CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

LICHFIELD RD., BROWNHILLS, WEST MIDLANDS, WS8 6JZ

Company Number: 00091580
Incorporation date: 09-Jan-1907
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company

SIC codes:
24510 Casting of iron

SUMMARY

This company is 118.3 years old and is currently active. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 131.7 million which has increased from GBP 13.4 million in the previous year. The company has 7 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 29 other companies, 4 (13.8%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: GROUP (31-Mar-2024)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue
31-Mar-2020	GBP
31-Mar-2019	GBP
31-Mar-2018	GBP
31-Mar-2017	GBP
31-Mar-2016	GBP
31-Mar-2015	GBP	131,268,000
31-Mar-2014	GBP
31-Mar-2013	GBP	122,215,000
20-Jun-2012	GBP
01-Apr-2007	GBP

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Mar-2020	GBP	33,401,000	83,569,000	20,092,000	4,363,000	874,000	126,408,000	131,658,000
31-Mar-2019	GBP	2,577,100	9,105,600	12,606,400	436,300	87,400	12,913,900	13,438,900
31-Mar-2018	GBP	19,174,000	78,448,000	23,622,000	4,363,000	874,000	122,892,000	128,142,000
31-Mar-2017	GBP	22,228,000	74,480,000	21,721,000	4,363,000	874,000	118,894,000	4,363,000
31-Mar-2016	GBP	30,385,000	82,424,000	18,798,000	4,363,000	874,000	124,683,000	129,933,000
31-Mar-2015	GBP	20,021,000	72,478,000	19,938,000	4,363,000	874,000	114,079,000	119,329,000
31-Mar-2014	GBP	27,780,000	73,154,000	23,691,000	4,363,000	874,000	105,659,000	110,909,000
31-Mar-2013	GBP	18,654,000	67,622,000		4,363,000	874,000	96,848,000	102,098,000
20-Jun-2012	GBP	17,805,000	57,306,000		4,363,000	874,000	87,354,000	92,604,000
01-Apr-2007	GBP	13,707,000	56,065,000		4,363,000	874,000	74,865,000	80,115,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**
31-Mar-2020	GBP	90.00%	4,713,300	523,700	5,237,000	-15,108,700
31-Mar-2019	GBP	-900.00%	-4,713,300	5,237,000	523,700	-7,995,200

* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Steven James MANT	01 Nov 2010	28 Mar 2025			1 - 0
Resigned	John Christopher ROBY	27 Nov 1995	31 Oct 2010	Chartered Accountant	British	0 - 12
Resigned	John Christopher ROBY		31 Oct 2010		British	0 - 12

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Stephen Richard HARRISON	26 Sep 2024		Director	British	2 - 10	0 (0.0%)
Active	Mark Lyndon SMITH	16 Nov 2022		Non-Executive Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Andrew Keith EASTGATE	01 Sep 2018		Director	English	1 - 9	2 (20.0%)
Active	Alec Norman JONES	03 Apr 2012		Non Executive Director	British	1 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Active	Adam VICARY	03 Apr 2012		Managing Director	British	6 - 4	4 (40.0%)
Active	Steven James MANT	01 Nov 2010		Chartered Accountant	British	4 - 0	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Graham COOPER	16 May 2005	30 Sep 2014	Managing Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Mark Andrew LEWIS	01 Jul 2003	02 Oct 2017	Managing Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	David John GAWTHORPE	01 Jul 2003	31 Mar 2017	Chief Executive	British	0 - 5	1 (20.0%)
Resigned	Gerard Bernard WAINWRIGHT	01 May 1998	31 Mar 2019	Non Executive Director	British	0 - 28	20 (71.4%)
Resigned	Christopher Paul KING	01 Jan 1998	18 Aug 2015	Non-Executive Director	British	0 - 10	5 (50.0%)
Resigned	John Christopher ROBY	27 Nov 1995	31 Oct 2010	Chartered Accountant	British	0 - 12	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Terry WOODHOUSE	28 Jan 1993	22 Dec 2004	Managing Director	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Brian GRICE	28 Jan 1993	31 May 2000	Managing Director	British	0 - 3	0 (0.0%)
Active	Brian John COOKE	18 Feb 1991		Chairman	British	2 - 11	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Christopher ROBY		31 Oct 2010	Chartered Accountant	British	0 - 12	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Brian John COOKE		15 Aug 2023	Chairman	British	2 - 11	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Thomas George LOCKER		30 Apr 1998	Company Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Anthony James SMITH		31 Mar 2012	Non Executive Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	John Neil ROXBURGH		31 May 2000	Production Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Derrik Alan Hearn SHARP		14 Apr 1994	Sales Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)

Number of active directors: 7
Average tenure of active directors: 12.0 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 7.9 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 8.6%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Stephen Richard HARRISON	Mark Lyndon SMITH	Andrew Keith EASTGATE	Alec Norman JONES	Adam VICARY	Steven James MANT	Brian John COOKE
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CHAMBERLIN & HILL CASTINGS LIMITED (00282360) - In Administration					✔
RUSSELL DUCTILE CASTINGS LIMITED (00324456) - In Administration					✔
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INNSTEP (NOMINEES) LIMITED (00784709) - Active - Proposal to Strike off			✔
THE BRICK DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED (00944844) - Active	✔
W H BOOTH & CO LIMITED (00962366) - Active					✔	✔	✔
LAPRA LIMITED (01420482) - Active							✔
DUCTILE CASTINGS LIMITED (01814643) - Active - Proposal to Strike off					✔
HARLYN BARTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED (02042837) - Active							✔
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED (02318923) - Active			✔
PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED (02318925) - Active			✔
WILLIAM LEE LIMITED (02575974) - Active					✔	✔	✔
C N C SPEEDWELL LIMITED (03124721) - Active					✔	✔	✔
WINEP 60 LIMITED (03832221) - Active			✔
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PENTWIN GROUP LIMITED (07742244) - Active			✔
EPWIN GROUP PLC (07742256) - Active	✔		✔
FORTERRA PLC (09963666) - Active	✔
FORTERRA HOLDINGS LIMITED (09983078) - Active	✔
FORMPAVE LIMITED (10081922) - Active	✔
LONDON BRICK COMPANY LIMITED (10081930) - Active	✔
CRADLEY SPECIAL BRICK COMPANY LIMITED (10082008) - Active	✔
RED BANK LIMITED (10082033) - Active	✔
BUTTERLEY BRICK LIMITED (10082046) - Active	✔
CASTINGS DUCTILE LIMITED (10273615) - Active					✔		✔
BISON PRECAST LIMITED (10949993) - Active	✔
CAST METALS FEDERATION (SC217836) - Active					✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available
This is a Public Limited Company therefore the list of shareholders is not publicly available.

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

no controlling companies

CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Controlled companies below

>75%:CASTINGS DUCTILE LIMITED (10273615 - UK) active

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2023-04-01	2023-09-30	54	19%	53%	82218
2019-04-01	2019-09-30	49	20%	58%	28912
2018-10-01	2019-03-31	52	20%	52%	16970
2018-04-01	2018-09-30	52	26%	53%	7569

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 24510 Casting of iron)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	LICHFIELD RD., BROWNHILLS, WEST MIDLANDS, WS8 6JZ	00091580	2018-03-31	133,276,000	10,093,000
DOVER FUELING SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED	EXCHANGE TOWER, 19 CANNING STREET, EDINBURGH, EH3 8EH	SC058090	2017-12-31	80,772,000	1,842,000	28290-Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
GRAINGER & WORRALL LIMITED	BUILDING 7, STANMORE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BRIDGNORTH, SALOP, WV15 5HP	00980487	2018-05-31	56,597,490	2,960,948	24530-Casting of light metals 24540-Casting of other non-ferrous metals 29320-Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
WILLIAM LEE LIMITED	CALLYWHITE LANE, DRONFIELD, DERBYSHIRE, S18 2XU	02575974	2018-03-31	46,786,202	2,814,172
OUZLEDALE FOUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED	OUZLEDALE FOUNDRY, LONG ING, BARNOLDSWICK, LANCASHIRE, BB18 6BJ	00317800	2018-06-30	4,891,892	0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	0.9%	3.6%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.6%	1.7%	2.7%	Medium
Company Type	1.7%	4.0%	5.9%	Medium
Accounts category	0.6%	1.5%	2.5%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.5%	1.8%	3.9%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium

VALUATION (BETA)

Valuation ratios as at 2025-02-28

	Market Cap GBP	Enterprise Value GBP	PE	EV/Revenue	EV/EBITDA
CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY	112,300,000	103,062,000	8.1	0.5	3.6
Industrial Engineering ( 12 companies)	13,650,348,430	13,937,479,780	22.4 (median)	0.8 (median)	N/A