STRUCTURAL METAL DECKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£718K
-42.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-6.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
46
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£395K
-5,416.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- STRUCTURAL METAL DECKS LIMITED 1998-07-03 → present
- SURREAL LIMITED 1998-05-08 → 1998-07-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £18,575,119 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £692,193 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £838,318 | £10,366 | £154,620 | -£7,159 | -£394,934 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £723,942 | £56,235 | £120,607 | £26,722 | -£319,052 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,784,872 | £1,007,721 | £2,134,801 | £1,240,566 | £718,428 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,741,813 | £4,904,397 | £5,099,352 | £4,921,828 | £4,611,010 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,591,711 | £4,647,946 | £4,768,553 | £4,795,275 | £4,476,223 | |
| Equity | £4,683,410 | £4,167,769 | £4,591,711 | £4,647,946 | £4,768,553 | £4,795,275 | £4,476,223 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 77 | 69 | 49 | 46 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,805,710 | £2,565,009 | £1,503,530 | £1,491,247 | £1,653,315 |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 100.17x | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRATTEN, Benedict | Secretary | 2014-05-02 | — | — |
| BOOTH, Steven | Director | 2024-10-28 | Jun 1969 | British |
| FIRTH, James Tennant | Director | 2024-10-28 | Dec 1973 | British |
| FIRTH, Roger Tennant | Director | 1998-06-05 | Aug 1943 | British |
| PRATTEN, Benedict | Director | 2008-08-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| TURNER, Jamie Francis | Director | 2008-08-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Daniel Stephen | Director | 2008-08-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRATTEN, Sidney Barry | Secretary | 1998-06-05 | 2014-05-01 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-08 | 1998-06-05 |
| GALWAY, Craig Anthony | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2014-10-03 |
| PRATTEN, Sidney Barry | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2013-12-10 |
| PRATTEN, Sidney Barry | Director | 1998-06-05 | 1998-06-30 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-08 | 1998-06-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smd Construction Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-42.1%
£1,240,566 £718,428
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-6.7%
£4,795,275 £4,476,223
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
46 46
-
Profit before tax
-5,416.6%
-£7,159 -£394,934
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+10.9%
£1,491,247 £1,653,315
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