FOOTSURE WESTERN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-16 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14M
+17.2% vs 2023
Employees
14
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+783.6% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £43,234,601 | £48,302,557 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £964,440 | £3,461,299 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £315,637 | £2,789,005 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £242,628 | £2,080,358 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £12,086,110 | £14,166,468 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £12,086,110 | £14,166,468 | |
| Equity | £4,987,237 | £5,605,322 | £7,203,425 | £9,898,219 | £11,843,482 | £12,086,110 | £14,166,468 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £887,718 | £1,290,345 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 24.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.49x | 5.15x |
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
- Kingscott Dix Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the 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
- FOOTSURE WESTERN LIMITED · parent
- Cotswold Golf Limited 100%
- Footsure Safety Footwear EU Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025 Gardiner Bros. and Company Holdings Limited acquired the entire share capital of Ancienne Maison J Dubois & Fils SA. The CEO, Jean-Jacques Vankeerberghen remains in office and is managing the business for the foreseeable future. This exciting acquisition gives Gardiner Bros & Co (Leathers) Ltd and Footsure Western Ltd the ability to grow their UK business model more effectively within the European Union and represents an exciting opportunity to drive efficiencies through all three operating Companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDINER, Benjamin James | Director | 2004-04-25 | May 1975 | British |
| GARDINER, James Richard Peter | Director | 2003-01-06 | Mar 1975 | British |
| HOLLOWAY, Mark Douglas | Director | 2010-04-22 | Oct 1973 | British |
| KAPOOR, Asheesh Kumar | Director | 2021-10-08 | Feb 1968 | British |
| TROBE, Matthew John Ivan | Director | 2021-10-08 | Oct 1964 | British |
| WHEELER, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2012-01-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDINER, Peter Giles | Secretary | — | 2022-03-23 |
| BUSH, David Graham | Director | — | 2011-06-02 |
| COLLINGRIDGE, Simon Kinnaird | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2023-12-31 |
| ENDACOTT, William | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2014-09-22 |
| GARDINER, Peter Giles | Director | — | 2022-03-23 |
| GARDINER, Richard Jolyon | Director | — | 2022-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardiner Bros And Company (Leathers) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-05-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-
Turnover
+11.7%
£43,234,601 £48,302,557
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+17.2%
£12,086,110 £14,166,468
-
Employees
-6.7%
15 14
-
Operating profit
+258.9%
£964,440 £3,461,299
-
Profit before tax
+783.6%
£315,637 £2,789,005
-
Wages
+45.4%
£887,718 £1,290,345
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