TOMRODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-20 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£36K
+23,799.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-28.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
46
-2.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£172K
+10.7% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £20,988,864 | £16,295,745 | £18,947,016 | £17,516,630 | |
| Operating profit | — | £797,326 | £794,822 | -£24,123 | -£17,309 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £701,029 | £751,663 | -£192,413 | -£171,858 | |
| Net profit | — | £633,943 | £595,770 | -£61,510 | -£128,433 | |
| Cash | — | £22,671 | £2,369 | £151 | £36,088 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,938,510 | £5,040,481 | £3,306,170 | £2,568,832 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,475,275 | £4,621,045 | £2,948,461 | £2,120,028 | |
| Equity | £4,385,332 | £4,475,275 | £4,621,045 | £2,948,461 | £2,120,028 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 54 | 47 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | £1,998,239 | £1,990,482 | £1,617,582 | £1,760,589 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.8% | 4.9% | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.0% | 3.7% | -0.3% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.1% | 15.8% | -0.7% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 63.4% | 72.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.52x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.83x | 14.02x | -0.14x | -0.11x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the going concern position and are confident that the business remains in a robust position to withstand any challenges and seize opportunities as they arise.”
Significant events
- “Dividends totalling £700,000 were paid to Thompson Steel Ltd in the year.”
- “A new automatic heavy section saw was commissioned in 2024 which has increased capacity and services available to customers.”
- “During the year the company made charitable donations of £510.”
- “During the year land was sold to a company with common control for £330,000. No profit or loss was made on this transaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHAM, Neil | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
| PRZYBYL, Jacek | Director | 2018-10-01 | Oct 1977 | Polish |
| SHAKESPEARE, Andrew Keith | Director | 2010-02-01 | Dec 1964 | British |
| THOMPSON, John Darcy | Director | — | May 1950 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Melinda Ann Landure | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| LOCKWOOD, Stephen | Secretary | — | 2009-09-30 |
| BRUCE, Melinda Ann Landure | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| HUNTER, Alison | Director | 2023-12-12 | 2025-04-03 |
| LOCKWOOD, Stephen | Director | — | 2009-09-30 |
| MCDOUGALL, Laurence John | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2017-11-17 |
| MCKEE, Keith Douglas | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| MULRYAN, Anthony | Director | — | 1994-12-01 |
| ROBERTS, Glynn David | Director | 2024-01-17 | 2026-01-31 |
| THOMPSON, Julie Catherine | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Steel Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-15 | Active |
| Mr John Darcy Thompson | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2017-11-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-
Turnover
-7.5%
£18,947,016 £17,516,630
-
Cash
+23,799.3%
£151 £36,088
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-28.1%
£2,948,461 £2,120,028
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-2.1%
47 46
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+28.2%
-£24,123 -£17,309
-
Profit before tax
+10.7%
-£192,413 -£171,858
-
Wages
+8.8%
£1,617,582 £1,760,589
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