ASHCOURT (NORTHUMBERLAND) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
Cash
£489K
-32.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+27.8% vs 2024
Employees
55
+3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+115.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ASHCOURT (NORTHUMBERLAND) LIMITED 2026-04-02 → present
- W. & M. THOMPSON (QUARRIES) LIMITED 1975-11-11 → 2026-04-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,723,131 | £18,978,268 | |
| Operating profit | £1,006,023 | £3,209,661 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,493,716 | £3,220,914 | |
| Net profit | £1,855,483 | £2,439,640 | |
| Cash | £724,404 | £489,297 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,396,866 | £12,695,468 | |
| Net assets | £8,773,010 | £11,212,650 | |
| Equity | £8,773,010 | £11,212,650 | |
| Average employees | 53 | 55 | |
| Wages | £2,243,470 | £2,686,805 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | 14.6% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 25.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 48.01x | 194.80x |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The balance sheet position, including the financing facilities and cash resources available, is considered adequate for the needs of the company for the foreseeable future. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial and other resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ASHCOURT (NORTHUMBERLAND) LIMITED · parent
- Tyneside Minimix (Concrete) Limited 100%
- Lakeland Minerals Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 July 2025 the company, and group of which it is part, was acquired by Ashcourt Group Limited.”
- “On 1 July 2025, Ashcourt Group Limited acquired the entire share capital of Thompsons of Prudhoe Holding Ltd. of which the company is a wholly owned subsidiary. The company and its parent also became party to the Ashcourt Group's cross-guarantee in respect of its banking facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOUSFIELD, Alistair James Kyle | Director | 2025-07-01 | Aug 1988 | British |
| BOUSFIELD, Kurt James Nicholas | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1983 | British |
| CHURCHILL, Leigh Jon | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MOLLOY, Ryan Michael | Director | 2021-01-01 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLARY, Helen Margaret | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, John | Secretary | 2002-09-17 | 2021-01-01 |
| THOMPSON, William | Secretary | 1999-05-12 | 2002-09-17 |
| THOMPSON, William Bowness | Secretary | — | 1999-04-07 |
| BURDON, John Hedley | Director | 2002-10-09 | 2019-10-31 |
| HILLARY, Helen Margaret | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| HURST, Frank William | Director | 2002-10-09 | 2021-09-30 |
| PURVIS, John Pringle | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-12-21 |
| THOMPSON, John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, John | Director | — | 2021-01-01 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Vincent | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-09-17 |
| THOMPSON, William | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-09-17 |
| THOMPSON, William Bowness | Director | — | 1999-04-07 |
| TURNBULL, John Richard | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Margaret Hillary | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2022-06-23 |
| Mr John Thompson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2022-06-23 |
| Mr John Thompson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Thompsons Of Prudhoe Holding Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-07-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+49.2%
£12,723,131 £18,978,268
-
Cash
-32.5%
£724,404 £489,297
-
Net assets
+27.8%
£8,773,010 £11,212,650
-
Employees
+3.8%
53 55
-
Operating profit
+219%
£1,006,023 £3,209,661
-
Profit before tax
+115.6%
£1,493,716 £3,220,914
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Wages
+19.8%
£2,243,470 £2,686,805
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