SHEARLINE PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£37K
+0.9% vs 2022
Net assets
£2M
-4.8% vs 2022
Employees
110
-1.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£168K
-171.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,022,555 | £6,839,032 | £7,456,930 | £7,749,412 | £8,525,128 | |
| Operating profit | £268,794 | £58,031 | £343,107 | £294,136 | -£54,988 | |
| Profit before tax | £227,906 | £26,848 | £299,035 | £235,370 | -£168,311 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £28,287 | £61,381 | £367,727 | £37,053 | £37,368 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,880,836 | £2,845,861 | £3,493,452 | £3,963,735 | £3,603,418 | |
| Net assets | £2,445,211 | £2,337,837 | £2,380,834 | £2,626,432 | £2,499,910 | |
| Equity | £2,445,211 | £2,337,837 | £2,380,834 | £2,626,432 | £2,499,910 | |
| Average employees | 128 | 112 | 113 | 112 | 110 | |
| Wages | £3,445,345 | £3,225,933 | £3,238,683 | £3,475,702 | £3,467,410 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | 2.0% | 9.8% | 7.4% | -1.5% | |
| Interest cover | 6.57x | 1.86x | 7.78x | 4.99x | -0.48x |
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.
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAKES, David Graham | Director | 2025-08-14 | Aug 1982 | British |
| LITTLECHILD, David Howard | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| PINKHART, Jennie | Director | 2024-06-26 | Aug 1984 | English |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, David Smith | Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1999-11-01 |
| GAUTREY, Marion Elsie | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| GOULDTHORP, Kevin | Secretary | 2002-09-01 | 2009-12-30 |
| HAYWARD-WILLIAMS, Heather | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 1998-02-16 |
| LITTLECHILD, David Howard | Secretary | — | 1992-01-01 |
| RADFORD, Ian Peter | Secretary | 2014-06-03 | 2016-05-19 |
| COLE, Christopher | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| GOULDTHORP, Kevin | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2009-12-30 |
| HAYWARD, Andrew Roger David | Director | 2008-10-06 | 2010-10-31 |
| HUNTER, Roger Calixto | Director | 2014-06-03 | 2016-06-30 |
| LITTLECHILD, Jon Scott | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2025-02-11 |
| MALTBY, Charles Andrew | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| RADFORD, Ian Peter | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2016-05-19 |
| ROWE, Jonathan Patrick | Director | 2025-08-14 | 2026-03-04 |
| SEATH, Philip Andrew | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2014-01-31 |
| SMITH, Graham John | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| WILSON, Dawn Angela | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearline Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
+10%
£7,749,412 £8,525,128
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+0.9%
£37,053 £37,368
-
Net assets
-4.8%
£2,626,432 £2,499,910
-
Employees
-1.8%
112 110
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-118.7%
£294,136 -£54,988
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-171.5%
£235,370 -£168,311
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-0.2%
£3,475,702 £3,467,410
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