R.H.CLAYDON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
Cash
£403K
+64.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
-4.9% vs 2023
Employees
100
-6.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-737.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,462,687 | £27,884,124 | — | — | £33,461,972 | £30,071,241 | |
| Operating profit | £146,501 | £1,856,355 | — | — | £464,114 | -£421,414 | |
| Profit before tax | £47,944 | £1,772,135 | — | — | -£131,901 | -£1,104,250 | |
| Net profit | £19,737 | £1,413,122 | — | — | -£264,415 | -£606,822 | |
| Cash | £98,781 | £171,979 | — | — | £245,607 | £403,198 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,714,021 | £10,743,708 | — | — | £16,223,183 | £14,706,206 | |
| Net assets | £8,093,405 | £9,306,527 | — | — | £12,276,641 | £11,669,819 | |
| Equity | £8,093,405 | £9,306,527 | £11,752,081 | £12,605,826 | £12,276,641 | £11,669,819 | |
| Average employees | 91 | 90 | — | — | 107 | 100 | |
| Wages | £2,533,548 | £2,550,689 | — | — | £3,806,955 | £3,338,348 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 6.7% | — | — | 1.4% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 5.1% | — | — | -0.8% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 17.3% | — | — | 2.9% | -2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 54.7% | 58.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 1.49x | 22.04x | — | — | 0.78x | -0.62x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Knights Lowe Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- R.H.CLAYDON LIMITED · parent
- D and S Factors Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2025 the group's shareholders announced that RH Claydon Limited will cease trading as a tyre wholesaler as at 31 December 2025. The directors intend that the company operates as a property rental company from 1 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASKELL, Clive Raymond | Secretary | 2015-07-27 | — | — |
| CLAYDON, Lydia Rose | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jul 1995 | British |
| CLAYDON, Michael Hugh | Director | 2002-05-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
| CLAYDON, Ruby Louella | Director | 2018-07-10 | Jun 1992 | British |
| MASKELL, Clive Raymond | Director | 2016-07-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYDON, Doreen Alice | Secretary | — | 2014-11-11 |
| GILKS, Jeremy Langton | Secretary | 2014-11-11 | 2015-04-01 |
| BECK, Elizabeth Ina | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2025-11-21 |
| BECK, Elizabeth Ina | Director | — | 2003-10-12 |
| CLAYDON, Doreen Alice | Director | — | 2025-01-28 |
| CLAYDON, Michael Hugh | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| CLAYDON, Royston Hugh | Director | — | 2015-04-16 |
| CLEMENTS, Colin Reginald | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GILKS, Jeremy Langton | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2015-04-01 |
| PARKER, John Rolland | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lydia Rose Claydon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-23 | Active |
| Miss Ruby Louella Claydon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-22 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth Ina Beck | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
| Mr Michael Hugh Claydon | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-12-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
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Turnover
-10.1%
£33,461,972 £30,071,241
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Cash
+64.2%
£245,607 £403,198
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.9%
£12,276,641 £11,669,819
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Employees
-6.5%
107 100
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Operating profit
-190.8%
£464,114 -£421,414
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-737.2%
-£131,901 -£1,104,250
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-12.3%
£3,806,955 £3,338,348
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