THOMPSON BROS. (ESHER) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+22.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+0.5% vs 2024
Employees
227
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£492K
-46.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-04 | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-01 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £18,313,896 | £18,728,942 | £18,552,231 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £850,480 | £980,349 | £471,658 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £774,744 | £924,807 | £491,564 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £542,995 | £611,194 | £259,079 | |
| Cash | £6,693,062 | £4,844,551 | £3,194,246 | £3,194,246 | £3,763,684 | £4,603,109 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £20,255,052 | £20,416,048 | £20,272,842 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £16,313,174 | £17,216,417 | £17,295,496 | |
| Equity | £14,524,900 | £15,950,179 | £16,313,174 | £16,313,174 | £17,216,417 | £17,295,496 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 236 | 229 | 227 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,526,334 | £4,884,429 | £4,829,145 |
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 | 2021-04-04 | 2022-04-03 | 2023-04-01 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.6% | 5.2% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 4.2% | 4.8% | 2.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 9.26x | 7.94x | 5.54x |
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.
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Clare Patricia | Director | 2006-12-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Alan Paul | Director | 2010-03-29 | May 1974 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Derek Michael | Director | — | Jul 1938 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Ian Lance | Director | 1996-10-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| THOMPSON, Ben | Director | 2013-04-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| THOMPSON, Peter Roy | Director | — | Oct 1948 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Peter Roy | Secretary | — | 2012-04-16 |
| TUNLEY, Sally | Secretary | 2012-04-16 | 2014-03-10 |
| THOMPSON, Edwin Robert | Director | — | 2008-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Derek Michael Richardson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-03-08 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2016-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-03-30 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-0.9%
£18,728,942 £18,552,231
-
Cash
+22.3%
£3,763,684 £4,603,109
-
Net assets
+0.5%
£17,216,417 £17,295,496
-
Employees
-0.9%
229 227
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-51.9%
£980,349 £471,658
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-46.8%
£924,807 £491,564
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-1.1%
£4,884,429 £4,829,145
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