ROBERT PRICE & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+2.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£54M
+5.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
321
+9.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-4.7% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £72,202,062 | £74,542,248 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,630,178 | £1,730,824 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,173,059 | £3,978,849 | |
| Net profit | £1,558,289 | £3,490,191 | £1,759,397 | £3,210,965 | £2,927,431 | |
| Cash | £1,068,566 | £394,955 | £664,608 | £5,484,314 | £5,624,594 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £52,554,491 | £55,984,414 | |
| Net assets | £22,483,804 | £25,973,995 | £27,733,392 | £51,120,610 | £54,048,041 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £51,120,610 | £54,048,041 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 292 | 321 | |
| Wages | £120,055 | £200,000 | £120,000 | £9,233,223 | £10,433,104 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.0% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 6.9% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 17.0% | 17.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.98x | 4.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 461.33x | 96.22x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- ROBERT PRICE & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Abergavenny Agricultural Supplies Limited 100%
- Gower Timber Limited 100%
- Monmouthshire Farming Supplies Limited 100%
- Robert Price (Builders Merchants) Limited 100%
- Robert Price (Builders' Bitz) Limited 100%
- Robert Price (Timber Merchants) Limited 100%
- Robert Price Building Supplies Limited 100%
- Builders Bitz Limited 100%
- Tudors Building Supplies (Hereford) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 05 February 2024 the group acquired certain trade and certain assets of T.G. Howell & Sons Limited.”
- “Subsequent to the year end on 11 October 2024 the group acquired the entire share capital of Willis Westcott (Monmouth) Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIKE, Tessa Louise | Secretary | 1995-09-25 | — | British |
| GODFREY, William Angus | Director | — | Oct 1947 | British |
| INGRAM, Hilary Jean | Director | 2021-07-12 | Jul 1953 | British |
| PIKE, Tessa Louise | Director | 2004-05-19 | Feb 1950 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Marjorie Norah | Secretary | — | 1995-09-25 |
| GODFREY, Barbara Vivienne | Director | — | 2003-04-14 |
| GODFREY, Marjorie Norah | Director | 1995-09-25 | 1998-07-28 |
| GODFREY, Ronald Godfrey | Director | — | 1998-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Angus Godfrey | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-03-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2018-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2017-11-01 | 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+3.2%
£72,202,062 £74,542,248
-
Cash
+2.6%
£5,484,314 £5,624,594
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£51,120,610 £54,048,041
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+9.9%
292 321
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-52.3%
£3,630,178 £1,730,824
-
Profit before tax
-4.7%
£4,173,059 £3,978,849
-
Wages
+13%
£9,233,223 £10,433,104
highest in 5 filed years
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