LOAKE BROTHERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
-15.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
-25.5% vs 2023
Employees
175
+1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
-2.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £25,094,000 | £25,855,899 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,962,571 | £3,684,334 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,706,169 | £4,587,830 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,612,117 | £3,506,706 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £12,397,861 | £10,512,966 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £30,594,087 | £22,849,965 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £30,254,958 | £22,548,598 | |
| Equity | £21,886,542 | £24,414,751 | £24,745,999 | — | — | £30,254,958 | £22,548,598 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 175 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,552,817 | £5,859,879 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 10.2% | 11.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 9.71x | 8.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 225.40x | 422.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- LOAKE BROTHERS LIMITED · parent
- M+L Shoes and Accessories India Private Limited 50%
Significant events
- “The company is controlled by Loake Brothers Holdings Ltd which is the ultimate holding company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT, Robert William | Secretary | 2016-12-19 | — | — |
| KENT, Robert William | Director | 2017-05-12 | Nov 1964 | British |
| LOAKE, Andrew Ernest | Director | — | Jun 1958 | British |
| PERKINS CORY, Jonathan Andrew Campbell | Director | 2006-01-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUTTON, Richard John | Secretary | — | 2016-12-19 |
| COKER, David John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| CORBEN, David Reginald Terence | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1996-10-01 |
| DAVIS, Peter Nigel | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2019-11-08 |
| DUTTON, Graham Charles | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| EARLE, David | Director | 1998-04-07 | 2006-05-02 |
| LOAKE, John Nicholas | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| LOAKE, Lancelot Newman | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| LOAKE, Peter Richard George | Director | — | 1999-07-23 |
| PERKINS-CORY, Robert Nigel | Director | — | 1997-04-25 |
| SUTTON, Richard John | Director | 1991-06-20 | 2016-12-31 |
| UTTING, Richard Neil | Director | 2022-06-08 | 2026-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loake Brothers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-24 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-10-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2022-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3%
£25,094,000 £25,855,899
-
Cash
-15.2%
£12,397,861 £10,512,966
-
Net assets
-25.5%
£30,254,958 £22,548,598
-
Employees
+1.7%
172 175
-
Operating profit
-7%
£3,962,571 £3,684,334
-
Profit before tax
-2.5%
£4,706,169 £4,587,830
-
Wages
+5.5%
£5,552,817 £5,859,879
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers