CHRISTIE GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-23 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-09
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+290.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-51% vs 2023
Employees
628
+8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+135.7% vs 2023
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- CHRISTIE GROUP PLC 1988-06-07 → present
- CHRISTIE GROUP PLC 1986-03-19 → 1988-06-07
- CHRISTIE & CO. GROUP LIMITED 1983-04-27 → 1986-03-19
- C.O. & D. GROUP LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1983-04-27
- WINESPIRE LIMITED 1980-01-09 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,340,000 | £60,386,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,125,000 | -£952,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,933,000 | £1,047,000 | |
| Net profit | -£3,799,000 | £2,007,000 | |
| Cash | £1,248,000 | £4,870,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,544,000 | £31,605,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,905,000 | £3,380,000 | |
| Equity | £6,905,000 | £3,380,000 | |
| Average employees | 579 | 628 | |
| Wages | £31,971,000 | £36,599,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.1% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | -7.3% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.4% | -3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.1% | 92.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | -2.63x | -1.00x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have not identified a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CHRISTIE GROUP PLC · parent
- Christie, Owen & Davies Ltd 100%
- Christie & Co (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Christie & Co SAS 100%
- Christie & Co GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 November 2023 the Group disposed of its entire issued share capital of Orridge Holdings Limited to RGIS Inventory Specialists Limited ("RGIS") for a cash consideration of up to £5.0m.”
- “The Group ended 2024 with a significantly improved net funds position of £4.9m (2023: £0.6m).”
- “Balance sheet significantly strengthened by Orridge sale proceeds and strong H2 trading”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH, Charlotte Elizabeth | Secretary | 2019-03-12 | — | — |
| DOYLE, Andrew Norbert | Director | 2021-06-01 | Jun 1959 | Irish |
| GWYN, Hwfa Anthony Richard | Director | 2017-09-18 | Mar 1980 | British |
| HARDING, Paul Ian | Director | 2011-07-01 | Jan 1959 | British |
| HAWKINS, Simon James | Director | 2017-09-18 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HERRICK, Simon Edward | Director | 2021-05-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| PRICKETT, Daniel Ronald | Director | 2010-03-22 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRICKETT, Daniel Ronald | Secretary | 2010-03-22 | 2019-03-12 |
| WADE, Caroline Frances | Secretary | — | 1994-11-15 |
| ZENKER, Robert Michael | Secretary | 1994-11-15 | 2010-03-22 |
| BENSON, Laurie | Director | 2017-11-12 | 2020-11-11 |
| BURY, Lindsay Claude Neils | Director | — | 1994-08-10 |
| BURY, Lindsay Claude Neils | Director | — | 1994-08-10 |
| CALLIS, Michael | Director | — | 1996-01-24 |
| CHAMBERS, Antony Craven | Director | 2004-02-24 | 2018-06-14 |
| DAY, Christopher John | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2021-06-16 |
| DOUKHAN, Yves | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2004-02-24 |
| EAKIN, Kevin Robert | Director | — | 1998-09-29 |
| FITCH, Derek Henry | Director | 1999-06-09 | 2004-12-14 |
| GWYN, Philip Hammond Rhys | Director | — | 2017-09-18 |
| INGRAM, Christopher John | Director | 1994-06-24 | 1996-01-24 |
| LANE OF HORSELL, Peter Stewart, Lord | Director | 1994-06-24 | 2009-01-19 |
| LIKIERMAN, George Michael | Director | 2001-12-20 | 2011-06-15 |
| MANSFIELD, Stephen | Director | 1999-06-09 | 2001-08-17 |
| MUIR, Andrew Hugh John | Director | 1999-06-09 | 2005-06-27 |
| MUIR, Victoria Anne | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2021-06-16 |
| RUGG, David Barry | Director | — | 2023-07-10 |
| SARWAL, Prodaman Kumar | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2018-01-24 |
| STREET, Amanda Mary | Director | 2000-03-03 | 2003-03-27 |
| WADE, Caroline Frances | Director | 1993-02-03 | 1994-11-15 |
| WHEATLEY, Geoffrey George | Director | — | 1993-08-18 |
| WILSON, Charles William Munro | Director | — | 2000-06-08 |
| ZENKER, Robert Michael | Director | 1994-11-15 | 2010-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hwfa Anthony Richard Gwyn | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-19 | Active |
| Ms Katherine Henrietta Gwyn | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-19 | Active |
| Mr Hugh John Reay Geddes | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-19 | Active |
| Mr Philip Hammond Rhys Gwyn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-26 | Ceased 2025-01-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 392 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-06-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+15.4%
£52,340,000 £60,386,000
-
Cash
+290.2%
£1,248,000 £4,870,000
-
Net assets
-51%
£6,905,000 £3,380,000
-
Employees
+8.5%
579 628
-
Operating profit
+55.2%
-£2,125,000 -£952,000
-
Profit before tax
+135.7%
-£2,933,000 £1,047,000
-
Wages
+14.5%
£31,971,000 £36,599,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers