue Machinery (Equipment) Limited 100%
- Blue Machinery (Ireland) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Austin Paul Daniel | Director | 2003-08-15 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MAXWELL, Brian Victor | Director | 2003-08-15 | May 1959 | British |
| MCGEARY, Patrick Oliver | Director | 2003-08-15 | May 1952 | British |
| MCGEARY, Sean | Director | 2019-08-28 | May 1982 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNELLY, Eugene John | Secretary | 2003-08-15 | 2025-07-07 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-08-15 | 2003-08-19 |
| DONNELLY, Eugene John | Director | 2003-08-15 | 2025-07-07 |
| MURPHY, Adrian Michael | Director | 2019-08-28 | 2020-04-10 |
| SHARDLOW, Susan | Director | 2019-08-28 | 2020-09-30 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-08-15 | 2003-08-19 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-08-15 | 2003-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Oliver Mcgeary | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-07-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.