CRIDDLE & CO.LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-09-01
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-12 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£91K
-75.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+1.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
-49.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-01
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-02 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-30 | 2021-08-29 | 2022-09-04 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £138,046,369 | — | £176,560,769 | £135,142,706 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,670,777 | — | £2,795,120 | £1,570,210 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,747,006 | £1,921,526 | £3,054,832 | £1,553,214 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,417,006 | £1,560,526 | £2,398,832 | £1,162,214 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £9,084 | £443,496 | £376,010 | £90,939 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,655,033 | £7,715,559 | £8,673,391 | £8,863,605 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £7,715,559 | £8,614,391 | £8,776,605 | |
| Equity | £6,910,384 | £7,330,754 | £7,438,027 | £7,655,033 | £7,715,559 | £8,614,391 | £8,776,605 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2018-09-02 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-30 | 2021-08-29 | 2022-09-04 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.2% | — | 1.6% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.0% | — | 1.4% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 21.8% | — | 32.2% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.60x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2690.46x | — | — | 86.89x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £1,000,000.”
- “C Aldag resigned as director on 29 February 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| ALDAG, Colin | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| HUGHES, Stephen Glynn | Director | 2017-07-18 | Jan 1969 | British |
| YOUNG, Jason | Director | 2006-06-13 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, James | Secretary | — | 2000-05-31 |
| FOWLE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2000-06-01 | 2010-03-01 |
| MARSHALL, David | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| BARRETT, Mark Andrew | Director | 1992-06-17 | 2015-09-30 |
| CASHIN, Mark Richard | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2001-12-10 |
| GOODERHAM, Simon Nicholas | Director | — | 2011-11-15 |
| JOHNSON, Stewart William | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2015-11-30 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2017-07-18 |
| MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2024-10-24 | 2025-10-23 |
| TAYLOR, John Frederick | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| THOMAS, Eric Stephen | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1995-04-14 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2024-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Billington And Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-01 vs 2023-09-03
-
Turnover
-23.5%
£176,560,769 £135,142,706
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-75.8%
£376,010 £90,939
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£8,614,391 £8,776,605
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-43.8%
£2,795,120 £1,570,210
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-49.2%
£3,054,832 £1,553,214
lowest 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