SILVERLINE OFFICE EQUIPMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
Cash
£13K
+176.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-16.1% vs 2023
Employees
63
-10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£246K
-462% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SILVERLINE OFFICE EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1985-12-06 → present
- CLONMELL OFFICE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES LIMITED 1982-10-29 → 1985-12-06
- CLONMELL PROPERTY COMPANY(SEFTON ROAD)LIMITED(THE) 1967-03-17 → 1982-10-29
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,570,670 | £8,990,247 | |
| Operating profit | — | £187,605 | -£141,649 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £67,899 | -£245,774 | |
| Net profit | — | -£41,880 | -£185,524 | |
| Cash | — | £4,884 | £13,486 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,829,365 | £2,296,141 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,810,730 | £1,518,465 | |
| Equity | — | £1,810,730 | £1,518,465 | |
| Average employees | — | 70 | 63 | |
| Wages | — | £2,032,783 | £2,011,322 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.0% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.4% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.6% | -6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 57.2% | 59.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.14x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.57x | -1.36x |
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
- King & King
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed company financial projections for the year ending 31 December 2026 which were approved by the group's majority shareholder. The company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its bank facilities. The forecasts take into account challenging market conditions due to events that have occurred around the world which continue to create uncertainty over the level of demand for the company's products. The company's forecasts and projections, taking account of a severe but plausible change in trading performance, show that the company should be able to operate within the level of its current facilities. The group's majority shareholder has given assurance of financial support in the form of letter of support to the company that he will provide necessary financial support to ensure that the company continues to operate as a going concern in the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The turnover for 2024 fell to £8.9m from £9.6m. Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 33.92% (2023: 33.8%)”
- “Overall Silverline generated a loss before tax of £245,774 (2023: profit £67,899)”
- “Fixed assets NBV decreased by £181,349 in the year and Silverline's total equity remained strong at £1,518,465 reducing by £292,265 in the year.”
- “Our sales strategy is to continue to provide a good product and a good service to our existing customers whilst, diversifying into new product ranges, to enable us to win new customers and increase our market share.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENSINGER, Richard Paul | Director | 2022-06-23 | Oct 1967 | British |
| SMITH, Ian Barry | Director | 2018-11-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Christopher | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2010-02-17 |
| ENSINGER, Richard Paul | Secretary | 1996-07-05 | 2008-04-04 |
| ENSINGER, Stanley James | Secretary | — | 1996-07-05 |
| WARD, Richard | Secretary | 2010-02-17 | 2019-01-31 |
| ALLEN, Christopher | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2010-02-17 |
| BOSWELL, Alan Frederick | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| COWLEY, Adrian | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2011-05-31 |
| ENSINGER, Anthony John | Director | 1996-08-30 | 2006-06-15 |
| ENSINGER, Carol Ann | Director | 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-23 |
| ENSINGER, Constance Jill | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| ENSINGER, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2020-04-20 |
| ENSINGER, Richard Paul | Director | — | 2022-02-01 |
| ENSINGER, Stanley James | Director | — | 2014-04-02 |
| FATIBENE, Christopher Edward | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| FORBES, Kenneth James | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| MAYDON, Norman | Director | 2011-12-30 | 2016-07-13 |
| MAYDON, Norman | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| OLIVER, Christopher Francis | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| TURNER, Darren | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| WARD, Richard Crispen William | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2019-01-31 |
| WARNER, Martin David Hugh | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2011-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemar Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-6.1%
£9,570,670 £8,990,247
-
Cash
+176.1%
£4,884 £13,486
-
Net assets
-16.1%
£1,810,730 £1,518,465
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Employees
-10%
70 63
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Operating profit
-175.5%
£187,605 -£141,649
-
Profit before tax
-462%
£67,899 -£245,774
-
Wages
-1.1%
£2,032,783 £2,011,322
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