TENNANTS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-08-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-23 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+82.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+1.7% vs 2024
Employees
56
-6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-20.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TENNANTS UK LIMITED 2002-04-03 → present
- TENNANT PLASTICS LIMITED 1967-12-01 → 2002-04-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,391,228 | £13,188,751 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,426,928 | £1,151,687 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,447,085 | £1,145,312 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,110,260 | £877,988 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £922,557 | £1,681,676 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,614,199 | £4,709,111 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,530,606 | £4,608,434 | |
| Equity | £2,702,023 | £2,483,772 | £2,985,082 | £3,616,018 | £4,170,496 | £4,530,606 | £4,608,434 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,958,394 | £1,752,388 |
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.9% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 30.9% | 24.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1% | 25.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.49x | 3.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 170.28x | 41.74x |
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
- Atkinson Evans Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The company is controlled by Mr J J Curtis by virtue of his 100% ownership of Tennants Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECROFT, Anthony John | Secretary | 2003-01-10 | — | British |
| BEECROFT, Anthony John | Director | 2003-01-10 | Aug 1959 | British |
| CURTIS, Jeremy James | Director | — | Jun 1959 | British |
| FRISKNEY, Donna | Director | 2025-12-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURTIS, Edward | Secretary | — | 2003-01-10 |
| CURTIS, Ann Winifred | Director | — | 2010-02-23 |
| CURTIS, Edward | Director | — | 2010-02-23 |
| CURTIS, Mark Edward Caton | Director | 1995-06-15 | 1997-03-31 |
| FOSTER, Chantelle Laura | Director | 2022-11-04 | 2025-11-30 |
| WHAWELL, Ian Stuart | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeremy James Curtis | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-02-21 | Active |
| Tennants Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-02-21 | Active |
| Mr Anthony John Beecroft | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-21 |
| Mr Jeremy James Curtis | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-11-30 vs 2024-11-30
-
Turnover
-8.4%
£14,391,228 £13,188,751
-
Cash
+82.3%
£922,557 £1,681,676
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£4,530,606 £4,608,434
-
Employees
-6.7%
60 56
-
Operating profit
-19.3%
£1,426,928 £1,151,687
-
Profit before tax
-20.9%
£1,447,085 £1,145,312
-
Wages
-10.5%
£1,958,394 £1,752,388
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