BLUE MACHINERY (CENTRAL) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£925K
-14.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+8.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
68
+7.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-42.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BLUE MACHINERY (CENTRAL) LIMITED 2008-04-24 → present
- BLUE MACHINERY (CENTRAL) LTD. 2004-03-08 → 2008-04-24
- POWER SCREEN SALES LIMITED 1992-09-11 → 2004-03-08
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,614,692 | £26,819,924 | £43,286,386 | £57,202,820 | £59,062,672 | £70,077,669 | |
| Operating profit | £1,418,740 | £957,530 | £2,184,742 | £2,812,829 | £2,747,016 | £2,326,315 | |
| Profit before tax | £925,502 | £714,080 | £2,001,439 | £2,519,697 | £1,976,706 | £1,143,149 | |
| Net profit | £835,656 | £589,013 | £1,465,900 | £2,120,660 | £1,628,468 | £943,392 | |
| Cash | £1,562,842 | £508,087 | £1,098,072 | £689,379 | £1,083,130 | £924,694 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,235,395 | £5,175,718 | £5,990,637 | £7,218,666 | £8,929,087 | £11,418,040 | |
| Net assets | £2,542,607 | £2,731,620 | £3,697,520 | £5,318,180 | £6,546,648 | £7,090,040 | |
| Equity | £2,542,607 | £2,731,620 | £3,697,520 | £5,318,180 | £6,546,648 | £7,090,040 | |
| Average employees | 28 | 30 | 34 | 51 | 63 | 68 | |
| Wages | £1,637,997 | £1,338,800 | £1,977,252 | — | £3,933,078 | £4,083,148 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.9% | 18.5% | 36.5% | 39.0% | 30.8% | 20.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 82.8% | 80.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.14x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 3.88x | 2.75x | 11.76x | 9.52x | 3.57x | 1.97x |
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
- Corr & Corr
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGEARY, Aidan Patrick | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | — | British |
| GREGORY, Kristopher Shaun | Director | 2023-07-24 | Jul 1988 | British |
| MCGEARY, Aidan Patrick | Director | 2007-03-30 | Apr 1980 | British |
| MCGEARY, Pamela | Director | 2021-02-22 | Mar 1955 | British |
| MCGEARY, Patrick Oliver | Director | 2007-04-30 | May 1952 | British |
| MCGEARY, Sean | Director | 2010-11-24 | May 1982 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGEARY, Aileen Pamela | Secretary | 1992-09-11 | 2007-03-30 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-11 | 1992-09-11 |
| BIRD, Lynn Joan | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2016-06-30 |
| BIRD, Lynn Joan | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2002-11-30 |
| CONLON, Stephen Felix | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| EDWARDS, Steven John | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2025-02-13 |
| HENNESSEY, John David | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2002-05-24 |
| HUGHES, Terence | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2011-12-31 |
| MCGEARY, Patrick Oliver | Director | 1992-09-11 | 2007-03-30 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-11 | 1992-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgeary Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-02-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-02-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+18.6%
£59,062,672 £70,077,669
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-14.6%
£1,083,130 £924,694
-
Net assets
+8.3%
£6,546,648 £7,090,040
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+7.9%
63 68
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-15.3%
£2,747,016 £2,326,315
-
Profit before tax
-42.2%
£1,976,706 £1,143,149
-
Wages
+3.8%
£3,933,078 £4,083,148
highest in 5 filed years
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