AYKROYD & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£937K
+14.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+11.5% vs 2024
Employees
115
+11.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+108.3% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £57,227,586 | £81,739,457 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,748,967 | £2,674,932 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,681,584 | £3,503,306 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,246,305 | £2,603,357 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £820,616 | £937,035 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £14,257,826 | £16,017,352 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,817,741 | £15,404,000 | |
| Equity | £13,168,233 | £13,310,092 | £13,625,143 | £13,733,902 | £13,754,078 | £13,817,741 | £15,404,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,301,791 | £3,813,302 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 33.0% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.77x | 2.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 24.58x | 53.22x |
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
- Freedman Frankl & Taylor
- 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. The company has a reasonable expectation that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- AYKROYD & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Aykroyds & TDP Licensing Limited 50%
- Aykroyds (Shanghai) Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We were delighted with sales of £81.7m, considerably higher than the previous year, as the company continues to grow its range. There has been investment in a whole team of experts bringing new ideas and exciting changes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILBODY, Andrew Charles | Secretary | 2001-02-17 | — | British |
| AYKROYD, David Bryan | Director | — | Aug 1950 | British |
| AYKROYD, Nigel John | Director | — | Aug 1950 | British |
| AYKROYD, Sion Sebastian | Director | 2018-02-21 | Dec 1986 | British |
| AYKROYD-DAVIES, Ffion Elena | Director | 2018-02-21 | Jan 1985 | Welsh |
| AYKROYD-DUCKETT, Donna Llio | Director | 2018-02-21 | Nov 1986 | British |
| GALDO, Stacy Haf | Director | 2018-02-21 | Aug 1985 | British |
| ROBSON, Adam | Director | 2018-02-21 | Sep 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYKROYD, Ida Joyce | Secretary | — | 2001-02-17 |
| BROADHURST, Robert | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2023-12-18 |
| CORNFORTH, Alan | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2021-05-18 |
| LONSDALE, Pauline Marie | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2011-12-24 |
| WILLIAMSON, Paul Terence | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2018-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aykroyd And Sons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-21 | Active |
| Mr David Bryan Aykroyd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+42.8%
£57,227,586 £81,739,457
-
Cash
+14.2%
£820,616 £937,035
-
Net assets
+11.5%
£13,817,741 £15,404,000
-
Employees
+11.7%
103 115
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Operating profit
+52.9%
£1,748,967 £2,674,932
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Profit before tax
+108.3%
£1,681,584 £3,503,306
-
Wages
+15.5%
£3,301,791 £3,813,302
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