CHAMPNEYS FOREST MERE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-03 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£101K
-13.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£27M
+6.6% vs 2024
Employees
150
+6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+1.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CHAMPNEYS FOREST MERE LIMITED 2003-04-24 → present
- FOREST MERE LIMITED 1995-04-28 → 2003-04-24
- CENTRALGLEN LIMITED 1995-04-19 → 1995-04-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,603,065 | £10,032,369 | |
| Operating profit | £1,157,997 | £1,295,568 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,139,574 | £1,160,872 | |
| Net profit | £1,209,663 | £1,194,378 | |
| Cash | £116,537 | £100,678 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,741,461 | £32,885,130 | |
| Net assets | £25,651,683 | £27,341,551 | |
| Equity | £25,651,683 | £27,341,551 | |
| Average employees | 141 | 150 | |
| Wages | £2,622,654 | £2,847,428 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.6% | 39.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.75x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 62.86x | 9.62x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future due to the continued financial support of the Company's parent undertaking and other companies in the group. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Champneys marks its centenary year with the campaign '100 Years Young' a year-long celebration paying homage to a century of innovation and excellence in holistic health.”
- “Following a group reorganisation post year end, the ultimate parent company is Champneys Holdco Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Paul Raymond | Secretary | 2020-01-21 | — | — |
| MITCHELL, Paul Raymond | Director | 2025-11-06 | Feb 1958 | British |
| PURDEW, Stephen James | Director | 1995-12-14 | May 1959 | British |
| WHITELEY, Alan Nader | Director | 2014-11-12 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURDEW, Dorothy Rose | Secretary | 1995-12-14 | 2020-01-21 |
| RADCLIFFE, Martin Balfour | Secretary | 1995-04-26 | 1995-12-14 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-19 | 1995-04-26 |
| DE CARVALHO, Alex Castro | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2013-09-03 |
| FORT, Alan James | Director | 1995-12-13 | 1995-12-14 |
| HUGHES, Julia | Director | 1995-04-26 | 1995-12-14 |
| PAJARES, Ramon | Director | 1995-04-26 | 1995-12-14 |
| PURDEW, Dorothy Rose | Director | 1995-12-14 | 2023-09-05 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-04-19 | 1995-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champneys Henlow Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£9,603,065 £10,032,369
-
Cash
-13.6%
£116,537 £100,678
-
Net assets
+6.6%
£25,651,683 £27,341,551
-
Employees
+6.4%
141 150
-
Operating profit
+11.9%
£1,157,997 £1,295,568
-
Profit before tax
+1.9%
£1,139,574 £1,160,872
-
Wages
+8.6%
£2,622,654 £2,847,428
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