ARMAC MANUFACTURING (BRASSFOUNDERS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-22 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£780K
+30.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
89
+11.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-12.5% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £16,373,999 | £17,628,324 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,998,351 | £1,757,451 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,057,138 | £1,800,451 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,569,304 | £1,374,366 | |
| Cash | £158,188 | £651,960 | £966,170 | £597,133 | £779,827 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,620,197 | £1,202,845 | £1,291,239 | £1,274,888 | £978,357 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,717,457 | £1,722,073 | |
| Equity | £1,620,197 | £1,202,845 | £1,291,239 | £1,717,457 | £1,722,073 | |
| Average employees | 70 | 71 | 69 | 80 | 89 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,396,054 | £2,795,035 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.2% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.6% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 156.7% | 179.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 51.1% | 55.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.11x | 0.96x |
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
- Wallace Crooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared projected budgets and on the basis of these budgets, the directors have considered the company to continue to operate as a going concern. The directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company continues to invest in Capital Equipment during 2024 in the amount of £251,295 and has recently completed installation of a solar energy system to reduce energy costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGRAIL, Mark Peter | Secretary | 2001-05-22 | — | British |
| MCGRAIL, Mark Peter | Director | — | Oct 1961 | British |
| MCGRAIL, Paul Gerrard | Director | — | Jul 1958 | British |
| MCGRAIL, Richard | Director | 2015-02-24 | Oct 1984 | British |
| MCGRAIL, Robert Bryan | Director | 2019-04-15 | Feb 1989 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAGORID, Nathaniel Stephen | Secretary | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SMITH, Margaret Ann | Secretary | — | 2001-05-22 |
| JONES, Graham | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2017-04-03 |
| LAGORID, Nathaniel Stephen | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| MCGRAIL, Bryan John | Director | — | 1997-10-02 |
| MORBY, Benedict Robert | Director | 2004-05-26 | 2013-10-31 |
| PARKER, Harold Charles | Director | — | 2001-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville Boulevard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-01-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
+7.7%
£16,373,999 £17,628,324
-
Cash
+30.6%
£597,133 £779,827
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£1,717,457 £1,722,073
-
Employees
+11.3%
80 89
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-12.1%
£1,998,351 £1,757,451
-
Profit before tax
-12.5%
£2,057,138 £1,800,451
-
Wages
+16.7%
£2,396,054 £2,795,035
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