SHORTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† SHORTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, SHORTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 46690Where the company stands among the 3,917 active companies whose first SIC code is 46690 (Wholesale of other machinery and equipment).
- MAKITA (UK) LIMITED£407.1m
- JACK SEALEY LIMITED£106.4m
- HAYLEY GROUP LIMITED£90.7m
- HUBBELL LIMITED£76.3m
- PATTONAIR (DERBY) LIMITED£70.1m
- ANSELL ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED£68.5m
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITED£56.6m
- LUTRON EA LIMITED.£54.1m
- HILTI (GT.BRITAIN) LIMITED£52.6m
- ITRON METERING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED£47.6m
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 3,917. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SHORTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SHORTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01670669. It was incorporated on 8 Oct 1982. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bradford (BD1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46690).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £8,756,000, up 6.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,099,000. Total assets were £24,616,000 and total liabilities £15,816,000. The company had an average of 65 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 3,917 active companies whose first SIC code is 46690: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £62,887). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £244,837). By cash it ranks higher than 89% of them (median £111,604). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 8.6 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Leeds City Council. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.
What do public registers and reports show?
It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.
Who runs and controls the company?
2 persons with significant control are registered. 4 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 646,000 | 1,099,000 |
| Total assets | 21,740,000 | 24,616,000 |
| Total liabilities | 13,508,000 | 15,816,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 8,201,000 | 8,756,000 |
| Average number of employees | 63 | 65 |
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.
Public contracts
1 contractSHORTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Leeds City Council. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.
- Supply of Passenger Lift ComponentsLeeds City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £24,750 in total · runs until Sep 2027
From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
Statutory reporting
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (KIPLUN LIMITED)
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
History
5 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £8.8m, 65 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £8.2m, 63 employees
- Kiplun Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr John Donald Read Fothergill registered as a person with significant control
- 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.