HOUSE OF TOWNEND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-10 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£474
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
51
Average over period
Profit before tax
£506K
Period ending 2025-01-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,986,430 | £15,553,200 | £16,300,775 | £12,854,432 | |
| Operating profit | £988,855 | £196,498 | £574,552 | £505,723 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £573,737 | £506,034 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £422,815 | £375,079 | |
| Cash | — | — | £599 | £474 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,231,368 | £3,613,713 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,151,254 | £3,526,333 | |
| Equity | £2,568,866 | £2,728,439 | £3,151,254 | £3,526,333 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 55 | 51 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,860,341 | £1,379,962 |
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 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.6% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 17.8% | 14.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.76x | 1.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 704.97x | 2309.24x |
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
- Dutton Moore
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The economic landscape is uncertain and the directors expect to face a challenging trading environment over the next few years. The hospitality sector is facing unprecedented cost increases, a severe shortage of staff and reduced disposable income. There are also considerable uncertainties around the cost of wine, due to poor harvests as well as packaging and transport costs, not to mention the uncertainty around excise duties.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHEAD, Angus Joseph | Secretary | 2004-07-05 | — | British |
| ARCHIBALD, David George | Director | 2015-05-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| GOLDIE, Neil Robert | Director | 2015-05-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| PARSONS, Georgia Ann | Director | 2026-02-26 | Dec 1994 | British |
| TOWNEND, John Charles | Director | — | Sep 1965 | British |
| WHITEHEAD, Angus Joseph | Director | 2005-08-21 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOULD, Patricia | Secretary | — | 1992-11-16 |
| RAINGER, Peter Shane | Secretary | 1992-11-10 | 2004-07-05 |
| HILL, Derek | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2024-05-16 |
| MOULD, Patricia | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| TOWNEND, Alexandra Louise | Director | 1999-11-30 | 2022-06-07 |
| TOWNEND, Jennifer Ann | Director | — | 2022-05-20 |
| TOWNEND, John Ernest | Director | — | 2018-08-18 |
| WHITEHEAD, Alan John | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2019-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-04-30