BOYDEN & CO.LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-26 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-10-12

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£802K

-3.2% vs 2023

Net assets

£3M

+5.9% vs 2023

Employees

+6% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£432K

+1.9% vs 2023

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

BOYDEN & CO.LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	—	—	—	£14,040,641	£16,021,129
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	£396,746	£395,447
Profit before tax	—	—	—	—	£423,735	£431,889
Net profit	—	—	—	—	£323,517	£335,545
Cash	—	—	—	—	£829,138	£802,239
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	—	—	£3,223,704	£3,413,022
Net assets	—	—	—	—	£3,105,142	£3,288,829
Equity	£2,813,821	£2,831,918	£3,072,181	£2,781,625	£3,105,142	£3,288,829
Average employees	—	—	—	—	50	53
Wages	—	—	—	—	£2,194,081	£2,478,433

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	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	2.8%	2.5%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	2.3%	2.1%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	12.3%	11.6%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	2.65x	2.58x

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: FLB Audit LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“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.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 6 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
DITCH, Robert Anthony	Director	2026-01-02	May 1992	British
FREI, Margaret Eunice	Director	—	Dec 1930	British
LANCASTER, Peter	Director	2008-06-01	Feb 1964	British
WILLIAMSON, Andrew Paul	Director	2003-02-10	Nov 1957	British
WILLIAMSON, Joanne Elizabeth	Director	—	Dec 1959	British

Show 6 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
FREI, John Michael	Secretary	—	2014-05-28
FREI, John Michael	Director	—	2014-05-28
MORRIS, Stephen John	Director	2005-06-03	2013-12-31
PEZET, Derek James	Director	1995-06-22	2008-03-28
TRIBE, Edward James	Director	—	1992-12-21
YEOELL, Russell Peter	Director	1996-07-01	2003-12-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Boyden Investments Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2018-05-30	Active
Mr Andrew Paul Williamson	Individual	Significant influence	2016-06-30	Ceased 2018-05-30
Mrs Joanne Elizabeth Williamson	Individual	Significant influence	2016-06-30	Ceased 2018-05-30

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 137 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-01-20	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-10-20	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-07-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-10-16	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-07-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-11-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-19	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-10-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-10-18	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-07-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2020-10-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-09-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2019-10-25	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2019-03-04	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2019-03-04	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2018-12-27	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2018-12-27	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2018-10-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 0

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

+14.1%

£14,040,641 £16,021,129
Cash

-3.2%

£829,138 £802,239
Net assets

+5.9%

£3,105,142 £3,288,829
Employees

+6%

50 53
Operating profit

-0.3%

£396,746 £395,447
Profit before tax

+1.9%

£423,735 £431,889
Wages

+13%

£2,194,081 £2,478,433

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

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