RICHARDSONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-29 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£623K
-46.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
38
-2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£123K
-0.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,603,604 | £20,379,100 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £156,656 | £189,715 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £123,548 | £122,723 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £93,085 | £91,767 | |
| Cash | £1,085,240 | £1,148,734 | £1,304,248 | £1,049,936 | £1,172,761 | £622,633 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,915,084 | £3,076,400 | £3,402,793 | £3,429,565 | £3,395,047 | £3,357,440 | |
| Net assets | £2,894,432 | £3,050,463 | £3,358,998 | £3,385,607 | £3,339,017 | £3,308,258 | |
| Equity | £2,894,432 | £3,050,463 | £3,358,998 | £3,385,607 | £3,339,017 | £3,308,258 | |
| Average employees | 45 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,081,040 | £1,131,284 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.78x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.65x | 2.23x |
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
- Firth Parish
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- RICHARDSONS LIMITED · parent
- Richardsons (Bridlington) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 saw some big changes in the business; Ford vehicle sales continued to decline due to the narrow product line up and the over reliance of higher priced electric vehicles, which was misaligned to our local market.”
- “At the end of 2025 we made the strategic decision to withdraw from the sale of new Ford vehicles, but will retain the Ford after-sales, service, parts and warranty status moving forward into 2026.”
- “Our new partnership with Omoda Jaecoo that began in 2024 continued to grow exponentially and sales in the third quarter exceeded expectations. We took on an additional franchise Chery at our Driffield site at the end of October and initial sales have been very strong due to competitive pricing and an attractive product.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Paul Anthony, Mr. | Director | — | May 1937 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Simon Alec Toby | Director | 1996-03-21 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Paul Anthony, Mr. | Secretary | — | 2024-12-31 |
| GRIMSHAW, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| RICHARDSON, George Reed | Director | — | 1997-11-24 |
| RICHARDSON, James Geoffrey | Director | — | 1997-11-24 |
| RICHARDSON, Josephine | Director | 1998-05-06 | 2007-09-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Mark Geoffrey | Director | 1996-03-21 | 1997-11-24 |
| RICHARDSON, Martin Alec | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1997-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardsons (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+22.7%
£16,603,604 £20,379,100
-
Cash
-46.9%
£1,172,761 £622,633
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.9%
£3,339,017 £3,308,258
-
Employees
-2.6%
39 38
-
Operating profit
+21.1%
£156,656 £189,715
-
Profit before tax
-0.7%
£123,548 £122,723
-
Wages
+4.6%
£1,081,040 £1,131,284
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