NICK BROOKES RECYCLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
-8.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
98
+4.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£185K
-116.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,502,021 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £486,904 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £408,422 | £1,102,204 | £1,137,956 | -£184,585 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £317,979 | £1,031,753 | £970,290 | -£307,672 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,963,207 | £7,216,098 | £6,634,157 | £6,624,191 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £3,419,320 | £4,451,073 | £3,593,678 | £3,286,006 | |
| Equity | £3,506,653 | £3,527,422 | — | £3,419,320 | £4,451,073 | £3,593,678 | £3,286,006 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 95 | 93 | 94 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,880,410 | £3,356,886 | £3,233,122 | £3,489,255 |
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 | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.2% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.8% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 8.2% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 6.03x | — | — | — |
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
- Chadwick and Company (Manchester) Limited
- 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
- “The company has given security, by way of fixed and floating charges over certain of the company's assets, to guarantee bank loans and overdrafts provided to certain fellow subsidiary undertakings. The amount outstanding under such arrangements at 31 August 2024 was £1,060,080 (2023 - £1,031,620).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Zara Eugenie | Secretary | 2025-12-17 | — | — |
| BROOKES, Nicholas Duncan | Director | 2007-02-27 | Mar 1971 | British |
| BROOKES, Sarah Jane | Director | 2007-02-27 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2007-02-27 | 2025-12-17 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-02-27 | 2007-02-27 |
| BROOKES, Michael Rodney | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2025-12-17 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-02-27 | 2007-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Brookes Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-21 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Brookes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-12-13 | Ceased 2022-12-21 |
| Mr Nicholas Duncan Brookes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-21 |
| Mr Michael Rodney Brookes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-8.6%
£3,593,678 £3,286,006
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+4.3%
94 98
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-116.2%
£1,137,956 -£184,585
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+7.9%
£3,233,122 £3,489,255
highest in 4 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