LITTLER MACHINERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-26 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-99.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-4% vs 2024
Employees
9
-10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£784K
-23% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LITTLER MACHINERY LIMITED 1991-11-06 → present
- ALLITER MACHINERY LIMITED 1975-07-28 → 1991-11-06
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,730,145 | £8,271,050 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,250,281 | £1,141,921 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,018,344 | £783,976 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £889,524 | £219,033 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £431,320 | £1,955 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £9,610,254 | £14,492,128 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,366,176 | £5,151,559 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £5,366,176 | £5,151,559 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £426,609 | £337,105 |
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | 7.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.63x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 5.39x | 2.82x |
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
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At year end, we now occupy the new facility and site, with our attention now focusing on replenishing any cash flow deficit from this development. We have commenced, at a strategic pace, development of the rear part of site.”
- “During the next 12 months we will complete our new facility. We are looking to expand specialist rental machine offering. We are also looking to add a workshop facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLER, Lesley | Secretary | 2006-12-20 | — | British |
| LITTLER, Ann Elizabeth | Director | — | Jun 1963 | British |
| LITTLER, Richard Alan Yates | Director | — | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLER, Fred | Secretary | — | 2006-12-20 |
| LITTLER, Fred | Director | — | 2006-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Alan Yates Littler | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
-43.8%
£14,730,145 £8,271,050
-
Cash
-99.5%
£431,320 £1,955
-
Net assets
-4%
£5,366,176 £5,151,559
-
Employees
-10%
10 9
-
Operating profit
-8.7%
£1,250,281 £1,141,921
-
Profit before tax
-23%
£1,018,344 £783,976
-
Wages
-21%
£426,609 £337,105
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