SOUTHEAST TRADERS LIMITED
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Cash
£581K
+331.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7.5M
+10.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
26
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+13.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,915,911 | — | £48,648,118 | £49,055,278 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £942,683 | — | £1,564,641 | £1,729,159 | +10.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £773,516 | £2,037,620 | £1,179,608 | £1,335,733 | +13.2% | |
| Net profit | £604,826 | £1,580,435 | £882,498 | £1,001,100 | +13.4% | |
| Cash | £32,247 | £71,547 | £134,667 | £581,370 | +331.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,054,304 | £6,637,495 | £7,296,572 | £7,976,008 | +9.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,956,694 | £6,147,368 | £6,754,866 | £7,480,966 | +10.7% | |
| Equity | £3,956,694 | £6,147,368 | £6,754,866 | £7,480,966 | +10.7% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 0% | |
| Wages | £755,029 | £835,189 | £997,762 | £999,577 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £13,624 | £16,892 | £117,687 | £154,713 | +31.5% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | — | 3.2% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | — | 1.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.3% | — | 21.4% | 21.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 58.8% | 53.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.61x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | 5.57x | — | 4.06x | 4.40x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following this review, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As such, the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the share capital of 24/26 Holdings Limited was acquired by Theala Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Alan | Secretary | 2002-08-22 | — | British |
| STEWART, Alana | Director | 2024-01-09 | Nov 1996 | British |
| STEWART, John | Director | 2026-03-01 | May 1991 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alan Nicholas | Director | 2024-01-09 | Feb 1982 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alan | Director | 2022-05-10 | Jul 1959 | British |
| TAYLOR, Theresa | Director | 2002-08-22 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-22 | 2002-08-22 |
| MCMAHON, Declan John | Director | 2024-01-09 | 2024-09-12 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-22 | 2002-08-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/26 Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.