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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-05-24 (this month)

Last made up 2025-05-10

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£1M

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£5M

Equity attributable

Employees

91

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£3M

Period ending 2024-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. SEMEFAB LIMITED 2011-03-11 → present
  2. SEMEFAB (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1986-07-23 → 2011-03-11

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £10,618,264£6,819,082
Operating profit -£2,694,188-£3,058,067
Profit before tax -£2,811,163-£3,176,843
Net profit -£2,357,008-£2,349,110
Cash £2,810,569£1,261,345
Total assets less current liabilities £10,595,842£7,630,741
Net assets £6,889,937£4,540,827
Equity £6,889,937£4,540,827
Average employees 10991
Wages £4,439,310£3,267,587

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -25.4%-44.8%
Net margin -22.2%-34.4%
Return on capital employed -25.4%-40.1%
Current ratio 4.65x2.56x
Interest cover -17.02x-21.77x

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
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Forvis Mazars LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“We draw attention to note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the entity has continued to incur trading losses subsequent to the year end as a result of ongoing adverse market conditions. There remains significant uncertainty as to when trading activity will return to normal operating levels and as a result gives rise to concerns regarding the entity's ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet its obligations as they fall due.”

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
JAMES, Allan Derek Lee Director 2025-03-01 Nov 1951 British
PERSIN, Keith Graham Director 2021-06-10 Jun 1963 British
SHAW, Graeme William Director 2022-06-01 Mar 1966 British
WINTER, James Duncan Director 2026-04-17 Aug 1983 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
THORNTON, John Timothy Secretary 2008-09-19
CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2008-12-12 2023-05-31
BRUCE, John Murray, Doctor Director 1991-08-01 2018-10-02
DEACON, Andrew Mark Director 2007-01-24 2008-09-19
FISHER, Gail Marie Director 2022-06-01 2025-06-30
JAMES, Allan Derek Lee Director 2023-08-31
KLEIN, David Director 1996-10-22 2005-04-30
RICHARDSON, Colin Director 2002-10-21
SVERDLOFF, Stephen Robert, Professor Director 1996-10-31
THORNTON, John Timothy Director 2008-09-19
TULLETH, Ronald James Director 1989-11-27
ADVANCED ECO TECHNOLOGY LTD Corporate Director 2006-05-01 2010-03-10
HICKS (2) LIMITED Corporate Director 2019-01-17 2025-12-10

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Semefab Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors 2022-10-31 Active
Hicks(2) Limited Corporate entity Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-10-31
Mr Allan Derek Lee James Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 152 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-09-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-05-01 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-12-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-08-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-05-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-09 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-07-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-06 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-05-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-05-16 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2022-11-02 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2022-11-01 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2022-10-19 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2022-10-19 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2022-09-07 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2022-09-06 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-07-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 14 months prior.

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