WILLIAM CROXSON & SON,LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+103.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+23.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
28
+3.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-6.2% vs 2023
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £30,965,931 | — | £50,095,882 | — | £41,632,938 | £39,972,046 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,519,115 | — | £3,361,171 | — | £3,454,509 | £3,150,266 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,530,466 | — | £3,734,751 | — | £3,624,580 | £3,399,371 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,302,050 | — | £1,082,299 | — | £3,092,543 | — | £2,809,687 | £2,440,145 | |
| Cash | — | £1,815,405 | — | £5,783,274 | — | £3,464,756 | — | £3,294,988 | £6,719,115 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,262,838 | — | £7,685,132 | — | £7,330,518 | — | £8,207,359 | £10,095,817 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,893,445 | — | £7,680,675 | — | £7,304,118 | — | £8,136,381 | £10,036,098 | |
| Equity | £6,067,121 | £6,893,445 | £6,893,445 | £7,680,675 | £7,680,675 | £7,304,118 | £7,304,118 | £8,136,381 | £10,036,098 | |
| Average employees | — | 26 | — | 26 | — | 25 | — | 27 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,618,022 | — | £2,338,144 | — | £2,000,713 | £1,983,284 |
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 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.9% | — | 6.7% | — | 8.3% | 7.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.5% | — | 6.2% | — | 6.7% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 19.8% | — | 45.9% | — | 42.1% | 31.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.3% | 39.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.98x | 2.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 152.25x | — | 210.01x | — | 279.56x | 337.03x |
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
- S&W Audit
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In a year affected by political upheaval, challenging economic environments across different geographical reasons, as well as continued deflation, the overall performance, whilst not meeting ambition, has been good. The Board of Directors reports that turnover decreased by 4% on a like-for-like basis, reflecting the deflationary market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALLEY, Christopher John | Secretary | 2006-10-01 | — | British |
| CROXSON, James Edward | Director | — | Jun 1951 | British |
| CROXSON, Timothy James | Director | 2009-07-30 | Aug 1982 | British |
| GILES, David Benjamin | Director | 2012-04-02 | Oct 1981 | British |
| MCGRANE, Paul Francis | Director | 2017-07-12 | Mar 1980 | British |
| O'BRIEN, George | Director | 2017-03-08 | Sep 1966 | British |
| SINGLETON, Peter Edward | Director | 2024-09-03 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, David John | Secretary | — | 2006-09-30 |
| CROXSON, Anita June | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| CROXSON, Carole | Director | — | 2002-07-31 |
| GILES, Andrew Martin | Director | — | 2024-09-03 |
| HARTLEY, Oliver Bramwell | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2013-06-03 |
| MICHAEL, Clive Sealey | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2000-03-31 |
| POULTER, Alan Arthur | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| RAWLINSON, Giles Ashcroft | Director | 1992-01-02 | 1999-06-22 |
| WEIR, Norman Alexander | Director | 2001-02-13 | 2006-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Apphia Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-17 | Active |
| Mr James Edward Croxson | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
-4%
£41,632,938 £39,972,046
-
Cash
+103.9%
£3,294,988 £6,719,115
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+23.3%
£8,136,381 £10,036,098
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+3.7%
27 28
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-8.8%
£3,454,509 £3,150,266
-
Profit before tax
-6.2%
£3,624,580 £3,399,371
-
Wages
-0.9%
£2,000,713 £1,983,284
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