SPECIAL QUALITY ALLOYS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-59% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£57M
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
98
+1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
-56.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £69,862,446 | £54,712,406 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £18,173,527 | £7,751,600 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £5,030,374 | £21,952,835 | £22,187,878 | £9,605,491 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £4,367,818 | £17,528,982 | £17,596,264 | £7,592,502 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £8,838,606 | £5,131,952 | £10,945,121 | £4,491,148 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £32,388,605 | £46,989,590 | £60,677,953 | £58,555,103 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £31,162,908 | £45,691,890 | £59,368,936 | £57,407,424 | |
| Equity | £23,959,222 | £26,917,924 | £28,317,364 | £31,162,908 | £45,691,890 | £59,368,936 | £57,407,424 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 92 | 92 | 97 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,975,046 | £3,647,792 | £3,851,034 | £3,728,756 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 26.0% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 25.2% | 13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 30.0% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 20.8% | 14.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.92x | 7.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1584.30x | — |
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
- BHP 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.”
Group structure
- SPECIAL QUALITY ALLOYS LIMITED · parent
- Special Quality Alloys Inc 100%
Significant events
- “Profit margins came under continuing pressure throughout the year as a result of the softer trading conditions and the market slow down leading to excess material in the marketplace.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Christopher | Secretary | 2005-12-18 | — | British |
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Christopher | Director | 2005-05-10 | Feb 1974 | British |
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Kenneth | Director | — | Feb 1948 | British |
| BEARDSHAW, Bennett John | Director | 2005-05-10 | Apr 1977 | British |
| BURY, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2023-07-01 | Sep 1990 | British |
| GREENSMITH, Michael James | Director | 2022-08-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MARSHALL, Simon Gerald Scott | Director | 1998-08-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Dean John | Director | 2015-06-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| PRYCE, Darren Michael | Director | 2006-04-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAIN, James | Secretary | — | 2005-12-18 |
| BIRCH, David | Director | — | 1998-06-08 |
| GREEN, Peter | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1995-08-31 |
| MILLER, Jason | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2024-07-05 |
| STEVENS, Roderick Loudon | Director | 1998-01-20 | 2016-04-08 |
| WOOD, Raymond | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2023-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Christopher Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Bennett John Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Alan Kenneth Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
-21.7%
£69,862,446 £54,712,406
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Cash
-59%
£10,945,121 £4,491,148
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-3.3%
£59,368,936 £57,407,424
-
Employees
+1%
97 98
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-57.3%
£18,173,527 £7,751,600
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Profit before tax
-56.7%
£22,187,878 £9,605,491
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Wages
-3.2%
£3,851,034 £3,728,756
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