EDE & RAVENSCROFT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-7.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-68.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
201
+1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-24.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £45,294,028 | £41,164,098 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,405,423 | £1,351,792 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,986,942 | £1,960,150 | £1,487,330 | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,111,244 | — | £3,402,285 | £1,459,097 | £1,660,031 | |
| Cash | — | £16,583 | £2,835,279 | £16,341,968 | £6,901,220 | £6,372,434 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £32,024,425 | — | £26,344,570 | £26,784,908 | £8,242,035 | |
| Net assets | — | £26,918,711 | £23,903,264 | £23,554,349 | £24,761,446 | £7,721,398 | |
| Equity | £29,181,155 | £26,918,711 | — | £23,554,349 | £24,761,446 | £7,721,398 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 126 | 168 | 199 | 201 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,882,586 | £8,084,024 | £8,036,484 | £8,839,786 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 16.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 49.2% | 74.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.13x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 13.66x | 23.27x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- EDE & RAVENSCROFT LIMITED · parent
- Ede & Ravenscroft (Malaysia) SDN.BHD 51%
- Armstrong and Oxford Limited 100%
- Ede & Ravenscroft Nigeria Limited 100%
- Ede & Ravenscroft (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the prior year the company ceased to be the ultimate holding company of the group, which is now Ede & Ravenscroft Holdings Limited.”
- “Additionally, they are pleased to announce that the company has made investment in green energy by installing solar panels at one of the units in Littleport.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALLS, Adrian Trevor | Director | 2016-06-13 | Apr 1958 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Elizabeth | Director | — | Jan 1941 | British |
| MIDDLETON, James Spencer | Director | 2011-07-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Michael William | Director | — | Sep 1942 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISSEKER, Tilden John | Secretary | — | 2011-10-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2002-02-27 | 2022-05-17 |
| ROBERTS, Claire | Secretary | 2010-03-26 | 2011-10-31 |
| BARRY, Anthony Kevin | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1998-07-30 |
| BISSEKER, Tilden John | Director | — | 2011-10-31 |
| KEEN, William Robert | Director | — | 1996-01-14 |
| MIDDLETON, Emma Louise | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2022-05-17 |
| WHEATLEY, James Martyn | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ede & Ravenscroft Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-31 | Active |
| Mr Michael William Middleton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Middleton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-06 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-06-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-06-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-06-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-9.1%
£45,294,028 £41,164,098
-
Cash
-7.7%
£6,901,220 £6,372,434
-
Net assets
-68.8%
£24,761,446 £7,721,398
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+1%
199 201
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-3.8%
£1,405,423 £1,351,792
-
Profit before tax
-24.1%
£1,960,150 £1,487,330
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+10%
£8,036,484 £8,839,786
highest in 4 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