WILLIAM TURNER & SON (STOCKPORT) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
Cash
£544K
-70.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+24.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
67
-23% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+169% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These events or conditions as noted above indicate that there is a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,676,668 | £9,456,646 | £10,727,745 | £10,950,306 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £301,682 | £392,254 | £742,818 | £692,733 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £281,467 | £354,911 | £657,328 | £1,768,064 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £215,966 | £275,990 | £493,817 | £1,659,147 | |
| Cash | — | — | £5,758,341 | £4,970,014 | £1,841,429 | £543,921 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £9,562,787 | £9,149,295 | £6,977,875 | £8,495,768 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,996,737 | £7,076,477 | £6,829,579 | £8,488,726 | |
| Equity | — | — | £6,996,737 | £7,076,477 | £6,829,579 | £8,488,726 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 117 | 109 | 87 | 67 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,550,467 | £2,336,750 | £2,241,739 | £2,644,042 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.1% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.2% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 15.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.36x | 8.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 12.12x | 10.06x | 8.34x | 7.50x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These events or conditions as noted above indicate that there is a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WILLIAM TURNER & SON (STOCKPORT) LIMITED · parent
- William Turner (Shanghai) Import and Export Co. Ltd 100%
- Tie Club Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The cost-of-living crisis continued to place pressure on our customers in 2024”
- “shipping disruptions from attacks in the red sea meant longer lead times and higher costs for freight”
- “The Directors have also given consideration to the potential longer term impact to the Schoolwear Industry of the Child Well Being Bill”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKMAN, Heather Frances | Director | 2025-03-14 | Feb 1963 | British |
| FREELAND, Bruce Royston | Director | 2022-06-30 | Jan 1967 | British |
| LEWIS, Paul | Director | 2024-06-03 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURNER, Daniel Gavin William | Secretary | 2010-04-12 | 2022-06-30 |
| TURNER, Janice | Secretary | — | 2010-04-12 |
| GOODDY, Stephen | Director | — | 1998-10-26 |
| LEECH, Glenn Peter | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2025-03-14 |
| SMITH, Andrew Michael | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| TURNER, Daniel Gavin William | Director | 2002-12-25 | 2023-12-31 |
| TURNER, John James | Director | 2002-12-25 | 2022-06-30 |
| TURNER, Keith William | Director | — | 2011-06-07 |
| WEBB, Ian John | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2024-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-06-30 | Active |
| William Turner & Son Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-03-26 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
| Mr Daniel Gavin William Turner | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-10-04 | Ceased 2021-03-26 |
| Keith William Turner | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+2.1%
£10,727,745 £10,950,306
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-70.5%
£1,841,429 £543,921
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+24.3%
£6,829,579 £8,488,726
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-23%
87 67
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-6.7%
£742,818 £692,733
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Profit before tax
+169%
£657,328 £1,768,064
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+17.9%
£2,241,739 £2,644,042
highest in 4 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