STEPHENSON GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-01 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+47.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-21.8% vs 2023
Employees
99
-3.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+39% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £34,872,457 | — | £34,790,552 | £26,970,701 | £28,245,105 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,434,992 | — | £3,681,291 | £2,492,980 | £3,423,778 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,371,992 | — | £3,609,291 | £2,400,980 | £3,338,313 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,674,934 | — | £2,958,437 | £2,032,523 | £2,604,712 | |
| Cash | — | £3,362,852 | — | £2,284,284 | £2,461,852 | £3,630,738 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,771,147 | — | £12,043,087 | £12,326,156 | £9,639,767 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,676,080 | — | £9,213,017 | £9,791,290 | £7,658,767 | |
| Equity | £4,649,073 | £6,676,080 | £6,676,080 | £9,213,017 | £9,791,290 | £7,658,767 | |
| Average employees | — | 111 | — | 113 | 103 | 99 | |
| Wages | — | £4,538,092 | — | £4,632,634 | £3,533,300 | £3,825,073 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 12.7% | — | 10.6% | 9.2% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.5% | — | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 41.2% | — | 30.6% | 20.2% | 35.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.96x | 2.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 27.10x | 31.07x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt a going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual report and the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In the year ended 30 September 2024, Stephenson sales were £28,245k compared to the prior year of £26,971k an increase of close to 5%. Gross Profit margins improved and the business recorded an operating profit of £3,424k vs £2,493k in the previous period. This result is after the write down of a debt relating to an overseas customer by just over £1m.”
- “The business is placing growing emphasis on sustainable innovation, making significant investments in developing innovative products to support this goal, while also fostering a company-wide culture that drives change and promotes collaboration with our supply chain to use sustainable raw materials.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Thomas James Macaulay | Director | 1999-04-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| BENTLEY, Thomas Richard | Director | — | Jun 1943 | British |
| BILBROUGH, Lucy | Director | 2023-01-01 | Oct 1986 | British |
| BRADLEY, Sarah | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| CARR, Robert Leo | Director | 2014-09-08 | Oct 1973 | British |
| FLANNERY, Lisa | Director | 2018-12-21 | Jan 1965 | British |
| STORY, John Michael | Director | 1997-04-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Derek John | Secretary | — | 1994-04-30 |
| GARDNER, Malcolm John | Secretary | 1994-05-01 | 2008-11-28 |
| MORRIS, Morgan Lawn | Secretary | 2008-11-28 | 2014-09-04 |
| CLEWS, James Aaron | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| DAVIS, Derek John | Director | — | 2004-06-30 |
| LONG, Jonathan Michael Dampier | Director | — | 2003-07-24 |
| MORRIS, Morgan Lawn | Director | 2006-04-10 | 2014-09-04 |
| PARTRIDGE, Lionel Keith | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| REID, John | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
| SHARP, David John Traquair | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2008-03-20 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Peter Douglas | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| SWALLOW, David | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thos. Bentley & Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+4.7%
£26,970,701 £28,245,105
-
Cash
+47.5%
£2,461,852 £3,630,738
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-21.8%
£9,791,290 £7,658,767
-
Employees
-3.9%
103 99
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+37.3%
£2,492,980 £3,423,778
-
Profit before tax
+39%
£2,400,980 £3,338,313
-
Wages
+8.3%
£3,533,300 £3,825,073
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers