BOLT & NUT MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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Cash
£349K
+8.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£7.2M
+19% vs 2023
Employees
99
+1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.9M
-36.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,998,436 | £17,591,514 | -12% | |
| Operating profit | £4,678,096 | £3,045,972 | -34.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,642,277 | £2,940,414 | -36.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,507,702 | £2,183,662 | -37.7% | |
| Cash | £320,567 | £348,975 | +8.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,851,611 | £8,269,308 | +20.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,053,648 | £7,206,300 | +19% | |
| Equity | £6,053,648 | £7,206,300 | +19% | |
| Average employees | 98 | 99 | +1% | |
| Wages | £3,890,028 | £3,811,898 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £461,959 | £461,953 | 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.4% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 68.3% | 36.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 2.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | 28.86x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Michael Dufty Partnership Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors anticipate that the company will continue to be profitable in the forthcoming period and in the foreseeable future and will maintain positive cash flow, sufficient to meet its finance obligations as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “A further £870k of capital investments were made in the year, on new machinery to continue to improve quality and increase efficiency and capabilities for new products while reducing waste.”
- “The implementation of the industry recognised ERP system remains a major project in 2025 which is expected to go live the back end of 2025 to further support and grow our business sustainably and profitably.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Joseph Francis | Director | 2011-06-29 | Jul 1985 | British |
| GODFREY, Sophie Louise | Director | 2015-10-28 | May 1992 | British |
| HOBBS, James Orlando | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
| NICHOLLS, Ashley Paul | Director | 2025-01-02 | May 1985 | British |
| SMITH, Michael James | Director | 2017-02-15 | Dec 1973 | British |
| WRIGHT, Brian William | Director | 2015-10-28 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Matthew John | Secretary | 2008-02-07 | 2010-02-22 |
| AMADO BARAJAS, Danny Jamith | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2015-09-30 |
| ASTON, Allan Jeffrey | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2015-08-03 |
| BALL, Spencer Elliott | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2015-08-03 |
| BRADLEY, David John | Director | 2012-03-19 | 2019-12-19 |
| CLARKE, Benedict Steven | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2014-02-05 |
| FRASER, Wayne Francis | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2013-02-01 |
| HYDE, Mark | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2026-02-01 |
| HYDE, Mark | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2019-12-19 |
| KELLY, Peter | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2024-12-01 |
| MARKS, Colin James | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2017-03-15 |
| PARSONS, John Philip | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2025-03-28 |
| PEARSON, Kath | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2013-11-15 |
| PROFFITT, Keith Adrian | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2024-12-01 |
| RUSSELL, John Michael | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2013-07-25 |
| RUSSELL, John Michael | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2011-02-01 |
| SMITH, Matthew John | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2010-02-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Brian Spencer | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2017-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt & Nut Manufacturing Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-19 | Active |
| Mr Peter Kelly | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2024-12-01 |
| Mr Keith Adrian Proffitt | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2024-12-01 |
| Mr David John Bradley | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2019-12-19 |
| Mr Mark Hyde | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2019-12-19 |
| Mr Colin James Marks | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2017-03-15 |
| Mr Brian Spencer Williams | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2017-02-15 |
| Mr Joseph Francis Brennan | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Active |
| Mrs Sophie Louise Godfrey | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Active |
| Mr Brian William Wright | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-02-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-13 | 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.