SONTAY LIMITED
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Cash
£6.1M
+25.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.7M
+20.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
+9.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+1.5% highest 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 | £12,504,608 | £12,929,082 | £14,522,209 | +12.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,328,665 | £1,861,134 | £1,867,501 | +0.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,366,106 | £1,941,824 | £1,971,504 | +1.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,051,287 | £1,455,749 | £1,467,065 | +0.8% | |
| Cash | £3,975,286 | £4,811,555 | £6,050,951 | +25.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,735,757 | £7,267,196 | £8,738,062 | +20.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,727,882 | £7,263,284 | £8,730,349 | +20.2% | |
| Equity | £6,727,882 | £7,263,284 | £8,730,349 | +20.2% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 41 | 45 | +9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,455,507 | £2,476,969 | £2,808,414 | +13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £381,450 | £617,653 | £615,001 | -0.4% |
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 | 10.6% | 14.4% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 11.3% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 25.6% | 21.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.34x | 3.43x | 3.86x |
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
- SONTAY LIMITED 2004-05-06 → present
- BRAND NEW CO (212) LIMITED 2003-09-12 → 2004-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Welsh Walker Limited
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCABE, Lorna Louise | Secretary | 2017-08-01 | — | — |
| NEWTON, Mark Victor | Director | 2020-09-09 | Aug 1965 | British |
| WOOSTER, James Keith | Director | 2013-04-01 | Oct 1954 | British |
| ZARNO, John Dane Anthony | Director | 2004-03-19 | Sep 1950 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2016-09-26 | 2017-04-21 |
| MCSORLEY, Stuart Frank | Secretary | 2004-03-19 | 2008-05-17 |
| MURDOCH, James Boyd | Secretary | 2008-05-17 | 2016-09-26 |
| RAFTERY, Paul Matthew | Secretary | 2003-09-12 | 2004-03-19 |
| BRAYBROOK, Alan George | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2020-09-10 |
| DAMM, Sandy Jean Paul | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| GREGORY, Christopher | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2014-01-21 |
| MCSORLEY, Stuart Frank | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2008-05-17 |
| MORGAN, Ian Leslie | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2025-03-10 |
| MURDOCH, James Boyd | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2017-06-28 |
| OVEREND, Michael John | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| PALMER, Trevor Steven | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2014-06-30 |
| SHARP, Terry Paul | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2006-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, Alan Christopher | Director | 2003-09-12 | 2004-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Antony Dane Zarno | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.