SCARAB SWEEPERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£917K
-19.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-3% vs 2024
Employees
230
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£322K
-124.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SCARAB SWEEPERS LIMITED 2002-05-16 → present
- SCARAB SALES LIMITED 1984-06-11 → 2002-05-16
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £42,980,828 | £40,596,486 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,540,387 | -£192,451 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£74,393 | -£97,384 | £1,315,383 | -£322,453 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£44,086 | -£98,732 | £944,295 | -£328,087 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £352,650 | £541,922 | £1,138,170 | £916,869 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £10,986,922 | £10,797,587 | £11,810,646 | £11,406,485 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,246,205 | £10,147,473 | £11,091,768 | £10,763,681 | |
| Equity | £11,343,995 | £10,858,493 | £10,290,291 | £10,246,205 | £10,147,473 | £11,091,768 | £10,763,681 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 191 | 207 | 232 | 230 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £10,484,314 | £10,122,574 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | -1.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.00x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 6.83x | -1.48x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The launch of our new product is planned for early 2026 and is expected to make a substantial contribution to our future growth.”
- “Looking forward, challenging trading conditions are expected to persist. Nevertheless, by consistently focusing on improving process efficiencies within our production cycle and optimizing cost productivity, the outlook for the business remains positive.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS, Richard Ronald | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| SURANA, Shashi Prakash | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| TAYLOR, Amy | Director | 2023-06-02 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOADLEY, Stephen | Secretary | 2007-01-02 | 2014-03-26 |
| MANNERS, Wendy Kay | Secretary | — | 1995-02-14 |
| TURNER, Caroline Ann | Secretary | 1995-02-14 | 2007-01-02 |
| AFFLECK, John Edmund | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2013-03-05 |
| CANNING, Timothy Stephen | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| CARBONARO, Bruno Francois Marie Bertrand | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2019-11-16 |
| CASSINGHAM, David John | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2018-07-20 |
| FARLEY, Andrew | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2018-12-17 |
| GALDEANO, Louis Nicolas | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2017-04-05 |
| GOEDKOOP, Karel Albertus | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2021-10-01 |
| HOADLEY, Celia Joy | Director | — | 2008-11-18 |
| HOADLEY, Darren | Director | 2005-11-12 | 2014-03-26 |
| HOADLEY, Rodger Lloyd | Director | — | 2005-11-15 |
| LADDS, Marcus | Director | 2023-06-02 | 2025-06-30 |
| WATSON, Gary | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarab Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
-5.5%
£42,980,828 £40,596,486
-
Cash
-19.4%
£1,138,170 £916,869
-
Net assets
-3%
£11,091,768 £10,763,681
-
Employees
-0.9%
232 230
-
Operating profit
-112.5%
£1,540,387 -£192,451
-
Profit before tax
-124.5%
£1,315,383 -£322,453
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-3.5%
£10,484,314 £10,122,574
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