S.T.C.PLUMBING & HEATING MERCHANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-7% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+4.1% vs 2023
Employees
39
+2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£665K
-41.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £34,566,088 | £32,452,063 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £890,929 | £405,764 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,142,786 | £665,411 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £871,585 | £489,555 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £4,943,580 | £4,597,745 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £12,674,847 | £13,154,571 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £11,931,174 | £12,420,729 | |
| Equity | £9,929,671 | £9,881,113 | — | — | — | £11,931,174 | £12,420,729 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,667,565 | £1,833,780 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.45x | 2.85x |
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
- Affinia (Colchester)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the company showed a net assets position and the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months after the date of signing, Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no events since the reporting date which materially affect the position of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jon Paul | Director | 2023-11-10 | Nov 1972 | British |
| CANNEY, Maria Nancy | Director | 2023-11-10 | Jul 1962 | British |
| CLYNE, Jason | Director | 2017-10-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| CLYNE, Lisa | Director | 2023-11-10 | Nov 1968 | British |
| PURCELL, Charlotte Olive | Director | 2023-11-10 | May 1979 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLYNE, Terence John | Secretary | — | 1993-08-31 |
| GATES, Jean Ann | Secretary | 1993-08-31 | 2015-08-28 |
| CLYNE, Stanley Robert | Director | — | 1992-01-01 |
| CLYNE, Terence John | Director | — | 2025-07-05 |
| DOW, Roy Alexander | Director | — | 1993-08-30 |
| PAYNE, Robin Edward | Director | 1998-11-20 | 2013-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gloria Dawn Clyne | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2025-07-05 | Ceased 2026-02-25 |
| Mr Terence John Clyne | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2025-07-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-28 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-6.1%
£34,566,088 £32,452,063
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Cash
-7%
£4,943,580 £4,597,745
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£11,931,174 £12,420,729
-
Employees
+2.6%
38 39
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Operating profit
-54.5%
£890,929 £405,764
-
Profit before tax
-41.8%
£1,142,786 £665,411
-
Wages
+10%
£1,667,565 £1,833,780
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