ROYDE & TUCKER LIMITED
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Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 25720Where the company stands among the 311 active companies whose first SIC code is 25720 (Manufacture of locks and hinges).
- SOUTHCO MANUFACTURING LIMITED£69.9m
- ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED£40.8m
- DORMAKABA UK HOLDING LIMITED£28.8m
- ALLEGION SAFETY & SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED£17.7m
- KABA LIMITED£14.2m
- BRISANT SECURE LTD£13.1m
- HOWARD S. COOKE & CO. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£10.8m
- ALLEGION (UK) LIMITED£9.9m
- TOTAL HARDWARE LIMITED£9.7m
- COTSWOLD ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS LIMITED£8.5m
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 311. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ROYDE & TUCKER LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ROYDE & TUCKER LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00531276. It was incorporated on 30 Mar 1954. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hertfordshire (SG4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of locks and hinges (25720).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £5,627,103. Loss for the year was £272,716. Net assets were £1,003,831, down 72.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £262,031. The company had an average of 50 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2021/22–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 311 active companies whose first SIC code is 25720: By net assets it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £20,982). By total assets it ranks higher than 86% of them (median £58,633). By cash it ranks higher than 72% of them (median £52,947). By number of employees it ranks higher than 94% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 5.9 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel, miscellaneous metal articles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly miscellaneous metal articles, wood, iron and steel articles.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 14 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Oct 2027.
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £2,377,528.
Filed accounts2021/22–2024/25
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 7,852,727 | 6,022,981 | 5,989,106 | 5,627,103 |
| Profit for the year | — | -455,812 | -534,769 | -272,716 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,109,444 | 667,275 | 468,636 | 262,031 |
| Total assets | 5,516,281 | 5,245,187 | 5,048,998 | 2,527,878 |
| Total liabilities | 762,519 | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 4,644,656 | 4,188,844 | 3,654,075 | 1,003,831 |
| Average number of employees | 61 | 59 | 52 | 50 |
| Average pay (per year) | 45,094 | 38,404 | 43,470 | 43,237 |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | 2,377,528 |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the manufacture of hinges and locks.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, iron and steel, miscellaneous metal articles, rubber and iron and steel articles.
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, wood, iron and steel articles 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
18 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £5.6m, net assets £1m, 50 employees
- Jonathan Mark SIMMS resignedDirector
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £6m, net assets £3.7m, 52 employees
- David James DRING resignedDirector
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £6m, net assets £4.2m, 59 employees
- Andrew SIMPSON resignedDirector
- David James DRING appointedDirector
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £7.9m, net assets £4.6m, 61 employees
Earlier events (10)
- Andrew SIMPSON appointedDirector
- Stephen William May JENKINS resignedSecretary
- Nicholas John GADSBY resignedDirector
- Stephen William May JENKINS resignedDirector
- Charles Henry Grant SHORTLAND appointedDirector
- Royde And Tucker Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- Simon Christian GARDINER appointedDirector
- Jonathan Mark SIMMS appointedDirector
- Peter John ROWAN resignedDirector
- 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.