W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-14 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£744K
+14.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+28.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
61
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+1,000% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED 2023-09-04 → present
- W.CROWDER & SONS LIMITED LIMITED 2023-09-04 → 2023-09-04
- W.CROWDER & SONS,LIMITED 1972-09-04 → 2023-09-04
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,473,046 | £13,502,411 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £239,220 | £2,433,936 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £220,505 | £2,425,527 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £374,092 | £1,771,183 | |
| Cash | £7,470 | £93,724 | £61,185 | — | £649,058 | £744,013 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,596,464 | £2,718,488 | £3,160,527 | — | £3,947,649 | £4,941,156 | |
| Net assets | £1,810,894 | £2,297,447 | £2,702,666 | — | £3,537,766 | £4,558,949 | |
| Equity | £1,810,894 | £2,297,447 | £2,702,666 | £3,205,616 | £3,537,766 | £4,558,949 | |
| Average employees | 41 | 41 | 51 | — | 61 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,801,066 | £2,266,939 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | 18.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 49.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 55.9% | 54.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 12.78x | 288.89x |
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 Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months after the date on which the report and financial statements are signed. Accordingly, they have continued to adopt a going concern basis in the preparation of the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, all A ordinary, B ordinary, and C ordinary shares were converted into a single class of ordinary shares to simplify the company's share capital structure.”
- “The company is party to cross guarantee arrangements relating to a borrowing facility provided by Ares Management to RSK Group Limited. The amount borrowed under this agreement at 31 March 2025 is £831,936,000 (2024: £1,060,136,000).”
- “The company is also a guarantor of any trading and other obligations of any RSK Group member that may be a Junior Creditor in the related Subordination Deed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Sally | Secretary | 2023-06-09 | — | — |
| CARTER, James Steven | Director | 2018-02-01 | Jun 1984 | British |
| HAWTIN, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jan 1962 | British |
| HERLIHY, Francis | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| HODGES, Elliott Samuel | Director | 2023-06-09 | Jan 1983 | British |
| RYDER, Alasdair Alan | Director | 2023-06-09 | Sep 1961 | British |
| STRUDWICK, Ian Harry | Director | 2023-06-09 | Feb 1969 | British |
| THOMAS, Daniel | Director | 2023-06-09 | Mar 1988 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUDKIN, Neil | Secretary | 2001-10-11 | 2023-06-09 |
| SPURRIER, Barbara Ruth | Secretary | — | 2001-10-11 |
| CROWDER, William Kenneth Robert | Director | — | 2025-03-31 |
| DRAPER, Abigail Sarah | Director | 2023-06-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| DUGDALE, Mark Tristam Norwood | Director | 2014-08-06 | 2018-02-01 |
| ELLIS, Simon | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2013-04-26 |
| LAWRENCE, Martin Proom | Director | 2005-01-26 | 2013-12-18 |
| LEE, Kevin Douglas | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2018-06-30 |
| NICHOLSON, Norman Fletcher | Director | 1992-12-01 | 2004-11-03 |
| RUDKIN, Neil | Director | 2003-07-08 | 2025-12-22 |
| SPURRIER, Barbara Ruth | Director | — | 2013-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rsk Environment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-09 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Belinda Coates | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
| Mr William Kenneth Robert Crowder | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-08-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+80.7%
£7,473,046 £13,502,411
-
Cash
+14.6%
£649,058 £744,013
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+28.9%
£3,537,766 £4,558,949
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
61 61
-
Operating profit
+917.4%
£239,220 £2,433,936
-
Profit before tax
+1,000%
£220,505 £2,425,527
-
Wages
+25.9%
£1,801,066 £2,266,939
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