FRESHSTORES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-12 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-37% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+4.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
128
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£194K
-51.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FRESHSTORES LIMITED 1996-05-22 → present
- INSUREBIG LIMITED 1993-12-03 → 1996-05-22
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £499,988 | £400,442 | £194,307 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £435,208 | £280,269 | £127,926 | |
| Cash | £687,799 | £474,046 | £860,388 | £935,758 | £1,631,648 | £1,028,570 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,953,163 | £1,850,684 | £2,299,107 | £2,725,315 | £2,996,584 | £3,180,868 | |
| Net assets | £1,810,331 | £1,716,852 | £2,174,275 | £2,609,483 | £2,889,752 | £3,017,678 | |
| Equity | £1,810,331 | £1,716,852 | £2,174,275 | £2,609,483 | £2,889,752 | £3,017,678 | |
| Average employees | 130 | 117 | 114 | 119 | 130 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,425,044 | £1,741,793 | £1,922,427 |
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
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARCE, Gary Colin | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| SYMONDS, Jeremy Paul | Director | 1996-05-03 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SYMONDS, Julia Marie | Director | 2011-03-21 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMESBURY, Richard John | Secretary | 2003-07-29 | 2008-07-09 |
| SYMONDS, Jeremy Paul | Secretary | 1993-12-16 | 2003-07-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 1993-12-16 |
| AMESBURY, Richard John | Director | 2002-04-25 | 2008-07-09 |
| GETHINS, Lynda | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2010-01-31 |
| LIPTROT, John Michael | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| SYMONDS, Alan Jeffrey | Director | 1993-12-16 | 2011-02-09 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-03 | 1993-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symonds Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-09-19 | Active |
| Symonds Estates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-09-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-37%
£1,631,648 £1,028,570
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£2,889,752 £3,017,678
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-1.5%
130 128
-
Profit before tax
-51.5%
£400,442 £194,307
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+10.4%
£1,741,793 £1,922,427
highest in 3 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