£15.04m
+8%vs May 2024Active00723352Private limited companyBracknell
SHORTS GROUP LIMITED
Significant control: Shorts Group (Holdings) Limited (75–100%)
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Summary
SHORTS GROUP LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00723352) incorporated on 8 May 1962, registered in Bracknell. Its registered activity is collection of non-hazardous waste (SIC 38110). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 May 2025, showing net assets of £15.04m and cash of £104k, with 151 employees on average. Net assets rose 8% on the prior period (£13.97m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 74 comparable companies in Reading (median £5,655, upper quartile £63k).
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Ownership and control
- Shorts Group (Holdings) Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- Mrs Sylvia Margaret Short
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Gary David John Short
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 8 May 196264 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 February 2027in 125 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 22 May 2027in 208 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 38110
- Collection of non-hazardous waste
- SIC 38120
- Collection of hazardous waste
- SIC 38210
- Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£104k
−83%vs May 2024Not reported
151
+3%vs May 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £15.04m | £104k | £14.88m | £6.65m | — | £649k | 151 |
| 31 May 2024 | £13.97m | £597k | £12.77m | £5.27m | — | £18k | 146 |
| 31 May 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio2.26Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£691Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £15,037,602 at 31 May 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 2.26
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £104,281
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 8 May 1962
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 208 days
- Next accounts duein 125 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £15.04m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £13.97m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- NORTHUMBERLAND WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITEDMaidenhead · inc. Jun 1991
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All companies incorporated on 8 May 1962 · in May 1962.
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