SOUTHERN GROUP LABORATORY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+24.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+6.1% vs 2024
Employees
65
+6.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£684K
+262.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTHERN GROUP LABORATORY LIMITED 1992-07-10 → present
- EXISTVALUE LIMITED 1992-05-20 → 1992-07-10
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,866,714 | £6,809,578 | |
| Operating profit | — | £138,415 | £625,390 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £188,557 | £683,909 | |
| Net profit | — | £234,032 | £533,230 | |
| Cash | £925,515 | £1,938,408 | £2,415,223 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,732,587 | £5,048,946 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,602,673 | £4,883,407 | |
| Equity | £4,688,177 | £4,602,673 | £4,883,407 | |
| Average employees | — | 61 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | £1,725,872 | £1,829,302 |
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 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.4% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.0% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.9% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 11.6% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 8.83x | 6.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | 13.04x | — |
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
- Auditor
- MHA Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regards to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “A large solar installation due for completion in the summer of 2025 should go some way to offsetting high energy costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDROSIUK, Anna Krystyna | Secretary | 2004-05-03 | — | British |
| SHAKESPEARE, Ben | Director | 2017-03-21 | Aug 1981 | British |
| SHAKESPEARE, Lynda Ann | Director | 1992-06-01 | Jun 1948 | British |
| SHAKESPEARE, Michael John, Dr | Director | 1992-06-01 | Jun 1951 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUBBARD, Marilyn Anne | Secretary | 1997-06-06 | 2004-05-03 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Michael John, Dr | Secretary | 1992-06-01 | 1997-06-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-20 | 1992-06-01 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Stephen | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1997-09-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-20 | 1993-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Ann Shakespeare | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-04-04 | Active |
| Dr Michael John Shakespeare | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-04-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+16.1%
£5,866,714 £6,809,578
-
Cash
+24.6%
£1,938,408 £2,415,223
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.1%
£4,602,673 £4,883,407
-
Employees
+6.6%
61 65
-
Operating profit
+351.8%
£138,415 £625,390
-
Profit before tax
+262.7%
£188,557 £683,909
-
Wages
+6%
£1,725,872 £1,829,302
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