H.G.BLAKE(COSTESSEY)LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£102K
-67.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+21.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
92
+4.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+3.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £24,190,719 | — | £29,824,354 | — | £35,446,665 | — | £43,020,085 | £44,502,458 | |
| Operating profit | — | £911,611 | — | £1,303,179 | — | £555,600 | — | £1,688,425 | £1,721,911 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £835,933 | — | £1,220,400 | — | £425,368 | — | £1,576,544 | £1,632,822 | |
| Net profit | — | £575,251 | — | £1,133,785 | — | £206,920 | — | £1,123,383 | £1,022,543 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,315 | — | £54,515 | — | £318,263 | £102,383 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,000,580 | — | £4,134,685 | — | £4,178,511 | — | £5,682,098 | £6,418,775 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,141,902 | — | £3,225,687 | — | £3,382,607 | — | £4,455,990 | £5,409,783 | |
| Equity | £1,604,151 | £2,141,902 | £2,141,902 | £3,225,687 | £3,225,687 | £3,382,607 | £3,382,607 | £4,455,990 | £5,409,783 | |
| Average employees | — | 77 | — | 83 | — | 82 | — | 88 | 92 | |
| Wages | — | £2,146,003 | — | £2,719,022 | — | £2,942,250 | — | £3,326,324 | £3,532,186 |
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 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.8% | — | 4.4% | — | 1.6% | — | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.4% | — | 3.8% | — | 0.6% | — | 2.6% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 30.4% | — | 31.5% | — | 13.3% | — | 29.7% | 26.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.6% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1967.51x | — | 1.60x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.05x | — | 15.74x | — | 4.26x | — | 14.96x | 19.09x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have confirmed their commitment to maintain this level of support and are confident that the invoice discounting facility remains secure and has ample headroom to meet the company's working capital requirement. The director's have a reasonable expectation that the company can obtain adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the forseeable future and for a period of 12 months from the signing of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- H.G.BLAKE(COSTESSEY)LIMITED · parent
- Church Farm (Felthorpe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the group has continued to develop delivery rounds to fill the needs of the gaps left from previous closures of competitors across the country. The group is successfully increasing its' trading activity into sales of added value product to maintain its' gross profit margin.”
- “Following the year end the directors are pleased to report a continued improvement in trading conditions which have resulted in further increased turnover.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKE, Julian Ramon | Secretary | 1994-04-28 | — | British |
| BLAKE, Celia Jane | Director | — | Jun 1939 | British |
| BLAKE, Julian Ramon | Director | — | Jul 1969 | British |
| CLARKE, Andrew Mayhew | Director | 1999-06-01 | Dec 1964 | British |
| OPIE, Patricia Anne | Director | 2023-02-28 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKE, Celia Jane | Secretary | — | 1994-04-28 |
| BARLOW, Anthony | Director | 1997-03-31 | 1999-05-31 |
| BARLOW, Anthony | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| BLAKE, Hilton George | Director | — | 1994-03-27 |
| GRAPES, Roger Patrick | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2004-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H G Blake (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-01-11 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-05-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-01 | 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+3.4%
£43,020,085 £44,502,458
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-67.8%
£318,263 £102,383
-
Net assets
+21.4%
£4,455,990 £5,409,783
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+4.5%
88 92
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+2%
£1,688,425 £1,721,911
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+3.6%
£1,576,544 £1,632,822
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+6.2%
£3,326,324 £3,532,186
highest in 5 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