GREEN MILL INDUSTRIES LTD
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Cash
£417K
-25% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.7M
-3.1% first positive since 2021
Employees
75
-5.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£138K
-175.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £6,234,000 | £5,991,000 | £5,447,000 | -9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £931,000 | £323,000 | £10,000 | -96.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £826,000 | £183,000 | -£138,000 | -175.4% | |
| Net profit | -£26,000 | £326,000 | £831,000 | £167,000 | -£4,000 | -102.4% | |
| Cash | £84,000 | £374,000 | £556,000 | £556,000 | £417,000 | -25% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,764,000 | £2,228,000 | £5,122,000 | £4,476,000 | £4,775,000 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | -£230,000 | £12,000 | £2,925,000 | £2,746,000 | £2,661,000 | -3.1% | |
| Equity | -£230,000 | £12,000 | £2,925,000 | £2,746,000 | £2,661,000 | -3.1% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | 78 | 79 | 75 | -5.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,997,000 | £2,226,000 | £2,249,000 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £14,000 | £14,000 | £18,000 | +28.6% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.9% | 5.4% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.3% | 2.8% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 18.2% | 7.2% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.16x | 1.84x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 8.87x | 2.31x | 0.07x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the group's financial position and of the enquiries made of the banks, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GREEN MILL INDUSTRIES LTD · parent
- Fernite of Sheffield Limited 100%
- Thurlstone Property Limited 75%
- Mastercut Cutting Systems Limited 100%
- Kennedy Grinding Limited 100%
- Fernite Engineering Limited 100%
- Northern Grinding & Granulating Equipment Engineering Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 12 September 2024 Fernite Engineering Limited acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of Northern Grinding and Granulating Equipment Enginnering Company Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KITCHING, Hannah Ruth | Director | 2023-05-12 | Oct 1979 | British |
| KITCHING, James Robert | Director | 2014-05-16 | Jul 1973 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hannah Ruth Kitching | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-05-12 | Active |
| Mr James Robert Kitching | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.