A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-27
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-05 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£29M
-16.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£82M
-13% vs 2024
Employees
5,883
-16% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£16M
-390.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,184,290,000 | £1,088,286,000 | |
| Operating profit | £12,251,000 | -£7,848,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,433,000 | -£15,762,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,346,000 | -£15,294,000 | |
| Cash | £35,071,000 | £29,172,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £162,651,000 | £141,962,000 | |
| Net assets | £93,933,000 | £81,763,000 | |
| Equity | £93,933,000 | £81,763,000 | |
| Average employees | 7,007 | 5,883 | |
| Wages | £145,005,000 | £132,560,000 |
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 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | -5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 1.79x | -0.98x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors, after undertaking analysis, are satisfied the Group has adequate resources to continue to operate and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, a period considered to be at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED · parent
- Blakemore Property Ltd 100%
- Hockmeyer Motors Limited 100%
- Blakemore Trade Partners Limited 100%
- Fortify Limited 100%
- Vegan Store Ltd 100%
- Blakemore Design & Shopfitting Ltd 100%
- Blakemore Retail Ltd 100%
- Peter Lowrie and Company Limited 100%
- Lords (Haymarket) Limited 100%
- Capper & Co. Ltd 100%
- Waynes Foods Limited 100%
- Blakemore Logistics Limited 100%
- Blakemore Freshfoods Limited 100%
- Blakemore Wholesale Ltd 100%
- Blakemore Food Service Limited 100%
- Tates Limited 100%
- Blakemore Fine Foods Limited 100%
- Golden Choice Foods Limited 100%
- Blakemore Creative Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Headcount was reduced significantly, as we made reductions to support office, store labour and depot teams.”
- “Our Jamesbridge depot in Food Services was closed, and activity transferred to our Wakefield depot as we move to a more efficient supply chain.”
- “We exited the majority of our Philpotts standalone sandwich stores, as we integrate the offer into our SPAR retail stores.”
- “In early 2025 we won the contract to supply EG On The Move under the SPAR brand, and we have quickly grown to supporting over 80 petrol forecourt stores.”
- “We have recently won the contract to supply branded goods into M&S Food, which started in August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Anna Jennifer | Secretary | 2025-10-13 | — | — |
| BLAKEMORE, Caoire | Director | 2017-08-30 | Aug 1985 | British |
| BLAKEMORE, Charles Peter | Director | 2023-09-26 | Dec 1989 | British |
| BLAKEMORE, Peter Francis | Director | — | Sep 1943 | British |
| BLAKEMORE, Tomas Francis | Director | 2017-08-30 | Aug 1987 | British |
| COLEMAN, Andrew Charles | Director | 2025-07-08 | Jan 1974 | British |
| NUTTALL, Steven John | Director | 2025-03-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| WELCH, Carol Ann | Director | 2023-04-17 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKEMORE, Charles Peter | Secretary | 2019-01-17 | 2025-10-13 |
| GILES, John William | Secretary | — | 2005-05-01 |
| LOVELAND, Simon John | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | 2019-01-17 |
| PANNELL, Anthony David | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| TOMLINSON, William Leonard | Secretary | 2012-09-06 | 2015-09-01 |
| UPTON, Robert Gordon | Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2012-09-06 |
| BLAKEMORE, Gwendoline Mary | Director | — | 2015-08-07 |
| BROWNE, John Hayman | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| CAPPER, William James | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2015-12-31 |
| CLOVES, Stephen William | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2011-09-30 |
| COLEYSHAW, Lee | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2011-01-31 |
| COWLEY, Gillian Arlene | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2008-05-04 |
| DAVIES, Barry John | Director | 2009-04-27 | 2015-04-30 |
| DAVIES, Elwyn | Director | 2000-02-09 | 2011-02-14 |
| DAVIES, Elwyn | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| DENNY, Stephen | Director | 1996-04-04 | 2001-03-06 |
| DIMENT, Ian John | Director | 2014-01-07 | 2023-09-22 |
| ELLIS, Colin | Director | 1994-11-22 | 2001-05-04 |
| EVANS, Dennis | Director | 2005-07-26 | 2011-12-31 |
| GILES, John William | Director | — | 2006-02-24 |
| HALLAM, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-06-05 | 2022-06-10 |
| KELLETT, Ian | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2025-03-26 |
| MACHIN, Nicholas Derrington | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| MARWOOD, Jeremy Charles | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2023-06-06 |
| MUNRO-MORRIS, Scott | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2024-07-17 |
| PANNELL, Anthony David | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| ROSE, Christopher Thomas | Director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| SALISBURY, Anthony Harold | Director | — | 2001-02-09 |
| UPTON, Robert Gordon | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2012-09-06 |
| WILCOX, William Christopher | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2017-12-20 |
| WOODWARD, Clifford | Director | — | 1996-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-29 | Active |
| Mr Peter Francis Blakemore | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-04-27 vs 2024-04-28
-
Turnover
-8.1%
£1,184,290,000 £1,088,286,000
-
Cash
-16.8%
£35,071,000 £29,172,000
-
Net assets
-13%
£93,933,000 £81,763,000
-
Employees
-16%
7,007 5,883
-
Operating profit
-164.1%
£12,251,000 -£7,848,000
-
Profit before tax
-390.1%
£5,433,000 -£15,762,000
-
Wages
-8.6%
£145,005,000 £132,560,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers