PRITCHARD PATENT PRODUCT CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-01 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+9.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
175
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£189K
+40.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,367,071 | £8,950,231 | £9,261,077 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£162,194 | -£407,513 | -£480,847 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£297,219 | -£319,938 | -£189,175 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£282,311 | -£139,938 | -£126,175 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,402,637 | £3,855,793 | £4,221,770 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £13,817,070 | £13,315,382 | £13,064,207 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,159,070 | £12,896,382 | £12,708,207 | |
| Equity | £2,891,367 | £10,444,631 | £13,159,070 | £12,896,382 | £12,708,207 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 180 | 174 | 175 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,637,657 | £4,376,126 | £4,546,216 |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.7% | -4.6% | -5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -3.0% | -1.6% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -1.2% | -3.1% | -3.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 8.19x | 6.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.18x | — | — |
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
- A C Mole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied, having made all necessary enquiries, that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate. In making this assessment the directors have given particular consideration to the impact upon the company of the availability and pricing of raw materials. Following the defined benefit pension scheme being closed to future accruals, the impact of the liability on the companies balance sheet is now minimal. In light of the level of pre and post year trading and the significant net current assets, including cash reserves within the company and across the group, the lack of any external debt, and having considered a period of no less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, the directors are satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate.”
Group structure
- PRITCHARD PATENT PRODUCT CO. LIMITED · parent
- Ratio Plastics Models Limited 100%
- Sycon Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the balance sheet date, but prior to approval of the financial statements, the Directors announced that they would not open the Pecorama attraction for the 2026 season. The attraction has been loss making for a number of years and a period of closure has been considered necessary to facilitate a review of the site with a view to re-opening the site in the future.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFRENCH, Lauren | Secretary | 2024-09-12 | — | — |
| PRITCHARD, Charles Michael | Director | — | Nov 1947 | British |
| ROBARTS-ARNOLD, Hilary Margaret | Director | 2008-05-15 | Jul 1944 | British |
| ROBARTS-ARNOLD, James Henry Ben | Director | 2009-11-16 | Sep 1977 | British |
| SARGENT, Cherry Blanche | Director | 2008-05-15 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOAKE, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2004-06-15 | 2020-12-01 |
| SALTER, Eugene John James | Secretary | — | 2004-06-15 |
| TAYLOR, Samira Krista | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2024-03-22 |
| NOAKE, Christopher Paul | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2020-12-31 |
| PRITCHARD, Sydney Charles | Director | — | 1995-02-16 |
| SALTER, Eugene John James | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pritchard Patent Product Company (2001) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£8,950,231 £9,261,077
-
Cash
+9.5%
£3,855,793 £4,221,770
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£12,896,382 £12,708,207
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+0.6%
174 175
-
Operating profit
-18%
-£407,513 -£480,847
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+40.9%
-£319,938 -£189,175
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.9%
£4,376,126 £4,546,216
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