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SNOWDROP DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD

🇬🇧United Kingdom•Private Limited Company (Ltd.)•Active

Summary

Country🇬🇧United Kingdom
StatusActive
Registration NumberSC432385
Founded11/09/2012
PurposeDevelopment of building projects
Address10 Murray Lane, Montrose, Angus, DD10 8LF
Confirmation StatementNext due: —; Last made up: —

Legal & Status

Legal FormPrivate Limited Company (Ltd.)
StatusActive
Registration Date11/09/2012
Registry AuthorityCompanies House
Registered Capital£100

Source: UK Companies House · Last updated: 03/12/2025

Timeline (16 events)

16/04/2026

Resigned Ross Stewart Foster (person)

Resigned as Director

16/04/2026

Appointed Ross Blease (person)

Appointed as Director

11/09/2012

Appointed Ross Stewart Foster (person)

Appointed as Director

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Ownership & Management

Persons with significant control

Unknown

75–100% shares · 75–100% voting rights

Appointed: 06/07/2018

87.5%
Ross Stewart Foster

75–100% shares · 75–100% voting rights · Significant influence

Appointed: 06/04/2016 · Resigned: 07/07/2018

87.5%

Officers & directors

Ross Blease

Director

Appointed: 16/04/2026

—
Charles Mcgregor

Director

Appointed: 16/04/2026

—
Ross Stewart Foster

Director

Appointed: 11/09/2012 · Resigned: 16/04/2026

—

Ownership Timeline (3 changes)

07/07/2018

Resigned Ross Stewart Foster (person)

Person with significant control

06/07/2018

Appointed Unknown Owner (company)

owns or controls

06/04/2016

Appointed Ross Stewart Foster (person)

Person with significant control

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Geography

Headquarters

10 Murray Lane

Montrose

Angus

DD10 8LF

Financials

Key figures from annual accounts filings.

Convert to

2013

Profit / (loss): £-7.2K

Key figures

Profit / (loss)

2013£-7,185
2014£-7,185
2015£85,551
2017£636,024
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Total assets

2013£-7,085
2014£-7,085
2015£85,651
2017£636,124
2018£1,103,437
2019£100
2020£2,508,724
2021—
2022£2,800,396
2023£2,752,526
2024£2,731,133
2025£2,523,115

Net Assets Liabilities

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£1,103,437
2019£1,737,038
2020£2,508,724
2021—
2022£2,800,396
2023£2,752,526
2024£2,731,133
2025£2,523,115

Equity

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£1,103,437
2019£100
2020£2,508,724
2021—
2022£2,800,396
2023£2,752,526
2024£2,731,133
2025£2,523,115

Current Assets

2013£1,512,526
2014£1,512,526
2015£2,453,882
2017£2,387,784
2018£3,127,579
2019£3,565,016
2020£4,490,247
2021—
2022£4,794,938
2023£7,034,500
2024£8,308,470
2025£8,486,659

Net Current Assets Liabilities

2013£1,507,738
2014£1,507,738
2015£2,078,512
2017£1,628,821
2018£2,458,806
2019£2,721,372
2020£3,836,572
2021—
2022£4,099,213
2023£4,035,633
2024£4,208,350
2025£4,471,627

Total Assets Less Current Liabilities

2013£1,516,142
2014£1,516,142
2015£2,189,569
2017£1,827,343
2018£2,623,210
2019£3,004,875
2020£4,088,991
2021—
2022£4,384,212
2023£4,238,551
2024£4,372,164
2025£4,588,604

Cash Bank On Hand

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£442,688
2019£616,329
2020£919,174
2021—
2022£396,686
2023—
2024—
2025—

Debtors

2013£18,848
2014£18,848
2015£146,529
2017£106,061
2018£148,632
2019£324,029
2020£76,047
2021—
2022£1,471,353
2023£2,841,240
2024£4,699,669
2025£4,783,636

Other Debtors

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£324,029
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Creditors

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£1,123,893
2019£1,224,976
2020£1,532,308
2021—
2022£1,536,526
2023£1,454,205
2024£1,616,782
2025£2,050,139

Trade Creditors Trade Payables

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£154,434
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Other Creditors

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£199,976
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Investments Fixed Assets

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022£36,100
2023£36,190
2024£36,190
2025£36,190

Investments In Group Undertakings Participating Interests

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023£190
2024£190
2025£190

Number Shares Allotted

2013100
2014100
2015100
2017100
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Number Shares Issued Fully Paid

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019100
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Par Value Share

2013£1
2014£1
2015£1
2017£1
2018—
2019£1
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Average Number Employees During Period

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
20187
2019—
202012
202112
202213
202315
2024£0
2025£0

Accrued Liabilities Not Expressed Within Creditors Subtotal

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£-363,000
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Accumulated Depreciation Impairment Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£167,009
2019£227,483
2020£320,400
2021—
2022—
2023£462,126
2024£323,872
2025£249,853

Additions Other Than Through Business Combinations Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£325,562
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Amount Specific Advance Or Credit Directors

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£-168
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Amount Specific Advance Or Credit Made In Period Directors

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£67,171
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Bank Borrowings Overdrafts

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£1,025,000
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Called Up Share Capital

2013£100
2014£100
2015£100
2017£100
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Cash Bank In Hand

2013£300,507
2014£300,507
2015£189,353
2017£979,242
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Corporation Tax Payable

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£209,162
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Creditors Due After One Year

2013£1,523,227
2014£1,523,227
2015£2,081,707
2017£1,151,515
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Creditors Due Within One Year

2013£4,788
2014£4,788
2015£375,370
2017£758,963
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Director Remuneration

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£15,000
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Disposals Decrease In Depreciation Impairment Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£-40,033
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Disposals Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£-164,608
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Dividend Income From Group Undertakings

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022£0
2023£135,000
2024£0
2025—

Dividend Per Share Interim

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£1,210
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Fixed Assets

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017£198,522
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022£284,999
2023£202,918
2024£163,814
2025£116,977

Increase From Depreciation Charge For Year Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£81,888
2019£73,065
2020£96,409
2021—
2022—
2023£42,108
2024£24,414
2025£13,609

Investments

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023£36,190
2024£36,190
2025£36,190

Net Assets Liabilities Including Pension Asset Liability

2013£-7,085
2014£-7,085
2015£85,651
2017£636,124
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Other Disposals Decrease In Depreciation Impairment Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£12,591
2020£3,492
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024£162,668
2025£87,627

Other Disposals Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£62,954
2020£9,700
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024£211,556
2025£110,880

Other Investments Other Than Loans

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023£36,000
2024£36,000
2025£36,000

Other Taxation Social Security Payable

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£11,193
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Percentage Class Share Held In Subsidiary

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020£1
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Prepayments Accrued Income Not Expressed Within Current Asset Subtotal

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£6,721
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Profit Loss Account Reserve

2013£-7,185
2014£-7,185
2015£85,551
2017£636,024
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£164,404
2019£283,503
2020£252,419
2021—
2022£248,899
2023£166,728
2024£127,624
2025£80,787

Property Plant Equipment Gross Cost

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£450,512
2019£479,902
2020£637,421
2021—
2022—
2023£589,750
2024£404,659
2025£294,612

Provisions For Liabilities Balance Sheet Subtotal

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£32,880
2019£42,861
2020£47,959
2021—
2022£47,290
2023£31,820
2024£24,249
2025£15,350

Provisions For Liabilities Charges

2013—
2014£0
2015£22,211
2017£39,704
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Share Capital Allotted Called Up Paid

2013£100
2014£100
2015£100
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Shareholder Funds

2013£-7,085
2014£-7,085
2015£85,651
2017£636,124
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Stocks Inventory

2013£1,193,171
2014£1,193,171
2015£2,118,000
2017£1,302,481
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets

2013£8,404
2014£8,404
2015£111,057
2017£198,522
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets Additions

2013£8,806
2014£113,662
2015£140,929
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets Cost Or Valuation

2013£8,806
2014£122,468
2015£242,712
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets Depreciation

2013£402
2014£11,411
2015£44,190
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets Depreciation Charged In Period

2013£402
2014£11,009
2015£36,601
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets Depreciation Decrease Increase On Disposals

2013—
2014—
2015£3,822
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Tangible Fixed Assets Disposals

2013—
2014—
2015£20,685
2017—
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Total Additions Including From Business Combinations Property Plant Equipment

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018—
2019£92,345
2020£167,219
2021—
2022—
2023£3,004
2024£26,465
2025£833

Total Inventories

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£2,536,259
2019£2,624,658
2020£3,495,026
2021—
2022£2,926,899
2023—
2024—
2025—

Value Shares Allotted

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017£100
2018—
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—

Work In Progress

2013—
2014—
2015—
2017—
2018£2,536,259
2019—
2020—
2021—
2022—
2023—
2024—
2025—
Metric201320142015201720182019202020212022202320242025
Profit / (loss)£-7,185£-7,185£85,551£636,024————————
Total assets£-7,085£-7,085£85,651£636,124£1,103,437£100£2,508,724—£2,800,396£2,752,526£2,731,133£2,523,115
Net Assets Liabilities————£1,103,437£1,737,038£2,508,724—£2,800,396£2,752,526£2,731,133£2,523,115
Equity————£1,103,437£100£2,508,724—£2,800,396£2,752,526£2,731,133£2,523,115
Current Assets£1,512,526£1,512,526£2,453,882£2,387,784£3,127,579£3,565,016£4,490,247—£4,794,938£7,034,500£8,308,470£8,486,659
Net Current Assets Liabilities£1,507,738£1,507,738£2,078,512£1,628,821£2,458,806£2,721,372£3,836,572—£4,099,213£4,035,633£4,208,350£4,471,627
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities£1,516,142£1,516,142£2,189,569£1,827,343£2,623,210£3,004,875£4,088,991—£4,384,212£4,238,551£4,372,164£4,588,604
Cash Bank On Hand————£442,688£616,329£919,174—£396,686———
Debtors£18,848£18,848£146,529£106,061£148,632£324,029£76,047—£1,471,353£2,841,240£4,699,669£4,783,636
Other Debtors—————£324,029——————
Creditors————£1,123,893£1,224,976£1,532,308—£1,536,526£1,454,205£1,616,782£2,050,139
Trade Creditors Trade Payables—————£154,434——————
Other Creditors—————£199,976——————
Investments Fixed Assets————————£36,100£36,190£36,190£36,190
Investments In Group Undertakings Participating Interests—————————£190£190£190
Number Shares Allotted100100100100————————
Number Shares Issued Fully Paid—————100——————
Par Value Share£1£1£1£1—£1——————
Average Number Employees During Period————7—12121315£0£0
Accrued Liabilities Not Expressed Within Creditors Subtotal————£-363,000———————
Accumulated Depreciation Impairment Property Plant Equipment————£167,009£227,483£320,400——£462,126£323,872£249,853
Additions Other Than Through Business Combinations Property Plant Equipment————£325,562———————
Amount Specific Advance Or Credit Directors————£-168———————
Amount Specific Advance Or Credit Made In Period Directors————£67,171———————
Bank Borrowings Overdrafts—————£1,025,000——————
Called Up Share Capital£100£100£100£100————————
Cash Bank In Hand£300,507£300,507£189,353£979,242————————
Corporation Tax Payable—————£209,162——————
Creditors Due After One Year£1,523,227£1,523,227£2,081,707£1,151,515————————
Creditors Due Within One Year£4,788£4,788£375,370£758,963————————
Director Remuneration————£15,000———————
Disposals Decrease In Depreciation Impairment Property Plant Equipment————£-40,033———————
Disposals Property Plant Equipment————£-164,608———————
Dividend Income From Group Undertakings————————£0£135,000£0—
Dividend Per Share Interim————£1,210———————
Fixed Assets———£198,522————£284,999£202,918£163,814£116,977
Increase From Depreciation Charge For Year Property Plant Equipment————£81,888£73,065£96,409——£42,108£24,414£13,609
Investments—————————£36,190£36,190£36,190
Net Assets Liabilities Including Pension Asset Liability£-7,085£-7,085£85,651£636,124————————
Other Disposals Decrease In Depreciation Impairment Property Plant Equipment—————£12,591£3,492———£162,668£87,627
Other Disposals Property Plant Equipment—————£62,954£9,700———£211,556£110,880
Other Investments Other Than Loans—————————£36,000£36,000£36,000
Other Taxation Social Security Payable—————£11,193——————
Percentage Class Share Held In Subsidiary——————£1—————
Prepayments Accrued Income Not Expressed Within Current Asset Subtotal————£6,721———————
Profit Loss Account Reserve£-7,185£-7,185£85,551£636,024————————
Property Plant Equipment————£164,404£283,503£252,419—£248,899£166,728£127,624£80,787
Property Plant Equipment Gross Cost————£450,512£479,902£637,421——£589,750£404,659£294,612
Provisions For Liabilities Balance Sheet Subtotal————£32,880£42,861£47,959—£47,290£31,820£24,249£15,350
Provisions For Liabilities Charges—£0£22,211£39,704————————
Share Capital Allotted Called Up Paid£100£100£100—————————
Shareholder Funds£-7,085£-7,085£85,651£636,124————————
Stocks Inventory£1,193,171£1,193,171£2,118,000£1,302,481————————
Tangible Fixed Assets£8,404£8,404£111,057£198,522————————
Tangible Fixed Assets Additions£8,806£113,662£140,929—————————
Tangible Fixed Assets Cost Or Valuation£8,806£122,468£242,712—————————
Tangible Fixed Assets Depreciation£402£11,411£44,190—————————
Tangible Fixed Assets Depreciation Charged In Period£402£11,009£36,601—————————
Tangible Fixed Assets Depreciation Decrease Increase On Disposals——£3,822—————————
Tangible Fixed Assets Disposals——£20,685—————————
Total Additions Including From Business Combinations Property Plant Equipment—————£92,345£167,219——£3,004£26,465£833
Total Inventories————£2,536,259£2,624,658£3,495,026—£2,926,899———
Value Shares Allotted———£100————————
Work In Progress————£2,536,259———————

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🇮🇪PTMK HOLDINGS LIMITED🇮🇪T. E. L. C. PUBLISHING LIMITED🇮🇪SIGRUN AIRCRAFT LEASE SERVICES LIMITED🇬🇧Mr Simon James Newby🇬🇧Mr Daniel Simon Litwin🇬🇧PALMER, Joseph
Current ratio (2017)Current ratio
3.15×
YoY profit / (loss) (2015 vs 2017)YoY profit / (loss)
+643.4%
Return on assets (net) (2017)Return on assets (net)
100%
Equity ratio (2025)Equity ratio
100%
YoY total assets (2024 vs 2025)YoY total assets
-7.6%

Financial Health

Derived ratios from annual accounts. Values are omitted when data is missing or not meaningful.

Growth

YoY profit / (loss) (2014 vs 2015)
+1,290.7%
YoY total assets (2014 vs 2015)
+1,308.9%
YoY net current assets (2014 vs 2015)
+37.9%
YoY profit / (loss) (2015 vs 2017)
+643.4%
YoY total assets (2015 vs 2017)
+642.7%
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YoY net current assets (2015 vs 2017)
-21.6%
YoY total assets (2017 vs 2018)
+73.5%
YoY net current assets (2017 vs 2018)
+51%
YoY total assets (2018 vs 2019)
-100%
YoY net current assets (2018 vs 2019)
+10.7%
YoY total assets (2019 vs 2020)
+2,508,624%
YoY net current assets (2019 vs 2020)
+41%
YoY total assets (2022 vs 2023)
-1.7%
YoY net current assets (2022 vs 2023)
-1.6%
YoY total assets (2023 vs 2024)
-0.8%
YoY net current assets (2023 vs 2024)
+4.3%
YoY total assets (2024 vs 2025)
-7.6%
YoY net current assets (2024 vs 2025)
+6.3%

Efficiency & returns

Return on assets (net) (2015)
99.9%
Return on assets (net) (2017)
100%

Working capital & liquidity

Current ratio (2013)
315.9×
Net current assets (2013)
£1,507,738
Current ratio (2014)
315.9×
Net current assets (2014)
£1,507,738
Current ratio (2015)
6.54×
Net current assets (2015)
£2,078,512
Current ratio (2017)
3.15×
Net current assets (2017)
£1,628,821
Net current assets (2018)
£2,458,806
Net current assets (2019)
£2,721,372
Net current assets (2020)
£3,836,572
Net current assets (2022)
£4,099,213
Net current assets (2023)
£4,035,633
Net current assets (2024)
£4,208,350
Net current assets (2025)
£4,471,627

Capital structure

Equity ratio (2018)
100%
Equity ratio (2019)
100%
Equity ratio (2020)
100%
Equity ratio (2022)
100%
Equity ratio (2023)
100%
Equity ratio (2024)
100%
Equity ratio (2025)
100%
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