SOLARFRAME DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+189.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£186K
+432.5% vs 2024
Employees
34
-12.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£673K
+183.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,870,754 | £14,562,431 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | £297,730 | £738,646 | +148.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £237,626 | £673,369 | +183.4% | |
| Net profit | £178,523 | £520,581 | +191.6% | |
| Cash | £507,064 | £1,466,859 | +189.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £637,954 | £1,021,215 | +60.1% | |
| Net assets | £35,023 | £186,493 | +432.5% | |
| Equity | £35,023 | £186,493 | +432.5% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 34 | -12.8% | |
| Wages | £1,433,338 | £1,197,638 | -16.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £192,701 | £119,433 | -38% |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.7% | 72.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 4.95x | 11.32x |
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
- SOLARFRAME DIRECT LIMITED 2015-07-01 → present
- THE CONSERVATORY SUPERMARKET.COM LIMITED 2009-08-13 → 2015-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Marriott Gibbs Rees Wallis Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SOLARFRAME DIRECT LIMITED · parent
- Solarframe Limited
- SOL Conservatory Roofs Limited
- Yorkshire Garden Studios Limited
- QVS Limited
- Steven Taylor Investments Limited
Significant events
- “During the year, a fundamental restructuring of the senior management accompanied by a back-to-basics approach to the daily management of the business, saw a significant reduction in wages, salaries and other related overhead. This was accompanied by a fractional increase in sales (5%) resulting in gross margin increase of 3% points for the year.”
- “The directors remain committed to the continued development of the company's operations. Planned future developments include strengthening the company's market presence, improving operational efficiencies, and exploring new business opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COATES, Darren Lee | Director | 2019-11-18 | Feb 1970 | British |
| TAYLOR, Steven | Director | 2009-08-13 | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Yvonne | Secretary | 2018-06-07 | 2021-09-28 |
| TAYLOR, Kelly | Secretary | 2011-08-01 | 2016-03-08 |
| HICKMAN-COURTS, William Ross | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2023-08-17 |
| LONG, Kevin Noel | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-04-05 |
| SKERROW, Leonard Anthony | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solarframe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-07-04 | Active |
| Mr Steven Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-01-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.