CHARLIES STORES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-29 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-17.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+13.4% vs 2024
Employees
406
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+59.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHARLIES STORES LIMITED 1986-09-03 → present
- SPRAYHAND LIMITED 1983-10-14 → 1986-09-03
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £63,600,680 | — | £72,356,309 | — | £73,809,026 | — | £62,285,771 | £63,798,742 | |
| Operating profit | — | £6,696,158 | — | £5,251,938 | — | £3,413,463 | — | £2,122,275 | £3,134,877 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,611,313 | — | £5,162,114 | — | £3,096,420 | — | £1,738,913 | £2,781,229 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,252,344 | — | £4,130,405 | — | £2,379,150 | — | £1,306,003 | £2,165,860 | |
| Cash | £4,313,085 | £5,015,209 | £5,015,209 | £2,176,512 | — | £3,402,151 | — | £4,488,592 | £3,694,679 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,802,351 | — | £28,345,827 | — | £33,167,856 | — | £22,298,311 | £31,505,003 | |
| Net assets | — | £19,898,112 | — | £24,028,517 | — | £26,407,667 | — | £16,187,800 | £18,353,660 | |
| Equity | £14,757,968 | £19,898,112 | £19,898,112 | £24,028,517 | £24,028,517 | £26,407,667 | £26,407,667 | £16,187,800 | £18,353,660 | |
| Average employees | — | 408 | — | 428 | — | 446 | — | 393 | 406 | |
| Wages | — | £8,228,573 | — | £9,413,547 | — | £9,908,086 | — | £9,613,304 | £9,960,191 |
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 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.5% | — | 7.3% | — | 4.6% | — | 3.4% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.3% | — | 5.7% | — | 3.2% | — | 2.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 27.0% | — | 18.5% | — | 10.3% | — | 9.5% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49.8% | 52.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.02x | 5.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 78.92x | — | 58.47x | — | 10.76x | — | 5.26x | 7.91x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the ultimate parent company of the Company, Charlies Stores Holdings Limited acquired the freehold of a retail property in Cheltenham, with our new store opening in October 2025. To support this strategic investment, the Company secured an additional £7.3m in bank borrowing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLOWAY, Helen Lloyd | Secretary | 1998-08-24 | — | British |
| HOLLOWAY, William Ross | Director | 2021-08-13 | Aug 1983 | British |
| LLOYD, Christopher Kim | Director | — | Aug 1958 | British |
| LLOYD, Rebecca Ann | Director | 2020-11-24 | Jul 1986 | British |
| WATKIN, Raymond Gwyn | Director | 1999-06-01 | Nov 1958 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD, Angela Mary | Secretary | — | 1996-10-31 |
| MORGAN, Lynda | Secretary | 1996-10-31 | 1998-08-31 |
| BOOTH, William James | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| DANN, Nicholas Graeme Peter | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2022-03-09 |
| LLOYD, Angela Mary | Director | — | 1996-10-31 |
| OLDHAM, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2022-03-09 | 2022-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlies Stores Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Kim Lloyd | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2023-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+2.4%
£62,285,771 £63,798,742
-
Cash
-17.7%
£4,488,592 £3,694,679
-
Net assets
+13.4%
£16,187,800 £18,353,660
-
Employees
+3.3%
393 406
-
Operating profit
+47.7%
£2,122,275 £3,134,877
-
Profit before tax
+59.9%
£1,738,913 £2,781,229
-
Wages
+3.6%
£9,613,304 £9,960,191
highest in 5 filed years
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