AMERICOLD WHITCHURCH LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-26 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27K
-83.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+12.1% vs 2023
Employees
379
-1.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-45.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- AMERICOLD WHITCHURCH LTD 2021-11-09 → present
- AGRO MERCHANTS WHITCHURCH LTD 2019-05-07 → 2021-11-09
- GROCONTINENTAL LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 2019-05-07
- WHEELBORD LIMITED 1981-03-13 → 1981-12-31
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 | £47,065,142 | £43,095,149 | |
| Operating profit | £4,102,422 | £2,437,565 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,050,081 | £2,204,762 | |
| Net profit | £3,850,957 | £2,148,068 | |
| Cash | £166,383 | £26,982 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,463,362 | £23,937,784 | |
| Net assets | £17,785,972 | £19,934,040 | |
| Equity | £17,785,972 | £19,934,040 | |
| Average employees | 385 | 379 | |
| Wages | £11,920,808 | £11,199,216 |
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 | 8.7% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.0% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.9% | 57.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 46.94x | 8.55x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is funded by an Americold Realty Trust group cash pooling facility. The company's ultimate parent undertaking, Americold Realty Trust, has confirmed that it will continue to provide financial support to the company for the period to 31 December 2026. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARWELL, Nathan Hale | Director | 2023-09-05 | Feb 1976 | American |
| MATES, Andrew | Director | 2024-11-01 | Dec 1978 | Australian |
| WINNALL, Richard Charles | Director | 2022-09-30 | Jun 1973 | Australian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROCOTT, June Rose | Secretary | — | 1995-10-31 |
| GROCOTT, Linda Mary | Secretary | 1995-11-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| ABEL, John Thomas Herbert | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| BENDER, Michael David | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2021-02-25 |
| COPNALL, John Harry Nicholas | Director | — | 2003-09-05 |
| GILDEA, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2022-09-30 |
| GROCOTT, David Victor | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| GROCOTT, David Victor | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| GROCOTT, June Rose | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| GROCOTT, Linda Mary | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-06-07 |
| GROCOTT, Linda Mary | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| GROCOTT, Raymond Victor | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| JONES, John Samuel Hugh | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| KAAKS, Adriaan Johannes Theodoor | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-11-14 |
| KROES, Hans | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2022-09-30 |
| KROES, Hans | Director | 2018-11-14 | 2020-01-15 |
| LAYFIELD, Peter Richard | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| OAKLEY, Graham Martin | Director | — | 1999-05-19 |
| RANKIN, Grahman | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2002-08-13 |
| RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ, Jose Carlos | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2021-02-25 |
| SIMMONS, Stephen David | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| SMERNOFF, Marc Jason | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2024-01-12 |
| SNYDER, JR, James Conrad | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2023-09-05 |
| VAN BERKEL, Frank | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| WELLS, Earl Jay | Director | 2024-01-15 | 2026-02-23 |
| YUEN, Che Lup | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americold Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-07 | Active |
| Ms Linda Mary Grocott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
| Mr David Victor Grocott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-8.4%
£47,065,142 £43,095,149
-
Cash
-83.8%
£166,383 £26,982
-
Net assets
+12.1%
£17,785,972 £19,934,040
-
Employees
-1.6%
385 379
-
Operating profit
-40.6%
£4,102,422 £2,437,565
-
Profit before tax
-45.6%
£4,050,081 £2,204,762
-
Wages
-6.1%
£11,920,808 £11,199,216
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