S. SHEARD & SON LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Watson Buckle Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The company's overriding, and continuing objective is to increase its market share by differentiating itself from its competitors by continuing to maintain our excellent service levels, with short lead times which has helped us to retain existing customers and attract new business. We are constantly looking for ways to add value for our customers. We are now diversifying slightly and offering machine systems to help increase their productivity on the packing lines.”
• “Investment in the Mobile Innovation Centre demonstrates our continued commitment to innovation, while further supporting our customers needs.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +7.2%

  £70,408,737 → £75,475,140

• Cash

  +151.6%

  £1,185,821 → £2,983,168

• Net assets

  -3%

  £27,897,970 → £27,056,620

• Employees

  +4.2%

  240 → 250

• Operating profit

  +10%

  £9,749,011 → £10,721,582

• Profit before tax

  +10.9%

  £9,776,639 → £10,839,805

• Wages

  +1.4%

  £11,090,871 → £11,247,311

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