STEANBOW LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5.8M
+27.1% vs 2024
Employees
28
-15.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+502.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,453,751 | £10,543,983 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £662,198 | £1,874,318 | +183% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £205,714 | £1,239,090 | +502.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £823,119 | £1,259,076 | +53% | |
| Cash | £174 | — | £0 | £1,499,783 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,959,277 | £13,935,263 | £16,619,385 | £15,965,295 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,093,938 | £3,224,457 | £4,594,734 | £5,841,589 | +27.1% | |
| Equity | £6,093,938 | £3,224,457 | £4,594,734 | £5,841,589 | +27.1% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 24 | 33 | 28 | -15.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | £995,036 | £924,466 | -7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £18,837 | £18,837 | 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.8% | 17.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.2% | 11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 4.0% | 11.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.88x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.39x | 2.93x |
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
- STEANBOW LIMITED 2015-09-18 → present
- STEANBOW CONTRACTING LIMITED 2011-04-19 → 2015-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A year of significant change for year ending 31st March 2025, the main Steanbow dairy herd of c. 570 dairy cows being dispersed in September 2024. With the horizon full of concerns regarding compliance and legal requirements the never ending concern of TB and the supply of quality staff all added to the decision.”
- “From February a market driven change to stocking rates with the prospect of improved health, welfare and margins for the coming year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTENSEN, Michael George Finn | Director | 2011-04-19 | Dec 1965 | British |
| CHRISTENSEN, Neil Stuart | Director | 2011-04-19 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTENSEN, Finn | Director | 2011-04-19 | 2023-02-15 |
| STEPHENS, Graham Robertson | Director | 2011-04-19 | 2011-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfords Trust Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 50–75% | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Finn Christensen | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-06 |
| Mr Michael George Finn Christensen | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Neil Stuart Christensen | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.