THOMPSON LLOYD & EWART LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+115.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-36.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
33
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-50.2% vs 2024
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
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £66,039,909 | £80,258,745 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,105,591 | £1,092,593 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,332,222 | £1,160,643 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,722,988 | £882,133 | |
| Cash | — | — | £169,135 | — | — | £591,609 | £1,274,505 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,857,648 | — | — | £11,787,543 | £7,210,494 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,016,758 | — | — | £10,820,090 | £6,859,274 | |
| Equity | £5,327,793 | £6,229,930 | £7,016,758 | £6,662,308 | £6,900,446 | £10,820,090 | £6,859,274 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 33 | — | — | 34 | 33 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £853,627 | £2,361,547 |
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 17.9% | 15.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.03x | 1.28x |
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
- Greenaway Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the group's forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- THOMPSON LLOYD & EWART LIMITED · parent
- Browne Rosenheim and Company Limited 100%
- Combrok Limited 70%
Significant events
- “The Group has undergone some internal restructuring with a demerger of the Group's property & other assets. We will continue supporting our suppliers and customers against a continuing uncertain international tea market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Robin Hugh Latham | Secretary | 2004-07-23 | — | British |
| BERGER, Fergus Hugo Romilly | Director | 2025-04-02 | Mar 1995 | British |
| FOSTER, Edward Kenneth Clive | Director | 1996-05-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| HARRISON, Robin Hugh Latham | Director | — | Aug 1957 | British |
| HINDLE, Oliver George Ross | Director | 2025-04-02 | Mar 1991 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAR, Anthony James Shelton | Secretary | 1994-09-30 | 1995-10-12 |
| BROWN, John Michael | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1994-09-30 |
| FOSTER, William Leslie | Secretary | — | 1993-01-01 |
| GUNTON, Malcolm Tristan Robert | Secretary | 1995-10-12 | 2004-07-23 |
| AGAR, Anthony James Shelton | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| BATTY, Michael George | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| CARTER, Timothy Vavasour | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| HENDERSON, David Tudor | Director | — | 2025-04-02 |
| OGILVIE, Emma Louise | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-15 | Active |
| Dolben Street Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-25 | Ceased 2024-11-15 |
| Mr Edward Kenneth Clive Foster | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-20 | Ceased 2024-04-25 |
| Mr David Tudor Henderson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-07-20 | Ceased 2024-04-25 |
| Mr Robin Harrison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2024-04-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+21.5%
£66,039,909 £80,258,745
-
Cash
+115.4%
£591,609 £1,274,505
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-36.6%
£10,820,090 £6,859,274
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-2.9%
34 33
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Operating profit
-48.1%
£2,105,591 £1,092,593
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Profit before tax
-50.2%
£2,332,222 £1,160,643
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Wages
+176.6%
£853,627 £2,361,547
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