SHIRLEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Active
Company number 04669651Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£2,835,748+11.1%
Net assets 2024/25
-2.1%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
01 m2 m3 m4 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

† SHIRLEY TECHNOLOGIES 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.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 74909

Where the company stands among the 58,503 active companies whose first SIC code is 74909 (Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.).

Turnover£9,809,904
Higher than 75% · median £627,000 among 1,263 that publish turnover
Net assets£2,835,748
Higher than 97% · median £12,925
Total assets£6,071,564
Higher than 97% · median £41,823
Cash£2,871,205
Higher than 97% · median £26,310
Company age23.7 years
Older than 91% · median 9.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. KINTAIL TRUSTEES LIMITED£1.1bn
  2. VERTIV COMPANY GROUP LIMITED£853.3m
  3. NUCLEUS FINANCIAL PLATFORMS LIMITED£665.1m
  4. CHIVAS BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£645m
  5. JANE'S GROUP UK LIMITED£566.4m
  6. LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED£477.9m
  7. ALMAC CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED£477m
  8. TOWERS WATSON LIMITED£444.5m
  9. MAGI CAPITAL CREDIT LTD£399.9m
  10. NCC GROUP PLC£332.6m

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 58,503. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SHIRLEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SHIRLEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04669651. It was incorporated on 18 Feb 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Leeds (LS16). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £9,809,904. Profit for the year was £282,452. Net assets were £2,835,748, up 11.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,871,205. Total assets were £6,071,564 and total liabilities £2,978,073. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 58,503 active companies whose first SIC code is 74909: By turnover it ranks higher than 75% of the 1,263 that publish turnover (median £627,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £12,925). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £41,823). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £26,310). It is older than 91% of them (median age 9.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous chemicals, rubber, paper and paperboard.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Mar 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2022/23

Dividends paid in the financial year: £447,000 (65% of the profit for the year).

History
2022/23£447,000
2021/22£300,000
2020/21£775,000
2019/20£250,000
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover8,436,7748,846,806—9,197,3299,809,904
Profit for the year946,962-429,504686,181170,910282,452
Cash at bank and in hand3,731,1953,830,2503,176,2102,720,8522,871,205
Total assets6,610,8725,859,6516,504,5745,875,6206,071,564
Total liabilities3,287,6453,232,1243,572,0883,219,2242,978,073
Net assets / total equity3,319,7092,590,2052,829,3862,553,2962,835,748
Average number of employees106110111——
Average pay (per year)39,45843,95944,054——
Dividends paid-775,000300,000447,000——

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company continues to be testing, certification and auditing to performance standards specified by relevant BS, European and ISO standards. Certification is carried out in accordance with PPE regulations, Construction Products Regulations and OEKO-TEX ®, a private label scheme.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous chemicals, rubber and paper and paperboard.

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

43 events
  1. Bttg Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr Stephen Donnelly ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £9.8m, net assets £2.8m
  4. Joseph James PRINCE appointedDirector
  5. Catherine Mary SWINDELLS appointedDirector
  6. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £9.2m, net assets £2.6m
  7. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £2.8m, 111 employees
  8. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £8.8m, net assets £2.6m, 110 employees
Earlier events (35)
  1. Neil Irvine SORENSEN resignedDirector
  2. Clarissa Elizabeth AUSTIN resignedDirector
  3. Philip Malcolm WHITAKER resignedDirector
  4. Anthony John Grant SAGAR resignedDirector
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £8.4m, net assets £3.3m, 106 employees
  6. Mark Richard GREENWOOD resignedDirector
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £7.6m, net assets £3.1m, 99 employees
  8. Neil Irvine SORENSEN appointedDirector
  9. Christopher DEAN resignedDirector
  10. Clarissa Elizabeth AUSTIN appointedDirector
  11. Mark Richard GREENWOOD resignedSecretary
  12. Susan Anne DABELL appointedSecretary
  13. Lesley Karren HUGHES appointedDirector
  14. Christopher DEAN appointedDirector
  15. Doctor Anthony John Grant Sagar ceased to be a person with significant control
  16. Mr Stephen Donnelly registered as a person with significant control
  17. Doctor Anthony John Grant Sagar registered as a person with significant control
  18. Michael NUNNEY resignedDirector
  19. Philip Malcolm WHITAKER appointedDirector
  20. Michael NUNNEY appointedDirector
  21. Mark Richard GREENWOOD appointedDirector
  22. Anthony John Grant SAGAR appointedDirector
  23. Alfred John KING resignedSecretary
  24. Alfred John KING resignedDirector
  25. Mark Richard GREENWOOD appointedSecretary
  26. David Alexander RIGBY resignedDirector
  27. COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  28. COBBETTS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  29. Stephen DONNELLY appointedDirector
  30. Alfred John KING appointedSecretary
  31. Alfred John KING appointedDirector
  32. David Alexander RIGBY appointedDirector
  33. COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  34. COBBETTS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  35. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.