
Company Number
00362715
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
alwayse ball units ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Machining
+1Registered Address
6 miller street, aston, birmingham, B6 4NF
Website
www.alwayse.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of ALWAYSE ENGINEERING LIMITED at £1.5m based on a Turnover of £3.5m and 0.43x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ALWAYSE ENGINEERING LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-1.3m and a 3.41x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ALWAYSE ENGINEERING LIMITED at £5.4m based on Net Assets of £3.2m and 1.72x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Alwayse Engineering Limited is a live company located in birmingham, B6 4NF with a Companies House number of 00362715. It operates in the machining sector, SIC Code 25620. Founded in August 1940, it's largest shareholder is alwayse ball units ltd with a 100% stake. Alwayse Engineering Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £3.5m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Alwayse Engineering Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
3 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £4m, make it smaller than the average company (£11.2m)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
£11.2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (2.4%)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
2.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 28.4%, this company has a comparable cost of product (28.4%)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
28.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 14.7% make it more profitable than the average company (5.7%)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
5.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 43 employees, this is below the industry average (75)
43 - Alwayse Engineering Limited
75 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £44.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£44.8k)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
£44.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £92.4k, this is less efficient (£149.9k)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
£149.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 55 days, this is near the average (64 days)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
64 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 32 days, this is quicker than average (52 days)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
52 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 152 days, this is more than average (68 days)
- Alwayse Engineering Limited
68 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 242 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
242 weeks - Alwayse Engineering Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 15.3%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (51.1%)
15.3% - Alwayse Engineering Limited
51.1% - Industry AVG
Alwayse Engineering Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £3.5 million and the company has net assets of £3.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Alwayse Engineering Limited has 39 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Turnover | 4,967,718 | 4,445,159 | 5,498,860 | 5,137,513 | 5,205,951 | 4,667,385 | |||||||||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 2,264,678 | 2,283,827 | 2,749,929 | 2,606,513 | 2,643,064 | 2,408,621 | |||||||||
Gross Profit | 2,703,040 | 2,161,332 | 2,748,931 | 2,531,000 | 2,562,887 | 2,258,764 | |||||||||
Admin Expenses | 1,893,523 | 1,789,721 | 1,969,676 | 1,858,810 | 1,798,219 | 1,742,925 | |||||||||
Operating Profit | 809,517 | 371,611 | 779,255 | 672,190 | 764,668 | 515,839 | |||||||||
Interest Payable | 1,179 | 2,104 | 2,132 | 674 | |||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 3,943 | 5,292 | 5,301 | 5,219 | 8,050 | 5,464 | |||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 813,460 | 376,903 | 783,337 | 675,305 | 770,586 | 520,629 | |||||||||
Tax | -96,511 | -8,371 | -85,430 | -76,873 | 1,620 | -126,712 | |||||||||
Profit After Tax | 716,949 | 368,532 | 697,907 | 598,432 | 772,206 | 393,917 | |||||||||
Dividends Paid | 300,988 | 96,060 | 350,139 | 499,512 | 550,344 | 150,094 | |||||||||
Retained Profit | 415,961 | 272,472 | 347,768 | 98,920 | 221,862 | 243,823 | |||||||||
Employee Costs | 1,953,745 | 1,819,383 | 2,080,365 | 1,990,844 | 1,942,362 | 1,845,141 | |||||||||
Number Of Employees | 39 | 43 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 55 | ||||
EBITDA* | 881,393 | 457,701 | 870,925 | 785,854 | 846,840 | 596,638 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 555,972 | 680,667 | 580,987 | 410,870 | 456,592 | 474,910 | 502,771 | 547,912 | 623,089 | 673,667 | 703,752 | 537,248 | 550,752 | 400,917 | 406,449 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 555,972 | 680,667 | 580,989 | 410,872 | 456,594 | 474,912 | 502,773 | 547,914 | 623,091 | 673,669 | 703,754 | 537,250 | 550,754 | 400,919 | 406,451 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,012,157 | 1,187,099 | 822,301 | 809,550 | 900,595 | 895,369 | 714,111 | 678,805 | 608,843 | 701,108 | 748,096 | 743,484 | 918,415 | 730,413 | 656,102 |
Trade Debtors | 414,336 | 602,861 | 1,272,965 | 1,000,920 | 668,392 | 1,033,833 | 820,518 | 912,274 | 655,882 | 876,306 | 981,989 | 873,732 | 825,818 | 881,810 | 698,032 |
Group Debtors | 79,398 | 60,951 | 60,951 | ||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 147,781 | 24,877 | 20,731 | 7,691 | 14,395 | 6,605 | 24,976 | 757 | 8,154 | 9,436 | 68,638 | 31,175 | 26,736 | ||
Cash | 1,605,997 | 3,537,175 | 2,867,544 | 2,674,223 | 2,332,582 | 2,249,212 | 2,530,751 | 2,205,865 | 1,912,086 | 2,184,086 | 1,620,865 | 1,643,861 | 1,146,685 | 1,061,099 | 672,642 |
misc current assets | 210 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 3,180,271 | 5,352,012 | 5,062,939 | 4,492,594 | 3,915,964 | 4,245,970 | 4,151,307 | 3,797,701 | 3,184,965 | 3,770,936 | 3,419,588 | 3,292,252 | 2,917,654 | 2,673,322 | 2,026,776 |
total assets | 3,736,243 | 6,032,679 | 5,643,928 | 4,903,466 | 4,372,558 | 4,720,882 | 4,654,080 | 4,345,615 | 3,808,056 | 4,444,605 | 4,123,342 | 3,829,502 | 3,468,408 | 3,074,241 | 2,433,227 |
Bank overdraft | 8,305 | 171,120 | 228,496 | 285,652 | 181,347 | 235,281 | |||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 235,915 | 256,242 | 241,039 | 157,703 | 103,987 | 496,653 | 460,755 | 382,983 | 99,277 | 223,588 | 257,315 | 160,605 | 227,610 | 994,376 | 656,005 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 600 | 8,449 | 87,291 | 622,141 | 622,011 | 496,309 | 360,010 | ||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 22,607 | 36,015 | 36,015 | ||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 208,700 | 502,160 | 740,286 | 483,767 | 223,541 | 243,183 | 185,210 | 245,040 | 152,120 | 330,492 | 237,285 | 366,487 | 208,954 | ||
total current liabilities | 444,615 | 758,402 | 981,325 | 642,070 | 335,833 | 739,836 | 645,965 | 636,472 | 509,808 | 1,404,717 | 1,424,870 | 1,240,763 | 1,067,870 | 994,376 | 656,005 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 20,504 | 54,387 | |||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 138,115 | 163,805 | 136,132 | 68,580 | 75,497 | 70,433 | 75,536 | 81,120 | 86,187 | 100,299 | 106,691 | 75,374 | 75,152 | 52,689 | 37,835 |
total long term liabilities | 138,115 | 163,805 | 136,132 | 68,580 | 75,497 | 70,433 | 75,536 | 81,120 | 86,187 | 100,299 | 106,691 | 95,878 | 129,539 | 52,689 | 37,835 |
total liabilities | 582,730 | 922,207 | 1,117,457 | 710,650 | 411,330 | 810,269 | 721,501 | 717,592 | 595,995 | 1,505,016 | 1,531,561 | 1,336,641 | 1,197,409 | 1,047,065 | 693,840 |
net assets | 3,153,513 | 5,110,472 | 4,526,471 | 4,192,816 | 3,961,228 | 3,910,613 | 3,932,579 | 3,628,023 | 3,212,061 | 2,939,589 | 2,591,781 | 2,492,861 | 2,270,999 | 2,027,176 | 1,739,387 |
total shareholders funds | 3,153,513 | 5,110,472 | 4,526,471 | 4,192,816 | 3,961,228 | 3,910,613 | 3,932,579 | 3,628,023 | 3,212,061 | 2,939,589 | 2,591,781 | 2,492,861 | 2,270,999 | 2,027,176 | 1,739,387 |
Dec 2023 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 809,517 | 371,611 | 779,255 | 672,190 | 764,668 | 515,839 | |||||||||
Depreciation | 143,756 | 68,186 | 71,965 | 53,619 | 57,961 | 59,670 | 80,979 | 71,876 | 86,090 | 91,670 | 113,664 | 82,172 | 80,799 | 58,009 | 53,221 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -96,511 | -8,371 | -85,430 | -76,873 | 1,620 | -126,712 | |||||||||
Stock | 189,856 | 364,798 | 12,751 | -91,045 | 5,226 | 181,258 | 35,306 | 69,962 | -92,265 | -46,988 | 4,612 | -174,931 | 188,002 | 74,311 | 656,102 |
Debtors | -810,977 | -745,356 | 364,483 | 325,824 | -418,602 | 194,944 | -6,586 | 248,995 | -221,706 | -164,885 | 145,720 | 52,353 | -29,256 | 183,778 | 698,032 |
Creditors | -5,124 | 15,203 | 83,336 | 53,716 | -392,666 | 35,898 | 77,772 | 283,706 | -124,311 | -33,727 | 96,710 | -67,005 | -766,766 | 338,371 | 656,005 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -531,586 | -238,126 | 256,519 | 260,226 | -19,642 | 57,973 | -59,830 | 92,920 | -178,372 | 93,207 | -129,202 | 157,533 | 208,954 | ||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 1,983 | 27,673 | 67,552 | -6,917 | 5,064 | -5,103 | -5,584 | -5,067 | -14,112 | -6,392 | 31,317 | 222 | 22,463 | 14,854 | 37,835 |
Cash flow from operations | 837,484 | 446,506 | 1,050,456 | 557,474 | 1,061,788 | -224,169 | |||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -278,411 | -69,593 | -235,729 | ||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -2 | -2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -278,411 | -69,593 | -235,729 | ||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -600 | 600 | -8,449 | -78,842 | -534,850 | 130 | 125,702 | 136,299 | 360,010 | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -22,607 | -33,912 | -33,883 | 90,402 | |||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 4,122 | 3,115 | 5,918 | 4,790 | |||||||||||
cash flow from financing | -18,315 | 94,905 | 108,334 | 455,202 | |||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -1,261,547 | 669,631 | 193,321 | 341,641 | 83,370 | -281,539 | 324,886 | 293,779 | -272,000 | 563,221 | -22,996 | 497,176 | 85,586 | 388,457 | 672,642 |
overdraft | -8,305 | 8,305 | -171,120 | -57,376 | -57,156 | 104,305 | -53,934 | 235,281 | |||||||
change in cash | -1,261,547 | 669,631 | 193,321 | 349,946 | 75,065 | -281,539 | 324,886 | 464,899 | -214,624 | 620,377 | -127,301 | 551,110 | -149,695 | 388,457 | 672,642 |
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ALWAYSE ENGINEERING LIMITED group structure
Alwayse Engineering Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
SORB INDUSTRI AB
#0122161
2 parents
ALWAYSE ENGINEERING LIMITED
00362715
1 subsidiary
Alwayse Engineering Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr David Mickelson (Mar 2023) and Mrs Claire Umney (Jan 2024).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr David Mickelson | England | 53 years | Mar 2023 | - | Director |
Mrs Claire Umney | 47 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director | |
Mr Lewis James | 36 years | Mar 2025 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
3.5m
-29%
operating profit
-1.5m
0%
gross margin
28.4%
-6.68%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
3.2m
-0.3%
total assets
3.7m
-0.34%
cash
1.6m
-0.44%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00362715
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
25620 - Machining
28220 - Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
incorporation date
August 1940
age
85
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Small Company
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
sheridan precision tools limited (July 1985)
accountant
PRIME
auditor
-
address
6 miller street, aston, birmingham, B6 4NF
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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