SELDEN RESEARCH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-24 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-10
Watchouts
Cash
£358K
-12.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+5.8% vs 2024
Employees
179
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £28,831,108 | £29,790,397 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,059,553 | £1,101,251 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £949,651 | £1,035,093 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £869,677 | £964,093 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £407,747 | £358,229 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £13,671,372 | £14,187,334 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £12,703,037 | £13,445,584 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £12,703,037 | £13,445,584 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 179 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,755,368 | £7,067,831 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.39x | 2.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 9.14x | 18.00x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“All the key indicators continue to improve, our customer and product profile continues to develop in the direction we seek. Our focus on quality and performance over quantity and price continues will continue into the future and is deemed the best way forward for the business.”
Group structure
- SELDEN RESEARCH LIMITED · parent
- Selden Europe B.V. 50%
Significant events
- “In March we acquired out of administration the market leading beer line business Proton. This was an asset only purchase with 2 staff TUPE'd over together with all the business activities being transferred to our manufacturing site in Buxton.”
- “On 11th June we were hit by a ransomware cyber attack from which we have fully recovered. No confidential data was stolen, nor was any ransom payment made.”
- “Our support of Selden Europe continued during the year, the business in Maastricht is in good health, has continued to win new business, and functions as our import partner into the EU.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHEAD, Sandra Buchanan | Secretary | — | — | British |
| WOODHEAD, David Alexander | Director | 1995-03-31 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WOODHEAD, Mark Andrew | Director | 1995-03-31 | Jun 1963 | British |
| WOODHEAD, Peter Philip | Director | 1999-03-19 | Apr 1975 | British |
| WOODHEAD, Sandra Buchanan | Director | — | Aug 1942 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHEAD, Denis Edwin | Director | — | 2025-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Denis Edwin Woodhead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-04 |
| Mr Mark Andrew Woodhead | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Sandra Buchanan Woodhead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter Philip Woodhead | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr David Alexander Woodhead | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2019-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+3.3%
£28,831,108 £29,790,397
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Cash
-12.1%
£407,747 £358,229
-
Net assets
+5.8%
£12,703,037 £13,445,584
-
Employees
+2.9%
174 179
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Operating profit
+3.9%
£1,059,553 £1,101,251
-
Profit before tax
+9%
£949,651 £1,035,093
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Wages
+4.6%
£6,755,368 £7,067,831
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