AUTO MARINE CABLES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+56.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-27.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AUTO MARINE CABLES LIMITED 1988-05-04 → present
- KAR-BAR (BOLTON) LIMITED 1964-05-11 → 1988-05-04
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,808,141 | £13,877,264 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,431,161 | £1,014,585 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,383,835 | £1,430,891 | £1,037,593 | |
| Net profit | £2,073,981 | £1,245,253 | £963,139 | |
| Cash | £1,730,695 | £1,213,704 | £1,894,463 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,100,650 | £11,341,418 | £12,231,355 | |
| Net assets | £9,840,367 | £11,085,620 | £12,048,759 | |
| Equity | £9,840,367 | £11,085,620 | £12,048,759 | |
| Average employees | 65 | 63 | 64 | |
| Wages | £2,496,316 | £2,426,992 | £2,148,437 |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.1% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.9% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.6% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 11.9% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 9.27x | 8.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5300.60x | 877.67x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company experienced a decline in trading performance. Sales fell from £15.8M in the previous year to £13.9M, contrary to initial expectations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Brent | Director | 2021-05-04 | Jul 1977 | British |
| HAMMOND, Diane | Director | 1993-05-16 | Jun 1964 | British |
| HAMMOND, Peter Charles | Director | — | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND, David Keith | Secretary | 1994-08-16 | 2014-10-14 |
| HOLT, Geoffrey Harold | Secretary | — | 1994-08-16 |
| ASHWORTH, Lilian Joan | Director | — | 1997-11-25 |
| BRYANT, Amy Victoria | Director | 2020-04-14 | 2024-03-08 |
| HAMMOND, Ann Kathrine | Director | — | 2007-06-18 |
| HAMMOND, David Keith | Director | — | 2014-10-14 |
| HAMMOND, Howard | Director | — | 2005-02-02 |
| HAMMOND, Jane | Director | 1993-05-16 | 2014-10-14 |
| HOLT, Geoffrey Harold | Director | — | 2007-10-01 |
| HOLT, Valerie | Director | 1993-05-16 | 2007-10-01 |
| SHAHIN, Zainon Eid John | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2020-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phd Industrial Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-09-30 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
| Phd (Nominees) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-24 | Ceased 2020-09-24 |
| Auto Marine Cables International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-09-24 | Active |
| Auto Marine Cables Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-24 |
| Mr Peter Charles Hammond | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-12.2%
£15,808,141 £13,877,264
-
Cash
+56.1%
£1,213,704 £1,894,463
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.7%
£11,085,620 £12,048,759
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+1.6%
63 64
-
Operating profit
-29.1%
£1,431,161 £1,014,585
-
Profit before tax
-27.5%
£1,430,891 £1,037,593
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-11.5%
£2,426,992 £2,148,437
lowest in 3 filed years
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