C. WALTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-23 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-70.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-42.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
275
+14.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6M
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £66,445,000 | £92,974,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£5,759,000 | -£4,500,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,743,000 | -£6,230,000 | -£6,007,000 | |
| Net profit | -£6,593,000 | -£4,434,000 | -£5,503,000 | |
| Cash | £2,151,000 | £7,006,000 | £2,047,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,522,000 | £13,020,000 | £7,507,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,444,000 | £13,010,000 | £7,507,000 | |
| Equity | £17,444,000 | £13,010,000 | £7,507,000 | |
| Average employees | 219 | 240 | 275 | |
| Wages | £14,347,000 | £17,095,000 | £23,439,000 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -8.7% | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -6.7% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -44.2% | -59.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.15x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | -11.92x | -2.99x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is a subsidiary in the Manheim Global Management UK Limited Group ('MGMUK'). The Company is in a net current liabilities position at the year-end and not forecast to generate sufficient cash to cover its liabilities as reported. Therefore, the Company obtained a letter of support from MGMUK confirming the necessary funds will be made available for the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing its Annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Martin Leigh | Director | 2020-03-04 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SHEIKH, Furrukh Mehmood, Mr | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVILA JR, Luis Angel | Secretary | 2023-01-30 | 2024-01-31 |
| WALTON, Cecil | Secretary | — | 1997-08-18 |
| WALTON, John Rees | Secretary | 2005-04-27 | 2020-03-04 |
| WALTON, Olwen Mary Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-09-15 | 2005-02-19 |
| BOWSER, Mark Francis | Director | 2020-03-04 | 2021-03-29 |
| CARSON, Ryan Reece | Director | 2021-03-29 | 2024-07-01 |
| MORNIN, Darren Paul | Director | 2020-03-04 | 2023-06-28 |
| WALTON, Cecil | Director | — | 1997-08-18 |
| WALTON, David William | Director | — | 2020-03-04 |
| WALTON, Elizabeth | Director | — | 2020-03-04 |
| WALTON, John Rees | Director | — | 2020-03-04 |
| WALTON, Olwen Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 2005-02-19 |
| WALTON, Peter Alfred | Director | — | 2020-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias2020 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-03-04 | Active |
| Bias 2020 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-24 | Ceased 2020-03-04 |
| Project Herald Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-05 | Ceased 2020-01-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+39.9%
£66,445,000 £92,974,000
-
Cash
-70.8%
£7,006,000 £2,047,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-42.3%
£13,010,000 £7,507,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+14.6%
240 275
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+21.9%
-£5,759,000 -£4,500,000
-
Profit before tax
+3.6%
-£6,230,000 -£6,007,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+37.1%
£17,095,000 £23,439,000
highest in 3 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