COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-61.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
-16% vs 2024
Employees
69
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-18.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION LIMITED 2006-04-04 → present
- CAMLOK LIFTING CLAMPS LIMITED 1998-06-04 → 2006-04-04
- DEEWELD LIMITED 1958-02-06 → 1998-06-04
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,094,182 | £24,218,217 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,079,329 | £3,375,382 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,155,323 | £3,379,076 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,962,319 | £1,524,126 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,815,467 | £1,834,342 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £9,977,267 | £8,481,953 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £9,677,014 | £8,131,871 | |
| Equity | £9,996,055 | £10,859,621 | £9,677,014 | £8,131,871 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 68 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,027,521 | £3,362,756 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.3% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 15.8% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 40.9% | 39.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 41.0% | 40.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.43x | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 184.28x | 175.71x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the cash requirements of the business for at least 12 months from the date of this report and are satisfied that sufficient funds are available to meet the liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION LIMITED · parent
- Stahl Cranesystems Limited 100%
- Magnetek (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “post the Brexit referendum sterling has been under pressure and increased cost have resulting from the falling pound.”
- “As of January 2025, the trade of Stahl Crane Systems Ltd merged with the parent company, Columbus McKinnon.”
- “As at the 10th December 2024, Magenetek (UK) Limited was dissolved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERS, Michael Bernard | Secretary | 2023-01-03 | — | — |
| CHINTAPALLI, Appal Srinivasa | Director | 2023-01-03 | May 1975 | American |
| MURTHI, Daniel James | Director | 2023-01-03 | May 1971 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARE, Robert Scott | Secretary | 2004-12-10 | 2009-10-31 |
| HEMMINGS, Anthony | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 2004-12-08 |
| SHERWIN, Steven Antony | Secretary | 2009-10-31 | 2023-01-03 |
| UPTON, Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-04-30 |
| CELI, Ivo Letterio, Dr | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2018-02-26 |
| CLARE, Robert Scott | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2009-10-31 |
| GLINZ, Caspar, Herr Doktor | Director | — | 1999-01-29 |
| GLINZ, Christoph Mathias Klaus, Doctor | Director | 1994-07-05 | 1999-01-29 |
| GLINZ, Hans-Karl, Herr Doktor | Director | — | 1993-12-12 |
| HEMMINGS, Anthony | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2004-12-08 |
| SHERWIN, Steven Antony | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2023-01-03 |
| SMEDLEY, Graham | Director | 1993-06-01 | 1999-01-29 |
| UPTON, Charles | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| WEGENER, Wolfgang | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2010-08-19 |
| WOZNIAK, Kurt Franklin | Director | 2018-02-26 | 2023-01-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Mckinnon Emea Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-3.5%
£25,094,182 £24,218,217
-
Cash
-61.9%
£4,815,467 £1,834,342
-
Net assets
-16%
£9,677,014 £8,131,871
-
Employees
+1.5%
68 69
-
Operating profit
-17.3%
£4,079,329 £3,375,382
-
Profit before tax
-18.7%
£4,155,323 £3,379,076
-
Wages
+11.1%
£3,027,521 £3,362,756
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