SIMPSON (YORK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-10 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-27
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+39.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+7.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
143
-7.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£850K
-41.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SIMPSON (YORK) LIMITED 1987-04-03 → present
- ELVINGTON PLANT HIRE LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1987-04-03
- CLAXTON & GARLAND(SERVICES)LIMITED 1965-05-05 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £645,902 | £2,072,559 | £1,463,062 | £850,237 | |
| Net profit | £532,983 | £1,577,170 | £1,093,205 | £635,113 | |
| Cash | £1,562,697 | £7,098,038 | £3,775,897 | £5,280,944 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,703,428 | £7,499,752 | £8,589,970 | £9,144,394 | |
| Net assets | £5,590,622 | £7,167,792 | £8,260,997 | £8,896,110 | |
| Equity | £5,590,622 | £7,167,792 | £8,260,997 | £8,896,110 | |
| Average employees | 160 | 156 | 154 | 143 | |
| Wages | £7,984,653 | £8,623,562 | £8,363,909 | £8,296,946 |
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
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATENBY, Rebecca Kay | Secretary | 2022-11-29 | — | — |
| ALLERTON, Russell Craig | Director | 2000-05-30 | Feb 1967 | British |
| GATENBY, Andrew | Director | 2012-08-14 | Feb 1975 | British |
| GATENBY, Beryl | Director | 1993-04-21 | Jan 1949 | British |
| GATENBY, Ronald Christopher | Director | 1993-04-21 | Nov 1947 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNELL, Edward Weston | Secretary | 2019-12-19 | 2022-11-29 |
| GARLAND, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1994-07-23 |
| PURSEHOUSE, John | Secretary | 1994-07-23 | 2019-12-19 |
| BARRICK, Howard James | Director | 1994-07-23 | 2008-11-13 |
| BROWN, Richard Jacques | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| CONNELL, Edward Weston | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2022-11-30 |
| GARLAND, Gerald Harry | Director | — | 1994-07-23 |
| GARLAND, Kenneth | Director | — | 1994-07-23 |
| GARLAND, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1993-04-21 | 1994-07-23 |
| GRAVES, David Eric | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2006-09-29 |
| HILDRETH, Ian Richard | Director | 1994-07-23 | 2017-05-18 |
| NEAL, Anthony John | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| PURSEHOUSE, John | Director | 1996-10-24 | 2019-12-19 |
| SILCOCK, Neil Philip | Director | 2009-09-04 | 2022-01-24 |
| WILEMAN, Michael Roderick | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2008-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson (York) Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-09-03 | Active |
| Mr Ron Christopher Gatenby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-03 |
| Mrs Beryl Gatenby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+39.9%
£3,775,897 £5,280,944
-
Net assets
+7.7%
£8,260,997 £8,896,110
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-7.1%
154 143
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-41.9%
£1,463,062 £850,237
-
Wages
-0.8%
£8,363,909 £8,296,946
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