SEASALT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-01
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-70.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+12.5% vs 2024
Employees
1,322
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-39.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SEASALT LIMITED 2007-08-15 → present
- GENERAL CLOTHING STORES LIMITED 1988-05-18 → 2007-08-15
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-01
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-01-27 | 2025-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £132,577,730 | £149,311,762 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £7,601,817 | £4,660,399 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7,328,844 | £4,447,201 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,250,775 | £3,285,288 | |
| Cash | — | — | £13,696,900 | £4,048,406 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £30,534,312 | £30,590,407 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £24,607,035 | £27,673,264 | |
| Equity | £21,093,846 | £22,755,319 | £24,607,035 | £27,673,264 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 1,287 | 1,322 | |
| Wages | — | — | £28,941,673 | £32,290,607 |
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 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-01-27 | 2025-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.7% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.0% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.9% | 15.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.38x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 10.31x | 8.42x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company continues to trade well, despite a volatile macro environment, posting strong results for the year ended 1 February 25; The Company maintains a 5 year long-range plan, the latest version of this indicates that Seasalt generates robust free cash flow and has sufficient liquidity to cover liabilities; Liquidity remains strong: the Company had £4.0m of cash as at 1 February 25, and was undrawn on the £7m revolving Credit Facility; and The Company maintains a comprehensive suite of risk registers which are up to date and subject to continuous ongoing review at the Executive Board level and with the Audit Committee. The Company has demonstrated over recent years that it can identify issues early and respond with agility to mitigate risks appropriately.”
Group structure
- SEASALT LIMITED · parent
- General Clothing Stores Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the rise in employment costs resulting from the increase in employer's national insurance contribution announced in the Chancellor's Budget of October 2024, alongside the rise in the Real Living Wage, the Company conducted Collective Consultations across its Head Office and Retail teams resulting in 76 redundancies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHADWICK, Leigh George | Secretary | — | — | British |
| MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-09-12 | — | — |
| CHADWICK, David Alfred | Director | 2001-07-31 | Nov 1958 | British |
| CHADWICK, Leigh George | Director | 2001-07-31 | Jun 1957 | British |
| CHADWICK, Neil Michael | Director | 2001-07-31 | Jun 1966 | British |
| HAYES, Paul Leslie, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-16 | May 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Frances Judith Louise | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2013-07-17 |
| CHADWICK, Donald George | Director | — | 2001-10-06 |
| CHADWICK, Mary Alice Brenda | Director | — | 2008-12-12 |
| GREEN, Adrian Neil | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2012-12-04 |
| SIMPSON, Michael John, Mr. | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Michael Chadwick | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr David Alfred Chadwick | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Leigh George Chadwick | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Seasalt Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-08-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-02-01 vs 2024-01-27
-
Turnover
+12.6%
£132,577,730 £149,311,762
-
Cash
-70.4%
£13,696,900 £4,048,406
-
Net assets
+12.5%
£24,607,035 £27,673,264
-
Employees
+2.7%
1,287 1,322
-
Operating profit
-38.7%
£7,601,817 £4,660,399
-
Profit before tax
-39.3%
£7,328,844 £4,447,201
-
Wages
+11.6%
£28,941,673 £32,290,607
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