ARMSTRONG PUMPS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-29% vs 2023
Net assets
£470K
+4,135.7% vs 2023
Employees
232
+6.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£370K
-71.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,428,213 | £57,826,590 | |
| Operating profit | £1,344,427 | £522,624 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,292,077 | £369,757 | |
| Net profit | £1,292,077 | £369,757 | |
| Cash | £2,158,804 | £1,532,891 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £450,033 | £813,387 | |
| Net assets | -£11,658 | £470,479 | |
| Equity | £11,658 | £470,479 | |
| Average employees | 218 | 232 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 298.7% | 64.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 98.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 25.68x | 3.42x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, James Cary | Secretary | 1996-11-26 | — | Canadian |
| THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-07-06 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Charles Allan | Director | — | Aug 1950 | Canadian |
| ARMSTRONG, James Cary | Director | — | Jan 1946 | Canadian |
| DAWE, Robert Dennis | Director | 2021-01-07 | Nov 1957 | Canadian |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Julian Grant | Secretary | — | 1996-04-30 |
| THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-04-30 | 1996-11-26 |
| ARMSTRONG, James Allan Cary | Director | — | 1993-06-25 |
| CAIGER-SMITH, Patrick | Director | 1999-01-18 | 2005-11-28 |
| HAY, George Thomas | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| ROSS, James Douglas Leith | Director | — | 1995-01-02 |
| SMITH, Edward George | Director | — | 2011-07-08 |
| SMITH, John Russell, Dr | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1998-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Cary Armstrong | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Charles Allan Armstrong | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+19.4%
£48,428,213 £57,826,590
-
Cash
-29%
£2,158,804 £1,532,891
-
Net assets
+4,135.7%
-£11,658 £470,479
-
Employees
+6.4%
218 232
-
Operating profit
-61.1%
£1,344,427 £522,624
-
Profit before tax
-71.4%
£1,292,077 £369,757
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