O. SEAMAN & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-05 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+480,303.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+7.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
64
+3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£929K
+419.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,108,871 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£264,248 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£264,204 | £77,960 | -£109,808 | £178,857 | £928,646 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£205,171 | £61,369 | -£93,308 | £133,857 | £737,726 | |
| Cash | — | — | £255,932 | £147,863 | £500 | £330 | £1,585,331 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,185,534 | £2,104,904 | £1,884,015 | £1,930,686 | £2,078,412 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,811,768 | £1,873,137 | £1,779,829 | £1,843,686 | £1,981,412 | |
| Equity | £2,001,235 | £2,016,939 | £1,811,768 | £1,873,137 | £1,779,829 | £1,843,686 | £1,981,412 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 80 | 77 | 63 | 62 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,652,542 | £2,715,535 | £2,319,148 | £2,501,685 | £2,862,865 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -12.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1184.97x | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, Darryl | Secretary | 2013-09-20 | — | — |
| HAYDON, Duncan Michael Eric | Director | 1999-02-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| LONG, Darryl | Director | 2014-09-09 | Oct 1968 | British |
| REASON, Mark James | Director | 2023-09-01 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Martin Ian | Secretary | — | 2013-09-20 |
| HALL, Martin Ian | Director | — | 2013-09-20 |
| HART, Lewis William | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| HAYDON, Michael John | Director | — | 2020-09-01 |
| REASON, Steven Russell | Director | — | 2021-01-29 |
| TURNER, Michael | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2023-08-31 |
| WHATLING, Benjamin | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2026-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamans Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-03-09 | Active |
| Haydon Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2021-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+480,303.3%
£330 £1,585,331
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+7.5%
£1,843,686 £1,981,412
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+3.2%
62 64
-
Profit before tax
+419.2%
£178,857 £928,646
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+14.4%
£2,501,685 £2,862,865
highest in 5 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