R.J. BATEMAN (ENGINEERING) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+166.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+14.3% vs 2023
Employees
88
-11.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+13% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- R.J. BATEMAN (ENGINEERING) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- LAYLOW LIMITED 1980-05-22 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,037,400 | £22,501,554 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,890,096 | £2,119,734 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,912,196 | £2,161,434 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,689,065 | £1,824,941 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,588,056 | £4,237,140 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,933,549 | £10,160,494 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £8,797,702 | £10,057,643 | |
| Equity | £5,872,180 | £6,880,764 | — | — | — | £8,797,702 | £10,057,643 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,861,648 | £4,100,193 |
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 | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 21.2% | 20.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 25.6% | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.75x | 3.99x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “It is with great sadness that we report that the company's founder and director Mr R J Bateman passed away in November 2024. Richard's vision and engineering skills together with his commitment to customers and staff laid the foundations for the company's growth and culture and is a real legacy. He is greatly missed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Sally Michelle | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BATEMAN, Jason John | Director | 2000-09-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Richard John | Director | — | 2024-11-10 |
| BATEMAN, Sally Michelle | Director | — | 2011-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sally Michelle Bateman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard John Bateman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-05 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.1%
£22,037,400 £22,501,554
-
Cash
+166.8%
£1,588,056 £4,237,140
-
Net assets
+14.3%
£8,797,702 £10,057,643
-
Employees
-11.1%
99 88
-
Operating profit
+12.1%
£1,890,096 £2,119,734
-
Profit before tax
+13%
£1,912,196 £2,161,434
-
Wages
+6.2%
£3,861,648 £4,100,193
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