£2.02m
+45%vs Mar 2025Active00683842Private limited companyNorth Wales
E.POPPLETON & SON LIMITED
A93/10001
Summary
E.POPPLETON & SON LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00683842) incorporated on 20 February 1961, registered in North Wales. Its registered activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2026, showing net assets of £2.02m and cash of £909k, with 57 employees on average. Net assets rose 45% on the prior period (£1.40m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 870 comparable companies in Other (median £23k, upper quartile £297k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 20 February 196165 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2027in 435 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 6 March 2027in 135 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 25110
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£909k
+6%vs Mar 2025Not reported
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−26%vs Mar 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £2.02m | £909k | — | £1.62m | — | — | 57 |
| 31 March 2025 | £1.40m | £859k | £2.19m | £1.97m | — | — | 77 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1.01m | £540k | £2.72m | £2.63m | — | — | 59 |
Current ratio2.11Comfortable
Cash per employee£16kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
93 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £2,024,052 at 2026-03-31 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+44.9% vs prior period |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 2.11 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £908,882 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1961-02-20 (66 years) |
| 93 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- E Poppleton Group Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Susan Kathryn Vaughan
- owns 50–75% of shares
- Mr Nigel George Edwards-Hughes
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Timothy Hopkinson
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Timothy Hopkinson
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- E Poppleton Holdings Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- E Poppleton Properties Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 435 days
- Confirmation statement duein 135 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.02m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.40m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.01m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- C.B.TOOL ENGINEERS (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITEDPeterborough · inc. Jun 1962
- ALLEN FABRICATIONS LIMITEDEvesham · inc. Feb 1963
- JOHN REID & SONS(STRUCSTEEL)LIMITEDDorset · inc. Dec 1958
All companies incorporated on 20 February 1961 · in Feb 1961.
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Reminders for E.POPPLETON & SON LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.