ALLSTONE SANDS GRAVELS AGGREGATES TRADING CO. LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-25 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-11
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-47.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-21.6% vs 2023
Employees
93
+5.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£637K
+20.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £15,200,289 | £15,443,920 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £516,010 | £685,074 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £528,528 | £637,132 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,245,549 | £209,582 | £184,255 | |
| Cash | — | £2,432,301 | £4,298,178 | £5,997,941 | £3,162,373 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,189,053 | £13,392,480 | £18,311,799 | £21,343,421 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,404,042 | £12,649,591 | £14,810,201 | £11,607,845 | |
| Equity | — | £11,404,042 | £12,649,591 | £14,810,201 | £11,607,845 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 68 | 88 | 93 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,550,715 | £3,537,130 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.4% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.4% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 2.8% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.98x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 181.37x | 3.17x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the implications of possible future events in relation to the risk of the business continuing to operate as a going concern, and have concluded that there are sufficient cash resources in place to continue to trade. They have not identified any significant issues that are expected to affect the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ALLSTONE SANDS GRAVELS AGGREGATES TRADING CO. LTD. · parent
- Bromsberrow Sand & Gravel Co. Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A significant corporate change occurred within the financial year, with the completion of a share buyback transaction in October 2024. This resulted in S J Ford becoming the majority shareholder of the business.”
- “In April 2025, Allstone Holdings Limited became the ultimate parent company of Allstone Sands Gravels Aggregates Trading Co. Ltd. as a result of a share-for-share exchange.”
- “In March 2025, Allstone Sand Gravels Aggregates Trading Co Limited funded a new company acquisition, Monster Mix Ltd, for the newly formed holding company Allstone Holdings Ltd, for £1.35m with a further £900,000 due to be paid with accrued interest on the first anniversary of the completion date.”
- “In July 2025, the newly acquired Monster Mix Ltd, subsidiary of Allstone Holdings Limited, acquired the trading assets of Easy Mix Ltd for £215,000. Consideration was paid in cash.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Lorraine Alison | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | — | — |
| CHACKO, Mebin Joseph | Director | 2022-11-04 | Jun 1989 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Rowan John | Director | 2023-07-25 | Oct 1971 | British |
| FELTON, Keith William | Director | 2021-07-08 | Jan 1954 | British |
| FORD, Simon John | Director | 1995-07-19 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HALL, Timothy Conrad | Director | 2021-07-08 | Mar 1953 | British |
| RUTHERFORD, Colin | Director | 2021-07-08 | Feb 1959 | British |
| SHORT, Gary John David | Director | 2021-07-08 | Apr 1966 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STREET, Jeanette Hazel | Secretary | — | 2015-06-02 |
| FORD, Paul Thomas | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2021-04-29 |
| FORD, Paul Thomas | Director | — | 1995-07-19 |
| STREET, Jeanette Hazel | Director | — | 2013-04-09 |
| STREET, Richard Scott Murray | Director | 1995-07-19 | 2013-05-06 |
| STREET, Robert David | Director | — | 2005-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allstone Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-03 | Active |
| Mr Simon John Ford | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2025-03-03 |
| Mr Richard Scott Murray Street | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2024-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
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Turnover
+1.6%
£15,200,289 £15,443,920
-
Cash
-47.3%
£5,997,941 £3,162,373
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Net assets
-21.6%
£14,810,201 £11,607,845
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Employees
+5.7%
88 93
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+32.8%
£516,010 £685,074
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Profit before tax
+20.5%
£528,528 £637,132
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Wages
-0.4%
£3,550,715 £3,537,130
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