ADELPHI (TUBES) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-18 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+12.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+2.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
31
+3.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£12M
-11.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £27,627,136 | — | £33,356,845 | £30,324,241 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £10,962,159 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £10,957,974 | £13,379,325 | £13,955,460 | £12,314,895 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £8,908,047 | £11,085,620 | £10,934,680 | £9,220,828 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £5,850,109 | £6,874,298 | £2,700,744 | £3,046,828 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,098,353 | £7,195,887 | £8,127,315 | £8,371,490 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £6,075,893 | £7,161,513 | £8,096,193 | £8,317,021 | |
| Equity | £5,379,650 | £4,815,449 | £5,202,846 | £6,075,893 | £7,161,513 | £8,096,193 | £8,317,021 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,683,187 | £1,606,022 | £1,756,506 | £1,841,905 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 39.7% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 32.2% | — | 32.8% | 30.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 179.8% | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2268.66x | — | — | — |
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
- BGM Helmores Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company is in the process of obtaining B Corp certification.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLROYD, Angela Christine | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CRAUFORD TAYLOR, Gavin Charles | Director | 2005-10-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| HOLROYD, Angela Christine | Director | — | May 1947 | British |
| HOLROYD, Stephen Barron | Director | — | Jan 1943 | British |
| MILDENHALL, Thomas Nathan | Director | 2024-12-05 | May 1985 | British |
| WILSON, Christopher John | Director | 2019-03-27 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Nicholas Benjamin | Director | 2021-06-02 | 2025-03-09 |
| COCKBURN, Peter Francis | Director | — | 2005-04-05 |
| HOLLAND, Philomena | Director | 1996-10-08 | 2013-05-03 |
| LANHAM, Penelope Jane | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2025-06-30 |
| SHELDON, Timothy John Austin | Director | 1995-07-22 | 2021-09-30 |
| WELLER, Richard | Director | — | 1997-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-30 | Active |
| Mr Timothy John Austin Sheldon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-30 |
| Mr Stephen Barron Holroyd | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-9.1%
£33,356,845 £30,324,241
-
Cash
+12.8%
£2,700,744 £3,046,828
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£8,096,193 £8,317,021
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+3.3%
30 31
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-11.8%
£13,955,460 £12,314,895
-
Wages
+4.9%
£1,756,506 £1,841,905
highest in 4 filed years
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