A & F SPRINKLERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-8.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+23% vs 2024
Employees
156
-2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+44.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- A & F SPRINKLERS LIMITED 1986-09-11 → present
- AMPLELEVEL LIMITED 1986-06-18 → 1986-09-11
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £39,732,501 | £41,095,657 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,367,277 | £4,860,076 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,350,662 | £4,826,718 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,616,881 | £3,769,718 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,072,589 | £1,904,348 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,545,293 | £7,728,518 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,906,776 | £7,264,350 | |
| Equity | £4,661,687 | £5,316,087 | £7,608,395 | £8,877,821 | £4,196,850 | £5,906,776 | £7,264,350 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 156 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,806,879 | £7,461,417 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 51.4% | 62.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 63.4% | 52.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 109.03x | 101.61x |
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
- Cresswells Accountants (UK) Limited
- 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- A & F SPRINKLERS LIMITED · parent
- A & F Sprinklers (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Fire-Mech Fixings Limited 91%
- A & F Sprinklers Services Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover is up 3% from the previous year and the profit was significantly higher.”
- “The order book is growing and we have guaranteed main contracts jobs already secured into late 2026.”
- “The fire sprinkler market is currently very buoyant.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANSFIELD, Lesley Karen | Secretary | 2016-05-28 | — | — |
| O'CONNOR, Nathan | Director | 2021-06-14 | Feb 1992 | British |
| PAOLOZZI, Alex Peter | Director | 2025-09-19 | Dec 1982 | British |
| PARKER, Duncan Lee | Director | 2015-06-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| STANSFIELD, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2005-10-04 | Mar 1974 | British |
| STANSFIELD, Lesley Karen | Director | 2014-03-07 | Jan 1969 | British |
| WHITLOCK, James Owen | Director | 2014-11-17 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLIDAY, Lesley | Secretary | 2006-12-31 | 2010-03-31 |
| STANSFIELD, Michael Julian | Secretary | 2006-02-13 | 2006-12-31 |
| STANSFIELD, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2016-05-28 |
| STANSFIELD, Patricia Anne | Secretary | 2005-10-04 | 2006-02-13 |
| WINSTANLEY, Ann | Secretary | — | 2005-10-04 |
| MOONEY, Christopher | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2020-04-01 |
| PARKINSON, Matthew Hamilton | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2025-11-13 |
| PARR, Derrick | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2019-01-02 |
| STANSFIELD, Michael Julian | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2019-01-02 |
| WINSTANLEY, Alan | Director | — | 2005-10-04 |
| WINSTANLEY, Ann | Director | — | 2005-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&F Sprinklers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-19 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Mark Stansfield | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-05-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-04-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-05-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-04-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+3.4%
£39,732,501 £41,095,657
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Cash
-8.1%
£2,072,589 £1,904,348
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Net assets
+23%
£5,906,776 £7,264,350
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Employees
-2.5%
160 156
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Operating profit
+44.3%
£3,367,277 £4,860,076
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Profit before tax
+44.1%
£3,350,662 £4,826,718
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Wages
+9.6%
£6,806,879 £7,461,417
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