ILAM STONE LIMITED
Company number 03693458 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Ilam Stone Limited presents a paradoxical financial picture: profitable and growing in net assets, yet chronically deficient in cash. The company has successfully recovered from a challenging period (2018-2022) with net assets growing 182% since their 2022 low, but cash reserves have declined to critically low levels (£7,390 against £379,671 in current liabilities). The primary concern is the disproportionate concentration in debtors (£470,771, including £146,920 owed by group companies), which suggests the business is funding related entities while relying increasingly on supplier credit and short-term borrowing. Immediate focus on debtor collection, intercompany debt recovery, and cash flow management is essential to prevent a liquidity crisis despite underlying profitability.
Shareholders' funds
£244,155
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-01-11
- Employees
- 32 (2025 accounts · was 29 in 2024)
- Registered office
- C/O Amber Valley Stone Limited West Way, Somercotes, Alfreton, England, DE55 4QJ
- Postcode
- DE55 4QJ
- Capital
- 400 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2026-11-30
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-23
- Next due by
- 2027-10-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 23700 Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone
Officers 5 current · 2 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by LYDFORD CAST STONE PRODUCTS LIMITED — since 2021-01-07
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.ilamstone.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| HOPTON STONE LIMITED | 1999-03-24 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 63 FRIAR GATE, DERBY, DE1 1DJ | 2005-09-22 |
| WHARF LODGE 112 MANSFIELD ROAD, DERBY, DE1 3RA | 1999-02-02 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in DE
The largest employer among its local peers (32 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1999.
Competitors Derby
This company ranks 2 among cutting, shaping and finishing of stone in Derby.
The class of 1999
42%
of the 64,735 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.