SCCS SURVEY EQUIPMENT LIMITED

1. SCCS SURVEY EQUIPMENT LIMITED 2016-09-09 → present
2. PAUL MACARTHUR LIMITED 2008-07-01 → 2016-09-09
3. SCCS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2005-09-27 → 2008-07-01
4. B & R SHELLCO LIMITED 2005-08-18 → 2005-09-27

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The company's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the review of the business on page 3 together with the financial position of the company and its results and dividends. The company has considerable financial resources and has a diversified customer base and suppliers across different geographic areas and industries. The parent company views the UK as a strategically important market and the company expects the continued support of the group for product innovation and development. The company is part of the Hexagon AB cash pool and has access to this facility. Accordingly, the directors have concluded that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these annual financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The company's turnover decreased by £4.9m from 2023 as a result of the challenging construction market.”
• “Gross margin decreased to 23% from 24% in the previous year.”
• “Rental turnover for the year was £10.3m (2023 - £10.5m) and the net book value of plant and machinery increased by 10% during the year.”
• “Inventory increased to 36 days' cost of sales (2023 - 28 days). Trade debtors were equivalent to 70 days' sales (2023 - 62 days).”
• “Administration expenses decreased by 25% from 2023 as a result of tighter focus on cost control and recovery of previously provided debts.”
• “The company is in a good financial position and believes that government initiatives including large infrastructure projects will support the construction industry and provide future opportunities for growth.”
• “The company expects to report stable revenue during 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -12.6%

  £39,209,000 → £34,276,000

• Cash

  +1,000%

  £4,000 → £44,000

• Net assets

  +13%

  £24,683,000 → £27,894,000

• Employees

  -1.2%

  83 → 82

• Operating profit

  +19.8%

  £2,156,000 → £2,583,000

• Profit before tax

  +27.6%

  £2,185,000 → £2,787,000

• Wages

  -17.8%

  £4,312,000 → £3,545,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers