ROYDON BOTTLE RECYCLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-26 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-12
Watchouts
Cash
£318K
+25% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+41.1% vs 2022
Employees
49
-5.8% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£526K
+501.2% first positive since 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which identifies that the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of going concern.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROYDON BOTTLE RECYCLING LIMITED 2013-08-19 → present
- ROYDON BOTTLE COMPANY LIMITED 2013-08-02 → 2013-08-19
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2023-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,543,727 | — | — | — | £13,586,785 | £11,505,488 | |
| Operating profit | £1,577,987 | — | — | — | -£42,074 | £623,583 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,482,843 | — | — | — | -£131,094 | £525,941 | |
| Net profit | £1,196,675 | — | — | — | -£1,181 | £387,495 | |
| Cash | £206,150 | £62,747 | £115,001 | — | £254,241 | £317,680 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,385,099 | £2,402,065 | £1,873,498 | — | £1,209,815 | £1,885,838 | |
| Net assets | £800,020 | £1,875,701 | £1,397,907 | — | £943,646 | £1,331,141 | |
| Equity | £800,020 | £1,875,701 | £1,397,907 | — | £943,646 | £1,331,141 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 47 | 47 | — | 52 | 49 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,653,880 | £1,464,574 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.5% | — | — | — | -0.3% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | — | — | — | -0.0% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 113.9% | — | — | — | -3.5% | 33.1% | |
| Interest cover | 16.59x | — | — | — | -0.47x | 6.39x |
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
- Auditor
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which identifies that the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of going concern.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting period the company continued in existence but the trade discontinued.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMNER, Sarah Patricia | Secretary | 2013-08-02 | — | — |
| HAMER, Vanessa | Director | 2024-12-10 | Feb 1973 | British |
| SUMNER, Sarah Patricia | Director | 2013-08-02 | May 1961 | British |
| SUMNER, Wilfred | Director | 2013-08-02 | Mar 1958 | British |
| WALLWORK, Gareth Roy | Director | 2013-08-02 | Aug 1982 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth Roy Wallwork | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-08-02 | Active |
| Mr Wilfred Sumner | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-10-31 vs 2022-10-31
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Turnover
-15.3%
£13,586,785 £11,505,488
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Cash
+25%
£254,241 £317,680
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+41.1%
£943,646 £1,331,141
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Employees
-5.8%
52 49
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Operating profit
+1,582.1%
-£42,074 £623,583
first positive since 2022
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Profit before tax
+501.2%
-£131,094 £525,941
first positive since 2022
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Wages
-11.4%
£1,653,880 £1,464,574
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