H.T. MADDOCKS AND SON (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-09 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+20.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+9.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
44
-4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£876K
-7.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,800,773 | £11,306,585 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £919,605 | £776,551 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £943,627 | £875,607 | |
| Net profit | — | £521,432 | £1,127,658 | — | — | £720,729 | £656,296 | |
| Cash | — | £281,268 | £224,783 | — | — | £2,204,825 | £2,651,540 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,803,639 | — | — | — | £5,875,014 | £6,404,924 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,735,664 | £3,834,792 | — | — | £5,738,513 | £6,265,809 | |
| Equity | £2,338,128 | £2,735,664 | — | £4,705,445 | £5,126,784 | £5,738,513 | £6,265,809 | |
| Average employees | — | 44 | 45 | — | — | 46 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,906,097 | — | — | £1,601,680 | £1,618,064 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7% | 12.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.32x | 4.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 102.57x | 70.72x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- H.T. MADDOCKS AND SON (WHITCHURCH) LIMITED · parent
- R.A. Jackson Limited 100%
- Bayswater Products Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As part of this process, the company made a controlled withdrawal from certain lower-margin and non-core activities that were no longer aligned with its financial objectives. In addition, a number of commercial relationships were discontinued where payment performance or trading terms no longer met the company's credit policies, in order to safeguard cash flow and reduce credit risk.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, Kenneth Edward | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BRACEGIRDLE, Peter David | Director | 2013-01-09 | Feb 1985 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Kenneth Edward | Director | — | Nov 1945 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Marilyn | Director | — | Apr 1954 | British |
| MADDOCKS, Rosalind Eluned Ann | Director | — | Mar 1951 | British |
| MADDOCKS, William | Director | 2013-01-09 | Dec 1984 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMHALL, Malcolm Raymond | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2002-07-05 |
| GOODE, Dennis | Director | — | 2007-07-31 |
| HALL, Christopher Michael | Director | — | 1998-03-29 |
| MADDOCKS, Peter Randolph | Director | — | 2020-04-01 |
| TURNER, Paul | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1997-03-04 |
| WILLEY, Andrew Harold | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1999-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kenneth Edward Hutchinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-11 | Active |
| Mr William Maddocks | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-25 | Active |
| Mr Peter Randolph Maddocks | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
-18.1%
£13,800,773 £11,306,585
-
Cash
+20.3%
£2,204,825 £2,651,540
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.2%
£5,738,513 £6,265,809
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.3%
46 44
-
Operating profit
-15.6%
£919,605 £776,551
-
Profit before tax
-7.2%
£943,627 £875,607
-
Wages
+1%
£1,601,680 £1,618,064
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