SWANN-MORTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+43.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£31M
+15.5% vs 2023
Employees
397
+3.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£589K
-57.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,113,254 | £34,291,387 | |
| Operating profit | £1,455,318 | £647,466 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,391,509 | £589,323 | |
| Net profit | £884,864 | £303,449 | |
| Cash | £2,150,753 | £3,089,012 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,437,136 | £33,688,295 | |
| Net assets | £26,586,139 | £30,694,333 | |
| Equity | £26,586,139 | £30,694,333 | |
| Average employees | 385 | 397 | |
| Wages | £13,715,430 | £14,210,553 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.23x | 5.18x | |
| Interest cover | 13.53x | 4.31x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared budgets, profit forecasts and cashflow forecasts for the group covering the period to September 2026. In light of recent economic events, namely the implementation of US trade tariffs, the forecasts have been reviewed and updated to include the financial impact this will have on the group. Based on the above, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In October 2024 the company acquired 100% of the share capital of CIJ Limited Company Registration 00430452.”
- “In the same month the company signed a contract for the construction of a new laboratory.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIRST, Michael Ian | Secretary | 2008-03-04 | — | British |
| CALEY, Thomas Edward | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| HIRST, Michael Ian | Director | 2002-12-31 | Nov 1959 | British |
| WHITELEY, Richard John | Director | 2006-01-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELL, Roger | Secretary | — | 1991-12-01 |
| WEBSTER, Ian Alexander | Secretary | 1991-12-01 | 2008-03-04 |
| FELL, Roger | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| GILMOUR, Judith Irene | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-11-30 |
| JOHNSON, Michael | Director | — | 2002-08-31 |
| MCGINLEY, Michael John | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RODGERS, George William | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-02 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Lee | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W R Swann & Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-05-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-05-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 3
- 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
+0.5%
£34,113,254 £34,291,387
-
Cash
+43.6%
£2,150,753 £3,089,012
-
Net assets
+15.5%
£26,586,139 £30,694,333
-
Employees
+3.1%
385 397
-
Operating profit
-55.5%
£1,455,318 £647,466
-
Profit before tax
-57.6%
£1,391,509 £589,323
-
Wages
+3.6%
£13,715,430 £14,210,553
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