BLAKLEY ELECTRICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-10 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-26
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16M
+26.5% vs 2023
Employees
98
+2.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+95.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BLAKLEY ELECTRICS LIMITED 1984-03-09 → present
- D.W. BLAKLEY LIMITED 1957-10-21 → 1984-03-09
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,112,046 | £23,527,364 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,200,139 | £2,324,571 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,351,478 | £2,643,965 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,123,262 | £1,956,437 | |
| Cash | £8,037,039 | £9,012,443 | £9,275,230 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,514,028 | £17,138,771 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,414,498 | £15,704,480 | |
| Equity | £11,491,236 | £12,414,498 | £15,704,480 | |
| Average employees | — | 96 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | £5,081,422 | £5,937,511 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.3% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.9% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.9% | 13.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | 41.19x | 71.11x |
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.
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAXTON, Madeline | Secretary | 2025-12-18 | — | — |
| ASHTON, Gary David | Director | 2025-12-18 | Jan 1961 | British |
| BLAKLEY, Peter John | Director | — | Feb 1958 | English |
| DICK, Charles Richard | Director | 2025-12-18 | May 1950 | British |
| FINCH-DICK, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2025-12-18 | Nov 1980 | British |
| SLATER, Daniel Alexander | Director | 2002-12-09 | May 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR, Graham Leslie | Secretary | 1999-07-01 | 2002-11-30 |
| CHURCH, John Ord | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 1999-06-30 |
| SLATER, Daniel Alexander | Secretary | 2002-12-09 | 2025-12-18 |
| WEBB, John Alan | Secretary | — | 1998-12-31 |
| ARTHUR, Graham Leslie | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2002-11-30 |
| BAKER, Andrew Robert | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| BLAKLEY, Donald Walter | Director | — | 2012-07-10 |
| BLAKLEY, Marion Nellie | Director | — | 2025-12-18 |
| BRETT, Thomas Craig | Director | 2024-02-12 | 2025-12-18 |
| CHURCH, John Ord | Director | — | 2000-01-08 |
| COLE, Malcolm Stuart | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| LAMING, Robert Lawrence | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2025-12-18 |
| LAY, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2019-02-01 |
| MILTON, Alan Mark | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2025-12-18 |
| RASON, Greg | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Blakley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-18 |
| Mrs Marion Nellie Blakley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+23.1%
£19,112,046 £23,527,364
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Cash
+2.9%
£9,012,443 £9,275,230
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+26.5%
£12,414,498 £15,704,480
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Employees
+2.1%
96 98
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Operating profit
+93.7%
£1,200,139 £2,324,571
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Profit before tax
+95.6%
£1,351,478 £2,643,965
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Wages
+16.8%
£5,081,422 £5,937,511
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