PORTLAND TOOLS (1998) LIMITED

Active
Company number 03558920Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£173,994-4.4%
Net assets 2024/25
-8.5%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, PORTLAND TOOLS (1998) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47520

Where the company stands among the 2,482 active companies whose first SIC code is 47520 (Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores).

Net assets£173,994
Higher than 72% · median £36,435
Total assets£254,784
Higher than 62% · median £148,735
Cash£80,251
Higher than 61% · median £39,536
Employees5
Higher than 65% · median 2
Company age28.5 years
Older than 84% · median 11.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MULTI-TILE LIMITED£251.5m
  2. C.BREWER & SONS LIMITED£66.3m
  3. AL. MURAD D.I.Y. LIMITED£42.9m
  4. LAKELAND LIMITED£30.5m
  5. TILE MOUNTAIN LIMITED£27.7m
  6. C & S BUILDERS MERCHANTS (STAMFORD HILL) LIMITED£19.7m
  7. R.E.DAWSON,LIMITED£17.3m
  8. HILDRETHS (CHINA & HARDWARE) LIMITED£11.3m
  9. TOTAL HARDWARE HOLDINGS LIMITED£11m
  10. M. MARCUS LIMITED£10.8m

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 2,482. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PORTLAND TOOLS (1998) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PORTLAND TOOLS (1998) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03558920. It was incorporated on 6 May 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Lincoln (LN5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (47520).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £173,994, down 4.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £80,251. The company had an average of 5 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,482 active companies whose first SIC code is 47520: By net assets it ranks higher than 72% of them (median £36,435). By total assets it ranks higher than 62% of them (median £148,735). By cash it ranks higher than 61% of them (median £39,536). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 2). It is older than 84% of them (median age 11.1 years).

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 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 May 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand137,981182,106122,50896,84680,251
Total assets315,470362,133297,902275,665254,784
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity247,935235,912203,528182,068173,994
Average number of employees56655

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.

History

20 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £174k, 5 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £182.1k, 5 employees
  3. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £203.5k, 6 employees
  4. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £235.9k, 6 employees
  5. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £247.9k, 5 employees
  6. Mr David Robert Carter registered as a person with significant control
  7. David Robert CARTER appointedSecretary
  8. Sheila PICKEN resignedSecretary
Earlier events (12)
  1. Sheila PICKEN resignedDirector
  2. Anthony SCOTT resignedSecretary
  3. Sheila PICKEN appointedSecretary
  4. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  5. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  6. David Robert CARTER appointedDirector
  7. Antony SCOTT appointedDirector
  8. Anthony SCOTT appointedSecretary
  9. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  10. Sheila PICKEN appointedDirector
  11. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  12. 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.