OSWALDTWISTLE MILLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
Cash
£171K
+110.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-1.7% vs 2023
Employees
58
+1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9K
+111% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-30.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £3,989,408 | £4,007,596 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£77,452 | £9,304 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£79,297 | £8,756 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£202,425 | -£48,985 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £80,909 | £170,652 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,988,659 | £7,997,415 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,940,533 | £2,891,548 | |
| Equity | £3,642,345 | £3,750,021 | £3,593,388 | £3,144,583 | £3,142,958 | £2,940,533 | £2,891,548 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £937,953 | £903,752 |
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 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.9% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -5.1% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | 0.1% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -41.98x | 16.98x |
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
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Both operations are now well established and fully let.”
- “The directors consider the state of the affairs of the company to be satisfactory considering the current economic climate and the company has a strong platform to build on for the coming years.”
- “During the year the company met its working capital requirements through continued financial support received from a group company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE, Nigel Andrew | Secretary | 2021-11-15 | — | — |
| BATE, Nigel Andrew | Director | 2022-01-05 | Aug 1971 | British |
| BOOTH, Russell Justin | Director | 2018-08-02 | Jan 1969 | British |
| PITMAN, Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2022-01-05 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, Boyd Michael | Secretary | 2012-05-21 | 2022-03-15 |
| HARGREAVES, John Seymour | Secretary | 1994-05-13 | 2012-05-21 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-05-13 | 1994-05-13 |
| BEATON, Scott Alexander | Director | 2007-11-28 | 2008-07-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Felicity Jane | Director | 1994-05-19 | 1997-11-15 |
| HARGREAVES, Arthur Steven | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2001-10-15 |
| HARGREAVES, Arthur | Director | 1994-05-19 | 1997-05-19 |
| HARGREAVES, Boyd Michael | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2025-01-07 |
| HARGREAVES, Craig Thomas | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2009-06-04 |
| HARGREAVES, John Seymour | Director | 1994-05-13 | 2009-06-04 |
| HARGREAVES, Richard John | Director | 1998-02-09 | 2007-12-14 |
| HARGREAVES, Simon Charles | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2004-03-09 |
| HARGREAVES, Thomas Peter | Director | 1994-05-19 | 2018-08-02 |
| HODGSON, David Frank | Director | 1994-05-13 | 1998-06-01 |
| O`BRIEN, Moira | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2006-03-15 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-13 | 1994-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nfield Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
+0.5%
£3,989,408 £4,007,596
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Cash
+110.9%
£80,909 £170,652
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Net assets
-1.7%
£2,940,533 £2,891,548
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Employees
+1.8%
57 58
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Operating profit
+112%
-£77,452 £9,304
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Profit before tax
+111%
-£79,297 £8,756
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Wages
-3.6%
£937,953 £903,752
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