BURROWS & SMITH LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, BURROWS & SMITH LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 32990Where the company stands among the 16,354 active companies whose first SIC code is 32990 (Other manufacturing n.e.c.).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 16,354. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BURROWS & SMITH LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
BURROWS & SMITH LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00366790. It was incorporated on 26 Apr 1941. Its status is active. The registered office is in Syston (LE7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other manufacturing n.e.c. (32990).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £5,738,677, up 2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £166,487. The company had an average of 29 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 16,354 active companies whose first SIC code is 32990: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £45,188). By total assets it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £157,459). By cash it ranks higher than 62% of them (median £73,979). By number of employees it ranks higher than 92% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 13.6 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly miscellaneous metal articles, aluminium, machinery.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Nov 2026.
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £100,000 (23% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 10,532,279 | 7,079,380 | 5,017,119 | — | — |
| Profit for the year | 442,214 | -114,104 | -299,318 | — | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 247,456 | 1,432,203 | 159,642 | 171,224 | 166,487 |
| Total assets | 9,253,420 | 9,477,950 | 6,463,918 | 5,844,983 | 5,708,530 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 6,077,042 | 5,962,938 | 5,663,620 | 5,626,617 | 5,738,677 |
| Average number of employees | 64 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
| Average pay (per year) | 28,894 | 25,480 | 34,053 | — | — |
| Dividends paid | 100,000 | — | — | — | — |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: machinery.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous metal articles, aluminium and machinery.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
21 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £5.7m, 29 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £5.6m, 31 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £5m, net assets £5.7m, 34 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £7.1m, net assets £6m, 44 employees
- Blake HARRISON resignedDirector
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £10.5m, net assets £6.1m, 64 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £10.1m, net assets £4.8m, 61 employees
- Adam DYKE appointedDirector
Earlier events (13)
- Blake HARRISON appointedDirector
- Mr Christopher Richard Francis Shield registered as a person with significant control
- Richard Arthur SHIELD resignedDirector
- Giles Nicholas BURROWS resignedDirector
- Neville John HAMMONDS resignedSecretary
- David Geoffrey BARWELL resignedDirector
- David Christopher BURROWS resignedDirector
- Neville John HAMMONDS resignedDirector
- Christopher Richard Francis SHIELD appointedSecretary
- Christopher Richard Francis SHIELD appointedDirector
- Richard Arthur SHIELD appointedDirector
- Giles Nicholas BURROWS appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.