PORTLAND STONE FIRMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
£317K
+56.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
58
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£522K
+964.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PORTLAND STONE FIRMS LIMITED 2012-03-20 → present
- CLADDING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1994-03-23 → 2012-03-20
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,138,039 | £4,233,927 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £74,163 | £59,281 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £49,017 | £521,931 | |
| Net profit | — | -£442,190 | — | £522,816 | £36,423 | £392,393 | |
| Cash | — | £275,150 | — | £678,927 | £202,965 | £317,139 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £10,225,148 | £9,985,599 | £10,312,182 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,728,796 | £8,482,083 | £8,874,476 | |
| Equity | £7,520,474 | £7,078,284 | £8,205,980 | £8,728,796 | £8,482,083 | £8,874,476 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 69 | 59 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,865,961 | £1,787,679 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.70x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.77x | 1.76x |
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
- Scott Vevers Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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
- PORTLAND STONE FIRMS LIMITED · parent
- Cladding Consultants (UK) Limited 100%
- Stone Firms Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Emma | Secretary | 2014-07-31 | — | — |
| MANSFIELD, Serena | Director | 2023-06-22 | Mar 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Michael John | Director | 2019-09-30 | Oct 1987 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Janet Elizabeth | Secretary | 1994-03-23 | 2000-03-13 |
| WILKES, Gillian | Secretary | 2000-03-13 | 2010-09-06 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-23 | 1994-03-23 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Gordon | Director | 2004-11-18 | 2019-09-30 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Gordon | Director | 1994-03-23 | 1997-02-27 |
| SMITH, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2005-06-17 |
| SMITH, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-10-26 |
| STEWKESBURY, Mervyn | Director | 2011-05-25 | 2023-05-07 |
| WILKES, Derek Lincoln | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2010-09-06 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-23 | 1994-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Mansfield | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2023-05-07 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Robert Tate | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2023-05-07 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Michael Berry | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2023-05-07 | Active |
| Mr Geoffrey Gordon Smith | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-11-20 | Active |
| Mrs Janet Elizabeth Smith | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-11-20 | Active |
| Mr Mervyn Stewkesbury | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-01 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-02-25 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+2.3%
£4,138,039 £4,233,927
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Cash
+56.3%
£202,965 £317,139
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Net assets
+4.6%
£8,482,083 £8,874,476
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-1.7%
59 58
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-20.1%
£74,163 £59,281
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Profit before tax
+964.8%
£49,017 £521,931
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Wages
-4.2%
£1,865,961 £1,787,679
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