E.A.ELLISON & CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-12 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14K
+1,733.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-59.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
86
-1.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£68K
-115.6% lowest in 4 filed years
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 | — | — | — | £16,416,055 | £17,635,000 | £18,460,838 | £19,615,821 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £407,944 | £354,622 | £480,408 | -£12,463 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £388,698 | £319,411 | £434,856 | -£68,005 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £329,058 | £238,097 | £328,376 | -£72,623 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £473 | £113 | £782 | £14,336 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,890,015 | £2,955,024 | £3,069,590 | £1,259,551 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,890,015 | — | £3,038,945 | £1,224,230 | |
| Equity | £2,973,280 | £3,144,045 | £2,810,957 | £2,890,015 | — | £3,038,945 | £1,224,230 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 95 | 83 | 87 | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,576,918 | £2,721,098 | £2,816,735 | £2,951,398 |
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 | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.6% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.8% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 14.1% | 12.0% | 15.7% | -1.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 21.07x | 9.99x | 10.55x | -0.22x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of signing these accounts, after making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “2024 was a significant year for Ellisons, highlighted by the MBO that was completed in August 2024.”
- “The above transactions are exceptional and in relation to the group restructure which occurred during the financial year.”
- “Following a group reconstruction during the year, the ultimate parent company is now Beautiful Brands Group Limited”
- “The freehold property was disposed of during the year to a related party Ledicote Property Limited. The property was disposed of at net book value via a distribution in specie.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMPNEY, Matthew John | Director | 2008-04-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| FARMER, Lee | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1985 | British |
| MORRIS, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 2009-11-17 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, Pamela Lesley | Secretary | — | 2009-11-17 |
| MORRIS, Geoffrey Peter | Secretary | 2009-11-17 | 2024-08-27 |
| ASH, Audrey Marina Beatrice | Director | — | 1998-09-03 |
| BELL, Brenda Joan | Director | — | 1997-08-01 |
| BELL, Leslie James | Director | — | 2003-04-23 |
| BROWN, Neil Preston | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-05-29 |
| CHALLINOR, Graham John | Director | 1996-06-07 | 2009-11-17 |
| GREEN, Laurence Edward Raymond | Director | — | 2008-05-21 |
| HEATH, John | Director | — | 2009-11-17 |
| HEATH, Pamela Lesley | Director | — | 2009-11-17 |
| LINFORTH, Pamela Joan | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Susan Anne | Director | 2009-11-17 | 2024-08-27 |
| PEACOP, Stephen Paul | Director | 2012-05-02 | 2015-09-24 |
| PERRY, Brian Edwin | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2004-09-28 |
| STOOKS, Timothy David | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2023-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Geoffrey Peter Morris | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Beautiful Brands Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.3%
£18,460,838 £19,615,821
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+1,733.2%
£782 £14,336
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-59.7%
£3,038,945 £1,224,230
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-1.1%
87 86
-
Operating profit
-102.6%
£480,408 -£12,463
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-115.6%
£434,856 -£68,005
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£2,816,735 £2,951,398
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