C&J CLARK (NO 1) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£48M
+23.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£279M
+68.3% vs 2024
Employees
5,797
-5.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£45M
+214.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- C&J CLARK (NO 1) LIMITED 1997-04-21 → present
- C&J CLARK (1997) LIMITED 1997-04-15 → 1997-04-21
- NEATBEGIN LIMITED 1997-04-01 → 1997-04-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £901,300,000 | £871,500,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£18,100,000 | £66,300,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£39,200,000 | £44,800,000 | |
| Net profit | -£39,300,000 | £31,300,000 | |
| Cash | £39,100,000 | £48,400,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £432,000,000 | £409,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £166,000,000 | £279,300,000 | |
| Equity | £166,000,000 | £279,300,000 | |
| Average employees | 6,161 | 5,797 | |
| Wages | £136,900,000 | £121,100,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.0% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | -4.4% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.2% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | -0.73x | 2.86x |
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
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- C&J CLARK (NO 1) LIMITED · parent
- C. & J. Clark (Holdings) Limited 100%
- C. & J. Clark International Limited 100%
- C. & J. Clark (Services) Limited 100%
- C. & J. Clark Trustee Limited 100%
- C & J Clark (Street) Limited 100%
- Clarks Americas Inc. 100%
- Clarks Shoes Vertriebs GmbH 100%
- C&J Clark Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Clarks India Services Private Limited 100%
- C. & J. Clark Canada Limited 100%
- C & J Clark Latin America, Inc 100%
- C&J Clark China Supply Chain Company Limited 100%
- Hallco 367 Limited 100%
- C.& J. Clark America, Inc. 100%
- C.J.C Financial Company 100%
- C. & J. Clark Retail, Inc 100%
- C. & J. Clark Manufacturing. Inc* 100%
- C. & J. Clark Canada Limited 100%
- Bostonian Shoe Company of New York* 100%
- Clarks of England. Inc* 100%
- Clarks Shoes Benelux BV 100%
- Clarks Shoes Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H 100%
- C & J Clark China Trading Company Limited 100%
- C & J Clark Ticaret ve Pazarlama A.S 100%
- C& J Clark Italy Srl 100%
- C & J Clark (S) Pte Limited 100%
- C. & J. Clark Polska Sp.z.o.o 100%
- C&J Clark (M) Sdn Bhd 100%
- Clarks Shoes Iberia S.A 100%
- Clarks Japan Company Limited 100%
- Clarks Properties Limited* 100%
- C. & J. Clark Retail Properties Limited* 100%
- Clarks Retail Properties Limited* 100%
- C. & J. Clark Pension Funds (Trustee) Limited* 100%
- K Shoes Contributory Pension Scheme (Trustee) Limited* 100%
- K Shoes Limited* 100%
- Street Estates Limited* 100%
- C. & J. Clark Investment Properties Limited* 100%
- C. & J. Clark Main Pension Fund (Trustees) Limited* 100%
- C. & J. Clark Senior Exec Pension Scheme (Trustees) Limited* 100%
- Clarks Limited* 100%
- Warners Limited* 100%
- Clarks Vietnam Footwear Services LLC 100%
- C&J Clark Korea Limited 100%
- C&J Clark Portugal, Unipessoal LDA PT 100%
- C & J Clark (Cambodia) Footwear Company Limited 100%
- C. & J. Clark France SAS 100%
- C. & J. Clark Mexico, S. DER.L. DE C. V 100%
- Clarks Footwear Private Limited 50%
Significant events
- “2025 marked a pivotal point in the business's return to profitability.”
- “appointment of Victor Herrero as interim CEO in June”
- “Shift in US trade policy pushed tariff levels to their highest point”
- “rising wage inflation and ongoing energy price volatility”
- “Cloudsteppers lifestyle brand also launched, with the first standalone stores in the US and Malaysia, and further expansion planned in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKEFIELD, Paul Antony | Secretary | 2020-03-09 | — | — |
| BOLTON, Stephen John | Director | 2021-03-15 | May 1962 | British |
| CHEUNG, Chi | Director | 2021-12-03 | Feb 1967 | Chinese |
| CLARK, Michael Ralph | Director | 2021-12-31 | Jun 1962 | British |
| CLARK, Peter Alexander | Director | 2021-02-19 | Mar 1968 | American |
| HERRERO AMIGO, Victor | Director | 2024-02-01 | Aug 1968 | Spanish |
| LI, Michael | Director | 2023-02-01 | May 1999 | Hong Konger |
| LI, Qilin | Director | 2021-12-03 | Feb 1987 | Chinese |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALFORD, Patricia Eileen | Secretary | 1998-11-03 | 2003-03-31 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Judith Enid | Secretary | 1997-04-04 | 1998-11-03 |
| EVANS, Elaine Ann | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2020-03-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 1997-04-04 |
| BEACHAM, Robin Paul | Director | 2001-06-28 | 2015-10-16 |
| CHEN, Chih-Hong | Director | 2021-02-19 | 2025-12-31 |
| COLEY, Michael Richard | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2017-04-30 |
| COLEY, Michael Richard | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2012-12-09 |
| CORDREY, Tanya Rose | Director | 2024-12-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| CORDREY, Tanya Rose | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-06-30 |
| DENIRO, Rebecca Elizabeth | Director | 2023-10-25 | 2024-08-31 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Judith Enid | Director | 1997-04-04 | 2011-04-03 |
| HERRERO AMIGO, Victor | Director | 2021-02-19 | 2021-12-03 |
| KENYON, Paul Mark | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2019-12-31 |
| LOVELL, Benjamin | Director | 2021-02-19 | 2021-12-31 |
| LU, Hong | Director | 2021-02-19 | 2021-12-03 |
| MALTHOUSE, Susan | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2012-11-02 |
| MCMENEMY, Mark | Director | 1997-04-04 | 2001-03-28 |
| PEDDER, Roger Anthony | Director | 2001-03-28 | 2001-06-28 |
| PITTS, James Emilian Thomas | Director | 2021-02-19 | 2023-02-01 |
| SHEARWOOD, Michael | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2017-11-16 |
| SHERMAN, Neil John | Director | 2017-01-06 | 2017-09-19 |
| STOODLEY, Andrew | Director | 2020-03-09 | 2021-02-19 |
| TSEUNG, Daniel Kar Keung | Director | 2021-02-19 | 2024-01-29 |
| WAKEFIELD, Paul Antony | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2021-02-19 |
| WAKEFORD, Deborah Anne | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2017-02-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-01 | 1997-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Ning | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-07-02 | Active |
| Lionrock Capital Partners Qile, L.P., Acting By Its General Partner, Lionrock Capital Gp Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-02-19 | Ceased 2022-07-02 |
| C&J Clark Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.3%
£901,300,000 £871,500,000
-
Cash
+23.8%
£39,100,000 £48,400,000
-
Net assets
+68.3%
£166,000,000 £279,300,000
-
Employees
-5.9%
6,161 5,797
-
Operating profit
+466.3%
-£18,100,000 £66,300,000
-
Profit before tax
+214.3%
-£39,200,000 £44,800,000
-
Wages
-11.5%
£136,900,000 £121,100,000
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