ARMSTRONG RICHARDSON & CO.LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-14.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-2.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
94
-3.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£122K
-278.5% 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 | — | — | — | — | — | £29,059,498 | £30,211,001 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £186,804 | £22,297 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £68,416 | -£122,127 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £568,494 | — | — | £75,249 | -£119,136 | |
| Cash | — | £9,728 | £31,917 | — | — | £2,227,893 | £1,904,899 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,680,302 | £10,174,185 | — | — | £7,281,502 | £7,356,237 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,304,566 | £7,941,460 | — | — | £5,638,626 | £5,491,490 | |
| Equity | £7,287,711 | £7,304,566 | £7,941,460 | £4,780,044 | £4,713,562 | £5,638,626 | £5,491,490 | |
| Average employees | — | 208 | 185 | — | — | 97 | 94 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,982,644 | £2,265,379 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 53.4% | 49.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.57x | 0.15x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Anderson Barrowcliff Limited
- 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- ARMSTRONG RICHARDSON & CO.LIMITED · parent
- Millbry Hill Limited 100%
- AR Fuels Ltd 100%
- Stanley Grange Limited 100%
- Millbry Hill Cafes Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 also saw additional restructure costs necessary to preempt and offset the Governments October's budget changes to the National Living Wage and Employers National Insurance that would be coming into effect in April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIMAN, Serena Elizabeth | Director | 2015-08-01 | Feb 1991 | British |
| JONES, Charlotte Louise | Director | 2021-06-22 | Jul 1992 | British |
| JONES, Craig Barclay Mitchell | Director | 1993-06-18 | Jul 1966 | British |
| JONES, Emma Alicia | Director | 2021-06-22 | Nov 1994 | British |
| JONES, Nigel Edwin Mitchell | Director | — | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Mark Duncan Mitchell | Secretary | 1993-05-31 | 2021-06-01 |
| WEIGHELL, Alan | Secretary | — | 1993-05-31 |
| JONES, Brian Edwin Mitchell | Director | — | 2001-11-23 |
| JONES, Mark Duncan Mitchell | Director | — | 2021-06-01 |
| JONES, Susan Elisabeth | Director | — | 2021-06-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Michael | Director | — | 1999-03-20 |
| SHARP, Michael David | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-08-30 |
| THOMPSON, Helen | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2020-12-31 |
| WEIGHELL, Alan | Director | — | 1993-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Barclay Mitchell Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-06-01 | Ceased 2023-12-18 |
| Mr Mark Duncan Mitchell Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mr Craig Barclay Mitchell Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-21 |
| Mr Nigel Edwin Mitchell Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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%
£29,059,498 £30,211,001
-
Cash
-14.5%
£2,227,893 £1,904,899
-
Net assets
-2.6%
£5,638,626 £5,491,490
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.1%
97 94
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-88.1%
£186,804 £22,297
-
Profit before tax
-278.5%
£68,416 -£122,127
-
Wages
+14.3%
£1,982,644 £2,265,379
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