BRODIE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+135.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£1.5m
+25.6% vs 2025
Employees
151
+57.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£373k
+323.2% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,872,629 | £8,005,356 | — | — | £9,868,942 | £15,433,605 | +56.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,625,471 | £64,223 | — | — | £106,573 | £364,068 | +241.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,622,585 | £61,139 | — | — | £88,172 | £373,166 | +323.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,263,601 | £4,012 | — | — | £28,954 | £308,486 | +965.4% | |
| Cash | £1,421,309 | £712,245 | £0 | £0 | £496,663 | £1,169,441 | +135.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,699,207 | £2,771,364 | £1,802,189 | £1,245,104 | £1,203,275 | £1,649,351 | +37.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,544,717 | £2,599,199 | £1,621,176 | £1,174,321 | £1,203,275 | £1,511,761 | +25.6% | |
| Equity | £3,544,717 | £2,599,199 | £1,621,176 | £1,174,321 | £1,203,275 | £1,511,761 | +25.6% | |
| Average employees | 114 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 96 | 151 | +57.3% | |
| Wages | £4,155,300 | £3,519,704 | — | — | £4,792,623 | £7,462,057 | +55.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £36,590 | £60,983 | — | — | £363,667 | £700,000 | +92.5% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.1% | 0.8% | — | — | 1.1% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 19.1% | 0.1% | — | — | 0.3% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 71.0% | 2.3% | — | — | 8.9% | 22.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.06x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | 19.94x | — | — | 5.79x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRODIE ENGINEERING LIMITED 2003-01-06 → present
- PREMIER CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1997-09-02 → 2003-01-06
- G.B.H. ENGINEERING LIMITED 1996-03-08 → 1997-09-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- William Duncan + Co (Audit) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILFERTY, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2002-06-17 | — | British |
| ACKROYD, Benjamin John | Director | 2024-02-15 | Mar 1981 | British |
| GRANT, Mary Alexander | Director | 2026-03-12 | Dec 1969 | British |
| HILFERTY, Deborah Jane | Director | 2021-08-12 | Mar 1966 | British |
| HILFERTY, Gerard William | Director | 2002-06-17 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILFERTY, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 1996-03-08 | 2001-03-15 |
| HILFERTY, Gerard William | Secretary | 2001-03-15 | 2002-06-17 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-08 | 1996-03-08 |
| CONNELL, Brian Stewart | Director | 2009-11-09 | 2016-10-10 |
| HILFERTY, Deborah Jane | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2002-06-17 |
| HILFERTY, Gerard William | Director | 1996-03-08 | 2001-03-15 |
| TAYLOR, Robert William | Director | 2024-02-15 | 2026-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-03-21 | Active |
| Mr Gerard William Hilferty | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-21 |
| Mrs Deborah Jane Hilferty | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-02-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-02-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.