PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED Financials
- Company number
- 00453843CopyCopy
- Industry
- Agents involved in the sale of machinery industrial equipment ships and aircraft (46.14 - SIC 2007)
- Registered office
- 4 The Offices, 10 Fleet Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4ZE
- Incorporated
- 08/05/1948
Company snapshot
- Status
- Active
- Employees
- 30 (2024)
- Latest financial data
- 2024
- Accounts type
- Group
Financial highlights
Latest reported figures. Okredo holds filed data for 2021–2024.
Net Assets
12.12%vs 20232023: £3.58M
Total Assets
-0.37%vs 20232023: £8.53M
Cash in Bank
236.29%vs 20232023: £348.45K
Total Liabilities
-11.07%vs 20232023: £4.46M
Employees
+4vs 20232023: 26
In 2024, PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED reported net assets of £4.01M. The same filing shows total assets of £8.50M, cash in bank of £1.17M and total liabilities of £3.96M. Reported headcount was 30 in 2024. Cash in Bank rose from £348.45K in 2023 to £1.17M in 2024 (236.29%). Okredo holds filed figures for 2021–2024; the table below lists every reported indicator by year. See every reported indicator by year.
Financial performance
Pick a measure to see how it has moved across the reported years, with the year-on-year change beneath it.
Net Assets
12.12%from £3.58M in 2023Year-on-year change
Net Assets as filed for 2021–2024. Every figure in this chart is also in the financial history table.
3-year financial trend (2022–2024)
How the figures PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED filed moved across the three reported years 2022, 2023 and 2024 — measured end to end rather than year on year.
Net Assets
+22.2%vs 2022+10.5% a year compound (CAGR)
Cash in Bank
+113%vs 2022+45.8% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Assets
-6.9%vs 2022-3.5% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Liabilities
-26.2%vs 2022-14.1% a year compound (CAGR)
Employees
+30.4%vs 2022+7Biggest increase
Cash in Bank+113%
£551.31K in 2022 to £1.17M in 2024
Biggest decrease
Total Liabilities-26.2%
£5.37M in 2022 to £3.96M in 2024
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED's filings pull in both directions between 2022 and 2024. The steepest rise came in cash in bank, pointing to a more liquid cash position, set against a fall in total liabilities, pointing to lighter outstanding obligations. See the full year-by-year figures.
Ratios from the filed figures
Calculated from PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from — nothing here is estimated or industry-averaged.
- Net assets to total assets
- 47.21%2024
- Reported net assets divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much of the asset base is not financed by liabilities.
- Liabilities to total assets
- 46.63%2024
- Total liabilities divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were available. Shows how much of the asset base is funded by obligations.
- Cash to liabilities
- 29.57%2024
- Reported cash in bank divided by total liabilities for the same year. Shows what share of outstanding obligations the reported cash balance would cover.
- Cash to total assets
- 13.79%2024
- Reported cash in bank divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed.
Financial history
Every indicator Okredo tracks, year by year.
Reported financial indicators for PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED by year. Amounts are as filed; a dash means the figure was not reported for that year.
| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets£ | 3.44M | 3.29M | 3.58M | 4.01M |
| Total Assets£ | 8.41M | 9.13M | 8.53M | 8.50M |
| Cash in Bank£ | 398.76K | 551.31K | 348.45K | 1.17M |
| Total Liabilities£ | 4.71M | 5.37M | 4.46M | 3.96M |
| Employees | 28 | 23 | 26 | 30 |
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED financials: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own filed figures.
Yes. Okredo holds filed figures for PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED covering 2021–2024, across 5 reported indicators. The most recent reported year is 2024.
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED reported net assets of £4.01M for 2024. That compares with £3.58M in 2023, a change of 12.12%.
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED reported total assets of £8.50M for 2024. That compares with £8.53M in 2023, a change of -0.37%.
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED reported cash in bank of £1.17M for 2024. That compares with £348.45K in 2023, a change of 236.29%.
PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED reported 30 employees in 2024, compared with 26 in 2023.
Between 2022 and 2024, PATERSON SIMONS & CO.(AFRICA)LIMITED's net assets rose by 22.2%, cash in bank rose by 113%, total assets fell by 6.9% and total liabilities fell by 26.2%. Net assets compounded at 10.5% a year across the two years to 2024, from £3.29M to £4.01M. Reported headcount went from 23 in 2022 to 30 in 2024 (+7).
Okredo holds reported figures for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Where an indicator was not reported for a given year, the financial history table shows a dash rather than a value.